Motel One Piccadilly, Manchester
Expert reviews
“Across from the Piccadilly Rail Station, the sleek design inside Motel One, an outpost of the German budget hotel chain, makes up for the more dingy feel of the street outside.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Manchester.
What guests liked
- Excellent location
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Located in the heart of Manchester, Motel One is bright, clean, and comfortable. Just a short walk from Piccadilly Station, Canal Street, the Gay Village, and Piccadilly Gardens, and about a 25-minute drive from the airport, you’ll be close to everything when you stay at Motel One.
The hotel lobby provides guests with a comfortable atmosphere for lounging, working, and enjoying complimentary snacks and drinks throughout the day. The space feels clean and welcoming with floor-to-ceiling windows, colorful furniture, and comfortable seating. Wake up to a breakfast buffet in the lobby, offering fair-trade coffee and widespread organic goods, from pastries and fruit to cold meats and yogurt.
Motel One’s rooms are sleek and modern, providing an abundance of natural light, crisp white linens, and a neutral color palette. Private bathrooms are chic and clean with standing showers. Guests can choose from two different floor plans: a standard double room with a king bed or a standard queen room with a queen bed. Both of these room choices accommodate up to two guests.
Pet-friendly rooms, free WiFi, heating, air-conditioning, a 24-hour front desk, and an onsite bar make for extremely convenient amenities. The hotel staff speaks a variety of languages, from Greek to Italian, so this hotel is welcoming to travelers from all over the world.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
28 September 2025
Great location and lovely staff
Very central
28 September 2025
Pleasant stay in a spacious room with friendly staff
Spacious room and well located
Nothing
28 September 2025
Comfortable & convenient
Very convenient especially if you want to travel to anywhere via train. Basic with no frills the way I like it
28 September 2025
Absolutely lovely
Close to Wharehouse project
All was perfect :)
27 September 2025
Wonderful hotel super close to train station
Wonderful, just 2 mins walk from station, if that, and lovely comfortable rooms, lovely bar/ reception are and a delicious breakfast. I was on 9th floor and had lovely views over the city. Staff were really nice and it was all great, thank you!
Nothing really, it doesn’t have a gym or pool or any but that’s kind of normal I think in Manchester.
27 September 2025
Keep up the good work, when at the top, the only way is down if the standards aren’t maintained
Great location for our trip, V courteous, attentive and knowledgeable staff.
Location, cleanliness and comfort.
27 September 2025
Best location topped by the best free breakfast!
Excellent location next to the train station—very convenient and walkable. Also, the free breakfast was one of the best ever. Great selection!!
27 September 2025
Excellent location
Very good location Near station to pict up train walking distance Clean
Not too much toiletries Can do better
27 September 2025
Fabulous
Always a great stay and very friendly staff always happy to help.
27 September 2025
Good location
Great location. Standard room. Quiet location.
It is very basic for the price.
27 September 2025
Exceptional
It is expensive for the servises provided by the property.
27 September 2025
Great location, friendly staff, usual amenities. Lovely hot shower, just what I needed
The bed was very comfortable with a selection of pillows. The room was spotless as was the bathroom and everything had been well maintained
Breakfast choices are a bit disappointing- no cereal and no cooked breakfast but adequate and well stocked.
27 September 2025
Manchester
Great location. Comfortable hotel. Good value for money.
All good.
26 September 2025
Amazing quality for money
Clean, friendly staff, good food and great location
Nothing
26 September 2025
Great location at a reasonable price
Great location to the Piccadilly station, and great staff
26 September 2025
Stayed in Manchester for a couple of nights the hotel was in a fantastic location very accessible and it was very clean
Really great location right across the road from the train station very clean and comfortable
Not a great selection for breakfast and a little loud at night time
26 September 2025
Great value, lovely comfortable rooms and pleasant staff. Highly recommend
We loved that it was a convenient location to the train station and shops- we’re quite nervous travellers and don’t go away often so having everything close was really helpful. The staff were so polite and helpful. We would love to stay again.
There was nothing that we didn’t like
26 September 2025
Exceptional
Clean & location
Air Con/Heater does not work accurate
26 September 2025
One of the best business hotel stays I can recall. Will definitely make Motel One a future choice.
Everything was exceptional, from the welcome on arrival to the goodbye and did I enjoy my stay. The rooms are modern and comfortable, everywhere is spotlessly clean and breakfast was one of the best in terms of quality and choice I can recall from a good value hotel.
Nothing!
26 September 2025
Very good
Very accessible.
There was a funny smell coming out from the drain.
25 September 2025
Effective business trip hotel.
The hotel is modern, clean and well located near the train station as well as the heart of the city.
Nothing really - it ticks the box perfectly for business travel.
25 September 2025
Very good
There were tea/coffee making facilities but nowhere easy to put the drink when you are in bed
25 September 2025
Exceptional
The ambience is amazing
25 September 2025
Very good
Location is good next to train station and reasonable to walk to sites nearby.
room is a bit small, though has all the parts you want, just a bit on the tight side.
