Your say: Council puts £4.55m towards planned new 140-room Hilton hotel
published at 16:00 British Summer Time 30 March 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
You've been having your say on news that Stoke-on-Trent City Council's putting £4.55m towards the development of a new 140-room hotel in Hanley. , external
The authority says the Hilton Garden Inn will be built outside the Smithfield buildings to be opened in 2019, creating 50 jobs.
On the BBC Radio Stoke Facebook page, Dan Walker posted, external : "Great idea, it's a shame there's little to do in the city centre in the way of nightlife to attract these big earners the city intends on reaching."
Denise Ball wrote, external : "We already have three hotels each within walking distance of one another, is there really need for another, or does the council need something else to throw our money at?"
Andy Kimberley added, external : "If they can build an hotel then they could build flats to relieve the homeless situation in the whole of Stoke-on-Trent."
And Sarah Clarke commented, external : "Why not make a splash park for kids like at Stafford Park? Another hotel do we really need another?"