City Inn Manchester

Advantages: Location, service, food
Disadvantages: Small rooms

...I have been a regular to this hotel over the past two years and I have never been disappointed. The hotel is conviently located across from the main train station and only a 2 minute walk to the centre of the city - Piccadilly Gardens. The staff have always been helpful through my stays. The decor is contemporary and the rooms are finished to a high standard. Every room comes equiped with an Apple desktop computer with free internet acess - a nice touch. Fixture and fitting are all of a high spec and clean throughout. My only grip perhaps is that all the rooms are quite small. The hotel bar is again contemporary in style, but is comfortable and has a good number of guests in the evenings. Breakfast was of a high standard with excellent service and a great selection of hot and cold foods. All in all, a great place to stay!...

blaaboy 26.06.2008 · Read review
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Premier Inn, Charing Cross Glasgow

Advantages: Close to town and all amenities
Disadvantages: none

...I have never stayed in the Premier Inn before, but I felt I had to share my experience of the past weekend. The staff in both reception and the restaurant were fantastic, they were really helpful and made you feel right at home. The room and bathroom were both spotless, warm and the freeview television meant that my daughter didn't miss her soaps while she was away. The bed was both big and comfortable and we didn't have any trouble getting to sleep. We opted for the breakfast deal and we were not disappointed, the food was well cooked and warm there was also plenty of choice. Access to the hotel was excellent for both able bodied and non-able bodied people, we didn't have a wheelchair but we did have a six month old baby and a pram, and even though it is situated next to Charing Cross rail station we didn't hear a thing from...

Donnagx2 21.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Premier Travel Inn Glasgow - City Centre (Charing Cross), Glasgow

Good budget hotel minutes from Manchester City Centre

Advantages: cheap, clean, friendly
Disadvantages: No frills, a 15-minute walk from the city centre

...Last year I was asked to sort a block booking for a political conference on a very tight budget. Finding a hotel in Manchester for less than £70 a night proved an almost impossible task. Even the pubs charged more. The only option was the Stay Inn, on the northern edge of the city centre. I was not expecting much as I'd read some pretty begative reviews on the internet but as it turned out they were both unfair and inaccurate. Let's deal with the negatives first. The hotel's location, a good 15 minute walk from Deansgate, means you have to be fairly fit and able-bodied to take advantage of its proximity to town. After dark, you'll probably need a tax which is £5 or so from Albert Square. The area is not exactly posh but the goood news is it is rapidly getting better as a result of the new housing...

bookaddict 16.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Stay Inn Manchester, Manchester

City Inn - a hidden gem.

Advantages: Price, features of room, location
Disadvantages: err... food is a bit bland and pricey

...I think I spend far too much time in hotels, and can be quite demanding. That said, it is with pleasure I report that the City Inn in Birmingham is a hidden gem. Location The hotel is located in the trendy Brindley Place development just off Broad Street in Birmingham, and as such is ideally situated for pubbing, clubbing and general merriment and yet being secluded (for a city) enough for a bit of peace and quiet. Brindley Place itself is home to a variety of trendy bars and restaurants including the (in)famous Bank and various luxury apartments. It's a mainly pedestrianised area, and is easily accessible by foot bus or train from New Street station. The majority of other hotels in the area are located directly on Broad Street, which can be quite noisy with the drunken hordes clamouring around after about 10pm. Mind you don't get...

rickyshah 19.05.2006 · Read review
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Kraking location - Holiday Inn City Centre, Krakow

Advantages: Great location as a base to visit this city, well recommended
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest but you get what you pay for

...Krakow's airport (Pope John Paul II Airport) which is served from the UK by easyJet and British Airways. The airport is about 11k from the city and there is a nearby train station from which you can travel cheaply in a journey taking about 15 minutes. I made the mistake of walking from Krakow station to my accommodation (it did not look very far on the map!) and I regretted hauling luggage over cobbled streets. You can get trams or taxis from the railway station readily all over the city. Krakow is on the banks of the Vistula River and the old part of town is a horseshoe shape with the open end of the horseshoe at the bottom on the river banks (the horseshoe, in fact, is where the old city walls used to be - more about this later). The Holiday Inn is just outside this horseshoe, only a short distance from the most historic sights...

andyk910 16.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Holiday Inn Krakow City Center, Krakow

Come on Inn the hotels lovely...

