The Edwardian Hotel, Manchester
Expert reviews
“In the heart of the city, this elegant option invites you to unwind with its atmospheric spa (complete with a urban subterranean swimming pool, sauna, steam rooms and cutting-edge gym), luxurious afternoon teas, and memorable dining including contemporary Japanese and Mexican small plates in Peter Street Kitchen.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Manchester.
“Gladstone, Dickens and Fitzgerald…just some of the names associated with the historic Free Trade Hall, now an elegant business hotel with high-end trimmings and decor. It has done its best to preserve the memories of the building’s most famous visitors.”
“This five-star hotel, set in one of Manchester’s grandest buildings, the Free Trade Hall, often hosts celebrity visitors to the city (Simon Cowell and Sven-Goran Eriksson among them). Guests will enjoy the spa and unique restaurant, and the location’s also handy for visitors to the Manchester Central Convention Centre.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
- Swimming pool
All you need to know
Formerly a historic Free Trade Hall, The Edwardian Manchester, A Radisson Collection Hotel, is an upscale boutique hotel with a rich history. The grandiose architecture and archways of the exterior reflect the fascinating history of this building, while the interior has been refurbished to include contemporary design and thoughtful details. Over the years, this incredible structure has served as the backdrop to political rallies, world-renowned music shows, and violent protests.
Each room includes modern amenities, like comfortable beds, high-speed WiFi, high-tech spa-like bathrooms, and crisp white linens. Minimalist design permeates each space, showcasing an earthy and neutral color palette throughout guest rooms. Some rooms come with incredible city views, and the penthouse suite provides the most luxurious experience with an abundance of space, impeccable design, and plush furniture.
Enjoy a dip in the hotel pool, a massage at the Espa spa, or a workout in the fitness center. Grab a signature cocktail in The Library curated by Assouline, which also provides access to famous fashion books and an afternoon tea. Peter Street Kitchen, the hotel’s main restaurant, has a chic and elegant atmosphere, serving Mexican small plates and contemporary Japanese, with an extensive selection of adult beverages, including cocktails, sake, and wine.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
31 October 2025
Amazing stay can't wait to come back again
truly enjoyed my stay with my boyfriend, whom I treated to a late birthday celebration. The breakfast was delicious with a great variety of options. We loved the spa facilities and the relaxing massages I booked for us. The location is perfect — right in the city centre with everything within walking distance. It is a bit on the expensive side, but worth every penny. We loved it here and can’t wait to come back! The hotel staff was exceptional from the beginning of our stay up until we left.
We liked everything no complaints
30 October 2025
5 star hotel, 5 star review
Clean, modern, fantastic central location, what you expect from a 5 star hotel. This is one of only two hotels I have stayed in where I can sleep well on day 1, usually takes 3 days to be able to sleep properly. This is the 4th time I've stayed in here and the same each time.
Items that were free on the breakfast menu last year are now an additional charge
30 October 2025
10/10
Everything
N/a
30 October 2025
Exceptional
Great stay
29 October 2025
Really nice
Lovely spa friendly staff. Comfortable rooms
I did miss not being Able to eat breakfast in a restaurant we didn’t try the room service breakfast so I can’t comment
28 October 2025
Can’t wait to come back!
Lovely spa, nice staff, very central location. Luxurious feel
Key card locked us out 1 hour before check out, but this was fixed by staff
28 October 2025
Great
Location great close to many bars and restaurants
Spa a little busy
27 October 2025
Perfect nights stay with really foid spa facilities
Double room in the 14th floor, so ace views. Great staff, cool bar for pre drinks. Lots of eateries nearby and a gorgeous spa!
The bed was very comfortable.
27 October 2025
perfect
spa breakfast all the little touches
N/A
27 October 2025
Smart place to stay in Manchester
Great location
Expensive bar
27 October 2025
Really comfortable stay, great location, and friendly and welcoming staff.
Comfortable room, great location and really friendly staff. Good facilities, although on this occasion we didn't use the spa - but it looked fantastic. We were able to walk up to 20 minutes, to all the things we wanted to do and see in central Manchester.
It is a little pricey but you get what you pay for. The breakfast was very good, but the hot offerings (bacon, eggs, beans, etc.) could have been better. Decaf tea in the room (as well as the other offerings) would have been good.
27 October 2025
Would stay again.
Location was ideal. Staff were very helpful in upgrading our room due to my husband having had a knee operation.
26 October 2025
Fabulous
Location, staff helpful and very polite and Spa facilities were wonderful.
The bar closed earlier than l expected. We were not ready to leave whist enjoying our cocktails. So left the hotel to spend money at another location.
26 October 2025
We had a very enjoyable city break in a lovely hotel
Location perfect and a beautiful building.
I found it hard to adjust the room temp and I was cold the first two nights. Were the air con and toilet fan working properly ?
26 October 2025
Stay at hotel for awards ceremony, all in same hotel stay/award. Great
Location and staff very friendly/ helpful
All good
26 October 2025
Love the hotel, staff, location and food. Spa is an added bonus and worth it
Location is brilliant for city, exceptional service love the front of house cannot do enough to help on check in. Leaving baggage before or after is no problem no matter how long. Stayed twice now and for special occasions it will always be top of my list
Nothing, location and exceptional staff make it a first choice
26 October 2025
Fabulous
Room was very clean and staff were nice and helpful.
25 October 2025
Stayed here for my boyfriend’s birthday - had an amazing stay!
very good location, facilities were great, staff very friendly and welcoming, rooms very clean and comfortable, breakfast was great. Thank you!
