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Kimpton Clocktower HotelvsAbel Heywood
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. Overall, The Principal Manchester is preferred by most reviewers compared to Abel Heywood. The Principal Manchester is ranked #10 in Manchester with endorsements from 5 publications including Wallpaper, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
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Oxford Street, Manchester M6O 7HA
From $82/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Lonely Planet "A special boutique hotel, combining the grandeur of the public areas with the modern look of the bedrooms." Full review
Rough Guide Star
"Occupying one of the city’s grandest Victorian buildings, a terracotta-clad extravagance built to a design by Alfred Waterhouse in 1891, the Palace is part of a small deluxe chain."
Time Out "The restored glass dome over the vast reception makes for an impressive entrance, while the Tempus bar mixes original Victorian flooring and tiles with cool design." Full review
Wallpaper "Impresses for its creamy interiors of dimpled headboards, voluminous drapes, a gloriously restored glass domed atrium, and grand spaces chiseled with acres of marble, stone and granite." Full review
Time Out "The splendid Victorian red-brick edifice...has magnificent features and 271 elegant bedrooms. A big attraction is Refuge, a bar-restaurant collaboration with Manchester's Volta." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A hip bar and restaurant have put it squarely on the city’s nightlife map." Full review
The Guardian "I really like the newly revamped Kimpton Clocktower Hotel (doubles from £107 B&B), near the Palace Theatre on Oxford Street. The former Refuge Assurance Company building is Grade..."
The Guardian "The Kimpton Clocktower hotel on Oxford Street, opened last year, has loft-style rooms inside the sumptuously restored Grade II-listed building"
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Independent "From the fragrant florist at the doors of the echoing marble lobby to velvet furniture, cocktail shakers and record players in the suites, it’s a class act."
The Guardian "An imposing Grade II-listed Victorian building in the heart of the city, the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is stylish and welcoming"
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Abel Heywood
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38 Turner Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1DZ, England
From $90/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
- Flatscreen TV
Fodor's "In a city with so many chain hotels, the arrival of this well-priced boutique hotel and bar in the funky Northern Quarter came as a relief." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"In the heart of the trendy Northern Quarter, this pub with 15 rooms is a great-value base for visitors looking to get out and experience what’s on offer in the city centre." Full review
Time Out "Slap bang in the Northern Quarter, the Abel Heywood is a gastropub with boutique hotel-style rooms. These are small but well appointed, and there’s free wi-fi." Full review
Independent "Named after a former Manchester mayor and publisher, this pub with 15 rooms offers good value accommodation in the trendy Northern Quarter"
Independent "In Manchester’s hip Northern Quarter, this pub with 15 rooms is within stumbling distance of many of the city’s coolest bars and restaurants"
Independent "For a bargain stay right in the so-now Northern Quarter, try The Abel Heywood, a pub with rather snug but modern rooms where your food and shopping hit list is right on the doorstep"
City guide
March 9, 2022
Independent "The snug Abel Heywood pub has 15 excellent value rooms for an easy crashpad in the heart of the ’hood"
Independent "In Manchester’s hip Northern Quarter, this pub with 15 rooms is within stumbling distance of many of the city’s coolest bars and restaurants"
Independent "Named after a former Manchester mayor and publisher, this pub with 15 rooms offers good-value accommodation in the trendy Northern Quarter"
Independent "For a bargain stay right in the so-now Northern Quarter, try The Abel Heywood, a pub with rather snug but modern rooms where your food and shopping hit list is right on the doorstep"
