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US: High-end lifestyle hotel The Manchester is scheduled to open in May 2023, housed in the former campus grounds of Central Kentucky’s first registered bourbon distillery. The Manchester is located in the centre of the Distillery District in Lexington, Kentucky. It offers 125 rooms, a bottle shop and spirited lobby bar and lounge, alongside two dining and drinking spaces.
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