Stayed here one night with my husband whilst visiting family nearby. I chose this property due to the reviews and proximity to where we needed to be. We stayed last Saturday night, there was a wedding in full flow when we arrived which did not cause us any issue. First impressions were good, slick looking building, with coffee house, bar & restaurant, ample free car parking in front of the hotel. Check in took just a few minutes, very helpful lady gave us info about the hotel and facilities. We had a standard room on the 1st floor, as a late booking, all the superior rooms had been taken, presumably due to the wedding party. Rooms on the 1st floor at the back of the building (odd numbers) have no view as the leisure centre building backs onto the rooms so we looked at the domed perspex roof from our window. Not a problem as we weren't there to gaze out of the window.

Good points...
Helpful staff, new nice looking building, car parking, facilities nearby, bathroom looks great, bedroom looks great, extensive room service menu, powerful hairdrier, nice toiletries, really comfy bed, clean, iron & ironing board in room, very quiet room.

Bad points...
Small dark rooms with very harsh spot lights above the bed, no wardrobe so limited hanging space above a dressing table area, no towel or coat hooks, very poor shower pressure, very limited channels on TV (terrestrial only & Sky sports/news), dreadful food, no hotel information in the room, ie opening times, breakfast times etc, droves of smokers gather right outside the main entrance.

We had breakfast included, which was in the Verve restaurant. It was incredibly busy, again likely due to the wedding and we had to wait a few minutes which was no problem as there were complimentary newspapers in the lounge area. The poor staff were run off their feet so we had to practically grab someone as they galloped past our table inorder to get tea and coffee, which we eventaully got half way through our meal. There is a choice of continental or cooked breakfast items, we went for the cooked at first.... really sorry but it was just awful, the food was poor quality, fatty, salty bacon, mealy sausages, snotty eggs, tinned mushrooms, all that I can cope with as a one off, but it was all COLD. Not just a little cool, not even warm, but truely COLD and I saw the eggs, bacon and sausages freshly brought out of the kitchen moments before I served myself. I cannot understand how the food was cold under the heat lights, as when I picked up the plastic spoon to serve myself beans, it was so hot it nearly peeled the skin from my hand. I can only imagine that things sit in the kitchen for a while before they are brought out and placed under the lights. I decided to make myself a bacon buttie as I thought this would be the most inoffensive alternative, but that was still horrible so I ended up with a cinnamon pastry and an apple. I intended to bring this to the attention of staff however the poor boys & girls were clearing tables and seating guests like things possessed, so I thought I would leave it til check out. Unfortunately 'express' checkout means you place your room card in a goldfish bowl on the unattended counter and off you go..... there are no comment cards to be found easily.

We got this room on a special rate we found on Trivago and I was a little disappointed, had I paid the advertised hotel price of £139, I would have been absolutely furious. This hotel could be extremely nice indeed with a few alterations, it looks the part, but in my opinion, fails to deliver and for this reason I will pick a faithful Premier Inn next time, its no frills, but you know that before you go......

I have previously stayed at the Village’s sister hotel in Hyde and was totally unimpressed, my separate review covers that experience! This hotel however is completely different. Finding myself back in Manchester a few weeks later on business I decided to give the Village at Ashton Moss a run. The hotel is reasonably new and frankly I could not fault the décor. I do agree with other reviewers the interior is a little dark, this is obviously intended to complement the slick black exterior. Personally I liked it but it’s a little like a Ridley Scott movie set, with lots of hard linear shadows and pools of subtle lights. You half expect to glimpse Sigourney Weaver across the lobby. The rooms are likewise a little dark but I have to vote in favour of this too. I found the room very relaxing and there are a lot of lighting variations to choose from. Nice size TV with good picture quality and a reasonable channel choice, including sports. The bathroom was modern and clean, the shower excellent The Health club is top notch and Starbucks a good place to grab a coffee. Top marks go to the staff who were very pleasant indeed. Everyone who worked there, from the reception to the bar was friendly and approachable. The staff in the restaurant get a special mention, often taking the time to make small talk and chat, something I prefer to the script like interaction many places seem to encourage these days. On the down side there were not too many things out of kilter. Food, well a bit pricy for the quality and I am not a fan of the buffet breakfasts. Bar prices a little over done in this current climate, around four pounds for a pint of lager, which was selling elsewhere for three pounds. The free Wi-Fi is excellent though. All in all a top business hotel would stay again.

Stayed on a special offer deal - 2 adults for £69 DBB + use of leisure centre. Room was large, stylish and really clean. All the staff were really friendly and even though the hotel was packed with people staying for the deal and a wedding nobody seemed stressed. Had a great 3 course meal with wine and enjoyed a drink in the pub on site after. A lovely stay overall.