The new hotel would be above Tesco Metro in Norwich's Guildhall Hill. - Credit: Archant Work to create a new 91-bed hotel in Norwich city centre is due to begin next summer - and the first guests could be staying there a year later. But it remains unclear which company will run the new hotel, above Tesco Metro in Guildhall Hill. Planning consultants, on behalf of the applicants, said discussions with potential hotel operators were ongoing. They claimed that at least 28 jobs would be created and that the goal was to start work next summer, with the hotel opening in summer or autumn 2023.