The Cow Hollow Hotel, Manchester
Expert reviews
“Its own way this boutique hotel is doing something that feels fresh and honest, true to the Northern Quarter’s historic zest for originality. In the wider context of Manchester city centre, which lacks interesting, independent stays, it is a find.”
“This hip new addition to Manchester’s Northern Quarter knows how to treat its guests with hi-spec interiors and plenty of treats – including free prosecco and nibbles, Netflix in all rooms and milk and cookies before bed. Many original features have been retained from the former textile warehouse it occupies, too.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
Nestled in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, The Cow Hollow Hotel is a charming and intimate boutique hotel with a fantastic location and excellent amenities. With only 16 guest rooms, you can guarantee that this cozy hotel offers strong attention to detail and excellent customer service.
Upon entry, guests will be greeted with exposed brick walls, indoor greenery, and an earthy color palette. Guest rooms offer more exposed brick, distressed furniture, smart TVs, king-size beds, 400 thread count sheets, and complimentary Netflix access, combine to create a rustic, yet elegant, atmosphere with plenty of amenities. The private bathroom attached to each room is equally luxurious, with a glass rainfall shower and REN toiletries.
While coffee and tea are offered in your room, a complimentary breakfast bag is provided during your stay, in which you can enjoy fruit, yogurt, juices, and granola. You can also grab a complimentary hot drink from the onsite Aviary Cafe, available for self-service all day, every day.
One of the best perks of the Cow Hollow Hotel is the unbeatable location. Only 0.6 miles from the Palace Theater, a 12-minute walk from the Manchester Arena, 0.2 miles from Piccadilly Gardens, and 1600 feet from the Piccadilly Train Station, the bustle of the city will be at your fingertips. The Mule Cafe is located close to the hotel, so daytime food is only a short walk away. In the evening, visit this trendy cafe for a glass of wine.
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Recent guest reviews
6 December 2025
Lovely little hotel. Great staff. Ideal for overnight in Northern Quarter.
Staff. Breakfast. Location. Room & general decor.
Room a little cold. Shower wouldn't get hot enough. Heated towel rail not working.
6 December 2025
Fabulous
Gorgeous hotel with lovely staff and a warm, inviting atmosphere
5 December 2025
Lovely boutique hotel
Lovely boutique hotel
All was perfect, no improvement needed
5 December 2025
Fabulous
Very well designed rooms,in a lovely building with character. Great location for Christmas markets,shops & restaurants.
Our room was too close to reception & had the soil pipe boxed in behind tiles which we could hear the plumbing system being used. This is being ultra picky. We will stay again.
4 December 2025
Perfect stay!
Very contemporary and stylish! So comfortable and great relaxing stay! Thank you so much for the upgrade Asad, my room was lovely and for the complimentary prosecco and nibbles!
Nothing - all perfect!
2 December 2025
Excellent from start to finish
Everything
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26 November 2025
Exceptional
Quirky modern hotel lovely stylish room nice little bar with plenty to choose from and drinks reasonably priced.
Small room but ok for 1 night.
25 November 2025
A lovely stay for my husbands birthday
The little added extras! Such nice touches x
The bedrooms were smaller than I expected obviosuly somethint that can’t be changed
25 November 2025
Great stay, with outstanding staff!
Great, cozy, boutique-hotel! Recommended!
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24 November 2025
Fabulous
The staff were friendly and all the attention to detail/personal touches
24 November 2025
Friendly welcoming and different
Quirky
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23 November 2025
Beautiful decor, lovely bar, great location
Great location and lovely decor
Room very small. We only stayed one night but could perhaps be a a little claustrophobic for more time
23 November 2025
Lovely place to stay
The decor and the Avo toast, amazing. Plus the complimentary bubbles and nibbles was a lovely touch.
Room was very small but still done nicely. Would be better if towels were bigger and you had two small towels instead of one.
23 November 2025
Great place to stay
Quirky, beautiful rooms. Fantastic staff, couldn’t do enough for me. Enjoyable breakfast in the morning delivered on time to the room.
22 November 2025
Superb hotel, cannot fault it in any way!
Stunning little hotel! So comfortable, great attention to detail from the staff, who were all so friendly. Wonderful experience!
