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
20 December 2025
Excellent
Very well situated
19 December 2025
Fabulous
Really nice, spacious and comfy rooms. Beautiful hotel & spa and gym.
19 December 2025
Very good
Really nice hotel
No parking
19 December 2025
Exceptional
Staff very polite and caring. Hotel beautiful and clean. All you need in room. Beds comfortable.
Champagme bar had a private function on, on 2nd day of our visit. The other bar was closed during the day.
18 December 2025
Excellent, great location .
Very comfortable, beautiful decor. Very friendly staff. Nice pool and spa.
Went to the Japanese looking front bar for a drink just after 11, waited to be served when staff weren’t doing much. Then we were told 5 times they were closing at 12. Was really annoying!
18 December 2025
Amazing location. Lovely staff. Room was spotless as was the pool and spa.
Clean. Pool area and spa was immaculate.
17 December 2025
Will come back, for sure
Everything
Nothing
17 December 2025
enjoyed our stay
everything was nice
pillows - were very soft but i cloud use a harder one coffee/tea/apples could be nice if were available at the lobby
16 December 2025
Nice one night stay
It’s situated right in the centre of Manchester for the market, shopping and restaurants. The rooms were spacious, It’s always a lovely stay here, we’ve been coming here for the last 13yrs
I feel sometimes you don’t get the attention you need from staff, we waited a while before we was asked for a hot drink at breakfast when we was half way through our meal, it wasn’t busy either. Also at the bar was the same in the afternoon, some people seem to get more priority than others I feel it’s changed a lot over the years unfortunately. We never complain in a review but I felt like we had too as this hotel isn’t the cheapest
16 December 2025
Edwardian stay for Christmas treat
Check in reception was really warm and friendly and everyone we spoke to were warm and welcoming, the room was amazing with a good size bed and a lovely big bath and separate shower. We took advantage of the swiming pool and steam room the next morning had to pre book a time slot so it didn't get lots of guest in the pool at the same time which was so relaxing and chilled out as it wasn't over crowded. Will definitely book another stay at The Edwardian. On a side note accidentally left my phone in the room, returned to reception and explained what had happened and they were really helpful in helping me get my phone back without any fuss, great team xx
I can not fault the Edwardian at all room was amazing, facilities were fabulous and all the staff were fantastic x
16 December 2025
Absolutely perfect
Location
Nothing
15 December 2025
A magical christmassy hotel
Beautiful, Clean, Cosie , Magical
Nothing to not like
15 December 2025
Fabulous
Great reception, Cole was superb.
Bar prices do not encourage more drinks to be ordered.
14 December 2025
Exceptional
Excellent rooms, high quality
Nothing
14 December 2025
Best birthday celebration
Absolutely brilliant Great day and night
The bar, spa and rooms were brilliant
14 December 2025
Highly Recommended Hotel
Great location. Superb rooms. Service and Staff
14 December 2025
Gorgeous hotel with great staff! with lovely and clean rooms
Great location - walking distance for food and shopping. Hotel was lovely and staff were professional and friendly! Room was lovely, spacious and very clean! Shower was hot and powerful! Bed was very comfy! The black out blind really helped with getting a good night sleep!
13 December 2025
Fabulous
Breakfast set up lovely
hot english breakfast could be better
13 December 2025
Exceptional
The resturant food was excellent from breakfast to an evening meal, would highly recommend this hotel.
13 December 2025
Well worth it
Lovely customer service and making it special for my daughters birthday
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12 December 2025
Ask for coffee !! Otherwise very good 👍
Lovely clean rooms, comfy beds !!
The breakfast. Coffee was horrible and cold 🙁. The selection was ok otherwise.
12 December 2025
Exceptional
Can’t fault it apart from the main restaurant being closed when I stayed on the Sunday evening so I opted for a meal in the bar area which was still lovely.
Breakfast had a very large choice and staff helpful and very obliging Ice machines on the floor were out of order so I had to go to the bar for some ice.
10 December 2025
Exceptional
“I recently stayed at the Edwardian Manchester for my birthday with my girlfriend, and we were extremely impressed with every part of our visit. The service, rooms, and overall experience were outstanding. Highly recommended.
