Booked last minute through late rooms (payed 106 for double room for 2 nights) for a valentines break. From outside the hotel looks very posh, and even when you walk through the door it looks like its going to be a lovely hotel. Once we got to the rooms we changed our minds! Our first impression was how small the rooms are, especially the bathroom - but this didnt really bother us. What did bother us was the fact that there were several holes in the sheets and pillows, the painted walls were VERY in need of being re-painted there were dirty marks all up the wall and it looked like some one had been climbing up the wall!all footprints up it!? (how odd!) There was a tray provided with tea, coffe, hot chocolate and biscuits and a tea pot and kettle - very nice... except the kettle and tea pot had not been emptied out from the last guests staying in our room! The mugs provided were also dirty and chipped - we had to wash them ourselves before we could (very reluctantly) use them! The cuprboards and wardrobes etc were very old and very dirty and when we opened the door to the bedside cupboard the door actually fell off in our hand!! (i'm not joking!!) The bathroom was also not really up to standard, although the towels were clean! Another thing about the room, which is not really a complaint but we just found odd! - is that the tv is on the floor! so if you wanted to watch tv you couldn't watch it from your bed, or even from the chair, you had to sit on the floor!! very very weird! This hotel is very run-down and in need of some serious decoration! On a positive note it is in a good central location right next to the coach stationa nd about a 5 min walk from the train station. Plenty of clubs, bars and restaurants nearby! Although, at the price this hotel charges, trust me there are a lot better hotels in manchester that you could spend your money on!

I stayed here for 1 night. I had the option to stay a second night but I'm glad I didn't take it.
I had a room on the 5th floor. The decore in the hotel is dated. The decore in my room was dirty, the wallpaper and the paint were peeling off the walls. The wallpaper was floral but no effort had been made to match the pattern when the wallpaper was hung. There were numerous places where bad attempts had been made to patch it up.
The toilet was dirty and the furniture dated.
The breakfast was mostly burnt and inedible- and beware! The guy on the table next to me paid for Bed & Breakfast but checked out and then went for breakfast. They said as he'd checked out, he'd have to pay for the breakfast!

I stayed at this hotel in June 2005 and again January 2006.

On both occasions, the wireless network went down in the evening. On both occasions, the line given to me was that the IT staff only work 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. so nothing could or would be done until the morning.

Stay away if you rely on internet access when travelling.

We stayed at this hotel for 2 nights in June 2004 and certainly wouldn't give it the bad reviews some have on here.

The hotel is quite dark inside the main lobby area etc but you can tell it was very grand a few years ago.

We checked in with no problems or long queues and the same when we checked out (even when an England game was playing in Manchester that day). The furniture in the rooms may have been a tiny bit run down but the beds were comfy, everywhere was clean and there was plenty of room - you don't go to a hotel to live in the bedroom do you?

Breakfast was great, can't complain. We ate our other meals out so I can't comment anymore on the restaurant, although the italian/pizza bit looked good - tempting for someone who usually doesnt eat in hotels.

The location is fab, within walking distance of the train station if you're travelling by train and there are plenty of bars/restaurants near by. Excellent location for the shops (the most important part of our stay!) so couldn't fault it at all.

Conclusion - if you're going to spend days on end locked up in your bedroom you'll probably find better places but if you want a good base for exploring the city book this one.