Crown Plaza Manchester
For the purpose of my review bias, for the last 12 years I have stayed approximately 60-70 nights a year in the Intercontinental / Holiday Inn Group chain.
Date of stay 15th Feb 2015,
My ongoing experience of the hotel is as follows:
1) Arrival was straight forward using the Sat Nav (TOM TOM) instructions.
2) On arrival at the hotel the check in staff were extremely pleasant and friendly.
3) On arrival as a priority club member I was upgrade to the club level, and gained free access to the club bar.
4) All area’s of the hotel including the bedrooms were, tidy, and clean and of modern appearance
5) My room was well maintained ( See the photos)
6) The room had a pleasant view over looking the street at the front of the hotel
7) There is NO onsite car park. A pay per hour car park is available directly opposite the hotel.
8) The hotel is ideally situated for the central shopping area and rear chic Boho area of Thomas street.
9) The quality of the breakfast was good for this level of hotel, a continental and full English option is available via a buffet system, there where also offers of freshly cooked items e.g, poached eggs, fresh omelet etc.
10) I used the evening meal service in the restaurant with my children which was good as it allows children to eat for free. See picture of the starter. The food was exactly as described.
11) Check out, was straight forward and hassle free
In summary the hotel scores 9.5/10 for a good example of what a Crown Plaza should be