Manchester Hotels in Gay Village

Great food in the restaurant. Close to the city centre. Very nice and comfortable rooms. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it has to be mentioned that the hotel is located in what is called "Gay Village" by locals. The street is packed with gay bars and the hotel itself seemed to be very gay-friendly as well.

The central location is great for shopping and going out at night and a great, friendly bar forms part of the hotel; we were pleasantly surprised to get our first drink free (a nice welcoming touch). The design, cleanliness and comfort in the rooms is exceptional. The attention to detail in the room is also very good; there is everything you want on hand and if it isn't, you are made to feel as though you could ask, as the majority of the hotel staff are friendly, professional and welcoming. Also like the fact that there is a restaurant on site if you don't wish to go out into the city; however, we did not use the restaurant for reasons relayed to the hotel in a feedback letter. Although there was an extensive and varied breakfast menu, the service on the first morning was much to be desired and the staff serving need some customer service training quickly as this let it down - not that anyone was rude, just untrained and unaware - breakfast was good. A different person was serving the second morning and the service was better, however, the food was very undercooked and staff failed to notice anything was wrong, therefore I went hungry. What a shame, as this is the only thing that let it down.

Arriving late just before 10pm, I found the staff very friendly and welcoming. Room was clean and of a good size and check in was fast. A special mention for the guy who checked me out in the morning - fantastic smile. Just what is required to get you motivated for the day! One suggestion I would make is about internet access. Due to arriving late, when I tried to access the internet, I was asked to input network key. As no one was around to ask, I would recommend some kind of information is made available.

The location was ideal. The room was poor in lighting, apart from that it was ideal.