22 November 2025
Cosy room, poor water pressure
Comfy bed, staff were great and nice and quiet 👍
Water pressure for the shower was pretty rubbish (and temp was warm - not hot). Toilet was positioned in such a way that I kept banging my knee against the towel rack. There's even a sign that says it's because it's for the environment etc which is all well and good like... I'm just a fan of a hot shower 🚿😎
21 November 2025
fabulous will be returning
very clean good location staff couldnt do enough would deffo stay again
whats notvyo like love the deck 🔥
20 November 2025
Exceptional
Extremely clean, amazing staff who where so helpful. Bedroom and bathroom where beautiful. Even got slippers as a keepsake.
Couldn't find a fault
17 November 2025
Good diffrent , just be careful staff couldn't do enough !
Diffrent , welcoming , lovely change , love breakfast to your room just the omelette was solid also love the tea trays ...
Oh to was far to dark , sure I would bring light bulbs and ask staff to put in the room we stayed , plus the end of the bed us to long so kept banging ourselves , we are in 70s plus the plinth to get in the shower was v high , I know these things wont bother younger ppl , so if we stayed again is there a possibility of downstairs room ?
17 November 2025
absolutely brill we cant wait to come back
everything. especially the cookies and milk.
that we had to checkout! we wish we couldve stayed forever
15 November 2025
Very welcoming would definitely go back
Beautiful decor, staff excellent, spotlessly clean, lovely bar and cocktails
Standard rooms a little small
14 November 2025
Brilliant stay, would definitely recommend.
The decor was lovely. Staff were very welcoming. Very quirky hotel with lovely coffee. Breakfast in bed was perfect.
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12 November 2025
I had a comfortable, enjoyable and pleasant stay.
I was so impressed by this little hotel! Every single one of the staff that I met were so friendly and helpful. The extra little touches such as complementary hot drinks , a glass of Prosecco in the evening and milk and cookies before bed, made this an unforgettable experience. It is a cosy, quirky hotel and I would highly recommend!!! Will definitely come back.
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12 November 2025
Great stay, comfortable and friendly
Beds are so comfortable, Breakfast was lovely, staff are so friendly and accommodating
Rooms are a little short on space so if you can go a bit bigger
10 November 2025
Exceptional
The staff are very friendly and helpful, they can't do enough to help you. Milk and cookies when you return at night is cute and complimentary breakfast in bed. Great location and lovely interior!
10 November 2025
Highly recommend and we will definitely be booking again.
The room was absolutely beautiful and staff went above and beyond for us.
Lighting in the room was quite dim so not good for taking photos but everything else was amazing.
9 November 2025
Exceptional
Fantastic stay, wonderful ambience (and music) in the bar reception area. Stylish rooms and breakfast delivered to the room.
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9 November 2025
Great little hotel
Really comfy bedding, lot's of little free extras like a glass of prosecco and Cookies in the bar
Rooms were a little small but only stayed for one night so wasn't an issue.
9 November 2025
Overall a lovely stay
Location, staff and atmosphere.
Rooms a little small
8 November 2025
Beautiful place! great staff! Would definitely stay there again
The staff couldn’t do enough for you, they were so attentive! The place was very stylish and clean, we would definitely stay here again! ☺️
We was in the basement so there was no view as the window was at the top of the room
6 November 2025
Perfect little stay
Beautiful property. The breakfast in bed was a real treat and the staff were so lovely.
The property was amazing and it was so nice to have a hair dryer, straighteners and curling tounge sun the room. However… I’d probably say the only thing is that it’s worth taking your own. There are a little basic. Lovely to have just not great.
5 November 2025
Excellent
Lovely chilled property and very helpful storing our food in there fridge
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5 November 2025
Very good
All the little thoughtful extras
No wardrobe and room small but perfect for a one night stay
4 November 2025
A beautiful hug in a big town
I loved my stay. The hotel was exquisite and the staff were wonderful.
A dressing table near the window would be nice
4 November 2025
Exceptional
It’s a beautiful property, lovely touches to its history and perfectly located. Breakfast in bed is a nice touch, as is cocktail hour.