10 December 2025
Good value for money
Great location for Opera House and shops, bars and restaurants
Friendly helpful staff. The room was really clean and comfortable
9 December 2025
Absolute luxury
What can i say? It was absolutely amazing! Everything was perfect, we stayed for one night and we got the best view from the highest level. The room was perfect, the facilities were amazing. We loved the spa, it was a lovely stay and we are definitely coming back next year!
The property was a 10/10. No negative thing to say.
9 December 2025
Relaxed spa break
Love the breakfast
Not everything is visible in the room e.g hair dryer
9 December 2025
Lovely
Location
8 December 2025
Fabulous
The location, how clean it was, how attentive the staff were and the spa is so nice
8 December 2025
Great for Christmas shopping!
Great central location
8 December 2025
Amazing spa and great city centre location, right in the heart of the shopping and nightlife action
Fabulous spa, great location, and a restaurant with an interesting vibe and good food.
My room was average and not as glamorous as the photos suggested it would be.
8 December 2025
A very pleasant stay in an excellent hotel, served by “top drawer” staff!
The location of the hotel was excellent, as was the Spa. We enjoyed the Champagne Bar too.
Parking would have been good.
7 December 2025
Pleasant enough but disappointing we couldn’t get a drink in the bar on arrival.
Great location, really nice room with a view on one of the upper floors. Large, comfy bed and room was quiet.
We couldn’t go in the hotel bars when we arrived as there was some function on (Reception staff were unclear what this was). The communal areas were overwhelmingly busy.
7 December 2025
Very elegant high end hotel, spotless, food and drink great, staff so kind and helpful
Everything
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7 December 2025
Fabulous except over priced breakfasts
Lovely big room. Very clean. Lovely shower. Great location
Had a great stay but thought the breakfast at £29 was extremely overpriced and very disappointed we couldn't have breakfast in the hotel so went to a different hotel down the road.
7 December 2025
Nice hotel, good location
Lovely hotel, convenient bar and restaurant. Local to everything we wanted to visit
Only one hour spa use which was a a little disappointing as we booked this hotel because of the spa. We did get locked out of our room in the middle of the day but was easily resolved. What really upset us was the staff at reception trying to charge us £550 again before we left and when we explained we paid they wanted to still charge us and make us wait for a refund for the money we paid on arrival due to the money pending. Expecting guests to have double the funds for them to hold onto is a bit much. This caused us a lot of stress while trying to check out as we were in a rush for a work schedule.
7 December 2025
Lovely stay
Location was fab. The hotel was all dressed up for Christmas, it looked lovely. As there was a Christmas party in the hotel we were upgraded and given a quiet room. Just lovely lovely service.
Disappointing breakfast.
6 December 2025
Amazing experience & very relaxing
I love that they have an indoor spa &gym. The spa facilities are amazing!
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6 December 2025
Fab!
Amazing hotel great atmosphere, friendly, welcoming and professional staff
Can’t think of anything
6 December 2025
Fantastic hotel
Love the spa and pool area
Nothing, it’s all great
6 December 2025
A pleasant stay
Staff very helpful
Nothing
6 December 2025
Exceptional
Neat and lovely
Everything
4 December 2025
Excellent! From arrival to departure we were looked after with smiles and service above par.
The room was on the 11th floor with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city. The view was brilliant in the daytime but the night time view was spectacular. The included breakfast was very good. Everything was catered for and coffee refills were made very timely and quietly.
We could not fault anything at all. I am sorry but the service was faultless . There was nothing to not like.
4 December 2025
Very very impressed
Clean well designed property
Nothing
4 December 2025
Great hotel
Lovely clean central hotel and friendly staff
4 December 2025
Fabulous
Lovely hotel and room in a great location
4 December 2025
Fabulous
Love this hotel
4 December 2025
efficient, clean well ordered hotel with a good breakfast.
Hotel was very clean. Welcome was good and check in very efficient. breakfast was good.
Bed was too hard for my liking. We returned from a function at 11.30. Disappointing that the bar was closed on our return
4 December 2025
We loved staying at the Edwardian, would definitely visit again,
It was a beautiful old building with the benefit of modern facilities
There was a bad smell of drains in our bathroom
4 December 2025
Brill time
Great place stayed many times
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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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20 December 2025
Great for Xmas market