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Velvet HotelvsKimpton Clocktower Hotel

Velvet Hotel and The Principal Manchester are both endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Principal Manchester scores marginally better than Velvet Hotel. The Principal Manchester is ranked #10 in Manchester with approval from 5 reviews like Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and Wallpaper.

Velvet Hotel
8/10
2 Canal Street, Manchester M1 3HE
From $67/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Dry Cleaning
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DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"In the heart of Manchester, Velvet is a sumptuous choice with ample wow factor and flair."
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The interiors of Velvet are unabashedly plush, and both the lobby and lounge bar are impressive examples of maximalist design." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
7.0
"Set amidst the bars, clubs and restaurants of Manchester's Gay Village district, Velvet is ideal for party-goers looking to soak up the local colour." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This new boutique hotel offers 19 unique rooms, including a penthouse suite and three 'King Balcony Rooms', which overlook the throngs on Canal Street." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Nineteen beautiful bespoke rooms, each oozing style: there's the sleigh bed in Room 24, the double bath of Room 34, and the saucy framed photographs of a stripped-down David Beckham." Full review
Independent Independent
"On Manchester’s energetic Canal Street – surrounded by bars, clubs and restaurants – this flamboyant boutique hotel has 36 individually styled bedrooms"
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"The look is bohemian, industrial, Edwardian, and yes, more than a little bit velvety, all at the same time." Full review
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
8/10
Oxford Street, Manchester M6O 7HA
From $82/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"A special boutique hotel, combining the grandeur of the public areas with the modern look of the bedrooms." Full review
Rough Guide 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 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 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 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 Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"A hip bar and restaurant have put it squarely on the city’s nightlife map." Full review
The Guardian 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 Guardian
"The Kimpton Clocktower hotel on Oxford Street, opened last year, has loft-style rooms inside the sumptuously restored Grade II-listed building"
Independent 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 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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