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The AlanvsIbis Styles Manchester Portland Street
Both hotels are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Princess St. Hotel ranks slightly higher than Ibis Styles Manchester Portland Street. Princess St. Hotel scores 81 with praise from 5 reviewers like Fodor's, Time Out and Oyster.
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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
Fodor's "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."
Lonely Planet "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
Rough Guide "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."
Time Out "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
OysterUpscale
"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
The Guardian "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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Ibis Styles Manchester Portland Street
Star Service
The Telegraph Time Out
Independent
3 - 5 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DP
From $39/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Star Service "This property offers modern style and a solid bank of amenities." Full review
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Avoid rooms directly facing the side of the building as privacy can be reduced.
The Telegraph8.0
"Hotels don’t come any more central than this bright and breezy budget option with its witty décor based on Manchester’s famously rainy climate, appealing mainly to younger tourists but also suited to business travellers and families." Full review
Time Out "This three-star Thistle hotel is right opposite Piccadilly Gardens, so not far at all from both the Northern Quarter and the Arndale Centre. It's housed within a grand old Victorian building" Full review
Independent "Rooms are decorated in a windy, summery or rainy theme, complete with cloud-shaped tables, umbrellas as table legs and deliberately wonky mirrors."
