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
1 March 2026
1 night in Manchester
Close to Piccadilly railway station. Friendly quick check in. Good value.
No kettle and coffee on the room, which is probably reflected in the price.
1 March 2026
Love Motel One
Location Clean modern rooms Friendly Staff Reasonable priced
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28 February 2026
Great stay overall, great location with absolutely fantastic staff!
Excellent location with all attractions within walking distance, and just off the train station. Member of staff are super friendly, polite and helpful. Room is very clean and the bathroom is nicely sized with a good shower. Breakfast is very good.
Only drawback is the air conditioning in our room which was quite loud and could not be switched off. The room comes with instructions for the air conditioning but our panel was locked. This was confirmed when we called the reception that we did not have control over it. Luckily my partner and I were both so tired it didn’t prevent us from falling asleep, it it was annoying nonetheless.
28 February 2026
Would stay again
Hotel is in great central location near Oxford street and staff very friendly. Bed is very comfortable to sleep in.
Breakfast is plentiful but no cooked English breakfast 😭. That’s the only snag
28 February 2026
Very good
Great location and no fuss comfort
27 February 2026
Nice.
I requested an iron and ironing board. I was advised I needed to collect from the reception. I would have preferred the items to have been in the room already. No one made reference to it when I checked in.
27 February 2026
well worth it
the location is excellent - the hotel fittings are well maintained and the staff are fabulous!
I was (perhaps as an englishman) dissappointed there was no English Breakfast - but I was absolutely fine with the ''German'' one - with the exception there was no marmite - good job I take my own!
27 February 2026
Exceptional
Very friendly and helpful staff
27 February 2026
Exceptional
Overall hotel was great 👍🏻
27 February 2026
Great stay, would highly recommend!
The room was very clean. The cleanliness was excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
27 February 2026
Would definitely return!
Lovely welcoming staff on the front desk, clean and comfortable room in a handy area. Delighted with everything.
27 February 2026
Great Stay
Love Motel one, always great value for money.
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26 February 2026
Very pleasant.
Location was good little bit noisy as close to the trams exiting the tunnel. I just used earplugs at night which it was too much of an issue.
No milk in the rooms for the coffee and tea.
26 February 2026
Fabulous
Location is great, friendly staff. Love the breakfast. Good value for money. Cozy lobby / bar.
Wish the rooms had a safe, as I've had at Motel One elsewhere.
26 February 2026
Excellent hotel will stay again and highly recommend
Very clean, friendly staff and very modern. Close to shops and the train station. The beds are very comfortable and and good quality tea provided in the rooms
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26 February 2026
We enjoyed our stay because the staff was amazing
Location and comfort
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25 February 2026
Fabulous
I was only there a few hours, but it's good value, staff were really friendly and accommodating, and room was good.
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25 February 2026
Exceptional
Easy to find, clean and spacious room
All good
24 February 2026
Well located hotel.
Hotel is really well located with lots of bars and restaurants close by. Reception facilities are good and the staff are friendly. Rooms are clean if a little tired now.
We booked three rooms. We had an issue at check in when we found that one of the rooms had not been made up when we entered it. Bed was unmade, rubbish in room and bathroom not touched. The hotel moved us into another room. Having also requested quieter rooms if possible the second of the three rooms we had was next to the lifts. The hotel accommodated our request to move this one. The third room was OK.
24 February 2026
Exceptional
Very good location..... Room was clean and bed spacious...... Staff very accommodating
23 February 2026
Bed was so comfortable and facilities excellent
The bed was so comfortable would and facilities excellent definitely recommend and stay again
Would have liked a cooked breakfast or at least bacon
23 February 2026
Excellent location
Location - very central
All good
23 February 2026
A good, simple and affordable place to stay in Manchester with clean rooms and great staff
Good, simple, and cost effective place to stay in Manchester. The staff were great and the room was clean.
There was a small misunderstanding with my cash payment and receipt, but it was quickly resolved the next morning in just a couple of minutes, and the staff were very apologetic.
23 February 2026
Great value for money city centre hotel
For a city centre hotel , it was value for Money , and 1 minute from Piccadilly station , very clean and comfortable …
Not an awful lot around the hotel , people had to order food in at night … but that’s about it
23 February 2026
Always a good stay friendly staff and nice rooms .
Everything
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22 February 2026
Lovely modern clean hotel
Lovely modern hotel, room very clean. Perfect location , car park next to it, tram opposite. Would stay again!
Nothing, all good
22 February 2026
Very good
Location good for train station, shopping and walking to Etihad Stadium (30 min walk)
22 February 2026
Very nice clean warm definitely boom again
Clean great location breaks fast ok in morning no hot breakfast tho definitely book again
Need to be a hot breakfast bacon sausage
22 February 2026
Ideal for city break or solo .
Ideal location. Friendly staff and helpful and knowledgeable Central location near centre and shops
All was good
22 February 2026
Very good
Really friendly staff and very clean, excellent shower.
Lack of storage could be an issue if staying longer than 3 day/nights and a window that opens more than a crack would have been nice.
21 February 2026
Great hotel in the centre of Manchester
Centrally located near Piccadilly station
21 February 2026
Exceptional
Nice smart hotel will be staying again
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21 February 2026
Fabulous
Excellent location
Nil
20 February 2026
Great staff so friendly
Clean and well presented
A little far out
20 February 2026
Cool European vibe
Great first impression when walking lovey decor was cosy and welcoming. Staff were great helpful and friendly. Spotless rooms comfy beds. Kids loved the cool vibe. Loved the continental style breakfast.
My only issue was the TV in my room was glitch other than that no issues
19 February 2026
Great stay in Manchester
Staff were very friendly and welcoming, room was clean and had everything I needed to make my stay comfortable 😊
I'd have liked a way to use my streaming services on the television maybe. Freeview channels were available but I do not watch regular television. This was a small issue
19 February 2026
Very good really enjoy it
We didn't have breakfast we only book room
Where wasn't anything we didn't like
19 February 2026
Good location
Good continental breakfast, location right outside Picadilly station, ideal for coming or going to the airport (as aiport hotels are far more expensive), decent sized room and polite staff.
19 February 2026
Excellent
Very clean friendly staff.
19 February 2026
Fabulous
Modern, clean, comfortable. Just opposite the train station. Nice bathroom. Friendly staff.
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19 February 2026
Good welcome, good room, good time.
The young receptionist who greeted us was very helpful, bright, bubbly, young......she made us feel welcome. Well done to you and well done to her.
A little more milk and tea bags in the room.
18 February 2026
The location, clean room, comfortable bed - great nights sleep
The location, clean room, comfortable bed - great nights sleep
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18 February 2026
Lovely stay
Good location Nicely decorated Cosy Good price
Room looked like could do with hoover
18 February 2026
Exceptional
Really good stay couldn't fault hotel excellent
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18 February 2026
The hotel for a short stay in Manchester
Great location, nice relaxing bar area. Clean functional room. Easy walk from the Co-op Live
A bit noisy from the trams
18 February 2026
Very good
Room was lovely and comfortable, warm and location was great. Right next to piccadilly train station.
18 February 2026
Very convenient, friendly and cosy
Very good location and facilities were great including the bar! The staff were very friendly especially the person who checked us in- they were very vibrating and welcoming, so if they see this- thank you :)
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18 February 2026
Comfortable hotel right next to Manchester Piccadilly train station with an excellent breakfast and
Comfortable hotel right next to Manchester Piccadilly train station with an excellent breakfast and friendly staff
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18 February 2026
Motel One, Manchester
Very stylish hotel, rooms super modern and comfortable with great bathrooms
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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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1 March 2026
Fabulous