Travelodge - Budget Accomodation (Travelodge Manchester Central Hotel)

Member Name: totallyextreme

Product:	Travelodge Manchester Central Hotel
Date:	08/10/09 (40 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheap

Disadvantages: Laughable 4th bed

General Info
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The deansgate travelodge is brilliantly located in the very centre of Manchester, making it popular with people going to the city for events or for shopping trips.

It is part of the massive travelodge chain who have been offering overnight accomodation for travellers for about 10 years.


My experience
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My experience of the Manchester City travelodge is a fairly good one. In i believe that you get exactly what you pay for.

We booked the trip the day before we left to see Jason Manford, we had not, at first, planned to stay over, but decided we would considering the cheapness that we could get it for.

We booked in, online, for a mere 8 pounds each (there were 4 of us), and set off the next day to the hotel.

The reception area was clean and tidy, and even fairly modern. The lifts were not working but we are all 19, so that did not really bother us. It could have been a problem for an older traveller though.

On arrival at the room, the key card did not work, which was irritating, as we had to nip back down 4 flights of stairs, to renew the code, and then we headed back up.

Eventually we got into the room, and i was pleasantly surprised. It was massive, slightly dated, but clean. For £36 you really could not argue with the standard of the hotel.

However, we then went on a hunt for the 4th bed. This was disappointing, it pulled out from underneath the sofa, which was not even a sofa bed, and was basically a mattress on the floor.

Again, this did not really matter for a group of 19 year olds used to roughing it in student accomodation, but those with a little more discernable taste may have been offended.

The bathroom was clean, and functional, and could not really been any better than it was apart from a needed refurb, however this was a theme throughout the hotel.

On returning from the gig we felt safe and secure when approaching our room, which is always a nice touch in a hotel of this nature. We got inside, the two lucky lads settled down in the proper bed, whilst I roughed it on the sofa and my mate took the floor bed. Horrid.

Surprisingly we all had a fairly good nights sleep, but did not choose to take advantage of the breakfast at the slightly extortionate price of £7.50. We headed into Manchester, where there were plenty of deals to be had.

Check out was just as smooth as check in, a case of handing over the card and anyway we went.


Summary
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Overall i would probably recommend this hotel despite its shortcomings. If your just looking for somewhere to literally lay your head, then it does the job perfectly, and does offer great value for money.

The central location is handy, meaning that you arent far away from any of Manchester's sights at anytime.

Overall, a good hotel.

Summary: A good hotel if your working on a cheap night away