Inside the stylish new Leven Hotel with luxury penthouses in an iconic Manchester building
21.01.2022 - 23:01
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An historic cotton warehouse has been utterly transformed to become the new design-led Leven Hotel in Manchester boasting stunning views of the city from its 42 boutique bedrooms.
Manchester brothers Joshua and Ben Senior are behind the venture - having invested millions of pounds to sensitively upgrade the building at its prominent location on the corner of Chorlton Street and Canal Street in the city's Gay Village.
The building has lain empty for some time, but will be remembered by many in the city as the influential Mash & Air bar and restaurant in the late 1990s.
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Now it has opened as a luxury hotel across four of the original floors boasting exposed brickworks and huge warehouse windows, while a new fifth floor has been built on top of the building which houses stunning penthouse suites with balconies and eye-popping views out across the city centre.
Meanwhile in the basement is a pop-up art gallery space - people can book free tickets to visit here to see a weekly changing roster of works from local artists.
Manchester is the first of what is planned to be a "global network" of Leven Hotel sites, with the brothers working in partnership with Wellbrook Hospitality on the new brand.
They say they want it to be a place for guests to stay "on their own terms" - and rather uniquely that means there's no fixed check-in or check-out time. Instead, the hotel will do its best to accommodate the time you would like to stay and go.
Wellbrook's Timothy Griffin is behind the design of the venue which has a chic NYC loft-style apartment feel throughout, with green tiles and furnishings a key feature of the lobby and lounge areas on
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