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Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester

Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA, United Kingdom. (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“The Clocktower Hotel offers contemporary comfort and boutique-hotel chic for history buffs. After a renovation costing more than 25 million pounds, the Clocktower has kept intact the lovely period faience in hallways, and the glass-domed ceiling in the spacious lobby, while converting former clerks’ offices into wood-paneled bedrooms with soaring ceilings and sleek subway-tile bathrooms.”

Featured in New York Times’ 36 hours in Manchester.

Telegraph review:

“In an imposing terracotta Victorian building, with ornate original features and one of Manchester’s most popular bars, the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel combines classic good looks with a cool streak. And, despite its grand public areas, it’s warm and welcoming, with thoughtful extras for all guests, from families to dogs.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 8th in Manchester

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What guests liked

All you need to know

With a variety of stunning spaces, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is particularly aesthetically-pleasing. Nestled in a Victorian-era building dating back to the 1890s, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel has unparalleled craftsmanship, apparent in every room. Guests can enjoy the greenhouse-like lounge with incredibly high, opaque ceilings, bold-tiled flooring, and full-size indoor trees. The hotel restaurant’s crown molding and vintage wooden floors create a space filled with character. Vintage wood paneling in many of the guest rooms adds to this historical hotel’s charm. In the hotel ballroom, you can take in the largest event space in the North of England.

There are many different floor plans to choose from throughout the hotel, but each room comes with tasteful decor, private bathrooms, WiFi, and satellite TVs. Depending on the guest room, you will likely find fun pops of color, different-textured materials, exposed finishes, and incredibly comfortable bedding.

Located on the lively Oxford Road, you will only be a short walk away from abundant attractions, shops, and restaurants. However, the onsite dining does not disappoint. The Refuge Dining Room offers a vibrant space to enjoy an eclectic meal, or check out The Winter Garden for afternoon tea in an elegant environment. You will be within walking distance from several sights during your stay, like the Palace Theater, Bridgewater Hall, Library Theater, Canal Street, and the Manchester Art Gallery.

 

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Recent guest reviews

4.0
Phil

26 July 2025

Lovely as always.

Lovely room and stay as usual. Lost count of how many times I’ve stayed here. Staff amazing. Free mini bar always nice. And room massive. Lovely !

Tbh, the restaurant offering is always a little strange. I can’t say I look at the menu and say “wow we really should eat here”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad, in fact the food is great, it’s just not a stand out menu offering. We ended up going to an Italian along the road which was incredible. I just feel that someone needs to sanity check the menu and be less niche

4.0
Claire

23 July 2025

Very good

Unfortunately, we arrived late and had to leave early - we would have loved to spend more time at the hotel, as it was gorgeous!

5.0
Bahareh

23 July 2025

Exceptional

One of the most amazing place to stay

5.0
White

23 July 2025

Wonderful stay in the city centre.

Room and breakfast = excellent.

n/a

5.0
Neal

21 July 2025

Excellent time

Could do with a spa or pool

Nothing

5.0
Maya

21 July 2025

A must stay!

WOW what an amazing hotel. Absolutely beautiful - the design, the spacious and luxurious rooms, the shower amenities. We didn’t want to leave! The staff was welcoming and had amazing recommendations and they even brought the pizza we ordered - to our room!

Just one point for improvement- when we came for breakfast at 9:40 (ends at 10) we didn’t have a lot to choose from, so either arrive earlier or maybe they can top up so there’s enough for latecomers.

5.0
Joanne

21 July 2025

Wonderful weekend making memories with my son

Large room with 2 double beds perfect choice for our party. Staff so friendly and helpful

My Son thought the breakfast was too soggy being stored in the water type servers especially the hash browns

5.0
Ruth

21 July 2025

This is a great hotel that feels indulgent with amazing staff.

Hotel amazing. Staff incredible and felt luxurious. Loved it!

Can’t think of anything…

4.5
Rik

18 July 2025

Impressive and high quality city stay

The beautiful historical building. Large and modern rooms.

5.0
Purplestephers

17 July 2025

Exceptional

The photos don't do The Kimpton justice but it's hard to capture the magnificence of the building in a few shots. My advice if you stay is to wander round and explore the building as each corridor, room and staircase reflects an eye for detail that should be celebrated.

