Best Hotels in
Manchester

This grand 1914 Edwardian landmark on Peter Street delivers palatial rooms with soaring ceilings, a celebrated spa, and four restaurants overseen by top chefs. Its position beside the Midland Hotel district puts Manchester's cultural corridor on your doorstep.

• City Centre
• Luxury
• Spa

Built in 1903 as the railway hotel for Manchester's historic Central Station, The Midland remains one of the city's most storied addresses with opulent Edwardian interiors and impeccable service. Its Wyvern restaurant has earned a loyal following for classic British cooking.

• City Centre
• Historic
• Business

A Georgian townhouse conversion on Manchester's most elegant street, this 40-room boutique hotel features an infinity rooftop pool with cathedral views — a genuine rarity in the city. Rooms blend original period detailing with a warm, residential feel.

• City Centre
• Boutique
• Rooftop Pool

Sleek, dark, and unapologetically cool, Dakota's Manchester outpost brings its signature dramatic aesthetic to the heart of the city with deep-toned rooms, leather banquettes, and a bar that rivals anything in London. The brand's focus on quality materials and meticulous service sets it apart.

• City Centre
• Boutique
• Design

A converted Victorian schoolhouse in the heritage Castlefield area, Great John Street offers only 30 rooms each with unique character, plus a rooftop hot tub and a Members' Club feel. The intimate scale and individual décor make it one of Manchester's most memorable stays.

• Castlefield
• Boutique
• Couples

Marco Pierre White's glamorous reimagining of the Grade II listed Stock Exchange building delivers 40 rooms with extraordinary architectural detail, a vast trading-floor restaurant, and a cocktail bar inside the original dome. One of Manchester's most talked-about new openings.

• City Centre
• Luxury
• Historic

Housed in the dramatic red-terracotta Victorian Gothic Refuge Assurance building, the Kimpton Clocktower is one of Manchester's most architecturally stunning hotels. The Living Room bar inside its grand atrium is a destination in its own right.

• Oxford Road
• Historic
• Bar

Native's aparthotel in the Northern Quarter puts you inside Manchester's creative heartland with spacious, fully equipped apartments ideal for longer stays or groups. The industrial-chic design echoes the neighbourhood's warehouse heritage.

• Northern Quarter
• Aparthotel
• Groups

Set within the ornate Victorian Corn Exchange, Roomzzz offers stylish studio and one-bedroom apartments at mid-range prices steps from the Arndale Centre and Northern Quarter. The combination of space, kitchen facilities, and heritage architecture is exceptional value.

• Northern Quarter
• Aparthotel
• Value

A flamboyant, design-forward boutique hotel in Manchester's vibrant Gay Village, Velvet delivers theatrically decorated rooms and a popular ground-floor bar-restaurant that spills onto Canal Street in summer. It's inclusive, welcoming, and entirely its own thing.

• Gay Village
• Boutique
• Nightlife

Manchester's most convenient budget option sits directly above Piccadilly Station, connecting all transport links with comfortable, predictable rooms and the brand's famous Meal Deal. Excellent for short stays and early departures.

• Piccadilly
• Budget
• Transport

A sleek Melia aparthotel in the regenerated First Street district, Innside offers contemporary serviced studios and apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop bar. It's well positioned for the Home arts complex and Manchester's business quarter.

• First Street
• Modern
• Rooftop