Advantages: Amazing food, friendly and professional staff, lovely rooms
Disadvantages: £20 cab ride away from airport, sound proofing not as good as it could be

...Location *********** The City Inn, Glasgow is located at Finnieston Quay, Glasgow, G3 8HN. For anyone unfamiliar with Glasgow this is an area that has been redeveloped in recent years, and is home to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. The area has the feel of somewhere on the up, with big businesses (like SMG) and developments all over, although its not totally there yet, and I'd compare it to the London Docklands 5-10 years ago before all the shops and businesses had moved in. I now work quite a bit out of our Glasgow office, and so will be staying in Glasgow on a regular basis. The main body of this review covers the first time I stayed there, during mid January 06, with a slight amendment based on my stay last night (7th February) When I first was told I had to go to Glasgow I discussed the accommodation options...

Shoka 19.01.2007 (08.02.2007) · Read review
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Review of City Inn, Glasgow

Our Days in Manchester

Advantages: Clean, comfortable, good food, handy for the hospital
Disadvantages: We had one or two problems - see review

...just to make sure that we knew where we were going when we took mom for her operation. Whilst we were there we decided to check where the hotel was as well - as I pointed out to Dave, if it looked rough we still had time to cancel! The hotel was surrounded by the University, which isn't difficult in Manchester as the University seems to be everywhere and they're building more of it too! There is a bit of a problem in finding exactly where the hotel is since the sign 'Days Inn' is very small and inconspicuous, but we managed. We popped in to the hotel and had a word with the receptionist who was very helpful with information about getting to the hospital from the hotel and even gave us a bus timetable for the 147 which goes directly from the hotel to the hospital every ten minutes during the day. *** Location *** The address...

SusanLesley 21.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Days Hotel Manchester City, Manchester

Don't waste your £ on the luxury rooms - Crowne Plaza Manchester

Advantages: Location. New and modern
Disadvantages: Awful club level package. Decor not to everyones taste.

...Owing to the recession the hotel industry has been one of the hardest hit areas and as such, we have seen some of the most excellent deals come out as room rates drop back to prices charged in the 1990?s. Staying in the UK for the summer I decided to take advantage of some of these rates and looked into the special offers available from Crowne Plaza. As a treat for myself and the other half, I decided we would go to Manchester for the weekend. It is a city I haven?t really explored much before and thought it would be a good weekend trip. I had seen the newly opened Crowne Plaza on this years Apprentice and the hotel and rooms looked very modern and stylish and when I saw the promotional prices I thought why the hell not and off we went. Booking I booked my two night stay at www.crowneplaza.co.uk As a member of their priority club...

atlantis140 01.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre, Manchester

Get a City Card if you live in Manchester

Advantages: Great product, easy to use and good value for money
Disadvantages: only usable in Manchester

...As a relative newcomer to Manchester in recent months, I was extremely happy to find out about the City Card scheme from a work mate. We were meeting clients for lunch in the city centre, and he passed me the City Card membership guide and asked me to book a restaurant of my choice from the list. When I asked him what it was all about he revealed that you use the City Card to get discounts at restaurants around the city. Upon further investigation on the website I noticed that there were many other benefits included in the membership including the following @Bar offers (normally 25-50% range, or two for one on drinks / food etc) @Cinema, comedy and theatre tickets at 2 for price of 1 @Upto £10 per month off gym membership at several good health clubs around town @25-50% off at some really good salons and health spas...

paulkinder07 24.11.2007 (23.11.2007) · Read review
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Review of City Card Manchester

STAY INN WHEN YOU'RE OUT

Advantages: Stylish, comfortable, modern
Disadvantages: Not terribly good value

...Just when you thought it was safe to read my account again – it’s another hotel opinion!! I’ve been to Birmingham a couple of times over the last year, and my travel agent has consistently managed to land me in some seriously dodgy accommodation. This time, I therefore decided to make the arrangements myself – and eventually made a booking in the recently opened City Inn. Here’s what I thought: LOCATION The City Inn is one of a cluster of new hotels that has sprung up within the vicinity of Brindley Place, to the West of the city centre. An explosive programme of office and leisure developments has made this one of the most up and coming areas of the city, with a clear focus on modern architecture. The City Inn is situated in Brunswick Square, which is indirectly linked to Broad Street – one...

LostWitness 25.01.2002 · Read review
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Review of City Inn, Birmingham