25 October 2025
Exceptional hotel
Luxurious hotel great staff and facilities
If I was to be picky and I do mean picky as this hotel is excellent. We ordered room service/breakfast great standard of food but coffee and toast were cold and butter was almost frozen. Wouldn't let that put anyone off this is a great place to stay
25 October 2025
Very good
Great stay , near the center
25 October 2025
Excellent location, staff and accommodation, drinks way too expensive
Location
Drinks very expensive
23 October 2025
Great
Great service as always
N/A
22 October 2025
Exceptional
The spa area was amazing and the cocktails
The rooms are quite small
22 October 2025
A wonderful stay in this beautiful hotel
Exceptional service, welcoming experience, beautiful surroundings. Our room was gorgeous and the bed linen, mattress, pillows made me feel like I was floating in a cloud - very luxurious. The spa facilities were the icing on the cake - a calm, zen space to hang out and relax, swim, sauna and steam. I can’t fault this place and if you are after a frictionless stay which makes you feel like a million dollars then I can’t recommend this place enough.
Honestly I can’t think of anything!
21 October 2025
Will one thousand percent be coming back
I really enjoyed my stay , made me feel so relaxed and refreshed
Nothing
20 October 2025
A lovely hotel, great location and beautifully decorated. Very comfortable and luxurious!
Gorgeous downstairs - looked stunning! Lovely bedroom and I loved the bathroom. Great toiletries! Fantastic cocktail bar. Friendly staff.
A lot of waiting for lifts - might be better to dedicate individual lifts to set floors rather than all three lifts for all 14 floors. We had to wait an additional 30 minutes for our room to be ready but we were given free drinks to compensate. Some biscuits would have been nice with the tea and coffee in our room. One pair of slippers in our room had definitely been used by previous guests - very off putting!!
19 October 2025
Unreal
Pretty much everything
Lifts took a while to get to the floor but that’s minor
19 October 2025
Amazing
Room was lovely and spa was great
Nothing!
19 October 2025
Very good
2 Lifts were broken at the time so a lot of waiting about to get to/from room
18 October 2025
Lovely hotel with very helpful staff will be visiting again
Everything
Nothing
17 October 2025
One of my favourite hotels in Manchester
Location, staff, bar, spa and pool, room including The bed and bedding were all comfortable. A great night away in the city.
The room was a little cold and I couldn’t turn up the heating
16 October 2025
Perfect space in a busy city
Stunning rooms, clean and spacious in a city that feels quite overwhelming. Just perfect for me.
Nothing.
16 October 2025
Fantastic hotel with great amenities and clean, spacious rooms
Great sized/laid out rooms which had all that you could ask for. Comfortable bed and living area, very clean and tidy. The spa facilities were great and not too busy as they required booking, and the breakfast was fantastic - a lot of choice and all quality.
There wouldn’t be anything I would change in particular
15 October 2025
Enjoyed stay overall and staff are amazing
Really special hotel close to theatre. Staff were outstanding
Really poor amount of milk in room meant was a surprise only 4 small cartons so just enough for one tea on arrival and morning coffee -
15 October 2025
Exceptional
Everything, services was great rooms was clean and modern
If anything breakfasts wasn't great the scrambled eggs where to wet but that all.
15 October 2025
Comfortable nights stay, with excellent location
Attentive staff. Clean and modern room.
Nothing
14 October 2025
Incredible staff and incredible venue
All the facilities are superb, from the spa to the hotel room it was all perfect! The staff couldn’t do anymore to help either! I was supposed to take part in the Manchester half, but fell sick in the morning, the staff were incredible and ensured a room was available for early check in to relax in! This is our second stay this year and definitely won’t be the last! It is hands down the best hotel we’ve ever stayed in!
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14 October 2025
Exceptional
Very clean, friendly and a quick check in service. The house keeping staff are phenomenal and the gentleman Ralph who dropped off my breakfast at check out is fantastic. A very welcome atmosphere. I will be staying again. From the moment I got to the hotel to the moment I checked out, the stay was incredible. The room I stayed in is very comfertable, the bed is clean, great coffee and tea facilities, the bathroom is very clean and the towels were on a warming rack.
14 October 2025
Fabulous
Location + facilities
The spa was overcrowded + not very relaxing
12 October 2025
Very good
The spa and the cleanliness of the whole place and great staff!!!. Great stay!!! Will be back soon enough!! 🙌🥂
The fact someone was smoking weed on one of the floors causing the fire alarm to go off and leaving the floor i was staying on stinking of weed, however, was swiftly dealt with!
12 October 2025
Great stay and great location
Great location, great staff. Rooms were nice and spacious.
It was quite loud on a Saturday night from the local bars/clubs
11 October 2025
Very relaxing and enjoyable
Breakfast was fantastic, pool and spa was also excellent. Overall was a lovely trip
Couple dirty spots in the room we were in, nothing major. Apart from that really good!
11 October 2025
Very happy
Staff. Very pleasant reception
The plug in my sink could have worked better
11 October 2025
Exceptional
We had a room on the top floor with a gorgeous view & swam in the pool twice :) lovely!
11 October 2025
Beautiful city stay
Lovely short trip in this beautiful hotel in the heart of the city with great food, bar service and friendly attentive service
11 October 2025
Great location, great staff.
Myen Uddin (reception manager) was outstanding, providing a beautiful room. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Bags were collected from the room at 5am as promised, for our early departure. Great location for shopping, bars and restaurants.
Nothing negative, except the third elevator is still under repair.
10 October 2025
Very good
Great location, safe, clean, very friendly staff
8 October 2025
perfect location and amazing spa facilities
location and the spa
bathroom felt a bit old. bed wasn’t that comfortable
8 October 2025
Amazing stay for me and my partner the spa is brilliant and lovely view of Manchester
The spot it’s in and the people who work there are so helpful
There’s nothing to dislike about the property
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Head massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Pool and wellness
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available

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1 November 2025
Amazing hotel great service and location