As a major
city in the UK, Manchester of course has accommodation of all grades
for all budgets from hostels to five star luxury hotels to apartments.
The City Centre area itself is quite compact, it takes no more than
20 minutes to walk from top to bottom. |
Manchester
City Centre
Hotel Map |
As
a general rule, rates during the week are more expensive than at the
weekend. But if Manchester United have a home game this all changes
and rooms become very hard to come by with no discounting.
Similarly if there is a big act on at the MEN arena, Europe's largest
indoor concert hall, the same effect on hotel pricing and availability
becomes apparent.
Hotel accommodation is spread throughout the city centre, below is
a brief guide to the districts: |
Overview
of Manchester City Centre Accommodation Districts |
- Piccadilly
Station - Manchester's main railway station and with frequent
trains to the airport is the entry point to Manchester for many
visitors. The station is at the north-east corner of the city
centre. The area immediately around the station is undergoing
major redevelopment, with many of the old warehouses by the canal
basin being refurbished into trendy apartments. Around 400m away
is Piccadilly Gardens, immediately adjacent to the main shopping
area and surrounded by hotels for all budgets. More
details
- Arndale
Centre & Shopping District - The main shopping area is
to the north of city centre between the MEN Arena & Victoria
Station to the west of it and Piccadilly Station to the East.
The two major landmarks here are the Arndale Centre, a pretty
standard Mall and Exchange Square. Most of the major multiples
have large stores around these landmarks. There is very little
accommodation among the shops, but on the periphery are the hotels
around Piccadilly Gardens, and to the west a couple of very large
tower block hotels by budget chains and the Lowry & Renaissance
Hotels, two of the most luxurious hotels in Manchester. More
details
- MEN
Arena & Victoria Station
- At the north west tip of the city centre is the MEN arena, next
door to Victoria Station and adjacent to the shopping area. MEN
arena is Europe's largest indoor concert venue which can accommodate
up to 21,000 fans, so when there is a big event hotel bedrooms
are scarce and have prices reflecting their rarity value. In the
immediate vicinity are several budget offerings both independent
and chain hotels and the Lowry & Renaissance Hotels, two of
the most luxurious hotels in Manchester. More
details
- University
and Eastern City Centre - South of Piccadilly Station is an
area covering the eastern section of the city centre dominated
by Manchester University, the UK's largest single site campus.
To the west of this district is the main coach station and China
Town. There is a wide range of accommodation covering all budgets,
many of them large chain hotels. More
details
- G-Mex
Centre & South City Centre - The G-Mex Centre is a major
landmark of the south city centre. Adjacent to the G-Mex is the
International Conference Centre and Bridgewater Hall, a major
concert venue. St Peter's Square with the Town Hall, Library and
main Tourist Office is close by. Around this area, there is a
lot of commerce, contrasting with the shopping area to the north.
Again there is accommodation options covering all sectors of the
market. More
details
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Manchester
Airport (Ringway)
Manchester
Airport is growing fast with new intercontinental flights and new
low cost airlines flight to Europe driving this growth. It is forecast
that Manchester will be second only to London Heathrow in size within
another decade.
We have comprehensive coverage of getting to and from Manchester Airport,
long term car parking and a review of over 15 hotels convenient for
Manchester Airport. Most of the hotels have excellent value hotel
and long term car parking packages. |
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