Manchester hotels near Imperial Chinese Archway

Pros: Shower was great, would have liked a bath but I understand only 2 rooms in the hotel have them. Someone passed the room and asked if we required extra towels, tea, coffee etc. Which was a lovely touch.

Cons: No service at breakfast. Had to ask for a menu, glass to get my own water. Later had to ask for a knife and fork. Not what I expect for this calibre of hotel.

Pros: The staff were exceptional and the décor was inspired

Cons: Disappointed that I was there for only 1 night!

Pros: Excellent in every way

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Location perfect for business/office and evening drinks and dinner Staff all very pleasant

Cons: Heating in room was broken, too cold, so they moved my room TV was too dark and didn't work properly so they moved my roo Room service didn't respond for 10 minutes. Reception had to physically walk to Restaurant to have them call me directly. They explained they had been there, so clearly something wrong with the phone system. Chips as extra were delicious, but way too small a portion for £4.50, more of an afterthough than a proper side dish.

Pros: Great location, beautiful building. Friendly staff. The hotel had a very luxurious feel to it.

Cons: The parking was so far away, and was very expensive. Given the price you are paying to stay in the hotel, I would not expect to be paying an extortionate amount for parking too.

Pros: Good location

Cons: The bath room a bit dark not sure the cleaners, very good breakfast.

Pros: Classy decor, clean throughout. Location is great in central manchester. Rooms are well equipped, we had cheapest room but it still had a bathroom bigger than most hotel rooms in manchester! Coffee maker, bug tv, comfy bed. Hotel gas a rooftop bar with table service which was excellent. Staff are bang in form!

Cons: Oh hotel gotham... those drinks prices! Its expensive! Two cocktails and a bowl of crisps came to over thirty pounds! They were lovely, but you would expect them to be for that price!!

Pros: One of the best hotels I've had the pleasure of staying in. And I've stayed in a LOT of hotels.

Pros: Cool style refined yet not stuffy very secure cool rooftop bar great staff

Cons: Everything was great

Pros: Everything!! We knew it would be a bit different but exceeded our expectations, We wish wed been staying for more that one night.

Pros: Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. The rooms were luxurious with a contrmporary teistloved . Location fab for shopping bars restaurants and theatres. Valet parking can be pre booked at hotel.

Cons: Loved our whole trip

Pros: Everything was perfect. We were celebrating my husbands 70th birthday and the wine and glasses in the room were a lovely touch. It just shows The Principle cares about their guests. The staff were very pleasant and couldn’t do enough to please from the cleaners to the reception everyone was excellent. Thank you Principal for making our stay perfect.

Cons: Nothing

Cons: The self service breakfast was well below expectations for a 5 star hotel. I would have expected made to order breakfast for the price charges

Pros: Gorgeous interior, very friendly staff, rooms decorated to a high standard, especially the bathrooms. Lovely little touches eg a tuck box with lots of goodies in.

Cons: Once you left the reception area the corridors were extremely cold as were the bedrooms.

Pros: Interesting unusual building. Welcoming staff throughout the hotel from the doorman whose warm welcome and helpful concierge who helped us leave our bags at the hotel when we arrived to the breakfast staff. The room was spacious and the bed very comfortable. We booked the wrong night and when we couldn’t change it without incurring a big extra charge decided to come anyway and make a day of it. So pleased we did.

Cons: The way to our room was quite austere because of the original designation of the building but we became used to it.

Pros: Shower

Cons: No air con

Pros: Fast, tasty room service. Staff were professional.

Cons: Radiators in room were on, on hottest day of the year the staff could have done more to turn it off. Construction happening outside room from early morning so could not open window either, no transfer offered.The room was nowhere near a 'deluxe' room.

Pros: Beautiful hotel, great staff, very clean nice sized bedroom and bathroom, free water and milk in the fridge.

Cons: Upon arrival, the bedroom and bathroom were very cold. We put the heating on and this did the bedroom up, however, the bathroom was so cold. There was a movable oil radiator in the bedroom that we wanted to put into the bathroom, but the cord was not long enough. I rang down to reception and they were going to send an extension cable, waited 20 minutes, nobody arrived, so had to call down again. Housekeeping brought up a radiator, but no extension cable. She returned a few minutes later with an extension cable. The corridors leading to the room were also very very cold. Ideally, in the cold weather, the bedroom and bathroom should be heated.

Pros: I liked the building, it felt very luxurious and grand on arrival, the room was clean and had a decent view of the city at night also we slept really well and heard no noise.

Cons: The room service arrived and was cold also for the price we paid for a standard room it was ridiculous for what it was you could get a similar room in a budget hotel.

Pros: Everything was exceptional.

Pros: Room lovely and spacious. Nice products. Friendly, helpful staff. Beautiful building. Delicious breakfast.

Pros: Absolutely fell in love with this hotel from the moment we stepped through the doors. We were given a lovely quiet room where we barely heard anything from outside.

Pros: This is a stunning building where most of the original features have been retained. The bar and restaurant is funky and modern yet in the most incongruous Victorian environment. Room was very high ceilinged and immaculately furnished and comedy and clean.

