Motel One Piccadilly, Manchester
Motel One Manchester-Piccadilly, which opened in 2015, is a smart, design-focused hotel located right in the city’s transport hub. The building itself is a clever piece of modern architecture, featuring a 14-storey tower that wraps around a historic local pub, the Monroes. This clever placement pays homage to the site’s past, as it sits on land once occupied by “The Twisted Wheel,” an infamous music venue legendary in the Northern Soul scene.
The hotel’s interior design is a love letter to Manchester’s identity. The common areas, known as the “One Lounge,” are themed around the city’s rich musical heritage, the Industrial Revolution, and the iconic Manchester Worker Bee. You will find artistic nods to Britpop throughout, including portraits of local legends and decor that reflects a cool, backstage atmosphere.
Beyond the design, the hotel is incredibly practical. Its location just steps from Manchester Piccadilly Station makes it an effortless base for exploring. You are within a short walk of the vibrant Northern Quarter, the shopping mecca of the Arndale Centre, and the cultural delights of the Manchester Art Gallery.
For those wanting a local experience, the bar menu even features city-inspired cocktails like “The Worker Bee.” It manages to feel both modern and deeply connected to the city’s gritty, creative soul, providing a stylish yet affordable home base for anyone looking to dive into the heart of 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
Location
Recent guest reviews
28 June 2026
Would stay again.
Location was perfect, minutes to train station. Breakfast was nice. Lobby had a cool vibe.
28 June 2026
Great location, comfortable and quiet
Great location, nice quiet room and good temperature!
Needed a cup/glass in the room, not just paper cup! My pillows were a little too hard for me too
28 June 2026
Great value
Welcoming staff, easy check in clean and comfortable room
Nothing
28 June 2026
Exceptional
Manchester is a lovey city. Great atmosphere
Buses and trams with air con
28 June 2026
Fabulous
Everything
Nothing
27 June 2026
Exceptional
Friendly greeting on arrival and a speedy check in. Arrived during a heatwave with temperatures in the 30s but our room was the perfect temperature. Opposite the train station and able to walk wherever we needed to go.
All pretty good - no complaints.
27 June 2026
Fabulous
Amazing and very clean and The reception staff is great because there are no Arabs and very helpful
27 June 2026
Fab will stay again
Central to everything
Did not like the paper cups for tea
27 June 2026
Very good
Location was perfect
Bed was uncomfortable
27 June 2026
very comfortable and quiet
great location for picadilly station staff very friendly and helpful room spacious and clean and great shower
absolutely no complaints
27 June 2026
Great hotel
Very modern and quiet. Wouldn't know you were just a few feet from Piccadilly. Will definitely stay there again.
Liked it all.
26 June 2026
Very nice feel to this hotel , friendly approachable and helpful staff , great breakfast set out . Only thing I can faul
Nice vibe
26 June 2026
Fantastic!
Location was fantastic
No option for early check in
26 June 2026
Highly recommend
Perfect location, literally across the road from Piccadilly station and 5 mins to Piccadilly gardens with the bars and restaurants. Direct walking route to the Etihad Stadium (25-30 mins) so no need to wait in big queues for the tram after a concert.
26 June 2026
Brilliant stay!
Fab modern hotel! Extremely central, lovely staff and very clean!
26 June 2026
Exceptional
Comfy beds
Nothing
26 June 2026
Fabulous
Clean and comfortable. Safe location which was close to main transport links. Great for a short stay
25 June 2026
Comfortable with a tasty breakfast
Close to Piccadilly Station, very clean and comfortable with a good choice for breakfast including quality ingredients
Waiting time at the bar in the evening and non early check in available
25 June 2026
Fabulous
Good staff. Great location.
Would like a small selection of hot breakfast available
25 June 2026
Enjoyable
Good area - nice hotel
Not enough staff on the bar
25 June 2026
Very comfortable clean staff excellent
Close to train station and town centre tops
Nothing
25 June 2026
excellent
the room was clean and the staff was very helpful daily
the price for breakfast was to expensive with the booking
25 June 2026
Very good
Bed was comfy and shower was good
Wish the wardrobe area was bigger
24 June 2026
Good stay for a couple of nights
Good overall hotel
Nothing
24 June 2026
Fabulous
Good location
24 June 2026
Motel One wunderbar
Location and vibrant area
Bed too soft
24 June 2026
Good location but profiteering on major events
Good location for Piccadilly Train Station Clean and great staff
The price on our second stay there. Just because Take That we’re in town they doubled the price and more. We were not attending the concert.
