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The AlanvsNew Union Hotel
Arora Hotel Manchester and New Union Hotel are both rated highly by experts. On balance, Arora Hotel Manchester scores significantly better than New Union Hotel. Arora Hotel Manchester has a TripExpert Score of 80 with recommendations from 5 sources like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and oyster.com.
The Alan
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
Time Out
Oyster
The Guardian
18 - 24 Princess St, Manchester M1 4LY
From $102/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"Opposite the Manchester Art Gallery, the centrally located Arora Hotel occupies one of the city's grand Victorian buildings; its interior design, however, is minimalist modern."
"Set in a converted 19th-century wool mill, the Arora joins Manchester's growing list of trendy hotels, except this one's got cheaper rates and pop star backing." Full review
"Four-star with more than 100 neat, modern rooms – five of them with themes relating to part-owner Cliff Richard – in a listed building opposite the Manchester Art Gallery."
"Cliff Richard isn't a name you'd normally associate with cutting-edge design. Yet the holy rock 'n' roller is part-owner of one of the hippest hotels in the city." Full review
Upscale
"Although impressive from the outside, the Arora Hotel doesn't quite deliver with its interiors, which are smart and modern, but largely lacking in character." Full review
"A huge, upper-ground floor space houses the bar, restaurant and lobby...rooms have bare plaster walls, exposed ducting and angular lighting and furniture, with seriously comfortable beds."
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New Union Hotel
Time Out
111 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6JB
From $126/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Breakfast in the room
- Baggage storage
- Flatscreen TV
- Street parking
"Pink, but not exclusively so, the New Union has a great position on the corner of Canal and Princess streets." Full review