Ever since it became the world’s first industrial city in the 18th century, Manchester has been a centre of innovation. Recently, its inventiveness has been channelled into its tourism offering. The past few years have seen the opening of everything from music stadiums and theatres to the city’s second Michelin-star restaurant, Skoff.
The hotel scene hasn’t stood still either. With headline openings taking place at a back-to-back pace, the city now has everything from world-class five-star hotels to boutique boltholes. Visitors wanting to sample Manchester’s celebrated nightlife should base themselves near The Village, where locals party until sunrise, or The Northern Quarter, which is knitted with independent cocktail bars and restaurants. For rooftop bars and high-end eateries, Spinningfields is the place to stay. Showgoers should look at the hotels around Oxford Road station and Deansgate. Whilst anyone looking to sweep the shops won’t go far wrong with the Central Retail District a short walk from Piccadilly Station.
Best hotels in Manchester 2025
1. The Stock Exchange Hotel
Occupying the column-fronted, Portland stone building that was built to be the home of the Manchester Stock Exchange in 1904, this five-star hotel has real poise. Arriving guests are welcomed in through the chequerboard-floored, marble-clad lobby and into the drawing room style snug, where they’re presented with a glass of crisp quince-flavoured Collet champagne. Once the bubbles are gone, they’re escorted up through the floors, which are also connected by a seemingly science-defying spiral-shaped iron staircase that was inserted into the hotel as a single-piece structure. The corridor walls are lined with framed artefacts from the building’s Stock Exchange era, including menus from grand functions that showcase items like turtle soup. The history lesson continues in the rooms, where re-coloured images of bowler hat-wearing traders complement the elegant marble, dark wood, and brushed brass colour schemes. The hotel’s past is in the plainest sight in the Tender restaurant. Formerly the trading floor, this dome-ceilinged, marble-columned space is now scattered with leather banquette…
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