A luxury hotel has opened within a historic building at Liverpool ONE.
School Lane Hotel is set over five floors in the 1850s Russell Building and includes 55 bedrooms.
The 17,500 sq ft space on the corner of School Lane and Peter’s Lane is to be operated by Hope Street Hotel.
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All rooms include original sash windows and three-metre-high ceilings and come furnished with bespoke oak furniture, super-king beds, rain-dance showers and Temple Spa products.
The reception and lounge area features a glass installation commissioned by artist Katerina Christou.
Dave Brewitt, founder, owner and CEO of Hope Street Hotel, said: "We are very excited to be opening School Lane Hotel at Liverpool ONE in time for Eurovision.
"We have created something really special and I am incredibly proud of the teams at Carpenter Build and Hope Street Hotel for delivering such an amazing project in such an incredibly short space of time.
"We thoroughly look forward to working with our new School Lane Hotel team and welcoming guests for Eurovision and for many years to come."
Rob Deacon, senior asset manager at Grosvenor, added: "We are hugely excited to see School Lane Hotel open at Liverpool ONE, just in time for Eurovision with footfall set to increase at the destination by 25% during this time.
"The city is going from strength to strength in its position as a leading tourist hotspot, and curating a well-rounded, varied tenant mix is crucial.
"The arrival of a high-quality, independent hospitality operators like School Lane Hotel only adds to this, and we look forward to seeing them thrive in this prime city centre location."
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