Nothing!
3 November 2025
Room beautiful, staff lovely, lots of freebies, ideal location.
Room beautiful, staff lovely, lots of freebies, ideal location. If I was to make any negative comments I’d say the breakfast omelet was a bit small, but still delicious
Breakfast omelette a bit small.
3 November 2025
Great location, great rooms. If you're not a mouse, you'll want to go somewhere for second breakfast
Great comfy bed and extremely friendly, welcoming staff. Breakfast was tasty but small. Loved the extra "freebies", prosecco and milk/cookies at set times. Only disadvantage was having to go to the bar/call to get them. Could they not just leave the cookies in the room? My partner was too awkward to ask for one.
Small breakfast. Half a slice of toast with avocado on and I had a single waffle with banana and chocolate. Who ate the other half slice of toast? 🤣
2 November 2025
Friendly, comfy, thoughtful, well presented - just 4 adjectives (could have been more!) to describe the hotel!
The staff were very friendly. Lots of extras like a bag of sweets on arrival, cookies and milk at 10pm, slippers and breakfast in bed! The room was very well presented and comfy.
Loved everything!
31 October 2025
Very good
Fantastic hotel, with cute added extras, great interior and facilities.
Hospitality toward the end of the evening decreased dramatically There was a cards in the room offering nightcaps until 2am. But we arrived back to the hotel on the evening and tried to order we were told these were not available and only spirits were available which was disappointing as it was only 11pm. We ordered coffee as an alternative but this incurred a long wait and rather unfriendly response.
30 October 2025
A hidden gem....loved it
The staff were amazing, very pleasant and helpful,the decor was unusual but lovely,very quiet even though the hotel was full (wedneday). Would deffinatly return, the breakfast was brought to our room looked and tasted really good lovely touch,night porter excellent very friendly thanks guys
The only slight downside was the lack of daylight we were below ground level and had a small window level with the streets pavement ,that said it was still a great experience.
25 October 2025
Classy, comfortable stay in a great location
Classy, comfortable stay in a great location. Friendly staff and lovely little touches! Good value for the quality
21 October 2025
Fabulous
An amazing find! Superbly set in a historic industrial building retaining a lot of the original features. Small but well appointed room (we were in the Copper Suite) with a toilet and shower squeezed into the old lift shaft. Treats on arrival, coffee and other drinks available 24/7, fruit bowl in the downstairs lounge. What's not to like? Nicely located within walking distance of Bridgewater Hall ( we were seeing a show there) and also Victoria station and the central shopping areas. We would definitely recommend and would return without hesitation. Lovely, quirky breakfast in room included.
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20 October 2025
Fabulous
Lovely hotel x
Breakfast was too small would have been nice to have a full cooked breakfast .
20 October 2025
Perfect hotel, will definitely be back!
Beautifully decorated and smelled amazing throughout. So many thoughtful touches to make the stay great. Staff were super helpful and friendly.
20 October 2025
Great location, cool vibe.
Well located, the continental breakfast was good and we appreciated the list of recommended restaurants and bars.
The hotel should make it clear that the complimentary prosecco is one glass only, as it was embarrassing to be told at the bar in front of other guests.
16 October 2025
I would happily stay here again
Excellent service from the staff. Lovely unique boutique hotel with great individuality and character. The bed was extremely comfortable and the ensuite was comfortable enough, although the big barn doors between the bedroom and ensuite was a little weird
Limited windows in my bedroom which was on the ground floor at the back of the hotel, so not much natural light
14 October 2025
Fabulous
Good location lovely decor and very friendly staff.
The room was a bit small but it was very nice 🙂
13 October 2025
A very lovely stay
great boutique hotel, simple but really lovely breakfast. proper coffee at any time
12 October 2025
Absolutely excellent and a great place for a short break.
A beautiful property, very clean.
It was noisy but in a vibrant part of Manchester, ear plugs provided. Also the shutters didn’t keep out the light and black out blinds not long enough.
Hotel facilities
Services
- - Room service
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Fax/photocopying
- - Concierge service
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Daily housekeeping
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
Outdoors
- - Outdoor furniture
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers

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7 December 2025
Excellent