, ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Palace ▁Hotel , ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁Hotel ▁Company . ▁The ▁hotel ▁is ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁be ▁ha unted . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁' The ▁Princi pal ▁Manchester ' ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁new ▁own ers ▁Inter Cont inental ▁Hot els ▁Group . ▁The ▁hotel ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁for ▁almost ▁two ▁years ▁under ▁its ▁previous ▁brand ing , ▁before ▁ren aming ▁officially ▁( for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁history ) ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁to ▁' K im pton ▁C lock t ower ▁Hotel '; ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁I H G ▁brand , ▁Kim pton ▁Hot els ▁& ▁R estaur ants . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁List ed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Manchester - M 1 ▁ ▁References ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Hot els ▁in ▁Manchester ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Manchester ▁Category : G rade ▁II * ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Manchester ▁Category : Al fred ▁Water house ▁buildings <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Am ateur ▁Public ▁Link s ▁Championship , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Public ▁Link s ▁or ▁the ▁Pub lin x , ▁was ▁a ▁men ' s ▁amateur ▁golf ▁tournament , ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁individual ▁amateur ▁champion ships ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁G