Another huge new luxury hotel has opened its doors in Manchester, making its own mark on the ever-changing city skyline.
The vast red brick Maldron Hotel is part of the burgeoning developments on Charles Street off Oxford Road, and boasts an unusual "stepped" design.
Greenery is being grow on each of the "steps" of the building, as well as on the rooftop itself, while inside there are 278 bedrooms spread across 15 floors of the new-build hotel.
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It is only the second Maldron Hotel in England, after launching in Newcastle city centre last year, but there are big plans to expand the brand across the UK, with a second Maldron already being developed on Chapel Street in Salford.
So what can guests expect? Well, the Maldron is a 4-star hotel boasting a playful design, with the emphasis very much on leisure stays and groups of revellers like stag and hen dos.
There's a large public bar and restaurant space on the ground floor, boasting quirky artworks and colourful seating, as well as its own coffee shop, the Red Bean Roastery, where locals and guests can drop by for fresh roasted cuppas.
The Grain and Grill restaurant boasts all day-dining, while the hotel breakfast will have a healthy focus, with the promise of "lots of fresh fruits and gluten-free options" - and toast machines will even be dedicated specifically to different types of bread like white, brown and gluten-free.
The hotel is sister venue to the Clayton Hotel group, which in January opened its first city centre hotel at a huge site on Portland Street becoming the third biggest hotel in Manchester with 329 bedrooms.
Like The Clayton, the vast majority of Maldron's hotels will offer the "double single" as standard - featuring a double bed and single bed meaning you can sleep three people.
There are also 14 accessible bedrooms, 20 executive doubles and 63 deluxe doubles, all of which feature artworks inspired by modern Manc landmarks - you could be lucky enough to get a mural of the trams over your bed, Salford Quays, or perhaps even the Etihad Stadium or Old Trafford.
Room prices start from £75 per night, up to £275 per night.
There's been huge interest in the hotel's launch, with the opening weekend almost entirely booked out and strong bookings already for weekends through to summer.
Hotel general manager is Carl Davies who is launching the new Manchester Maldron after the launch of the Newcastle hotel in 2018.
He said: "It's great to launch in a part of the city that is going under so much regeneration at the moment.
"Here on Charles Street we are the first coffee shop so there's been a lot of interest in local residents popping in for their coffee fix, or for a drink in the evening.
"We're right opposite the new Vita Living apartments with 1,000 new residents and 600 student apartments next to that and we're already seeing footfall of local residents popping in.
"But we're also known as a very leisure-driven brand so it's great to see the groups of party people as well as leisure travellers enjoying their weekend - we aim to attract everybody."
The hotel also has two meeting rooms on the first floor as well as a small fitness room.
Rising to 17-storeys, the hotel's upper floors also boast some incredible views across Manchester - looking out to the rear over the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel and beyond on to the Hilton Tower on Deansgate.
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