4.5
Stuart

16 July 2025

A very pleasant stay.

Good breakfast and very convenient location. Helpful staff. Very pleasant environment.

The bar does not have a cask ale (real ale). This meant I had to find a pub for an evening drink.

4.5
Anna

15 July 2025

Great stay

Spacious rooms and comfortable.

All was good

4.5
Ross

14 July 2025

My two kids and I had a great one night stay in Manchester and kimpton was a lovely place to stay.

room was great. The bath was nice but I'd have preferred a shower for one night with my kids but it was a lovely room , as was the whole building and the location was ideal for us whizzing around the city centre. The breakfast was great too

A shower would have been nice

4.0
Brown

14 July 2025

Very good

Very good all round

Not too impressed by food menu

5.0
Nick

14 July 2025

Great stay

Everything was excellent , lovely comforable room in a fantatic historic building retaining mainy of its original features

just the hot drinks to order at Breakfast time with a busy time the drinks come well wll after you have eaten your breakfast

4.5
Lucia

12 July 2025

Fabulous

Great location, spacious rooms and lovely staff

4.5
Randle

12 July 2025

Absolutely perfect

Beautiful building, wonderfully presented. Staff were brilliant, and the food and service also.

Little hot in the room - but was a heatwave

5.0
John

12 July 2025

Great stay.. lovely staff

Very high quality

Nothing to complain about :)

5.0
Lina

12 July 2025

Perfect one night stay, ideal location

All the staff were friendly and helpful Rooms were well equipped and comfortable Location is perfect near lots of places to eat and Oxford road train station The building itself is so beautiful The social hour the hotel does between 5-6pm was a really nice touch. Would definitely stay again.

Nothing

4.5
John

11 July 2025

Best hotel I've ever stayed in!

Amazing service from all staff. Free upgrade to the room was above and beyond and most welcome. The balloons were there as requested on arrival and also a bottle of wine which was a nice extra. Awesome building and room. The social hour was a pleasant extra. Breakfast was delicious.

Air conditioning in the room... it was hard to find the control and then operating was hit and miss - didnt seem to work at first. It was too cold on arrival! When returning to the room on one occasion the interior security latch stopped us getting back in the room! Only way to re enter the room was for an engineer to hammer off the latch! Breakfast was delicious but let down because it was a little cold!

4.5
Michelle

11 July 2025

Fabulous

We have stayed here a few times. Great location and great staff.

4.5
Abigail

11 July 2025

❤️Kimpton

Love the architecture, the room size, the history. It’s a wonderful building.

5.0
David

9 July 2025

Frequent visitor to the Kimpton .Love it !

Welcome by the staff .Location next to train station

NA

5.0
Sarah

9 July 2025

Amazing hotel

The hotel was amazing, my 9 year old absolutely loved the beds and the yoga mat. We couldn't fault the hotel at all

The only downside was our room was at the front of the hotel so we heard all the noise from the pub opposite (until 3am) we would have preferred a room away from the road especially with having a 9 year old with us.

5.0
Tash

9 July 2025

Clean, cosy and comfortable

We loved staying here! The staff are so attentive and helpful, it was really affordable for how clean and comfortable the room is. The location was also great for walking around the city.

Nothing

4.0
Ellie

8 July 2025

Very good

A beautiful space, great breakfast.

The restaurant music was very loud.

4.5
Simon

6 July 2025

Fabulous

Beautiful buildings, worth exploring in their own right.

5.0
Lynsey

1 July 2025

Exceptional

Beautiful hotel

5.0
Jordan

29 June 2025

Exceptional

Gorgeous building with utterly excellent rooms and service. Everything with our stay was utterly faultless - the boxed rose I requested for my partner was beautiful, the room decor was thoughtful and inkeeping with the building's heritage while remaining practical, and walking around the beautiful tiled interiors and staircases really did feel like an experience. This is really a very, very special place. We're already hoping to return.

4.5
Sarah

29 June 2025

Great stay at beautiful hotel in ideal location.

Fantastic room. Beautiful building and shared areas. Helpful staff.

