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The Alan
18-24 Princess Street, Manchester M1 4LY
Nearest airport in our data
Manchester Airport
15 km
Distance as listed by the hotel catalogue; allow for traffic and the season.
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About this hotel
Contemporary in design but unique in character, this award-winning city hotel is situated in a Grade II listed building in Manchester's city centre, directly opposite the Manchester Art Gallery and within walking distance of the business district and convention quarter. Manchester International Convention Centre is just a 5-minute walk away, and the opera house, the Manchester Cathedral, and The Manchester Museum are all within walking distance. The hotel's guest rooms are spacious and classic with air conditioning, coffee and tea making facilities, and Wi-Fi. Guests can enjoy an in-room meal with 24-hour room service, or dine on tender steaks and market-fresh specials in the in-house bar and grill. The hotel also provides a fitness centre for guest use, discounted parking, and four versatile conference and meeting rooms, making it ideal for business trips.
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Gym
- Air conditioning
Facilities and services
Facilities 17
- Car park (18 GBP, extra charge)
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour (15:00)
- Check-out hour (11:00–11:00)
- Late Check-out (extra charge)
- Wi-fi (extra charge)
- Room service
- Laundry service (extra charge)
- Multilingual staff
- Bellboy service
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- Air conditioning in public areas
- Hotel safe
- Lift access
- Concierge
- Gym
- Luggage room
- Clothes dryer
Catering 5
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking area
- Highchairs
- Air conditioning in Restaurant
Sports 1
- Fitness
Business 3
- Conference room
- Meeting room
- Audio-visual equipment rental
Meals 7
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Continental breakfast
- Set menu lunch
- À la carte dinner
- Set menu dinner
- Special dietary options
Payment methods 7
- American Express
- JCB
- Diners Club
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Maestro
- Visa Electrón
Good to know 7
- LGTBIQ friendly
- Children get free accommodation, meals payable on the spot
- Deposit on arrival
- Early Check-in
- Early departure
- Non-smoking establishment
- Minimum check-in age (18)
Green programmes 1
- Green Tourism
Rooms and suites
Occupancy by room type
- Double roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Double room (single use)up to 2 guests (max. 1 adults or max. 1 children)
- Quadruple roomup to 6 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Single roomup to 1 guests (max. 1 adults)
- Twin roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.
Location and surroundings
18-24 Princess Street, Manchester M1 4LY
- City centre0 m
- Manchester Art Gallery20 m
- Bus/Train station300 m
- Palace Theatre & Opera House500 m
- Imperial War Museum North1.6 km
- Museum of Science and Industry1.6 km
- Old Trafford2 km
- Nearest Bus / Metro Stop5.5 km
- Manchester Airport15 km
- Liverpool John Lennon55 km
- East Midlands Airport143 km
- Birmingham Airport155 km
Distances are straight-line figures from the catalogue. Roads, ferries, mountain passes and winter conditions can make the real journey much longer.
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Meals and features
Meal plans
Type of stay
Key facts
- Year of most recent renovation
- 2003
- Total number of rooms
- 140
- Number of floors (main building)
- 6
- Double rooms
- 130
- Quadruple rooms
- 5
- Family rooms
- 5
Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 07/09/2026.