24 June 2026
Very good
The location was really good
Room was a bit small but suitable for 1 night stay
23 June 2026
Exceptional
Lovely clean hotel. Staff were so helpful and kind.
The left lift closed on me as I was walking through it. The bed was a bit to firm for me. The room was a tad small. More cost hangers please. I dont eat much for breakfast and was refused buying some toast.
23 June 2026
Fabulous
Convenient for town. Lovely foyer. Great staff.
Cardboard cups for tea and coffee
23 June 2026
Great hotel, breakfast not worth it imo
The bed was comfortable, the staff was excellent and very helpful and welcoming, location is very good for the train station and exploring the city and getting a good dinner nearby.
The additional price I paid for breakfast was not worth it at all - it was only continental breakfast, all things I could have just bought at a grocery store.
23 June 2026
Quick stop over
The bar and lounge area were really good.
23 June 2026
Exceptional
Friendly helpful staff, rooms exactly as described
Plug in sink didn't work so water ran away
23 June 2026
It was easy checkin very clean and comfy if somewhat small room good budget option no frills.
Very clean and very comfortable bed. Everywhere was spotless.
Room was a bit small but ok for a sleep n dash.
23 June 2026
Very good
Very clean and the room was comftable
Check in was very chaotic took about 45 mins ,
23 June 2026
Good location, clean and friendly staff.
Great location.
I found it very funny when checking in. Was told to come back at 3pm as room wasn’t ready. Pretty standard. Chanced my arm at 2pm and room still wasn’t ready but what was very funny, went to the check-in desk at 2:58pm and was told that check-in will be open in two minutes and to come back then 😂. Clearly the room was ready but I found it so petty to tell a guest to come in two minutes. Anyway, nice hotel and friendly staff and have stayed here a few times and would stay again.
22 June 2026
Arrived early and my suitcase was looked after while I shopped until I came back later to check in
We came for a concert, the hotel was close to everything and the hotel covered everything I needed
Nothing
22 June 2026
What a Gem of a find.
What a find, great price, with excellent choice of breakfast to. Large comfy bed. Clean room. Kettle. Nice en suite. Brilliant location to get tram to the Etihad. Will definitely stay again.
Just a few inconsiderate people coming back after 11pm talking loudly on the corridor. Not the hotels fault.
22 June 2026
excellent and great location
clean friendly and quiet
the pillows
22 June 2026
Absolutely fantastic.. would definitely use this hotel again…
Close to train station and other public transport methods.. Within walking distance to town centre.. clean comfy rooms.. friendly staff..
Nothing everything was perfect..
22 June 2026
It was an absolute ok experiene. Prive was extremely fair and the staff very polite and helpful.
Very centrally located and nice rooms. The lobby with bar is also convenient.
I would question the stubborn adherence of the check-in time. Take That concert was in Town and the hotel well booked. At 15:00h the lobby and queue for check-in was extremely large. Why not giving out rooms as they appear available but rather prefer chaos… I decided to leave and return later to do checkin rather than queue for hours. But it didn’t feel ok.
22 June 2026
Very good
Very central location
22 June 2026
Exceptional
Location was fab. Hotel was very quiet ,even though it was in a busy location and it was a busy hotel. Bed was really comfortable and the room was air-conditioned for when we arrived.
A massive queue to check in wasn't ideal on a extremely hot day.
22 June 2026
Excellent
Friendly clean and value money
Checking in Ques too big congested
22 June 2026
Very good hotel.
Location, breakfast, friendly staff, cleanliness.
Room could have more shelfs, and surfaces. Bathroom a little small but functional.
22 June 2026
Recommended
Excellent value, great location.
22 June 2026
Very comfortable, very convenient
Clean central and quiet
Proper cups or mugs in the rooms and enough tea coffee and milk for more than one cup
21 June 2026
Brilliant hotel
Clean, staff helpful, ideal rooms
21 June 2026
Apart from the one thing above, overall it was a lovely pleasant stay. We could not check in until after attending the c
Really nice and clean, and relaxing environment.
We arrived early so could not check in. We were told the toilets weren’t available due to leaks and could not use them to get changed in.
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

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28 June 2026
Very good. My cousin came to stay whike we were there. We all liked it and may stay again.