Best Hotels in Manchester City Centre

Manchester’s Free Trade Hall once welcomed some of the world’s leading rock stars. Now it’s home to the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, where guests are greeted with true grandeur. Guest accommodation is up-to-the-minute contemporary luxury with neutral and dark tones in 263 rooms, many showing off views of the city centre.  The hotel’s Peter Street Kitchen serves Japanese/Mexican fusion. There’s a spa and gym with an indoor pool. It’s the best of Manchester’s hotels for city centre luxury.

A five star ultra-modern hotel set on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, The Lowry has an interior infused with contemporary art in homage to artist L S Lowry after whom it’s named. Rooms are mid-century modern in style in highly contemporary neutral tones. The award winning River Restaurant serves seasonal cuisine, while The River Bar is a relaxed option. The Lowry’s spa offers a full range of treatments and there is also a fully equipped gym. It’s one of Manchester’s top hotels for deluxe modernity.

Directly adjacent to the hip Northern Quarter, Hotel Indigo Manchester-Victoria Station honours the industrial heritage of its grand Victorian building. The hotel’s 187 guest rooms feature warm contemporary colours and artworks recalling Manchester’s pioneering role in the industrial revolution. Classic favourites are served in the hotel’s restaurant and there’s a cocktail bar for unwinding the end of your day. It’s the best of Manchester’s hotels in the Northern Quarter.

Post-industrial detailing is the key to the appeal of the highly affordable Motel One Manchester-Royal Exchange. Mid century classics furnish the striking lounge area. Guest acccommodation is equally individual with signature armchairs and vibrant shades. The location in the city centre can’t be beaten with easy access to theatres, music venues and presitigious shopping area. A breakfast buffet is offered to start your day. The leading of Manchester’s hotels for affordable, great value accommodation in the city centre.

Set in the historic and impressive Grade II listed Corn Exchange, Roomzzz Manchester Corn Exchange has 114 individually designed apartments, each with a fully equipped kitchen. Apartment interiors are in neutral shades with quirky detailing in striking colours, and feature signature accessories. The Corn Exchange has 14 restaurants for Roomzzz guests to choose from without even leaving the building. It’s one of the ideal hotels for easy access to Manchester Arena.

Manchester lives and breathes football. The ultra-modern Hotel Football, directly adjacent to Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground, pays homage to that. All guest rooms are football themed in a variety of different ways and guests can choose accommodation with a direct view of the stadium. Footballing murals feature in the hotel’s public areas. The hotel’s Cafe Football serves casual dining classics along with offering a cocktail menu. It’s the best property for football fans.

Since 1903, The Midland has been one of Manchester’s most distinguished hotels. Its Edwardian baroque architecture marks it out as a city landmark. The traditional interior gives way to contemporary luxury in 312 deluxe guest rooms. The hotel has won awards for its two restaurants, with haute cuisine in the grandeur of The French and classic dining at Mr Cooper’s. Afternoon tea at The Midland Tea Room is a Manchester institution. The hotel’s spa has a heated relaxation pool and offers a full range of treatments. It’s a premier accommodation for landmark luxury.

Ideally sited in the heart of Manchester, Holiday Inn City Centre has the added advantage of being directly adjacent to a stop on the city’s efficient tram service. Decor in 298 guest rooms is in deluxe neutral tones, while classic dishes are served throughout the day in the hotel’s restaurant. The hotel’s bar is the perfect place to meet friends and has its own outdoor patio area. Higher rooms have sweeping views over the Manchester city centre. Best of Manchester’s hotels for quietly efficient deluxe accommodation.

Music is the key theme of Motel One Manchester-Piccadilly, celebrating the city’s many pop stars from The Smiths to Take That. A happening bar area is decorated with guitars and vinyl records while furnishings are designer pieces. Guest accommodation is designed to be both contemporary and cosy in dark, neutral tones. The hotel’s location, right next door to Manchester’s Piccadilly Railway Station, is another big part of the hotel’s appeal. It’s the optimum hotel for music fans.

The extraordinary tiled interiors of the public areas of Principal Manchester speak of its storied past as The Refuge Assurance Company headquarters, built as a showpiece in 1890. Wood panelling to guest accommodation continues the building’s celebration of materials, while heritage tiling and tall windows are a reminder of its illustrious past. Breakfast is served in the Post Room, while the Refuge Bar is a snug hideaway at the end of a busy day. It’s one of best of Manchester’s hotels for a historic experience.

In a soaring modern building close to the University of Manchester, Crowne Plaza Oxford Road is a celebration of sleek contemporary design. Elegance is the key in the restrained deluxe decor of guest accommodation with floor to ceiling windows looking over the city centre. The Laureate Kitchen serves Mediterranean, Asian and Australian cuisine. The Graduate is the hotel’s double height lobby bar. One of the city’s leading hotels for sleek, contemporary design near the University of Manchester.

Opulence and decadence go hand in hand at Hotel Gotham, a multiple award winning five star boutique experience set within an Edwin Lutyens designed building that would make Batman proud. The 60 rooms and suites aim to be show-stopping with leather and brass used extensively along with striking diagonally striped black and white carpets. Club Brass is the hotel’s VIP lounge on the seventh floor, serving signature cocktails and boasting an outdoor terrace. Best of Manchester’s boutique hotels for decadence.

In the the heart of Manchester’s hippest area, the Northern Quarter, The Cow Hollow Hotel oozes post industrial cool, set in an old textile warehouse, dating back more than 100 years. Brickwork in cosy guest rooms is left exposed, wood on door frames is distressed and yet there’s the opulence of marbled bathrooms.  With experimental cocktails in its Plantation Bar and gourmet breakfasts at the Aviary Cafe, the on-trend picture is complete. Unbeatable property of the boutique hotels for achingly hip cool

Set in an Italian renaissance building constructed in 1872, King Street Townhouse offers a sanctuary of calm in the heart of the city. Forty rooms and superior suites offer a stripped back cottage decor that aims to sooth after a long day and night experiencing Manchester’s finest. The crowning glory is the seventh floor terrace complete with infinity pool, a real rarity among city center hotels. Detailing is key, right down to the honeycomb floor tiles reflecting Manchester’s bee emblem. Best of boutique hotels for serenity.

Character and warmth are the heart of the appeal of the Abel Heywood Boutique Hotel, aiming to be a contemporary take on the gin palace, occupying a corner in the heart of the Northern Quarter, with its wide choice of cafes, bars and restaurants.  Just 15 guest rooms are available, furnished in eclectic style, mixing eras, fabrics and featuring Manchester city views both through the windows and on the walls. The hotel’s own restaurant and bar features gin tasting and an all day menu of classics with a Manchester twist. Unrivalled of boutique hotels for gin-lovers.

Close to the Bridgewater Hall, Innside by Melia Manchester is a striking ultra-modern landmark finished in colours that alter with the light. This highly contemporary hotel’s Wellness Suite offers a full range of spa treatments, a sauna and a steam room. There’s a soaring inner atrium and 208 tranquil minimalist rooms in whites, greys and purples with floor to ceiling windows. Dine on classics in the airy, double height dining room, before heading out to enjoy Manchester by night.