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The OxnoblevsKimpton Clocktower Hotel
Both hotels are endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, The Principal Manchester scores marginally better than The Ox. The Principal Manchester has a TripExpert Score of 81 with accolades from 5 sources like The Telegraph, Wallpaper and Lonely Planet.
The Oxnoble
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
71 Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4NQ
From $122/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Flatscreen TV
Frommer's "This is what the British call a "gastro-pub" with rooms, meaning it offers an excellent cuisine in its restaurant and a guest room above, should you tie on a bender -- or even if you don't." Full review
Fodor's "At the southern end of the city center opposite the Museum of Science and Industry, this friendly and relaxed gastro-pub comes with guestrooms that are simple, creamy cool and modern." Full review
Lonely Planet "Not quite your traditional B&B (breakfast is extra), but an excellent choice... it's the best deal in town for the location."
Time Out "It's well known locally that this award-winning gastropub (see Ox gastropub review) is the place for Coronation Street star-watching." 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
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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