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
17 June 2025
Fantastic service. Thank you
Absolutely lovely stay, my partner proposed to me at a concert and the hotel upgraded our room, when we walked in the room was all decorated in petals and balloons and free drink at the bar each. Felt so special. Thank you.
Nothing we didn’t like.
17 June 2025
Pleasure to stop there
Clean Friendly
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17 June 2025
Brilliant hotel staff are very friendly and everything was tidy and well organised.
Very friendly and helpful
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16 June 2025
Very good
Great location for Piccadilly station
No USB plugs
16 June 2025
Very good
Location near station. Late arrival check in. Organic bathroom products and coffee etc. TV on with tropical fish scene and calming music
16 June 2025
Great location - perfect for a weekend stay in Manchester
The staff were really friendly and my room was extremely clean and comfortable. Location is superb and right by the train station, plus midday checkout is nice for an extra lie in!
16 June 2025
Great stay, stayed here twice now and would return
Great location. Very polite, helpful staff when checking in. Very clean room, bed was incredibly comfortable
The windows weren't great as opened outwards from the top so didn't cool the room down much
16 June 2025
Definitely will be back
Good for the price, well decorated and staff were excellent and very, very helpful!
Where it was located. That’s my own fault for not booking a different motel one!
16 June 2025
Fabulous
Second time there this year and will definitely choose it again if i will be in Manchester for the third time!
16 June 2025
Great Hotel with fantastic staff
Everything was perfect
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16 June 2025
Fabulous
It was clean and not too fussy . Breakfast was good . Friendly staff
16 June 2025
Perfect hotel
Perfect location , rooms were lovely , exceptionally clean , staff were so helpful and friendly
16 June 2025
Fantastic stay
The room was lovely and clean , and the good size of a room was perfect for a couple of nights stay. The bed was comfortable, pillows were perfect, one hard and one soft. Staff were lovely and very helpful. Will definitely stay in this chain of hotel again.
Liked everything.
16 June 2025
Enjoyed our stay.
It's location is close to Piccadilly station and is a few minutes' walk to Piccadilly gardens and all the shopping areas. The staff were very welcoming and helpful with all our queries. Though the room did not have a cupboard, it had rods with hangers, which was very convenient. The toilet felt a bit small but was very functional. Overall, it was a very pleasant stay.
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15 June 2025
Exceptional
Easy to get to from Piccadilly train station. Also only a few minutes walk into the main area .
15 June 2025
Fabulous
We traveled up by train and the motel was very close to the station which was very helpful especially as I walk with a stick. Staff were very pleasant and helpful.
The only complaint I had was the mattress was a bit to soft for my liking due to having problems with my back and hip.
15 June 2025
Clean rooms and friendly staff
Great location, lovely staff and room was very clean. Booked last minute after our original hotel turned out to be a disaster and it was 1000% better.
15 June 2025
Great stay. Will definitely be my go to for when I visit Manchester again
It was very modern and really clean.
Couldn’t find the stairs
15 June 2025
Exceptional
The staff were very efficient and friendly as soon as we walked through the door. Even remembered it was my Grandaughters birthday, breakfast each morning was very fresh.
The only thing missing was perhaps more space to put your luggage.
15 June 2025
I recently stayed at Motel One and had a truly enjoyable experience. From the moment I arrived, the receptionist Poppy w
I like how clean the place is
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15 June 2025
Fabulous
Spacious reception area. Nice bar.
15 June 2025
Perfect location, rooms are clean, modern and comfortable.
Location near the center
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15 June 2025
Fabulous
Room extremely functional Staff excellent
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15 June 2025
Value for money stay, great location, comfortable stay with helpful staff.
Room was clean and available on arrival. Check in and out was quick and easy. Staff were helpful. The hotel is in a great location.
View was the building next door - but not a major issue!
15 June 2025
Lovely and clean place in a great location
Great location, and lovely place
Really minor, but a nice cooked breakfast would have been lovely
14 June 2025
Exceptional
Let us check in early, great location, friendly and helpful staff, very clean
14 June 2025
Manchester 1 Night Stay
Location excellent and VFM was incredible. Room for 1 night was more than adequate.
The carpet had a lot of cigarette burns in front of the windows
14 June 2025
Good choice apart from some minor faults
Located right next to Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station - just cross the road and take the lift or escalator up to the station hall. Very quiet as it is not next to the railway lines. Staff at Reception were very efficient and helpful. Price very reasonable.
