Centre Island own of some of the finest hotels in Liverpool and the North West, including brands such as the Liverpool Hotel: Crowne Plaza, plus several Holiday Inns and Trials. Centre Island is also an award winning Liverpool Hotel company with several years of experience in the development of properties in desirable commercial locations. Once open, our Liverpool Hotel ranges operate at the highest standards, outperforming our Liverpool Hotel competitors and providing the best service for our clients in their Liverpool Hotel.
The reason for the great Liverpool Hotel range is the re-development of the Princes Dock on the historic Liverpool waterfront, which was seen as a turning point in Liverpool’s economic recovery and there are a lot of Liverpool Hotel outlets now. At the heart of this Liverpool Hotel re-development was a major, internationally branded property, needed to provide core infrastructure for the emergent business district. Centre Island, with a proven track record in this Liverpool Hotel business was approached by Princes Dock Company to operate the Liverpool Hotel.
Since its opening in 1998 this Liverpool Hotel has consistently maintained its position as the finest Liverpool Hotel in the city. It has been recognised throughout the region and by InterContinental Hotels Group for the exceptional standard of service it delivers, whilst consistently out-performing its Liverpool Hotel competitors in the city.
This Liverpool Hotel has won: Merseyside Hotel of the Year, InterContinental Hotels Group Quality Excellence Awards, Lancashire/Cheshire Life Hotel Restaurant of the Year, Gold standard re-accreditation for Investors in People and the Liverpool Hotel Academy of Excellence in Customer Care. This Liverpool Hotel has a waterfront and city centre location with 159 rooms and Liverpool Hotel facilities for 700 conference people.
Formerly the St Georges Hotel, Centre Island acquired the Holiday Inn Liverpool Hotel City Centre from Regal Hotels in January 2000. The Liverpool Hotel property, operated in the lower three star market, had been neglected since the seventies and suffered poor occupancy and room rates. It appeared, on initial inspection, to be a poor Liverpool Hotel investment. An excellent Liverpool Hotel city centre location, however, coupled with a strong, loyal banqueting and wedding market convinced Centre Island that the Liverpool Hotel had potential. Following an intensive ten-month building programme, including a full strip-out and re-configuration of all bedrooms and public areas, the refurbished Liverpool Hotel re-opened in November 2000. It now sets the standard by which other mid-market Liverpool Hotel properties in the city are judged, and has attained numerous awards including InterContinental Hotels Group Best Newcomer 2001. Since its re-launch as the Holiday Inn Liverpool Hotel, under the management of Centre Island, turnover and profits have increased by 400%. This Liverpool Hotel has a capacity of 139 people and is great value for all the family in the city centre.
This Liverpool Hotel is in the heart of prestigious Albert Dock, one of Europe’s most desirable waterfront locations, the Express by Holiday Inn Albert Dock is a Liverpool Hotel perceived by many to be the showcase of the Express brand. Developed in 1998 by Premier Hotels, from a Grade 1 listed warehouse, this Liverpool Hotel is ideally positioned within the value hotel sector, and is complemented by the array of local bars and restaurants, which surround it. In April 2002, when Premier Hotels entered receivership of the Liverpool Hotel, Centre Island acted quickly to secure the property, satisfying the covenant requirements of the landlords and completing the transaction before competing operators were able to react.
Under Centre Island management the Liverpool Hotel has developed a further 18 bedrooms and meetings facilities in previously un-exploited space. Enjoying a strong corporate mid-week Liverpool Hotel market and thriving weekend leisure business this Liverpool Hotel consistently achieves 80% occupancy, and provides the benchmark for the branded value market in the city. This Liverpool Hotel has a waterfront and city centre location with 135 bedrooms 35 conference spaces.
Recognising the preference amongst high-spending and independent travellers for a small, exclusive Liverpool Hotel, the acquisition by Centre Island of the leasehold of 62 Castle Street in August 2004, represented a departure from their previous pattern of developing or purchasing internationally branded Liverpool Hotel properties.
Created from a magnificent Grade II listed building, formerly a bank, the Liverpool Hotel consists of 20 spacious, slit-level suites, a bar/restaurant and extensive conference and banqueting facilities. Superbly located in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial and legal district, this represents an outstanding opportunity for Centre Island to create an exclusive and luxurious, individually-branded hotel which will dominate Liverpool’s emerging boutique sector.
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