Must-see hotels in Manchester

  • King Street Townhouse

    Manchester

    This beautiful 1872 Italian Renaissance–style former bank is now an exquisite boutique hotel with 40 bedrooms ranging from snug to suite. Furnishings are…

  • Hatters

    Manchester

    The old-style lift and porcelain sinks are the only leftovers of this former millinery factory, now one of the best hostels in town. The location is a…

  • ABode

    Manchester

    The original fittings at this converted textile factory have been combined successfully with 61 bedrooms divided into four categories of ever-increasing…

  • Roomzzz

    Manchester

    The inelegant name belies the designer digs inside this beautifully restored Grade II–listed building, which features serviced apartments equipped with a…

  • Midland Hotel

    Manchester

    This recently refurbished Grade II–listed Edwardian hotel is a sumptuous business hotel that trades on its heritage as the hotel favoured by royalty and…

  • Great John Street Hotel

    Manchester

    Elegant designer luxury? Present. Fabulous rooms with all the usual delights (Egyptian cotton sheets, quality toiletries, free-standing baths and lots of…

  • Lowry

    Manchester

    Visiting rock stars and luxury hunters tend to favour this modern, five-star hotel (not to be confused with the arts centre in Salford Quays), where the…

  • Cow Hollow

    Manchester

    Set in a stick-thin 19th-century weavers’ mill, Cow Hollow offers a lot of charm in a compact space. Sixteen snug rooms are graced with original beams,…

  • Radisson Blu Edwardian

    Manchester

    Gladstone, Dickens and Fitzgerald…just some of the names associated with the historic Free Trade Hall, now an elegant business hotel with high-end…

  • Velvet Hotel

    Manchester

    Nineteen beautiful bespoke rooms each oozing style: there's the sleigh bed in room 24, the double bath of room 34, the saucy framed photographs of a…

  • Roomzzz Corn Exchange

    Manchester

    This place has 114 beautifully appointed self-catering studios and suites in the old Grade II–listed Corn Exchange, right on the edge of the Northern…

  • Light ApartHotel Manchester

    Manchester

    A modern self-catering option on the edge of the Northern Quarter with 53 1- and 2-bedroom apartments, each with en suite. All apartments also come…

  • Manchester YHA

    Manchester

    This purpose-built canalside hostel in the Castlefield area is one of the best in the country. It's a top-class option, with four- and six-bed dorms, all…

  • Malmaison

    Manchester

    Drop-dead trendy and full of red crushed velvet, deep purples, art-deco ironwork and signature black-and-white tiles, Malmaison Manchester follows the…

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