An opening date has been set for the new Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village hotel.
The four-star hotel will become the highest in the city when it launches on July 4.
The 16-storey building will include 221 bedrooms and is the flagship hotel for the new £1bn Paddington Village development.
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Completed by Morgan Sindall Construction, the Liverpool City Council-owned hotel is franchised by Accor and will be managed by Legacy Hotels & Resorts on the authority's behalf.
The Liverpool Echo recently reported that the hotel will cost the local authority around £43m, according to initial estimates.
The hotel was designed by Ryder Architecture, with Faithful+Gould acting as project manager.
General manager Howard Lewis will lead the team responsible for launching the hotel.
Mr Lewis said: "Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village will be a game changer for Liverpool and will bring something new and exciting to the already world-class hospitality offer the city is renowned for.
"As one of the first brands to be part of the £1bn Paddington Village development, we also find ourselves in a unique position of being a main player in the city's vision to be an international destination of significance for life-science, healthcare, and technology industries.
"We are more than just a hotel, and I cannot wait for guests to come through our lobby for an unforgettable hospitality experience, complete with that world-famous Scouse welcome.
"I want this hotel to be a destination that the local community can be proud of and can call their own."
Cllr Sarah Doyle, Liverpool City Council’s cabinet member for economy and development, added: "The opening of the city’s new Novotel will be a big moment for Paddington Village and the wider Knowledge Quarter.
"I wish the hotel every success and all who are employed to work there. Successful regeneration schemes deliver opportunities that change not just the economy but people’s lives and careers, and that is exactly what Paddington Village is doing."
Stephanie Rowe, Accor VP marketing for Novotel in Northern Europe, said: "We’re thrilled to have this experienced and accomplished leadership team at the helm of Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village.
"People are the hospitality industry’s greatest asset and the hotel’s opening will generate a number of career opportunities for the community in this much-loved industry.
"A flagship for the Novotel brand, the hotel will offer state-of-the art facilities for business and leisure travellers, from meeting and conferencing facilities to a children’s recreational space in the lobby.
"It is the first hotel in the UK to feature the brand’s new global design concept by the internationally renowned Sundukovy Sisters, which encapsulates elegance, modernity, and simplicity in a welcoming social hub open to visitors and locals alike."
