Lowry Hotel

I am never going to be able to afford to live like a celebrity so when work offered me a week at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester I jumped at the chance. I had seen the Lowry in the papers many times - the Man City players had a Christmas party there and David Beckham stays there when he is in Manchester. And not suprising as it is the only 5* hotel in Manchester. Car Park: There is a specific built car park for the hotel with barrier that requires a coin from the reception to get out to ensure no one else parks there. It is quite expensive (£12 per day) Checking In: As I dragged my suitcase along the car park the concierge was ...  Read the complete review

We were really looking forward to our stay at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester, being full of optimism about the Rocco Forte chain. Maybe, just maybe this chain could offer the answer to the terminal problem of finding a decent chain of luxury hotels in the U.K., that actually deliver the goods. Never mind that they are only in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester so far!! After a really enjoyable stay at the St David's in Cardiff, I wrote with a few very trivial queries about our stay, (most of which turned out to be mistakes on my part!), but the hotel group offered us an upgrade to a Deluxe Riverside Suite during our next stay at the Lowry in Manchester. This was ...  Read the complete review

I booked this hotel as part of a package which included tickets to a Man Utd match for my husband. The match was a present to him, but I don?t like football so my concession was that we stayed in a nice hotel. This is advertised as the only 5 star hotel in Manchester, it is located on the banks of the river and is new , having only opened summer 2001. The hotel has a large car park, which at the time of our visit was free, however they will shortly be introducing charges (£6 per day I think) although I believe this includes valet parking. Upon entering the hotel we were greeted by the doorman and escorted to reception. Checking in was very quick and ...  Read the complete review