French hotel group Accor will open the MGallery Francis Hotel in Bath on 28 May - the first MGallery-branded property located outside London.

The 98-bedroom hotel will be housed within the Grade I-listed former Mercure Bath Francis Hotel, which has undergone a complete £6m redevelopment.

The upscale hotel will feature individually-designed bedrooms and a fine dining restaurant. It is the second MGallery-branded hotel in the UK and follows the opening of MGallery St Ermins in London in April 2011.

MGallery has been positioned as an upperscale hotel and sits alongside Accor's Pullman brand - but below the group's luxury Sofitel portfolio.

Launched in 2010, there are currently 48 MGallery hotels across 18 countries and Accor has recruited actress Kristin Scott Thomas as the collection's brand ambassador.