Classy hotel right next to the Oxford Road station”

Principal is one of the iconic building in Manchester, the interior design is comfy and classy. The breakfast is a buffet type and the variety is good. The room is modern and the ceiling is super high in my room. The location is very nice, it is just opposite to the Oxford road train station which you can connect to the Manchester airport. But if you consider the only shopping mall in Manchester City, "Arndale", is the Centre centre, then this hotel is a little bit far from there, but as Manchester downtown is not so big, it is still in a walkable distance of around 15-20 minutes. If you are a visitor of the University of Manchester, it is a good choice as it locates at the same road, Oxford road, of the university. Supermarkets such as TESCO and Sainsbury, mcdonalds, pizza express, Caffe Nero are available in 1-3 minutes walking distance. 10 minutes to the National express bus station where you can connect to many other cities of UK.

Just lovely”

This hotel is in a prime location, and is lovely and grand. Got a good deal on the room which was very very nice (apart from the view as the room was an “inside” facing room which was not explained when booking, and you’d expect at least a street view when paying a bit more for a superior, however when you stay in Manchester you’re not coming for the view). Didnt sample the food but the gin was great!

So worth to stay there”

Room is so big, very clean, facilities are good enough and the price is worth. Services are good with helpful staff, they recommend you where to visit and provide information to you. Location is very close to Old Oxford station and 2 of free shuttle bus from Manchester station (Green and Orange line). Absolutely will come back again and highly recommend to stay here. So regret that we are only stayed there one night only.

Lovely setting...central location...good facilities”

So I was there for 3 days...breakfast spread was decent (quite standard fair)...good gym facilities (did my usual treadmill and cross trainer with some weights)..now you should be aware kf the rooms...there are some, like mine, where i needed to climb a small narrow flight of stairs to access my room. if you have heavy luggage, you will struggle. but its a nice cosy loft setting except angle of the television is a bit odd. shower rooms are large but i would have appreciated more hooks foe hanging stuff. overall, it was a good stay though. do consider if you will be in Manchester.

Great location, helpful and friendly staff”

Enjoyable stay at well located hotel, have already booked our next stay here. Will use this now as our go to hotel in Manchester, after staying in several other hotels in the city I found this offers a great value for money.

Marvelous ”

I have great time staying at this hotel. Design of the room, i love it. Big bathroom, comfortable room. Amazing lobby btw. The biggest satisfaction is the breakfast! It wassss superb. In term of taste and quality. Everything was made and cook with perfection. Thank you so much. Definitely will stay at Principal again if i come to Manchester

Excellent stay”

I was warmly welcomed by the staff when I got in the hotel after landing Manchester very early that morning. The room is spacious, the location is superb.

Perfect!”

Great location in central Manchester, wonderful building with big comfortable rooms and friendly and helpful staff. Perfect!

Perfect!”

what a gorgeous hotel! You can easily get lost through the halls because it's so huge but you really wouldn't mind because the decor is amazing! We got a fantastic deal, saving a couple of hundred pounds which was fab! The staff were exceptional, we arrived early so couldn't check in yet and the lady at reception seeing we were suited and booted for a wedding offered to have our bags taken up so that we could head off. When we returned to check in (a little worse for wear) the lovely security directed us to reception, the gent on reception gave us really good (and simple) directions to our room and we felt really looked after.! Our room was beautiful, it felt really grand with an extra high ceiling and a bed which could fit me (5ft 10) and my husband (6ft5) starfishing and still room between us-and it was extremely comfortable! I don't mind that our room was on a busy road (and i could hear revellers on the friday night), as i sleep through anything but if youre a light sleeper i would recommend requesting a quieter room. we didnt get to sample the bar/restaurant which is a shame as the bar was the main reason we booked (we were just to tired to fancy a drink) but were returning in January and cannot wait! i have no idea why this isnt a 5 star hotel! it certainly felt like one.

Fantastic in every aspect”

Great location, awesome architecture and ambiance, spacious rooms and great staff. We'll be back next time we're in Manchester.

Tom Carpenter”

By far the best hotel in Manchester in the £140 to £180 range. Superb and spacious.

Beautiful hotel with stunning facilities”

This hotel is stunning, the 2016 refurb has really done the building justice. The bar and restaurant are gorgeously designed and although we didn’t eat there during this visit we will be next time. The room was stunning, with wood pannelig and a gigantic bed. If anything wasn’t quite right (e.g. milk being off in our fridge) it was apologised for and corrected immediately. Only thing that was a little off putting was the VERY loud music from the courtyard DJ and party over the weekend, to be expected from pride but made a long lay in/afternoon nap impossible. Staff were friendly and helpful and the gym...quite possibly the best of any hotel (inc. soho house) I’ve ever stayed in. 5*

Exceptional”

This could be of my favorite hotels. The location was perfect and the staffs were super friendly. Initially, we stayed for a week. In the 4th day, we had an issue with our bathroom. The receptionist immediately searched for available room and they gave us an upgraded room as the compensation. We ended up staying there for almost 2 weeks. We would like to recommend this hotel to everyone!

One of the best hotels but was a bit noisy”

Very friendly staff, great facilities, the room was huge and very comfortable, one of the best hotels i’ve been in UK The only negative in the hotel was the noise. Out of 3 nights during my 4 nights stay there was a big noise and loud music that you can hear it in your room so we couldn’t sleep

Good choice”

One of my favorite hotels in Manchester

HIstorical outside, stylish inside - excellant deco”

A historical hotel with new deco and services inside room. Very comfortable English chair and deco, comfortable bed and sytlish washroom. Full buffet breakfast in a big and well decorated dinning room. My husband called me to double confirm if I had booked such high class hotel when he reached the reception!! Haha wonderful. Only shortcoming is no vehicular unloading area. But the reception staff is so nice to help unloading the luggages for me at the public road round the corner in a night with shower.

85”

Principal is near Oxford Station, but not the Piccadilly from London Euston. Staff are friendly and helpful. Reception suggested sites for visit. Hotel facilities are clean. Impressions are classic outlook hotel and staff in high quality.

Stylish and classic hotel”

I spent two nights at The Principal. The room was comfortable and spacious but sadly on the first night the room was too hot and the AC wasn’t working and the fan was pushing out hot air. The hotel reception moved me to another room for the second night and it was larger and crucially a lot cooler. Breakfast was really good and the front desk were highly professional. I will return.

A special stay.”

A really pleasant one night stop at this beautiful hotel. The staff upgraded us for a small extra fee and we had a huge suite with a great view. Good value for such a historic and well presented hotel. The restaurant downstairs 'Refuge' serves utterly fantastic food and looks amazing. Our server 'Ash' made our evening extra special. We would stay here again. Thanks.

Beautiful space”

Staff were very friendly. Building very spacious & grand. Service at breakfast however was very slow. Radiators in bedroom were very noisy & had to switch the off which wasn’t ideal as temperatures outside were in the minus! No slippers, bathrobes or cotton wool provided in room so slightly dissapointed considering it’s a 5 star hotel. Overall however, I’d recommend hotel