Hotel investment volumes in Manchester were higher than any other UK city outside of London in 2017, according to international real estate advisor Savills, with nine deals totalling £178.55 million. This was 52% greater than the £117.43 million seen in Edinburgh, the second highest regional city by volume, and more than double Manchester’s £83.1 million total in 2016.
Deal count was also up year-on-year in Manchester, reports the firm, with nine hotel transactions completed in 2017 compared to six in 2016. Overseas investors were the dominant buyer type, accounting for 81.5% (£145.5 million) of hotel deals. This was led by Singaporean and US investors, with purchases totalling £91 million and £54.5 million respectively.
Savills highlights Dominvs Group’s £54.5 million sale of the Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre to US-based Starwood Capital and Westmont Hospitality’s £52.5 million sale of the Lowry Hotel to Singaporean City Developments Ltd (CDL) among the most notable deals of last year. The latter underlines the particularly strong demand from Asia-Pacific buyers in Manchester, where 49.3% of all hotel acquisitions in the UK regions by this buyer type were located in 2017.
There were 1,127 individual hotel rooms sold in Manchester last year, says Savills, marking a 32% increase on the 854 room total of 2016. At £144,560, the average price per room was 36% higher than the UK average (excluding London) of £106,290.
Tom Cunningham, hotels director at Savills Manchester, comments: “Manchester is a truly global city with high levels of recognition thanks to its international airports, forward-thinking city council, strong visitor numbers and numerous sporting, business and leisure events every year. The strength of its hotel investment market is a reflection of this, and we expect 2018 to be another robust year.”
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