ABode Hotel, Manchester
Expert reviews
“The original fittings at this converted textile factory have been combined successfully with 61 bedrooms divided into four categories of ever-increasing luxury: Comfortable, Desirable, Enviable and Fabulous on Fifth, the latter being five seriously swanky top-floor suites.”
“ABode Manchester, set in a striking 19th-century former textile warehouse, is just a two-minute walk from Piccadilly railway station. Original features such as parquet flooring and metal columns combine with quirky décor to create a stylish retreat, while a decent food and drink offering makes staying in an option.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Comprising 61 rooms, ABode Manchester boasts stylish accommodations in a Victorian warehouse building. While the exterior of this structure looks historic and vintage, the interior has been refurbished with chic and contemporary design while still maintaining a few of the old-timey elements. You will notice intricate craftsmanship, a vintage staircase, and grandiose chandeliers throughout the building.
Choose from three basic rooms: Comfortable, Desirable, and Enviable. All of these rooms come with beautiful design elements, like crown molding, high ceilings, wood floors, and lovely window treatments. Each bathroom features colorful and unique tiling, along with standing glass showers. Enjoy walk-in showers, luxury bedding, and climate control, but upgrade to the Enviable room for a separate living area.
This property also has higher-tier rooms that feel like mini-apartments, all individually designed to create one-of-a-kind experiences. Guests can enjoy extra room and charming quirks, like spiral staircases and skylights, in these upgraded spaces.
You can have breakfast for an additional fee at Brasserie Abode, with menu items ranging from fresh pastries to a full English breakfast. Order in-room cocktails from the bar menu for a fun night indoors.
Right across from Piccadilly Station, and only a few minutes’ walk to the Northern Quarter, ABode Manchester offers an incredibly central location, perfect for sightseeing and exploring.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
30 October 2025
Very good
The location close to the city center was great. Clean room and good breakfest.
28 October 2025
Great experience due to fantastic customer service of the receptionist
Customer service of receptionist
N/A
28 October 2025
Very good
Very good location, good size room, bathroom very clean and reception staff was very nice!
27 October 2025
Excellent spot for a short business trip.
We weren't in Manchester for very long but it was a comfy bed and excellent shower. The room was bright and clean and it felt very kitsch.
Not much. It was all very nice.
27 October 2025
Very good
The period features of the hotel. The coziness of the restaurant
For the price paid, I was expecting some free water and biscuits with the tea and coffee. So, that was a little let down
26 October 2025
Decent twin, lovely bathroom
Very near Piccadilly Station
Room a little cold
26 October 2025
Very nice place, lovely friendly staff and great large rooms
Very nice decor and bar/restaurant. The bed was amazingly large and comfortable
The air conditioning was inoperative. So the room got very hot indeed. Made for a tough night sleep to be honest
26 October 2025
OK, nearly as good as expedted
Building, room, breakfast
Uncontrollable heating system, non functioning stores and blinds
25 October 2025
Very good
All was good
Bin men out at 10pm
22 October 2025
Very good
Second stay, great place, location and staff excellent
No air con
21 October 2025
Winderful stay
Moderate, Good and helpful staff and location
Some facilities were quite old
20 October 2025
Clean, comfortable and well located. Perfect but for a broken A/C
Room had a good amount of space and was well furnished. The bathroom was very nice too with a nice big shower. Very close to the northern quarter of the city meant evening spots were a short wall away. Bed was nice and soft, though almost too soft!
A/C was broken and there was a replacement fan - the fan was good quality but didn't cool the room down as much so had to sleep without the duvet.
20 October 2025
Pleasant
Excellent location, beautiful building, stylish interior, friendly staff.
The room as a bit "tired" - some minor dents here and there + I expected a much higher level of cleanliness for a hotel of this level. It wasn't too bad and dirty obviously, but not at a level when you feel like at home. There is definitely room for improvement there.
20 October 2025
Top location, big rooms
Very nice location very close to Manchester Picadilly. The staff were very nice, the room was quite big (high ceilings as well).
The hotel has been bought and is undergoing a rebranding. We arrived at the moment someone was changing the signs at the door. That might confuse people.
18 October 2025
Pleasant
Comfortable bed, great location, outstanding breakfast, great WiFi connection in the room.