24 September 2025
Comfortable
Convienient from the station
24 September 2025
perfectly appropriate
room, location and clean
23 September 2025
Exceptional hotel with a great price for accommodation
Stayed with you a number of times now same standard every time. Love the location to the trains and town. Room has every expected and a great night sleep. Thank you and the staff were great, very helpful
Nothing
23 September 2025
Good value and site
Lovely staff and really close to the Picadilly Station.
Everything was good to be honest.
23 September 2025
A superb stay. Would definitely book here again.
Great location, and modern look/feel
23 September 2025
Exceptional
Hotel was convenient for our needs as it was really close to the gig venue we were attending and it is also literally next to Piccadilly station for our train!
23 September 2025
Very pleasant on the whole staff very friendly hotel very comfortable
Clean very comfortable bed good staff lovely bar area
Air conditioning didn’t appear to work had to open window so a bit noisy from street
23 September 2025
Exceptional
We arrived at the hotel and were checked in almost 2 hours early, which was a great help after a long and tiring journey. We were very pleased with the cleanliness, the quality of the towels, the bedding, and the extremely friendly staff. 10/10 from us
23 September 2025
Very good
Well priced, affordable and clean.
Trams were noisy outside.
23 September 2025
Perfect for what I needed.
Great location, clean and well presented rooms.
Tele was very old fashioned. Housekeeping didn’t do the room. Very noisy from rooms above.
23 September 2025
Home away from home.
I found the environment most delightful, and the staff exceedingly cordial. Allow me to extend my sincere appreciation to the housekeepers (the cleaners), who attended to my room with such care that it remained immaculately clean. The atmosphere was tranquil and most agreeable, affording a sense of perfect repose.
None
23 September 2025
central clean reliable location
very good reception staff, and a comfortable, efficient atmosphere. The room was clean and comfortable, and the location is bang opposite Piccadilly rail station.
22 September 2025
Great value & service, so handy for the station.
Superb location across from Piccadilly Station, front desk spot on & whole place very clean. Great price by today's standards too.
No tea & coffee in the room but that was stated, thought a window was open with the traffic noise & room quite small.
22 September 2025
Fabulous
Convenient city centre location
22 September 2025
Exceptional
We always enjoy our stay here and regularly use the hotel when staying in Manchester. The hotel is close enough to the centre and other amenities that you can walk but also not so close that youre disturbed. The staff are always friendly and helpful and we enjoy the atmosphere. Will absolutely be back
22 September 2025
Would use the hotel again , it has all you need in a great location
The staff were very friendly and helpful, great location, the rooms were clean and comfortable
22 September 2025
Great stay
Great room and good price. Close to the train
The view from the window is an office building
21 September 2025
Exceptional
i loved this hotel me and my partner stayed here for the weekned and it was great walking distance from the place warehouse project and from the city centre the staff were so nice and helpful and the room was really clean and the comfiest bed i’ve ever slept in, in a hotel i definitely recommend this hotel if this your first time going to manchester i will definitely be back !
21 September 2025
Lovely bright and contemporary design on entering from st. Happy smiling faces on reception- very professional and frien
Contemporary furniture and design
Extractor fan wasn’t working!
21 September 2025
Budget stay near Manchester train station
The hotel is clean and decent. The room is smaller than I expected, but I have a big bed. The table is also small for working, but it's bearable. In addition, the price and the location is good so I cannot have much complaint. The bathroom is small but has everything.
The room is bit cramped with many things fitted into a small space. The snack bar is bit poor but okay.
21 September 2025
Fabulous
Clean, lovely customer service and room was lovely
Pillows were hard
20 September 2025
Good just with a couple of letdowns
Location is excellent - across the road from Piccadilly Metrolink - we were staying the night of Tom Grennan at the Co-op Live so didn't want to be trekking across the city after getting off the tram. Also a 30 second walk from the Q-Park Piccadilly Place (tip - do not pre book as the max 24 hour rate of £28 is cheaper than booking. If on a budget there is a small NCP car park behind the station at £4 per 24 hours) Reception and bar area gives a luxurious feel. Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Room was clean Lifts were quick - this is a big hotel at 13 floors but we were never waiting long
Neither of us could find a pillow that was comfortable - one was way too soft and the other was very hard and weirdly shaped. - this was the only major complaint, the others are just small niggles that wouldn't put me off: The bed was one of those ones that has a split down the middle instead of a full king however this seems to be common across a lot of chains now. TV is limited to Freeview only, can't cast to it Shower tray was cheap nasty plastic and the water pressure was poor. Felt bar was over priced - £2.70 for a 200ml Coke - we ended up just ordering cold bottles in via Uber Eats. Ultimately you are getting a prime location at a price point and you will always have some sacrifices. I've stayed in Motel Ones before for business and they are better than a lot of Premier Inns!
20 September 2025
Fabulous
Brilliant location, lovely bar area, rooms were lovely and clean, really nice hotel with friendly staff.
No hot food for breakfast, just continental. Disappointing.
20 September 2025
Fabulous
Ideal location. Right across road from station. Comfy bed. Nice & clean
Just bit strange put in a disabled room. With all the alarms & aids. Didn't book that room
20 September 2025
very nice & lovely
lovely staff, comfy rooms.
too expensive if you don’t book in advance.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Bar
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Daily housekeeping
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
28 September 2025
Fabulous