Premier League champions Manchester City have struck a deal to bring in Radisson to operate the club’s 401-room hotel at its £300 million expansion of its Etihad Campus in Manchester.
Known as "The Medlock", after the nearby river, the four-star hotel will be connected to the Citizens' Etihad Stadium. It will provide accommodation for music and sport fans attending events at the Stadium and the recently opened Co-op Live, as well guests exploring the campus and Manchester.
The hotel will have suites, deluxe and standard rooms, and a luxury penthouse suite. Guests will also have access to a wide variety of food and drink outlets, a roof walk, museum experience and commercial office space in the expanded stadium area.
Set to open in 2026, the hotel will join Radisson Blu and Radisson Hotel Group’s portfolio of 1,520 hotels in operation and under development around the world. The upper-upscale hotel will be operated by Valor Hospitality.
Roel de Vries, chief operating officer at City Football Group, said in a statement: “Today’s announcement is an exciting moment as we reveal the name of our hotel as ‘The Medlock’ and welcome globally renowned hotelier, Radisson Hotel Group to the Etihad Campus.
"Radisson’s enthusiasm and passion for the Club’s hotel project is clear, and we firmly believe that Radisson’s industry experience together with the Club’s ambition and vision for the hotel is the perfect combination.
"We look forward to working with Radisson Hotel Group as we move towards the opening of the hotel and a year-round sports and entertainment destination that our fans and visitors from both the UK and around the world can enjoy."
Elie Younes, executive vice-president and global chief development officer at Radisson Hotel Group, added: "Our brands are always relevant to both our owners and our guests. We are thrilled to collaborate with Manchester City Football Club and create a global flagship hotel within the world-class Etihad Campus in Manchester.
"This hotel is a fantastic addition to a growing portfolio of several stadium-based properties in the UK, like the renowned cricket ground, Edgbaston Stadium, the Allianz Stadium Twickenham, home of England rugby, and worldwide in India and China. We are grateful for Manchester City’s trust in our brands, and confident that our long-standing cooperation will unlock further opportunities to all stakeholders."
At the end of 2023, CoStar News interviewed the designers behind the Co-op Live arena to discuss modern stadia development. You can read that here.
