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Plans submitted for 'playful' Hull hotel

Andrew SpenceLocal Democracy Reporting Service
DLA Architecture A computer-generated artist's impression of a hotel. A dual carriageway has a steady stream of cars on it while people walk along a path next to it. Across the road is a brown seven-storey building which says "Moxy" in pink lettering. Next to it is a stadium with a yellow building behind it with lettering that reads "Connexin Live".DLA Architecture
Revised plans have been submitted for a Moxy Hotel in Hull city centre

Revised plans for a new hotel development in Hull city centre have been submitted.

It would be built near Connexin Live and next to the recently restored Castle Buildings and former Earl De Grey pub.

The plans submitted to Hull City Council detail a seven-storey hotel with 122 bedrooms which would be operated under the Moxy brand, part of the Marriott group.

Molly Turpie, of Marriott International Hotels, said: "We're excited at the prospect of bringing something fresh, playful and distinctive to the city's hospitality scene."

DLA Architecture A computer-generated artist impression of a new hotel proposed for a city. A brown seven-storey building has "Moxy" in pink lettering on the side and is next to normal-sized buildings. At the bottom of the building are long windows which are lit with an yellow hue. A bit of greenery is in front of it with people sitting having a picnic with a dog. Other people are wandering around the area.DLA Architecture
The development would have seven storeys

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, developer Wykeland already has planning permission for a hotel on the site, with plans for a nine-storey, 150-bed hotel approved in 2019.

If approved, the hotel would be the first to be built in the city for almost a decade, since the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton on Ferensway in 2017.

Elsewhere in the UK, there are Moxy Hotels in London, Birmingham and Manchester, as well as in cities such as New York, Paris and Lisbon.

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