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Novotel Manchester CentrevsKimpton Clocktower Hotel
Novotel Manchester Centre and The Principal Manchester are both praised by professionals. Overall, The Principal Manchester ranks significantly higher than Novotel Manchester Centre. The Principal Manchester ranks #10 in Manchester with endorsements from 5 reviews such as Rough Guide, The Telegraph and Wallpaper.
Novotel Manchester Centre
Time Out
The Telegraph
Independent
Independent
21 Dickinson Street, Manchester M1 4LX
From $68/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Describing itself as a 'new generation Novotel', this hotel does have more to offer than similarly branded accommodation in the city." Full review
7.0
"Popular with corporate guests, but don’t let this put you off as it offers good-value rates, and...central location." Full review
"There’s a decent gym, a steam room, sauna and relaxation area...the central location means Manchester Art Gallery and Chinatown are just around the corner."
"The Novotel Manchester Centre’s location is among the best in the city, perfectly located for exploring almost every area of the city. It’s also close to Piccadilly station."
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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