Plans for five new hotels containing nearly 1,000 rooms were approved by Liverpool City Council's planning committee on Tuesday.
Proposals were given the green light for large new developments on Hanover Street, Prescot Street, Princes Dock and Norfolk Street, with a fifth smaller application on Westminster Road.
Two of the applications were brought back to the committee having been approved at previous meetings with new amendments to be considered, while three were completely new.
Here are the full details of each approved application, with the five totalling 973 new hotel bedrooms in total:
274-bed hotel in the Knowledge Quarter
Planning permission was approved for a 274-bed hotel at Elliot Group's £100m Aura scheme on the junction of Prescot Street and Low Hill.
The development will replace a formerly-consented 142-unit apartment scheme, and is designed to "capitalise on known operator demand" in the expanding Knowledge Quarter, said Elliot Group director Elliot Lawless.
He added: “We know from the competition among operators to secure the hotel at Paddington Village that there is unmet demand for quality accommodation in the Knowledge Quarter.
“Our proposals will enable operators keen to service the area’s growing business, medical and academic sectors to secure a prominent site in the heart of the area."
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Mr Lawless said the scheme is now on site, with Liverpool contractor Vermont delivering the development, which will have a gross value of £100m when complete.
He added: "The former industrial uses on the site made this a rather dead junction.
“The scheme opens up the frontages, setting a standard for design quality, while proposing heights that are respectful of historic buildings, stepping up to a prominent junction.”
Four-star hotel on former Liver Grease Oil and Chemicals site
Approval was also given on Tuesday to this £20m development for a 202-bed hotel on Norfolk Street in the Baltic Triangle.
It will occupy the Liver Grease Oil and Chemicals site, and feature a gym and parking.
It will create 150 jobs in the process, and David Cain, managing director of Crossfield Exclusive Developments and Crossfield Group, said: “As the appeal of the Baltic Triangle grows the demand for hotel rooms in the area is on the up.
"This development will offer high-quality, four-star hotel rooms that will attract both tourists and business travellers, adding to the economy of the Baltic area and the city in general.”
Gostins Building to become four-star hotel as latest plans approved
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A former hidden shopping arcade is set to be the latest building to become a 278-bed hotel after reworked plans were submitted to the council.
Plans were passed earlier this year to turn Gostins Building into a hotel and apartments.
But at the planning meeting on Tuesday, a proposal for a four-storey rooftop extension was given the green light, subject to conditions. The building will become a four-star hotel.
Change to Cruise Terminal hotel plans given green light
These proposals were returning to the committee after - but this time to amend a recommendation in relation to planning contributions and a legal agreement.
The project had been backed by the local authority prior to approval, with Mayor Joe Anderson saying the new hotel, to be built by Wates, would help serve a growing number of cruise visitors.
Mayor Anderson said: “This hotel is a vital element of and is part of our vision to create a world class experience for the cruise companies and their passengers.
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“We are working with some of the very best in the construction industry to deliver these facilities and I welcome the commitment from Wates to support the local supply chains and workforce in this proposed scheme.”
The amended application for the 200-bed, ten-storey hotel, was approved by the committee.
Hotel 'aimed at football fans' approved
Finally, plans were also approved for the vacant Westminster pub in Kirkdale to become a 19-bed hotel.
The council said the development, close to Goodison Park and Anfield, is "aimed at football fans".