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Accor Hotels has signed a management agreement to rebrand the Portland Hotel, Manchester. The hotel is currently trading as The Portland Hotel and will re-open as the Ibis Styles Manchester Portland Street in the summer of 2016, following an investment of £3m transform it to the Ibis Styles.
The hotel previously was part of The Hotel Collection and has 9 meeting rooms and 204 bedrooms.