Cons: Downsides were no air con a bit cold and the place is a rabbit warren (though they do give you a map)

Pros: Good choice at breakfast,but I understand why it's buffet style,,,,however hatehaving to get my tea or coffee from a machine.Reception staff where lovely

Cons: See above regarding breakfast Room very small and near the lift! No tea making facilities.Had no idea how to use coffee machine.convie

Pros: The double tree is a nice hotel at first glance. I found the staff at the front desk were not the most welcoming but that wasn't the biggest problem. The room was comfortable for the most part and me and my companion were looking foward to a nice stay.

Cons: The shower had two choices, freeze or burn. It was nearly impossible to get the shower at a normal temperature which was a huge issue. But we were only there for 2 nights so decided it would be better to give it another try than moving rooms. On our second night which was a Saturday we were awoken at 4 am by a group of drunk girls that were screaming down the hallway. I felt like I was transported to the worst spring break all inclusive. I called the reception 3 times and in all fairness they came up every time to get those stupid girls to shut up. Then their guy friends came from the party minutes later and started retaliating to help their skanky girlfriends. They were standing outside of our door yelling obscenities. I called again and eventually the noise stopped but at that point I had one more hour before having to get on a train to the airport so my entire night was ruined. While they were definitely responsive to the times I called they should have kicked these people out. What kind of reputation do you want to have? I know that on my next visit to Manchester staying at the double tree and staying at the hatters is pretty much the same. If you want to maintain an upscale reputation then be more selective about who you let stay in you hotel or at the very least have your front staff make the rules clear when these drunken idiots tumble in through the door of your hotel.

Pros: Great location next to Piccadilly Station.

Cons: I was disappointed in the cleanliness of the rooms in the hotel. The lobby area has been renovated recently but the carpets and rooms seemed dirty and already dated. The bed was also uncomfortable.

Pros: Friendly, clean, good breakfast nice ambience in bar.

Cons: Nothing to complain about, except the meals were a little expensive £16.95 for a burger!!!

Pros: Great breakfast. Comfy room

Cons: Pillow and mattres not the best.

Pros: All round good stay

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Close to the trains. Clean. Excellent staff.

Cons: Rooms are tiny. Bathroom is like a cruise ship's.

Pros: The vibe in the bar is excellent always busy at night.

Cons: Breakfast in restaurant a little high when you can walk up the road and have one just as good less than half the price.

Pros: everything

Cons: nothing

Pros: City center location. Clean and tidy

Cons: Microwave and locker to be available in rooms

Pros: Check in quick, asked for a quiet room and it was, nice comfy king size bed, room good size

Pros: Good location, very clean, affordable and comfortable bed

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: Clean, convenient and quirky

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Lovely modern decor and very clean. Excellent location for travelling and to explore the city centre.

Pros: Great location, very clean hotel and for the money extremely good value. Breakfast was good but a little more choice would have been better.

Cons: Lots of noise from the street from around 6.30am. Mostly bin collections.

Pros: Brilliant location

Pros: Great place to stay. It's centrally located and close to cheap parking and the main train station. You can't go wrong with the price.

Cons: Breakfast was poor, could have done with a little more verity, but that was it.

Pros: Location, great and efficient staff.

Cons: A little bit noisy - other guests knocking on the door and generally rowdy.

Pros: Clean, welcoming, lovely staff. Amazing food!

Cons: Expensive drinks

Pros: Location and room atmosphere

Cons: Homeless camping across from the hotel, front of most room windows

Pros: The location was excellent for me as I was arriving at Piccadilly station. It was jsut a couple of minutes walk down the road. Staff were friendly and the room was spacious and well kept. I will be happy to stay again.

Pros: The staff couldn't be more helpful or available. Breakfast was delicious and fresh. And the bedroom was huge with the most amazing bathroom

Pros: Nice bed and central location good

Cons: Had to pay extra for the spa facilities

Cons: The lobby had one working lift and looked more like a backstage area. Only one lift worked which took an age to arrive. Annoyingly I was on eighth floor. Air conditioning was also broken in my room. Hotel ignored feeeback email. Wouldn't recommend

Pros: Great Restaurant

Cons: No dislikes

Pros: Nice clean room

Cons: Would like a towelling robe in the room

Pros: The room was big with a large bathroom it was clean.Location was good too short distance o town centre.

Pros: Great location, good value for money and I will always return for my Manchester trips

Cons: Lifts are very temperamental, should be more efficient

Pros: The room was comfortable and clean.

Cons: The Parking was extortionate in price, not that there was any space to park which was ridiculous! Got to the hotel and found out there was a £20 charge for using the spa facilities which were 4 tiny rooms which were not appropriate in terms of temperature as you would expect a steam room or a sauna to be! There was no pool or other spa facilities apart from these 4 rooms for which the price was ridiculous! The lady at the spa reception didnt charge us thankfully as less than 10 mins into the quite dim, squashed and awfully miniature "spa" me and my husband were out of there very disappointed in having paid extortionate prices for the stay and then the parking issue and then on top of that the sadly tarnished expectations of the spa! We left the hotel the same night we checked in without staying at the hotel just flavergasted with the lack of explanation in regards to the facities and staff demeanour and attitude.

Pros: I liked the room and the breakfast, and that it ends at 12 noon

Cons: I didn't like that its £25 per day parking after paying £169 for staying for one night