The best hotels near Manchester airport

Every hotel in this curated list has been visited by one of our expert reviewers, who are usually hosted on a complimentary basis. They stay for a minimum of one night, test at least one meal and trial other experiences that the hotel might have to offer. 
 

You can walk straight into the airport via a covered walkway, the Skylink, from this upmarket hotel. It’s also connected to the airport’s station with train, Metrolink tram and bus connections. Start your holiday here with a complimentary glass of fizz or Bloody Mary over breakfast and make use of the hotel’s leisure facilities, which include an indoor pool, sauna, steam room, gym and beauty lounge. You can also enjoy runway views from its executive lounge as well as from certain rooms on floors seven to nine.

Wake up surrounded by 100 acres of green parkland with a stay at Oddfellows On The Park in Cheadle. If planes didn’t pass overhead regularly (triple glazing prevents them disturbing you), you could forget that you’re just a 15-minute drive from the airport – allow between £17 and £22 in a taxi. The 22-room boutique hotel in the Victorian Bruntwood Hall mansion still retains some lovely original features, from its sweeping banister and tiled reception floor to the restored stucco ceiling in its Galloping Major restaurant. If the sun is shining, enjoy pre-holiday cocktails on its terrace watching life in the public park.

The 2022 opened Holiday Inn at Manchester Airport places you conveniently opposite terminal two and within easy walking distance of terminals one, three and the airport station. Airport parking offers are available to anyone who’s staying here. A highlight of the hotel is its bright and contemporary open lobby, which encompasses a 24-hour reception along with a restaurant, bar, lounge and business centre. The restaurant, Firin, serves casual Turkish cuisine in a modern space drawing inspiration from a traditional Istanbul pide salon. The rooms are all contemporary and spacious with floor to ceiling windows.

It may be one of the nearest hotels to Manchester airport – it’s possible to walk from the Clayton Hotel to your terminal – but handily there’s also a complimentary 24-hour shuttle bus service to save you the hassle of lugging suitcases. Families are well catered for here, with family rooms containing two double beds (or a king bed and two singles in Executive Family Rooms), a kids’ zone with toys in the bar area, kids’ menus and an offer where one child eats free in the Grill Restaurant between 5pm and 6.30pm with every paying adult. There’s a small gym too if you’d like to stretch pre-flight.

There’s plenty to keep you entertained in this sprawling 215-room hotel less than two miles from Manchester airport. Spend some time in its leisure centre, working out in its large gym, or taking a dip in its 20-metre indoor pool before relaxing in the whirlpool tub, steam room, sauna and plunge pool. If that sounds like too much effort pre-holiday, there are also two independently-run restaurants that attract locals as well as hotel guests – a chic Italian, San Carlo Fiorentina, and a French restaurant, Brasserie Blanc. A shuttle bus runs between the hotel and airport from 3am to 11pm. Outside of these hours, taxis cost around £12.

On the airport site, this recently renovated DoubleTree hotel is a modern, comfortable option with a small gym. You’ll receive a warm cookie on check-in, then choose between stonebaked pizza and classics such as burgers in its Mason’s Restaurant or sip local Manchester Gin or craft beer in its bar. Rooms are decorated in muted hues with splashes of yellow on furniture and royal blue honeycomb patterned headboards – a nod to the Manchester bee. There’s a good choice of room set-ups for families including those that sleep up to six.

Tuck yourself away in the Victorian walled garden of this small boutique hotel in south Manchester to relax pre or post flight. A world away from chain hotels, all of the décor in Eleven Didsbury Park has been chosen by owner Sally O’Loughlin, from framed artwork on walls to tasteful ornaments on shelves. Cosy rooms and above have roll-top baths, while the Luxe Terrace Junior Suite has two – one is outside on a private canopied terrace. The hotel is less than six miles, or around a 15-minute drive (around £14 in a taxi), from the airport with train and Metrolink tram connections nearby too.

The newly refurbished Crowne Plaza hotel provides an inviting space fusing business and leisure that’s located right by terminals one and three and within a six-minute walk of terminal two. An airport shuttle service connects you to all the terminals. Guests can expect bright, contemporary spaces inside. There’s an on-site restaurant serving international and British dishes, a Starbucks coffee corner and a bar as well as a fitness centre. The rooms all feature a wealth of amenities and appealing features such as work space and bathtubs.

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