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Kimpton Clocktower HotelvsGreat John Street Hotel
The Principal Manchester and Great John Street Hotel are both highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Great John Street Hotel ranks significantly higher than The Principal Manchester. Great John Street Hotel comes in at #1 in Manchester with approval from 9 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, The Telegraph and Oyster.
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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Great John Street Hotel
Fodor's Rough Guide Time Out
Michelin Guide
Oyster
Condé Nast Traveler The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith Lonely Planet
Great John Street, Manchester M3 4FD
From $129/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "This plush boutique hotel next to the Granada TV studios now attracts well-heeled business executives, television stars, and anyone seeking something truly special."
Rough Guide Star
"Deluxe hotel in an imaginatively refurbished old school building not far from Deansgate, with thirty individual, spacious and comfortable suites, some split-level."
Time Out "Great John Street, one of three Eclectic Hotels in the city, pulls out all the stops to deliver a luxurious boutique experience." Full review
Michelin Guide "Converted schoolhouse; now a stylish, boutique hotel, with a meeting room in the former headmaster's study."
OysterUpscale
"It's rare to find a hotel set in a lovely old Victorian schoolhouse, and even rarer to find one renovated with such a degree of panache." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Simultaneously cozy and edgy, this 30-room property is a clever conversion of an old redbrick schoolhouse." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Has a range of elegant features, including individually styled, mainly duplex bedrooms, as well as the decidedly chic Oyster Bar and Mezzanine, the comfy library, and a trendy rooftop bar." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "School’s in: boutique hotel Great John Street is a charming Victorian conversion, just a free kick from central Manchester’s liveliest areas." Full review
Lonely Planet "Small but sumptuous - beyond the Moderne-style lobby are the fabulous bedrooms, each an example of style and luxury." Full review