Central heating, so not possible to turn off the heat in the room, and it was boiling. (One) silverfish in the bathroom. Two coffee bags in the room for a 3-night stay? Not sufficient! They were not replenished day 2, I had to ask for them, but only got them day 3. Bad WiFi connection in the public areas.
17 October 2025
Pleasant
Comfortable room with some original features of the building. Comfy bed, though it was a bit low. Modern bathroom with large walk in shower. All in room necessities provided. Excellent city centre location.
Room decor needs an update; lamps missing from the main light fixture, peeling wallpaper, grey window netting and a cardboard painting that was just glued onto a frame and coming loose. The two members of reception staff at check in weren't very friendly and seemed really bored.
16 October 2025
Very nice with lots of positives!
The biggest bed in all the years I have travelled! - The lounge area added some real enjoyment as it was spaced out and comfortable
A little bit on the cold side as lots of steel girders in the room.
14 October 2025
The hotel was close to the railway station and the tram; room is small but comfortable and ok for 1-2 days
Old world charm
Water pressure in the shower was low and the windows didn’t open in our room
13 October 2025
Great place for city centre visits
Great huge comfy bed and good shower facilities - good location easy to find. The room was spotless and English breakfast was good if a little small for my tastes. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Free water in the room would have been nice. The room was really hot for my personal taste so I had to leave the fan on all night as there was no way to turn down the AC - the remote wasn't in the room. Had an iron but no ironing board. But these are really nit picking - I would stay again.
13 October 2025
Great location,
Massive bed, good location, clean
Nothing
12 October 2025
Pleasant
Beautiful building and amazing decor. Staff were lovely.
No air conditioning or any form of temperature control in the rooms. Made for an uncomfortable night. That was disappointing.
12 October 2025
Great location, interesting building, breakfast superb
The location and building were fabulous just a short walk from the railway station, very easy to find. Room was a decent six and the bed was huge!
There was no heating on in either the bedroom or most importantly the bathroom?? We were told that because nobody else had complained they couldn’t turn it on otherwise the hotel would be too hot??!! They did bring us a portable heater which did warm the room adequately so we did sleep very well indeed. It have been nice to have a heated towel rail though and it’s what one would expect of a 4* hotel surely? I have to say breakfast was definitely one of the best we’ve ever had in a hotel, well worth the £18 per person, excellent 👌
9 October 2025
Great last minute booking
The suite was spacious and stylish. The bed was very comfortable and I had a fantastic night's sleep.
There was paint peeling on some walls, so needs a refresh. Also paid £18 in advance for breakfast, but for what I had it would've just been cheaper to buy it in the morning
9 October 2025
Pleasant
Excellent quality, generous portions and good choice
8 October 2025
Nicely designed, top breakfast
Breakfast chef was great. Location. Bathroom. Size of room. Building
£5 voucher scheme odd. Absent receptionists
6 October 2025
Very good
Shower temp not getting very warm.
4 October 2025
Very good
Location, staff, vibe and value for money
It was quite cold in the room and the TV (or its remote) didn't work
2 October 2025
Fabulous
The staff member on reception was extremely helpful with an upgrade to our room. Customer services couldn’t have been better - thankyou.
1 October 2025
A pleasant stay in the heart of Manchester
Room was nice, large, and quiet. The bathroom seemed quite new and had a great walk-in shower. Very comfy bed. The hotel is located very close to Piccadilly station. Breakfast was extra, but was very nice in an adjoining brasserie/bar. Overall it was good value.
Quite a lot of the woodwork is looking dated and needs refurbishing. When I tried to re-enter the hotel to pay for another coffee in the brasserie/bar it was too much trouble as they were still serving breakfasts, though it wasn't that busy. I went over the road to the Malmaison and paid for one there.
30 September 2025
Value for money. Staff friendly & helpful. Location very good .
Breakfast was good. Location handy to everywhere.
The heating only comes on for so many hours . Coming from Australia it was cold for us . The staff gave us an extra heater . But otherwise everything was lovely.
