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Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester AirportvsKimpton Clocktower Hotel
Both Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport and The Principal Manchester are praised by professional reviewers. Overall, The Principal Manchester is preferred by most reviewers compared to Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport. The Principal Manchester has a TripExpert Score of 81 with praise from 5 reviewers including The Telegraph, Rough Guide and Time Out.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport
Jetsetter
Time Out
Oyster
Independent
Chicago Avenue, Manchester Airport, Manchester M90 3RA
From $100/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Jetsetter "Historic Manchester music venue turned five-star hotel with a sublime spa, lobster restaurant and champagne bar." Full review
Time Out "The most convenient airport hotel is directly linked with the three terminals...and is also connected to the rail station. ... Rooms are comfy and facilities good." Full review
OysterUpscale
"Being the only hotel physically connected to Manchester Airport, via an elevated walkway, is certainly convenient." Full review
Independent "Modern rooms are decorated in neutral tones with pops of purple on table tops and airport themed pictures on walls. Some rooms have airport views."
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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