Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel Manchester

**Intro** Back in April, my partner and had tickets to see P!nk in concert at Manchester arena. Wanting to make a weekend out of it, we decided to book a nice hotel. We used lastminute.com to book three nights at this four star hotel. We were only going to stay for two nights, but it offered a 3rd night for free! In total it came to £200 for three nights. One of the reasons I chose this hotel was that it was noted for being gay-friendly, and although there are anti-discrimination laws and even though it's 2009, I have faced hostility/extreme surprise from hotel staff before, and we wanted to have a relaxing weekend without any bother. **Finding the hotel ...  Read the complete review

No longer a Le Meridian hotel but now a Marriott. Situated just outside the centre on Manchester-a ten miniute stroll and right opposite the TV studios this is an ideal hotel for the star struck as there's usully a celebrity or two in residence. Coronation Street and Jeremy Kyle are filmed at the studios as well as a host of other shows. The Science Museum is just around the corner and is definitely worth a visit. It's in many ways a typical Marriott-well appointed rooms, lovely bed linen but has a lot more character than most Marriotts as the original building is a converted warehouse complete with exposed brick and pillars which rathen than been concealed are ...  Read the complete review