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Kimpton Clocktower HotelvsChurch Street by Supercity Aparthotels
The Principal Manchester and The Light ApartHotel are both highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Principal Manchester is preferred by most professionals compared to The Light ApartHotel. The Principal Manchester ranks #10 in Manchester with accolades from 5 reviews like Wallpaper, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
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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Church Street by Supercity Aparthotels Time Out Lonely Planet
20 Church Street, Manchester M4 1PN
From $90/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Fitness Center
- Multilingual
Time Out "The swanky Light Apartment Hotel includes an on-site spa, and the penthouse suites have rooftop jacuzzis." Full review
Lonely Planet "A modern self-catering option on the edge of the Northern Quarter with 53 1- and 2-bedroom apartments, each en suite." Full review
