The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
Expert reviews
“Visiting rock stars and luxury hunters tend to favour this modern, five-star hotel (not to be confused with the arts centre in Salford Quays), where the fabulous bedrooms have enormous beds and ergonomically designed furniture.”
“Like a true Mancunian, this five-star hotel is showy without being pretentious and fiercely proud of its roots. Huge stylish rooms, floor-to-ceiling windows and attentive service keep guests coming back for more, while art exhibitions, a spa and people-watching opportunities make it an enjoyable place to linger.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Private parking
- Great breakfast
- Free Wifi
All you need to know
The Lowry Hotel is a luxurious and modern hotel situated on the banks of the River Irwell. This high-rise building is a key component of Manchester’s skyline, and its all-glass appearance makes it impossible to miss. With an ultra-chic foyer, complete with massive ceilings, tons of space, contemporary lighting, and clean lines, this space encapsulates the atmosphere of the entire hotel.
Choose from five different spacious floor plans: deluxe king double, superior king double, a suite with a river view, executive king, or a junior suite. You will have floor-to-ceiling windows, comfortable beds, iPod docks, plush furniture, and plenty of space no matter which room you choose. The private bathrooms feel extra luxurious with marble floors and walls, glass standing showers, and soft bathrobes.
Relax for a day at the hotel spa, which has five treatment rooms, including a relaxation room, a couples room, a sauna, a gym, and a hair salon. Dine at the onsite River Restaurant, serving a variety of chicken, fish, and beef. Next to the restaurant, you’ll find a lovely cocktail bar boasting great drinks and live music. Along the side of the Chapel Wharf building, step out onto the large terrace that showcases dazzling city views.
The People’s History Museum and the Manchester Cathedral are only a five-minute walk from this hotel, making this an extremely convenient location in Manchester.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
19 October 2025
Absolutely amazing!
Absolutely amazing!!
Having to check out!!
18 October 2025
Amazing stay. We will be back
Clean and tidy. Welcoming. Customer service was excellent
Nothing
18 October 2025
Excellent customer service and lovely hotel
I was a bit unwell during my stay and the staff really looked after me, including checking in that I was ok and keeping the room clean. Not an ideal stay in those terms but I wouldn't have wanted to be staying in any other hotel under the circumstances.
17 October 2025
Fantastic city centre hotel
Great location easy walking distance to bars and restaurants, fabulous size room and facilities, friendly helpful staff from the moment you step into the hotel, your made to feel welcome.
Nothing not to like.
16 October 2025
Exceptional quality of product and service.
From the onset the quality of service from the gentleman who helped is with our bags and car to the receptionist staff were attentive and professional. Quality of Lowry as a product to the service is exceptional as is the location.
Parking charge is high.
16 October 2025
Great stay
Excellent, clean
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16 October 2025
Superb hotel… exactly a 5star!
Loved
Nothin
16 October 2025
Fabulous location, riverside suite is spacious and simply stunning.
The riverside suite was superb - spacious and immaculate. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The stay was excellent with an excellent location, and parking is available. The concierge went out of his way to help us. Thank you so much.
The only slight thing that wasn't up to our expectations is breakfast. The buffet wasn't high-quality enough. Hash browns were soggy and fatty, and it was just underwhelming. Staff were lovely though but the food was not a good enough standard.
15 October 2025
Fabulous - but be aware of limitations with your pets!
Fabulous rooms and exceptional service. Spacious, immaculate and indulgent.
The Pet Policy - for other travellers advice, it would be super helpful to make clear that Dog Friendly applies to the bedrooms only. They aren’t allowed in the bar/cafe, only on a slim outdoor terrace which limited what we could do. It’s in Salford where rain is always expected:) That’s fine/understandable - if it’s advised. There is info on the Lowry website if you search but not on Booking.Com - I booked the night before so had trusted Booking.com and unable to cancel on arrival.
13 October 2025
Great place lovely location close to a city centre and public transport
Food was excellent and the upgraded room was top class
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13 October 2025
Exceptional
absolutely lovely hotel, plenty of secure parking, staff very pleasant and knowledgeable. Immaculately clean, beds so comfortable.......we will deffinately return 😁
Nothing!
13 October 2025
Good position for our purpose Short walk into town for the shops.
We where upgrade it to one of the first class suites, which was amazing
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13 October 2025
Another lovely visit to the Lowry
Room upgrade was a huge surprise and one of the nicest rooms I’ve ever stayed in. Clare on reception made the stag even more special. She was very helpful and a delight to talk to. Parking is great here too.
Not much
12 October 2025
Great stay
Comfortable bed
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11 October 2025
Will be back
Stunning room and extremely comfortable bed 🤩
10 October 2025
Exceptional
Perfect, central location, attentive staff & immaculate room
10 October 2025
Enjoyable break.
Location
Room wasn’t cleaned properly. Dirty tissue left in bathroom.
10 October 2025
Fabulous
Fantastic hotel in a good location with very friendly and helpful staff .
Nothing .
9 October 2025
Everything was absolutely amazing, and definitely will be returning 😀
Location is brilliant,also I asked for carnations as a late request, and was told don’t think we would be able to honour that request because of the timing, but you what ,, the carnations turned up right in time to the room . Exceptional 👍👍👍
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6 October 2025
Best city 5* hotel experience I have had in the UK and I have stayed everywhere including The Dorchester, The Connaught,
Everything. Especially the staff, who are amazing.
