Holiday Inn Express Manchester City Centre Arena, an IHG Hotel

One of my favourite hotels to stay in Manchester. Yes, it’s a bit pricey but the hotel provide complete facilities & amenities, breakfast included, and it’s within the city centre. The staff were very helpful & friendly too. I would definitely choose the same hotel when I’m planning to stay in Manchester.

Excellent room quality! The best were extraordinary. The room was very big with enough room for the both of us. The check-in was easy and the staff were very well-mannered. We did have a small incident of being locked out of the room but they sorted it within minutes. The restroom was great with a large shower and an easy-to-use shower.

Was a solo traveler, yet given an accessible room (for wheelchair users) means there is no sofa and a huge empty space in the room. And there are only shower curtains in the toilet instead of glass doors, means bathing would cause some puddle of water in areas of the toilet which can be dangerous as no slippers were provided. The flush was SUPER loud, could feel vibrations on the floor. Housekeeping forgot to lock my door as well. I went back at night with the door lock out and ajar, thankfully nothing was stolen. Got to be very careful on this. Breakfast however was really good despite repeated menu. Very friendly reception and food hall staff as well. I like how hygienic it is to spray the tables with disinfectant for cleaning before the next guest uses it.