Advantages: Excellent Location, good breakfast Disadvantages: Small rooms, expensive bar
...the second time was The Thistle Hotel, Manchester, opposite what was once, as I understand Piccadilly Gardens (now under redevelopment and due for completion summer 2003, although part of it has been completed and provides a nice bit of greenery in an otherwise concrete city) and about 5 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly train station and the Arndale Centre. The hotel has 205 bedrooms, a minute reception area, a newly refurbished bar and restaurant ... ...demand In the Thistle breaks brochure - a one night stay costs £68 per person B&B (ouch) and £41 per person B&B low season on a Thistle Savers break which requires a minimum two night stay (not cheap and certainly better deals around this area which really is hotel city - as long as you are not staying when England/Man U are playing at Old Trafford).
Best bet if you fancy this hotel is contact them at:
Portland Street
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester
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sue.51 09.10.2001 (31.01.2002)
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...good hotel. I chose The Thistle Hotel in Portland Street because it was close to the trains station and the city centre. Also, I remembered having seen it as a setting for a TV drama (only the dining room), and thought at the time that it was a lovely hotel with nice decor. I booked a double room through Lastminute.com and paid £152.00 not including breakfast. Expensive, but hopefully worth it.
First good point : The room was ready on arrival (about ... ...good, a hot and cold buffet, and well worth the reasonable £12.50 each. However, the service was poor, refils were slow to appear and we had to ask for things like glasses and ketchup, which earned us a few exasperated looks. I'd probably asked the wrong people to assist, but they were the only ones available at the time.
Third good point : Tea and coffee making facilities
Fourth good point: Ummmm?
Ok, i'll quickly move on to the negatives. My ...
Conga 06.06.2005
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