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Kimpton Clocktower HotelvsABode Manchester
Both hotels are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, ABode Manchester scores marginally better than The Principal Manchester. ABode Manchester comes in at #8 in Manchester with endorsements from 6 publications including Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and Rough Guide.
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
Time Out
Wallpaper Time Out
The Telegraph
The Guardian The Guardian
Independent The Guardian
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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ABode Manchester Rough Guide
Michelin Guide The Telegraph
Oyster Time Out Lonely Planet Independent
107 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2DB
From $81/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Rough Guide "Part of a small chain of boutique hotels, this gem occupies a former cotton warehouse a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Station."
Michelin Guide "Late Victorian cotton merchant's former head office with iron columns and girders still in situ. Relaxed boutique ambience with modern, trendy, open-plan rooms and stylish bathrooms."
The Telegraph8.0
"This contemporary hotel, just two minutes’ walk from Piccadilly Station, has given a splendid one-time textile factory a new life." Full review
OysterUpscale
"Four-pearl Abode Manchester is a stylish hotel in the heart of Manchester that's housed in a beautiful former factory building." Full review
Time Out "Bedrooms and suites are decorated in a quietly quirky, modern style; suites come with extras such as Nespresso machines and Bose sound systems. " Full review
Lonely Planet "Modern British style is the catchphrase at this converted textile factory." Full review
Independent "These are complemented by classy décor in rooms, with tartan accents, book-themed feature walls and green glass-tiled bathrooms. The hotel’s location, just a two-minute walk from Piccadilly station"
