The Edwardian Manchester Hotel, ManchesterThe Edwardian Manchester Hotel in Manchester, United Kingdom has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 27 of 147 hotels we score in Manchester. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.8 before correction: Booking.com 3.8, Tripadvisor 3.9. Rooms from about $166 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Edwardian Manchester Hotel occupies the refurbished Grade II*-listed Free Trade Hall in central Manchester, close to Deansgate station and the Spinningfields district. It is a five-star property with an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, spa with massage services, gym, restaurant, bar and room service. Rooms come with air conditioning, minibar, TV and free Wi-Fi, and the hotel welcomes families and offers special diet menus plus extensive meeting facilities, making it suitable for both leisure guests and business travellers. Rates start around $166 a night. Guest reviews are generally positive, though some visitors report service and breakfast quality falling short of what they expected from a five-star hotel.What stands out

Central location near Deansgate and Spinningfields

Pool, spa, sauna and gym on site

Historic listed building, well refurbished

Family friendly with meeting facilities

Watch out for

Service sometimes below five-star expectations

Breakfast quality criticised by some guests

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