Very little if anything.
5 October 2025
Lovely as always
Location & lovely staff, always very helpful
Nothing apart from not having a dog friendly area to eat or have a drink inside maybe
5 October 2025
Relaxing and felt very spoilt
Clean very modern and friendly staff
4 October 2025
With what I saw during my staying, for sure I will come back. Thank you very much
Everything, the size of the room, view, location and on top of all of that very supportive and wonderful staff and reception
None
4 October 2025
Great choice
It is in a very good location , 2 minute walk from Deansgate . Plus the fact it has its own car park is a huge bonus .
Nothing .
1 October 2025
It was a short stay, but I will definitely stay there again when I return to Manchester
The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The room and facilities were exceptional and exceeded our expectations.
1 October 2025
The perfect stay in the heart of Manchester 🐝
Its location is amazing; a beautiful riverside setting right in the middle of Manchester. The rooms are generous and stylish. I really appreciated the sustainability policy of avoiding plastic (the room cards are made of wood/bamboo). The service level is amazing; professional, super friendly, helpful staff. I cannot fault this hotel!
Nothing!
29 September 2025
Happy people
The people make the place . From the valet parking to the reception through to the bar and breakfast restaurant, everyone was happy and helpful .
29 September 2025
Great location, staff, facilities and breakfast.
Second visit, some 15 years apart and still as good as the first visit.
Nothing to complain about
29 September 2025
A super stylish hotel
A super fresh and stylish hotel with a very high degree of finish throughout, from the friendly service to the little touches in the room. I would highly recommend.
The thermostat in the room didn't feel very responsive
29 September 2025
Gorgeous hotel, but would recommend getting breakfast offsite.
The room was lovely and really well located. On site parking is a plus.
The breakfast was quite poor. We had the full English and the bacon was tough, the hash browns greasy, the beans were almost just slop, and the texture of the sausage placed itself amongst one of the strangest things I’ve ever eaten.
29 September 2025
5 Stars all round
5 stars hotel, everything is great.
27 September 2025
Exceptional
The customer service was exceptional. Shannon checked us in, gave us a fabulous recommendation for a restaurant, and was beyond helpful. Great stay
26 September 2025
Exceptional
Very clean and excellent breakfast.
25 September 2025
Exceedingly good
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25 September 2025
Fabulous
The cocktail bar, the breakfast and the staff were all standout attributes
24 September 2025
Can’t wait to visit again!
Amazing staff exceptional service and attention to detail start to finish
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23 September 2025
Definitely a luxury hotel
Friendly helpful staff. Excellent location, lovely large rooms. Very clean. Snells nice everywhere. I would highly recommend
22 September 2025
Would Return
Hotel room, lobby and facilities were all nice. Location was walking distance to our concert venue. I didn't find the bed very comfortable but it wasn't awful either. The ladies at reception during our check in were very nice and friendly.
We got there 25 minutes after the stated check in time but our rooms were still not ready. However, they did give my friend and I one free drink each of our choice as well as some light nibbles while we waited on the terrace for our rooms to be ready.
22 September 2025
Great experience, would love to return for another stay
Very friendly staff, beautiful venue, spacious King Deluxe room, no outside noise, the meal in the restaurant was also very nice.
N/A
22 September 2025
Exceptional
Lovely hotel and staff, we had a great time there
22 September 2025
Very good
Clean
A lot of works next to hotel
21 September 2025
Great room great views
We had a junior suite and were very impressed with the room and the views. The staff here are friendly and always super helpful.
21 September 2025
Very good
Room was comfortable, clean and luxurious
19 September 2025
Perfect hotel
Everything
Nothing it was perfect
17 September 2025
I doubt we’ll ever stay anywhere else in Manchester in future.
Very rare that you stay at a hotel where there is nothing to fault. If I had to single one person out for a special mention it would be the doorman: attentive, observant and thoroughly professional.
The gents’ toilet by the restaurant and bar could have been cleaner at breakfast time.
17 September 2025
Exceptional
The room is really big and this place is beautiful
15 September 2025
Brilliant, comfortable
Modern, contemporary, clean
14 September 2025
Exceptional
Lovely staff. Extremely clean. Nice location. Lovely food. Perfect really.
14 September 2025
A Special Experience at the Lowry
The Lowry Hotel is a well-located modern hotel, just a few minutes walk from the central shopping area of Manchester, and close to a wide variety of restaurants. We were given a very spacious room, which was comfortable, very clean, and with very good access to complimentary WiFi. The quality of food and service in the dining room was excellent, and we would highly recommend the breakfast. As a very welcome surprise, a birthday message & chocolates had been placed in the room prior to our arrival, acknowledging my wife’s birthday - thank you most kindly! Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our two-night stay & highly recommend the hotel to those wishing to celebrate a special occasion.
As a minor point, the bedroom pillows were soft & flat. Whilst it was really helpful to be able to access hotel parking, and particularly in light of the considerable roadworks currently taking place in the surrounding area, the cost of 24-hour parking seemed high. Having said this, city-centre parking charges also seem relatively high!
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre
- - Massage
- - Evening entertainment
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Hair cut
- - Hair colouring
- - Hair styling
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Head massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Fitness classes
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals

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19 October 2025
Exceptional