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Boutique 17-bedroom hotel planned for Belfast city centre

An artist's impression of what the new hotel in Bank Square, Belfast could look like
An artist's impression of what the new hotel in Bank Square, Belfast could look like An artist's impression of what the new hotel in Bank Square, Belfast could look like

Plans for a new hotel in Belfast city centre have been revealed.

The development at Bank Square will boast 17 rooms and a ground floor restaurant. It will be situated next to the popular Mourne Seafood Bar restaurant.

Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey said the new plans are "the final piece in the jigsaw of regenerating Bank Square in Belfast city centre."

Mr Storey said: “The hotel development will provide an active frontage for Bank Street that will further enhance the new streetscape and contribute to the physical and economic renewal of the area. It will create job opportunities and attract tourists, which will benefit businesses both locally and in the wider city centre."

Mark Matthews of MM Developments - the company behind the build -  said: “I am delighted to be selected as the preferred developer for the Bank Street site to continue the rejuvenation of the Bank Square area, building on DSD’s recently completed refurbishment of the streetscape."