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InterContinental Manchester Deansgate on the way as the Hilton rebrands

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Well, the rumours that something was ‘up’ at Hilton Manchester Deansgate, situated in the Beetham Tower, were true.

The management contract with Hilton was apparently coming to an end and the rooms were getting very tired. What would happen?

Now we know. InterContinental is coming to Manchester.

InterContinental Manchester Deansgate on the way as the Hilton rebrands

The 264 room hotel will rebrand as InterContinental Manchester Deansgate by 2027.

It will remain open during the transformation and will operate as an independent hotel – The Manchester Deansgate Hotel – whilst the work is being done. It will be bookable on the IHG website during this period, despite being unbranded.

The hotel sits in the 47-storey Beetham Tower, taking up 22 floors. It fills a hole in the InterContinental portfolio, with the brand have two sites in London and one in Edinburgh.

Hilton can console itself with the fact that, as we exclusively revealed, the largest Hampton in the UK is being developed in a new skyscraper in front of Beetham Tower.

Other upcoming developments in the city include Marriott’s W brand.

The date of the switch is not yet known. Hilton is still accepting bookings up to 30th April 2026.

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Comments (33)

  • Paul MCY says:
    11 Jun11 June 04:56

    The Hilton in Brisbane recently closed and is reopening next month as an InterContinental, with the wider refurbishment and development of the ‘Winter Gardens’ part of the buidling to run on.

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    • Pat says:
      11 Jun11 June 06:40

      Bucharest went to IC too.

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    • Keith says:
      11 Jun11 June 07:05

      It was very tired I wouldn’t return

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      • James C says:
        11 Jun11 June 08:25

        Re the IC Bucharest the refurbished rooms and Club lounge are unrecognisable. Think they’ve just done the restaurant and gym so the whole place should feel like new

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      • JD says:
        11 Jun11 June 10:04

        IC Bucharest is a lovely hotel. As an ambassador member upgraded to a very nice suite when we were there. Fantastic breakfast. Though the swimming pool could use some love – feels very much like the swimming pool at the CP London Docklands.

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        • Bagoly says:
          11 Jun11 June 15:08

          Ah, the Athénée Palace.
          I stayed there before it closed for renovation to become a Hilton.
          (The client regarded what was then the IC Bucharest, now the Grand Hotel Bucharest, as too expensive)

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    • flyforfun says:
      11 Jun11 June 09:00

      The first Hilton in Brisbane was what is now the Sofitel, above Central Station. It was famous at the time for it’s glass lifts so you could see the view as you went up and down. Totally freaked out a friend I was with at the time! Never seen someone compress into the back wall as much as she did. Also had an interview in one of the bedroom suites for a job there which I found rather off putting! Before the time of serviced office and meeting rooms.
      Never realised that hotels could “rebrand” until then. Now I know people in the back end of the industry and see it happens from time to time.

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  • Pat says:
    11 Jun11 June 06:44

    Another Hilton dump bites the dust. They just want to do 3* brands now. It’s the only thing they’re good at. Luxury is impossible, mid-range is on a knife-edge. They’re giving up managing hotels as well.
    Their brand standards keep falling which matches their tired hotels. They desperately need a shake up before it’s too late.

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    • The real Swiss Tony says:
      11 Jun11 June 09:23

      Why? If that’s where they can deliver the best margin, then that’s what they should focus on.

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      • Pat says:
        11 Jun11 June 09:50

        Maybe you’re right. Hilton by Hampton has a ring to it! Once your brand has gone down the tubes it’s difficult and expensive to get it back.

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      • Can says:
        11 Jun11 June 10:42

        That also means that they admit they “cannot” similar margins in luxury segment.
        Sometimes you need to be more proactive rather than tossing towel

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  • Sam S says:
    11 Jun11 June 07:08

    Suddenly I’m getting less and less bothered about retaining diamond for another year if this is a sign of things to come.

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    • Pat says:
      11 Jun11 June 07:10

      Liverpool is just as “tired” as Deansgate. How much longer can it cling on for?

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      • Sam S says:
        11 Jun11 June 07:19

        And diamond will have literally no value if their intention is to focus on the likes of Hampton and Spark, where upgrades are non-existent and breakfast free anyway.
        Bracing for the bombshell of either Conrad or Waldorf being dropped then that’s me done with Hilton.

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      • AL says:
        12 Jun12 June 23:08

        I think Liverpool has the edge, though (which, being a Manc, is a sentence rarely uttered!). Not much of an edge, but certainly one. I hope they bin or re-do Cloud 23, too – it’s tired and the service is often crap.

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  • Ramsey says:
    11 Jun11 June 07:11

    Awful dump of a hotel, dirty and run down. Shame Hilton allowed it to get in such a state.

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  • Oxforddoc says:
    11 Jun11 June 07:36

    The main thing I recall is a very silly set of rules on pool use, where the pool was only accessible to hotel guests for a very short time first thing in the morning.

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  • NorthernLass says:
    11 Jun11 June 07:52

    The pool is so small it’s mainly for posing by as opposed to swimming! I wonder what they’ll do with the Sky Bar/lounge area as that’s been quite a draw historically.

    IHG presence in Manchester is quite impressive now with Kimpton, CP, Voco, Indigo, several HI/Xes plus this new IC. The city really needs to improve its tourist product, however, as it’s still pretty dismal compared with (e.g.) Liverpool despite the tourist tax!

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  • Panda Mick says:
    11 Jun11 June 08:00

    Only stayed here once… Despite the amazing view in the Hilton, I prefer DT Piccadilly. The location is just perfect, the rooms aren’t tired, and once the sodding lifts are sorted (frequent patrons will be able to tell you on ongoing saga)….

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  • Ivan says:
    11 Jun11 June 10:57

    My main memory of the Hilton Deansgate is being told at check-in that my room was not available, but an Executive room was if I wished to upgrade.

    After taking up the offer, a couple of hours later I went to the Executive Lounge only to find that my keycard didn’t work.

    When I went back to reception to enquire why, where they were still telling people checking-in standard rooms were not available but they could upgrade, I was told the upgrade didn’t include lounge access.

    I felt like I had been had and really regret not kicking up a fuss at the time.

    Reply

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