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Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert HotelvsKimpton Clocktower Hotel
Both Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel and The Principal Manchester are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to The Principal Manchester. Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel comes in at #9 in Manchester with recommendations from 4 reviews like Oyster, The Telegraph and Time Out.
Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel
Lonely Planet
Oyster
The Telegraph
Time Out
Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ
From $83/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
"Recently refurbished and exuding more personality and character than most corporate hotels, the Victoria & Albert is an impressive conversion of a former cotton warehouse. The hotel..." Full review
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For the best experience ask for a top-floor room where the massive arched windows bathe the rooms in light, or better still opt for a grandly spacious suite.
Upscale
"The Marriott Manchester Victoria & Albert Hotel is a beautifully converted 19th century warehouse located in the trendy Spinningfields district, next to the River Irwell." Full review
7.0
"In a generally peaceful setting on the banks of the River Irwell at the western limits of the city centre." Full review
"On the banks of the Irwell, right next to Spinningfields and not far from the Opera House and the Palace Theatre, this four star hotel is great for those seeking a little culture." Full review
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
"A special boutique hotel, combining the grandeur of the public areas with the modern look of the bedrooms." Full review
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."
"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
"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
"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
8.0
"A hip bar and restaurant have put it squarely on the city’s nightlife map." Full review
"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 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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"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."
"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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