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New hotel review : The Gardens Manchester

February 24th, 2010
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So first of all i have to admit that its been a while since my last post, ive had alot of work on over the last few months and so haven’t been able to write as much new stuff as id like. However hopefully i can make up for this with a new review of a great cheap hotel in Manchester city centre. So to start with this is a 3 star hotel around half a mile from the “official” city centre. The Gardens Hotel is also AA attested which is always nice to have and features a number of top notch facilities at a very reasonable price. Speaking of price there are some very interesting deals on at the minute as i write this as you can get a standard single for £45 and a double for £55 which is very great for a central Manchester hotel.

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As i have mentioned before being in the centre of your destination city is always a plus and The Gardens is within walking distance of Piccadilly Station and the Arndale Centre which should save you quite a bit on taxi fees and other travel costs. As with most modern hotels weather they market themselves as a “business hotel” or not WIFI is provided throughout the hotel and should be accessible everywhere. One thing that i did notice in other peoples reviews of this hotel is that it is a little basic and could do with some modernisation. I think that this could be true however my main priority has always been to provide good advice on cheap and budget hotels around the Manchester area. So while you shouldn’t have to compromise on the basics i think there may need to be some give and take with the luxury elements of these hotels. I suppose the best way to put it is that this is the ideal type of hotel for someone on quick weekend break etc and probably not suited for a much longer stay. I suppose the main thing to consider is how much time you are actually going to be spending in the hotel? For many its a case of being out shopping /sightseeing all day then out in the bars at night, how much of the hotel are you really going to see?

So as you can see my main priorities for a hotel are:

  • Cheap
  • Clean
  • Safe
  • Location
  • Wifi (sometimes)

Not a very big list is it! However when it comes to cheap you don’t want to limit yourself to an extensive list of factors, keep it simple so you can keep the price down. So there you go a new review and some general advice too, hopefully ill have some more news and reviews to come soon!

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