THIS is the stunning £25m luxury hotel that is set to bring more than 100 jobs to Southampton.

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Developers hope the super-yacht-inspired building will be the final piece in the jigsaw to transform Ocean Village into a rival to Portsmouth’s Gunwharf Quays.

The landmark 70-bedroom hotel, which will be up to five-star standard, will jut out into the marina and boast a champagne roof terrace and waterside restaurant and bar.

Bosses are trying to tempt a Michelin-star winning chef to set up a restaurant next to the hotel.

The Daily Echo can reveal the scheme comes just weeks after we revealed a £74m plan for three apartment towers nearby that could create up to 200 jobs.

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Where the hotel will be built