New floating hotel set to open in ‘underrated’ English city next year with waterside bar and restaurant
AN UNDERRATED English city is set to open up a brand new floating hotel in 2025.
Incredible plans have finally been revealed showing how the sprawling resort complex will have a swanky waterside bar and a restaurant along with a whopping 180 stylish rooms.
Stunning concept images show the Good Hotel sat floating on the North Bay in the Salford Quays.
Designers, Ninetynine, are aiming to make the unique hotel a new hub for tourists with it being labelled as Salford’s next landmark already.
The giant vessel would be built offsite in a Dutch shipyard before being sailed over to the northern city.
It will be made up of three floors and is being specially designed to be able to withstand floods and extreme rainfall.
Future guests will also be able to cycle around the boat, according to the plans.
It is set to sit in the North Bay just next to the Lowry Theatre.
The location has already seen an expansive range of new shops and businesses open up in recent years as part of the Salford Quays project.
The bay is just a two-minute walk from the MediaCityUK tram stop making it an ideal location for travellers and locals.
The clever minds behind the plans are The Good Hospitality Group who already have experience in the floating hotel sector.
They run other hotels in London’s Royal Docks, Antigua and Guatemala City.
Their aim is to always create more than just a luxury hotel with them also becoming a “centre for connection, learning, and community engagement”.
Marten Dresen, founder of The Good Hospitality Group, said: “We are hugely excited to bring our floating Good Hotel concept to Salford Quays: a thriving tourist and commercial destination.
“We will collaborate with local partners and establish a successful training programme, mirroring the success we have experienced in London where hundreds of trainees have so far completed our Good Training Programme.
“As we prepare to submit our plans, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for local residents, helping them secure long-term employment and contributing positively to the community.”
A spokesperson also said they will work closely with Salford City Council on the plans.
A number of jobs will also be available with the company hosting several training programmes to benefit the local community.
The Good Training Programme already offers hospitality training and career opportunities to local people affected by unemployment.
They have launched a consultation about the hotel before they hope to be granted planning permission later this year.
Planning applications to Salford council are yet to be submitted until after they hear from the locals.
If everything is approved, the floating hotel is expected to first dock in the autumn of 2025.
The developers then hope it will ready to open to the public at the end of next year or at the start of 2026.
Locals have already voiced their opinions on the plans with many hailing the idea as a great one.
One local said: “This will be amazing for Manchester. Regeneration boost is needed for the city and for Salford.”
As another praised the location as it is close to major sporting venues such as Old Trafford football and cricket grounds.
Others felt the initial designs were “bland” for such a unique concept.
Some also felt the introduction of a huge hotel may impact the views along the bay.
Following the closure of Manchester Docks in the 1980s, Salford Quays underwent a huge revamp.
Over the next two decades, the canal network was transformed into a maze of shops, restaurants and cultural attraction.
It comes as travel guide creator Peter Naldrett told The Sun how Salford is a fast-emerging travel hotspot in the UK.
Peter declared Salford as one of the most underrated places in the whole of the country after he went on a journey across all 76 cities trying to find the best one.
He told Sun Travel “Despite being part of Greater Manchester, Salford is actually a city in its own right – with its own identity and some of the best urban attractions in the country.
“There’s a lot going on there, especially with MediaCity, where the BBC and ITV are stationed, which means there are plenty of opportunities to see shows that are being recorded.
“Always when I go to Salford, I’m pleasantly surprised about how nice it is on Salford Quays and how many people like to go there to hang out at lunchtime.”
Another amazing floating hotel full of luxury cabins on stilts is set to be built on an abandoned salt lake in the next three years.
Sat in a popular Brit holiday hotspot, the magnificent 50-hectare tourist attraction is expected to transform an old Portuguese lagoon into a grand resort.
Amazing concept pictures of the hotel show how each stilt house will be overlooking the calming water in a year-round sun trap.
Made of timber, the cabins are seen as the future of luxury travel with giant patio windows, personal sun loungers and a plunge pool coming with each one.