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Kimpton Clocktower HotelvsThe Cow Hollow Hotel
Both hotels are highly recommended by experts. On balance, The Principal Manchester scores significantly higher than The Cow Hollow Hotel. The Principal Manchester has a TripExpert Score of 81 with praise from 5 publications like The Telegraph, Time Out and Rough Guide.
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
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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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The Cow Hollow Hotel The Telegraph Lonely Planet The Guardian Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Show All Reviews
57 Newton Street, Manchester M1 1ET, England
From $157/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
The Telegraph8.0
"This hip new addition to Manchester's Northern Quarter knows how to treat its guests with hi-spec interiors and plenty of treats – including free prosecco and nibbles." Full review
Lonely Planet "Set in a stick-thin 19th-century weavers’ mill, the Cow Hollow offers a lot of charm in a compact space." Full review
The Guardian "Slick 16-room boutique hotel, combining the original Victorian architecture with contemporary fittings and design. Rooms marry exposed brickwork with modern art."
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Independent "This stylish boutique hotel is located in Manchester’s hip Northern Quarter and is surrounded by bars and restaurants"
Independent "In the city centre’s hip Northern Quarter, with trendy bars, restaurants and shops on its doorstep, this chic hotel is ideally located for an action-packed city break"
Independent "This independent hotel aims to provide affordable luxury without any hidden extra charges"
Independent "The epitome of Northern Quarter cool, the Cow Hollow Hotel is a 16-room boutique bolthole in a former textiles warehouse"
Independent "This stylish boutique hotel is located in Manchester’s hip Northern Quarter and is surrounded by bars and restaurants"
Independent "This independent hotel aims to provide affordable luxury without any hidden extra charges...standard rooms are small, but bursting with high-end details such as Hypnos beds, bronze rainfall showers"
Independent "This chic hotel is ideally located for an action-packed city break...rooms are compact but stylish, with bronze rainfall showers, king-size Hypnos beds and Ren toiletries.
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