Mercure Manchester primed for new lease of Lyf
The 280-bed Portland Street hotel will become the first Lyf branded hotel in the UK following an extensive refurbishment.
Venus Hotels, which holds a long-leasehold on the Schroders-owned Mercure Manchester hotel, is seeking to give the asset its biggest refurb since 2008.
Venus has lodged plans to make changes to the existing entrance as part of the refurbishment, which will create a “sophisticated hotel for next-generation travelers”, according to a cover letter prepared by Avison Young.
Lyf, part of the Singaporean Ascott group of hotels, brands itself as an “experience-led social living for digital nomads, technopreneurs, creatives and self-starters” and has 26 hotels in 11 countries, according to its website.
Manchester would join a list of global cities with a Lyf hotel that boasts Sydney, Vienna, and Beijing.
Jon Matthews Architects is advising on design. Schroders was contacted for comment.
To learn more about the scheme, search for reference number 144515/FO/2025 on Manchester City Council’s planning portal.
