Premier Inn Manchester City - Piccadilly

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Premier Inn
8.2 (9505 reviews)
72 Dale Street, Manchester, England, M1 2HR , Manchester , GB

Facilities

Elevator
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Express check-out
Smoke-free property
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Wheelchair-accessible on-site restaurant
Handrails in hallways
Handrails in stairways
Front entrance ramp
Express check-out
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Good value for money / strong price-performance
Clean and practical rooms
Spacious rooms and family-friendly layouts
Proximity to the airport and public transport
Good, varied breakfast
Generally friendly and helpful staff
Well air-conditioned and quiet for many guests
Cons:
Limited or paid parking; street parking can be hit-or-miss
No in-room fridge and often no safe
Some noise issues (trains, footsteps, courtyard) and occasional canal smell
Bathrooms somewhat dated and occasional small maintenance faults (e.g., flickering LED)
A few guests experienced curt or unwelcoming reception interactions

Categories

Cleanliness
8.7
Multiple reviews explicitly state rooms and hotel are clean and well maintained; minor issues noted (small defects like flickering LED) but overall cleanliness is a clear positive.
Service
8.3
Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, with several glowing comments; a few guests reported a curt or less pleasant check-in experience, so service is generally strong but inconsistent.
Location
8
Location praised for proximity to the airport and nearby public transport, but several guests note it is somewhat isolated in a commercial area and some report noise or unpleasant shower/canal smell.
Room Quality
8
Rooms are often described as spacious, well air-conditioned and comfortable for families; negatives include aged bathrooms, occasional overheating, missing fridge/safe and some noise issues.
Amenities
7.8
Basic amenities (AC, parking options, breakfast area, bar) present and functional; however recurring cons include paid or limited parking, absence of in-room fridge and safe for some rooms and occasional small maintenance faults.
Value for Money
9.2
Many guests explicitly praise the hotel as excellent value and 'top' price-performance; described as ideal for a one-night stopover and overall very good value.
Food and Beverage
8.8
Breakfast is repeatedly described as varied, plentiful and well cared for, though a few guests wanted more choice relative to price.
Overall Experience
8.4
Overall sentiment is positive — practical, clean and good value for short stays with friendly staff — tempered by occasional noise, parking and minor room shortcomings.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-08-25 06:19

Property Description

Experience the vibrant heart of Manchester at Premier Inn Manchester City - Piccadilly, where modern comfort meets unbeatable convenience.

Dining Delight
Savor every moment at The Social, our on-site restaurant, where delectable meals await. Start your day right with an energizing buffet breakfast available at a fee.

Prime Location
Situated just steps from Piccadilly Gardens and Canal Street, explore the city's top attractions like Market Street, Manchester Art Gallery, and the Palace Theatre—all within walking distance.

Exceptional Service
Enjoy seamless stays with our express check-out, 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage, ensuring your comfort and convenience at every turn.

Don’t miss out on the ideal Manchester getaway—book your stay today!

Important information:

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • Guest type

    LGBTQ friendly

  • General

    Professional property host/manager

Location

Guest Reviews

8.2
Based on 9505 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.7
Service: 8.3
Location: 8
Room Quality: 8
Amenities: 7.8
Value for Money: 9.2
Food and Beverage: 8.8
Overall Experience: 8.4
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marethat2021 • Family
6
IMAnnoyeddotcom
Pros:

Room was reasonably clean. However "guest supplies" room has no milk yesterday nor today. Breakfast was ok yesterday, however bacon was undercooked. Todat the fresh fruit was gone more than half hour before service was done. Also the maintenance team was using their walkytalkies on top volume in the breakfast area while making their coffees.. with guests still having breakfast. We stay at Premier Inn several times a year bit it jeeps gping downhill in recent years. Britain you'll have to do better at hospitality if you want to compete in the EU market!!