4.5
Donna

28 June 2025

Realky lovely and well located place to stay

Wonderful hotel. Lots of great features. Room was amazing.

Finding the room was a bit of a maze and it would be helpful if the lifts had numbers to help navigate around the hotel.

5.0
James

27 June 2025

Exceptional

Very impressive hotel with excellent staff.

5.0
Carly

26 June 2025

A fantastic stay in a great location.

The entrance is beautiful, so impressive to walk into. We loved the tiling running throughout the corridors and our bedroom was roomy and comfortable.

4.5
Ming

22 June 2025

Fabulous

Interesting historic building with lovely period features, but also excellent modern facilities and features as I'd expect from the Kimpton.

Slightly confusing layout of the rooms/wings (although the building itself is definitely part of the attraction of staying here!) which could have been explained a bit more clearly on checking in.

5.0
David

22 June 2025

Exceptional

Amazing decor. Big clean room. Fantastic breakfast.

4.5
Andy

22 June 2025

Loved it

Fabulous building - room was a little small but very comfortable.

5.0
Mark

21 June 2025

Exceptional

Everything about this hotel makes you experience memorable from the reception staff to bar staff in fact, all the staff were brilliant we will be back we made to feel special

There was nothing I didn't like what a fantastic stay

5.0
Gulhan

20 June 2025

Exceptional

The hotel is located near to the city center. Employees were well trained, polite and always smiling. The hotel was comfortable.

4.0
Ursula

20 June 2025

Beauty building

Beautiful building Suite was stunning. Well decorated Continently located Rooms well equipped Staff lovely. We had room service for breakfast. Really good. Well cooked and tasty.

Air con in the room wasn’t great. And the heat was awful.

5.0
James

17 June 2025

Stunning dog friendly hotel.

Beautiful hotel. Staff incredible. 100% dog friendly. Great ambience with candles and scents throughout public areas and rooms. Extremely clean.

No drop off zone (we received two fines in the post as a result of dropping off / collecting our bags, as it is apparently a bus lane only - directly at the front of the hotel).

4.5
Leanne

17 June 2025

We had a lovely stay although we weren't in the hotel for long

room

nothing

5.0
Jacqui

16 June 2025

Stunning luxury

A beautiful, impressive building with fantastic service and absolute grandeur.

5.0
Steven

16 June 2025

Exceptional

Impressive

Nothing

5.0
Debbie

16 June 2025

Amazing stay

Great hotel. Beautifully done. Great staff

4.5
Jamie

16 June 2025

Fabulous

The building is stunning in every aspect. Breakfast was great. Really comfy bed. Staff really attentive and great.

The nets on the windows in 1 room had couple of small marks/stains on.

5.0
Mark

16 June 2025

Exceptional

The room was excellent, Room service and the food was beautiful and the staff were very helpful and took care to understand my questions and queries

4.5
Mary

16 June 2025

Fabulous

Incredible place absolutely loved it !!! Beautiful ! So close to all the shops and bars. So easy to go out

Breakfast was mid. Ice coffee was lush but bacon was under cooked. And the scramble eggs were not yum. But that’s me being picky

5.0
Peter

15 June 2025

Exceptional

Decor, comfort, staff, facilities

4.5
Jorden

14 June 2025

Great hotel all round

Great all round! Great location, breakfast and staff. Hotel is beautiful and bed are so comfortable

Nothing

5.0
Elizabeth

14 June 2025

Excellent Stay

Beautiful hotel ! Amazing Staff, each and every one was warm & welcoming. Room was beautiful, comfortable & stylish. Loved every moment!

Wouldn't change a thing

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Snack bar
  • - Kid meals
  • - Coffee house on site

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Packed lunches
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area
  • - Minimarket on site
  • - Pet basket
  • - Pet bowls

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Invoice provided

Activities

  • - Fitness centre
  • - Games room
  • - Nightclub/DJ
  • - Fitness
  • - Bicycle rental

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Entertainment and family services

  • - Board games/puzzles

Parking

  • - Parking garage

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible
  • - Toilet with grab rails
  • - Lower bathroom sink
  • - Emergency cord in bathroom

Outdoors

  • - Outdoor furniture

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Thermometers for guests provided by property
  • - Face masks for guests available
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