THE second hotel set to open on the Kings Waterfront in Liverpool has been revealed as a BDL Staybridge Suites hotel.
A detailed planning application has been submitted by Irish developer and contractor McAleer & Rushe to build the 132-suite hotel.
Permission is being sought to build the luxury hotel on the public piazza that forms part of the 37-acre site.
The Daily Post reported last year that a three-star plus hotel is also planned for the same waterfront. The 310-bedroom Jurys Inn is at the planning stage.
Both hotels should be completed by spring 2008. Outline permission for the hotels was granted in December 2004.
The American Staybridge Suites brand was launched in the UK last year with a plan to build two London hotels set to open later this year.
The masterplan for the Kings Waterfront scheme includes a 9,000-seat arena and 1,350 capacity conference centre set to open by 2008 as well as residential units and retail and leisure space. Construction began last summer.
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A partnership of Liverpool Vision, national regeneration agency English Partnerships, Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), the European Objective One Programme and Liverpool City Council is jointly promoting the development.
Jim Gill, chief executive of Liverpool Vision, speaking on behalf of the Kings Waterfront Partnership, said: "I can confirm that a planning application has been submitted. Staybridge are a US company, relatively new to Europe, and we understand that their hotels are of very good quality.
"It's great news because it's another step on the way for the Kings Waterfront development. We're very happy with the commitment and quality of the two hotel operators involved in the scheme."
Eliot Lewis-Ward, English Partnerships' area director for Merseyside and Cheshire, said: "As well as creating new jobs, these new developments could also potentially provide accommodation for more than 800 visitors to the city during the 2008 celebrations, become a focal point of the city and help attract even more investment."
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