2025-12-02 • via Tripadvisor
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Ella
6
Pros:

Tack

2025-11-27 • via Nuitee
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Kenneth
6
Pros:

Lite bad

2025-11-26 • via Nuitee
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FamilyTravelsX4 • Family • South Wales, Wales
10
Family Getaway
Pros:

We stayed here for 1 night (Sunday night) after a Etihad stadium tour and the night before a trip to UK Lapland as a family.

We chose this hotel due to location, it was close to the stadium, walking distance to the Xmas markets and around an hour from UK Lapland.

Check in:
We parked the car in the car park opposite (very limited space) and walked to the hotel, checked in via the machine nice and easy

Rooms:
Clean and tidy with all that’s needed. We were overlooking the canal so could hear that during the night but other than that the hotel was silent

Drinks:
Very expensive but a nice area to sit and chill.

Xmas markets: were met with the first lot of markets within a 5 minute walk - perfect location

Will be staying here again!! 10/10 for stay.

UK Lapland was just under an hour journey - we left at 0830 and caught all the morning traffic.

2025-11-17 • via Tripadvisor
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meganfM3322MH • Family
4
Not the usual standard we’re used to for premier inns….
Pros:

Me and my mum stayed at this hotel last night and have been beyond disappointed. We use Premier Inns across the country frequently for concert purposes and we’ve stayed in this exact hotel before now and never came across any issues. But to say I paid £280 for just a singular night is extortionate considering the experience we had. To start off with, we checked in (after being ushered to a self scan check in point, despite saying I wanted to check in with a person at the check in desk). Went up to our room to find the sofa bed hadn’t been made up. When booking, it stated we had a family room and upon checking in, the machine gave us room number 306 which is a triple room…so we expected the bed to be made up. House keeping sorted that promptly…no problem.

More issues came later on when going down for food, around 5pm. We waited to be seated and I overheard a customer at the bar ordering something with lemonade…the bar lady explained they had none due to the restaurant running out of gas so everything was bottled. With this in mind, when ordering our drinks I asked if they had lemonade to which I was told the same thing, fine. I asked what the alternatives were and the waitress had no idea…there was no drinks menu on the table either for me to refer to so I had to solely rely on her knowledge. To order a simple drink was like getting blood out of a stone. You’d expect a waitress to be able to give a customer some sort of idea as to what other soft drinks are available. We ordered food which we waited at least 20-30 minutes for…and the restaurant wasn’t busy at all. Upon finishing our meals our dirty plates sat on our table for a good 10-15 minutes, the same waitress seemed to of disappeared and no one else was around to make themselves available. Food was lovely but not sure if staff need better customer service training. We needed to pay the bill so ended up doing it at the bar instead as we had the gig to get ready to go to…

The final issue came the following morning with breakfast and checking out. Went down for breakfast and it was the same waitress on shift. We waited to speak to her about our breakfasts being booked, she took our room number and surname, skimmed the sheets of paper and couldn’t seem to find it. I looked over at the piece of paper and saw our booking straight away. She then told us to seat ourselves and help ourselves to breakfast…which is fair enough but most hotels we’ve been to ask us if we’ve been before and explain where everything is from hot food to the drinks station. Her attitude just seemed very much like she couldn’t be bothered. The final issue came when checking out. We wanted to leave our bags in the luggage room whilst we went over to some shops in the city. They were more than happy to do this but retrieving our suitcases once we came back for them was a headache…we would’ve been better off taking them with us. They found my mum’s suitcase no problem, but they couldn’t seem to find mine. Like anyone would, I started to panic slightly. The room was a tiny box room with MANY suitcases/bags, in which mine was no where near my mums and shoved right at the back behind so many other people’s…you would’ve thought both bags would be stored together once they’ve been handed in together…

I’m not usually one to go on and on and be so negative with reviews but paying £280 for one night is expensive in itself…let alone not receiving the standard of customer care we are usually use to from premier inns…

2025-11-16 • via Tripadvisor
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CarolFry48 • NONE • Bristol, England
10
Recommended.
Pros:

With Premier Inns you always get good service, good breakfasts, well furnished bedrooms and spotless bathrooms. Recommended.

