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Ben Arnold

Five-star luxury hotel which will boast some of the city’s most lavish suites to open in the summer

The long-awaited five-star hotel Forty-Seven, on Peter Street, will open this summer, it’s been confirmed. It will sit in the Grade II-listed former shipping warehouse Lancaster House, and promises some of the most extravagant suites in the city, according to its owners.

The boutique hotel, which is owned by the same people behind the Velvet hotel on Canal Street, will have 32 rooms, including various ‘signature’ and duplex suites featuring bold designs. New manager Ryan Thompson said he wants to deliver intelligent luxury for those who appreciate both statement and style while they eat, sleep, drink and enjoy time in the heart of the city’.

Not only that, it’ll be throwing open the doors to Asha’s restaurant, which will reopen on the ground floor. Asha’s, co-owned by Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle and which has previously appeared in the Michelin Guide, will also provide room service to the rooms in the hotel, as well as being the ‘heart and soul’ of the hotel.

How Manchester's new luxury hotel Forty Seven will look on Peter Street (Manchester Evening News)

Kim Eivind Krohn, of owners Kro Hospitality, said: “We’re delighted to announce the latest update on our recent venture to create a new, exciting and extravagant hotel in the heart of Manchester’s vibrant Peter Street, which is home to popular venues including our very own Asha’s Restaurant, which will be reopening in our new hotel, Forty-Seven.”

Word first emerged that Forty-Seven was to arrive in Manchester back in May of 2019, pre-pandemic, and was all set to open up in 2020. Back then, Krohn to the M.E.N: "We had to do the building justice and we wanted to make it a little bit different. Velvet's success is the design and the service; we want to do the same thing here, but make it a bit more modern.

The Peterman bar at the Forty Seven hotel on Peter Street (Supplied)

“We are surrounded by so many fantastic bars, restaurants and hotels but we will be in a unique position where we can offer all three in one location.”

As well as Asha’s, the city will be getting a new cocktail bar in the form of The Peterman, formerly the Bolli Bar, which will boast ‘hand-crafted cocktails’. Meanwhile, the Velvet hotel is currently undergoing a major extension to add a further 18 bedrooms.

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