29 September 2025
Perfect Location for the Train Station
The room was very comfortable, particularly the bed. The bathroom was quite small, but very adequate, with a good shower. The breakfast is one of the best I've had, with very good fresh orange juice, very nice coffee, and a superb full English. The sourdough toast was very good. The location is excellent, being very close to Piccadilly train station. It's no more than a couple of minutes walk. The staff were all friendly and very efficient at check in. The main reception area is very comfortable (I waited there while my wife went shopping for an hour)
Nothing at all. Everything was very good
29 September 2025
Excellent very reasonable city hotel.
Above standard for price point in centre of the city. Very helpful and friendly staff. Clean, great room, very comfortable. Near to station Quiet
Ventilaton/A/C could be more modern
28 September 2025
Great location, well priced, rooms are nice.
Nice, cool looking rooms. Plenty of space. Bathroom is great. Location is perfect. Reasonably priced and good value for money.
27 September 2025
Good, convenient but nothing special about the actual room
Clean, comfy, good location
Quite basic and very small room
26 September 2025
Overall - really lovely
Location
room was dark and window blind was difficult to deal with
24 September 2025
Fabulous
- very large room and bed - clean - close to picadilly (but not the best area of Man)
- old common space - no pressure on the shower - common space need a refreshment
24 September 2025
Fine. Nice hotel But disappointed by stuffy room.
The room was stuffy , windows didn’t open and the aircon didn’t work so there were fans installed. Main issue was the stuffy smell
22 September 2025
A good place to stay. Wish breakfast was different.
Great location. Polite staff. Cleanliness of room/bathroom.
Breakfast in the format of brunch restaurant, having to order from menu, instead of usual hotel breakfast. Menu mostly eggs, quite limited otherwise. Weekend breakfast opening only at 8. Ordering format means extra 15 min wait. Good food, though. Bedroom not very welcoming.
22 September 2025
Great hotel. Central location. Close to the station.
The hotel was a former factory. High ceilings and structural steel as well as other authentic elements like the staircase and tiled door arches gave it a grand feel.
Price should have included breakfast and check out should have 12noon
21 September 2025
Fabulous
Great location. Lovely bathroom.
Needed more staff on reception. Check in took a while
18 September 2025
Overall very good but shame about the breakfast .
Good location. Friendly helpful staff Comfortable room
Too many people came in for breakfast so slow service. Poor quality eggs Florentine , Staff were understanding
17 September 2025
Excellent location
Lovely welcoming desk staff who were all happy to help. Checked in earlier at no extra cost. Like the mix of original warehouse features with the new. New well decorated modern bathroom. Clean room with most things needed. Very large comfortable bed (bed a bit low). Excellent location, toiletries, shower and breakfast. Good value 2 night stay.
No fridge in room. Didn't sleep at all the first night. The room felt cold. We were provided with a heater which was lovely. The noise coming from outside & inside hotel was a lot. Also there was a humming (sounded like a generator) noise all night. I used my headphones to try & distract from the noise. The second night was much better, no humming/generator noise so slept all night.
13 September 2025
Helpful staff, beautiful building, great location, would definitely recommend for a stay in Manchester
Beautiful building and lovely rooms with a hint of quirkiness! I was upgraded to a suite so had lots of space to relax and stunning leather chairs
Nothing
3 September 2025
Fabulous
Lovely. Contemporary boutique style. 2 mins walk to Piccadilly station 👌
3 September 2025
Very good
Really helpful Reception staff. Comfortable bed, good shower and toiletries.
I would have liked some additional lighting around the mirrors as it was quite dark.
3 September 2025
Overall very good would stay again
Location cleanliness size of rooms location and restaurant v reasonably priced
Telly needs to be looked at poor signal affecting picture quality
1 September 2025
Excellent as always
Great central location, beautiful building.
31 August 2025
Lovely hotel in perfect location
Excellent location. Near to Piccadilly station and the city centre. Lovely room and comfortable bed
The location and amenities
30 August 2025
Very good
Staff excellent. Beds comfortable Bathroom excellent
There was no safe in the room, which we have had during previous stays. The room was very warm, but staff were immediately helpful. The fan was missing a wheel. seating furniture looked tired, not as nice as in other rooms we've had. Room 305
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Laundry
- - Dry cleaning
- - Fax/photocopying
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
Miscellaneous
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available

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30 October 2025
Fabulous