Not enough table surface to lay out your things, and space for hanging clothes for 5 nights stay of us couple. The carpet was not vacuumed for the whole period of stay despite leaving a note in the room after the 4th night to request this. Forgotten to replenish the teabags and coffee once, so had to go down to Reception to get them
14 June 2025
Brilliant
Location
Assess ability
14 June 2025
Would stay again.
Fan in bathroom didn’t work.
14 June 2025
C lol
Clean and location was perfect 5 minutes from Piccadilly station
13 June 2025
Great for a short stay
Basic but clean. Everything you need for a short stay. Literally across the road from the train station. Friendly staff with easy check in and check out
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13 June 2025
Exceptional
The staff were were friendly and helpful, the hotel was clean and the room was very nice and clean.
I couldn't find anything in the stay I had that was a negative
13 June 2025
Fab location, great hotel.
Love this hotel, always our first choice
13 June 2025
Exceptional
Friendly staff Comfortable bed Very clean
No cooked breakfast just continental
13 June 2025
Central Location
Modern hotel centrally located to all shops , restaurants and entertainment venues . The hotel staff were very helpful on check in . The hotel was exceptionally clean and the beds were very comfortable
13 June 2025
Good short stay
Perfect location, most staff are friendly and attentive, was able to check in over 3 hours prior to check in time and the room was spotless! The bed was so comfortable
No tea & coffee or bottled water in the bedroom despite there being a sign which stated ‘tea and coffee’ :(
12 June 2025
Fabulous
The proximity to Piccadilly station is amazing - so simple. I only really encountered one member of staff and she was great - chatty, helpful and very knowledgeable.
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12 June 2025
Adequate, but could do better.
The downstairs area is lovely. Very stylish. The location is perfect.
The room was starting to get shabby. The television wouldn't work until we took it off the wall to switch it on from the plug. We were given a disabled adapted room, so can only presume the hotel was full. That was fine, but the toilet was way too close to the sink unit. Im only 5 foot 2 and small build. When I was sat on the toilet, the sharp corner of the sink unit was 1 inch above my thigh. It was way too cramped and must be impossible for a disabled person to use. There was no way of contacting reception from the room. Our view was of a brick wall, but I appreciate not every room can have a view. This hotel was very adequate for our needs, but could do better.
12 June 2025
Great hotel excellent location and facilities
Clean modern and excellent location
No parking
12 June 2025
Manchester has a great tram service, good shops and lots of free places to visit I.e. museums. Thoroughly enjoyed my vis
Comfortable, clean, convenient for the station & city centre.
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12 June 2025
Exceptional
Clean, fresh, esthetic, modern. Quiet, sound-proof. Electric kettle, tea, coffee. Supercomfy pillows. Staff friendly, willing, professional. Breakfast near full, tasty. Check-out at 12.
No blackout curtains.
12 June 2025
Really enjoyed it and will look to stay there again.
Stylish hotel. Nice comfortable beds in a great location.
Rooms are a bit tight for space for a longer stay then a couple nights.
12 June 2025
Exceptional
Perfect location from the train station and centre,polite and helpful staff rooms very clean brilliant 2nd time in Motel One definitely stay again.
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11 June 2025
Exceptional
My partner thought it was the most comfortable hotel bed he had ever slept in. The room was exceptionally clean. I would say basic, but perfectly formed. Staff were friendly and helpful. The location is great for the CoOp Arena and a little TLC shopping. Thank you, Motel One Picadilly Manchester, we will be back again.
11 June 2025
Exceptional
Location was perfect right outside the train station and not far from facilities.. The hotel facilities were excellent and room equally perfect - best value for money that I wouldn't stay anywhere else.
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11 June 2025
Very good
Location excellent Simple but smart, clean room
11 June 2025
Great stay in a perfect location.
How cleaned the place was and how professional the reception team were.
Location, clean and tidy,
11 June 2025
Would definitely stay there again.
Lobby and room were very beautiful. Everything was very clean. The hotel is located a 2 min walk from Picadilly Station, and a very big shopping center. Also a lot of Pubs and restaurants nearby.
I stayed 4 nights and I only had one small issue. Being a motel ususally for a short stay, my room was not equipped with a fridge which I would have liked. For the exact same reason, there was no closet, just a rack with some clothe hangers. I guess it makes sense, but I didn't think of it before booking. Even so, I was very comfortable in my room. The problems I mentioned were not of vital importance to me, but maybe for someone it is. GIven all that, I am definitely staying there next time I am in Manchester.
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
17 June 2025
Very good