2025-11-14 • via Tripadvisor
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helenkL7110EP • Couples
10
Great location
Pros:

Great location close to Piccadilly Station
Alternative stop over pre flight
Would definitely stay again, 20 mins on train to airport

2025-11-11 • via Tripadvisor
J
Jarl
6
Pros:

Rommet ok, men servicen i resepsjonen svært dårlig. Lang tid på innsjekk og lang ventetid i baren.
Kommer nok ikke til å dra tilbake dit.

2025-11-11 • via Nuitee
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Gunnerbean • Family • United Kingdom
8
Breakfast
Pros:

Stopped in for breakfast on a busy Sunday morning. Breakfast normally very good, but as it was so busy, slight dip in usual standards so wil call it overall good. Staff all very friendly, and well served by Lena. Will return.

2025-11-09 • via Tripadvisor
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helensU6172QT • Couples
10
Great experience
Pros:

Nice room clean and tidy
Lovely staff (Lena) was very helpful
Highly recommend
Would stay again for business or pleasure.

2025-11-09 • via Tripadvisor
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F8584RDdebbieg • Family
8
No hot water coming from shower/bath
Pros:

The Bed was comfortable, had a good nights sleep. The room was clean, perfect family room. The only downfall was no hot water coming out of the shower/bath. Room 215.

2025-11-03 • via Tripadvisor
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Camper657969 • NONE
10
Comfortable room
Pros:

Lovely clean comfortable room ,,, friendly staff,, first class breakfast,,,excellent location 5 minutes from train station

2025-11-01 • via Tripadvisor
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ramonvL4891QN • Friends getaway
10
Understanding
Pros:

Great service and staff. Thx to the lady with the big wide weddingring.
She was soo kind and made us feel welcome. Hope we meet again

2025-10-31 • via Tripadvisor
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Freedom31778670149 • Couples
8
NIce room and service
Pros:

Nice hotel with a good service. Room was clean and warm. We received good service and had great sleep on comfy beds. We couldn't ask for more, it was lovely.

2025-10-31 • via Tripadvisor
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susanaT690NX • Friends getaway
10
Birthday weekend away.
Pros:

It was a great stay from start to finish. Im not very technical and Oshane was there straight away to help us. In the evening while having our meal again Oshane couldn't do enough to help us and was so friendly. Again the second evening Oshane served us for the evening and nothing was to much trouble. Will definitely be back to stay at this premier inn again.

2025-10-31 • via Tripadvisor
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O9783OGclarem • Friends getaway
10
Birthday weekend away
Pros:

Had a great night's stay , staff were very friendly and the rooms lovelyand clean. Also the manager Oshane who served us food and drinks was especially helpful and couldn't do enough for you. He made the stay enjoyable and fun I a lovely surroundings and decor.

2025-10-31 • via Tripadvisor
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Z6412SPstevend • Couples • London, England
8
Enjoyed
Pros:

As me and my wife are retired we tend to travel around a lot !
My stay was fab
We chose to dine out as weather was particularly decent but there food menu was eye catching
Service is brilliant from all members of the team
We will return back for our christmas market shenanigans!!

2025-10-30 • via Tripadvisor
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sianc419 • NONE
10
Amazing
Pros:

Amazing atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, hotel room was clean and lovely decor! The bed was super comfy! Definitely be rebooking for next trip!

2025-10-29 • via Tripadvisor
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H5073CCyasmink • Family
10
Great time
Pros:

Great experience Chloe was great very friendly at the bar very helpful staff a great stay at the premier inn great staff highly recommend

2025-10-28 • via Tripadvisor
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ThompsonWales • Couples • Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales, Wales
4
Disappointed
Pros:

Room was generally grubby/ walls marked and chipped. Big stain (in the wrong place) on the main chair.
Shower tray was grubby too and body wash ran out after two showers. Expensive stay for what was VERY budget experience. On a positive, the location is excellent and we enjoyed our evening meal.

2025-10-26 • via Tripadvisor