The Place Hotel

I came here for a PA Network event. As I was on my week off, I was pleased that it was at such a handy location for home.
There are two entrances, one directly on the street and one at the side.
Our event was in the room directly as you go in the side entrance. It was a great sized room and from memory I think she said it can hold 100 people for a dinner.
We had a tour of the apartments and it’s a really great building with trees inside. A really good space. The apartments themselves are really spacious and would be ideal for a weekend away. I doubt I’ll ever stay since I’m down the road but would recommend to others.
The food was served Buffett style and was really good — an Xmas dinner and dessert. The turkey was as nice as Turkey is (I’m not a massive turkey fan but I do eat it at this time of year) and the trimmings were really great, especially the parsnips and stuffing. Dessert was mince pies and chocolate cake, both were delicious.
I’d never thought of eating here before but I will definitely be back as if the food is that nice for a mass event then it must be great when going for a meal.
Oh also nearly forgot to say. They also do weddings in case anyone is looking for a venue.

Wow the rooms here are huge! When you have a huge group of people it can be quite hard to find accommodation to fit such a large number. Hotels you have to book separate rooms and there aren’t many places of that size on Air BnB.
Stayed here with a group of friends on a Saturday night in Manchester, in a 6-​bed family apartment– costs £350 which works out at roughly £58 per person. There’s a £100 security deposit which you get back at the end. It was absolutely massive: huge living and dining area, fully equipped kitchen, two huge bedrooms and two separate bathrooms. Everything with modern furnishings, and the building has plenty of character with exposed brick and concrete pillars.
Location is super convenient for a night out-​right round the corner from Piccadilly station with plenty of shops close by if you want to do grocery shopping. The apartment came with a free carton of milk– would be nice to have some oil for cooking as a bit annoying having to buy that stuff if you’re only there the one night.
Check-​in and check-​out were pretty quick. A few people on hen and stag dos in the lobby. Saw a girl vomiting on herself in the reception area which wasn’t very nice, but her friends and staff were doing their best to clean her up and sort it out. There’s a bar area downstairs where people were watching the football-​I believe there’s a gym too but I didn’t have the chance to check it out.
The apartment was big enough to hold waaaay more than 6 people. However, if you’re thinking of trying to make it cheaper by splitting the cost between more people, this isn’t that easy. They take down the names of all the people staying in the apartment, and when you come back in at 3am after a night on the tiles, they will do a head count and take your names.
All in all a great place for large groups needing somewhere comfy and convenient to stay in town. Recommend.

Stayed as a couple and it was absolutely fab !! Everything you cud want and need the appartments were huge fantastic room service great staff brill the only moan I would av is It as bin a week now and still not received my 100 pound deposit back phoned them up and they said it should be in my bank within another week so fingers crossed I will receive it no trouble and hopefully will be booking for May 2014 :)

This place is more like an apartment complex than a hotel, and it is HUUUUUUGE! We stayed here in a large group (for a hen-​do) so we’d be close to the centre of town for our hen-​related-​shenanigans.
The good:
— We paid £75 each for both Friday and Saturday nights… so it’s not too pricey.
— Each of the apartments was large and fully equipped (with kitchens, kettles, irons, champagne glasses… everything you might need really…)
— The beds were all ginormous so we all slept pretty well, despite hangovers
— If you order pizza or takeaway, they can bring it to your door.
The slightly less good:
— They don’t seem to have air conditioning, so the rooms got a bit hot.
— We opened all the windows into the atrium (because it was so hot), and then got told off for being noisy. We were actually being pretty quiet, so noise must carry really well throughout the building — Oops.
It really was perfect for a hen weekend…

I have not personally stayed here but I did go inside the hotel and even checked out the room because a friend has been put up here by the company in a very luxurious two bed apartment. Trivia for the people who don’t know this is an old warehouse converted to a hotel!
The apartment was GIGANTIC, with two massive bed rooms rooms, bathrooms and the living room is literally like a massive dance floor! Its a fully furnished and equipped apartment with everything one could possibly need! My friend also joked and said that they send a set of new towels everyday! The best thing about the hotel is the brick walls with extremely modern furnishing which is such an incredible contrast.
The location is fabulous too because its located just outside Northern Quarter and very close to the Piccadilly Train station. You can pretty much walk to all the bars, pubs, restaurants, shops from the hotel which I feel is very convenient for tourists!
Verdict: Would definitely recommend this place to tourists visiting Manchester!
P.S This is also a wedding venue and I can imagine why!

thanks to the reviews on Trip Advisor and Unilocal I decided to book a few nights at the Place Apartment hotel.
It was really neat! We had a 1 bedroom apartment and there was SO MUCH ROOM! A cute living room, kitchen, eatting area, bedroom and bathroom.
The bed was a bit too firm for my tastes but the husband liked it. I also thought the floors and kitchen area could be dusted a bit more but the point of vacation isn’t to spend it in your hotel room.
the staff was super friendly and informative.
the location is great. it’s RIGHT next to the train station. It’s such a quick walk to shopping and dining. Central Manchester is so compact you can really get anywhere fairly quickly on foot.
The free Wifi was a amazing too

I haven’t stayed here yet, but am due to at some stage and shall be updating my review accordingly. In the meantime, I am blown away! I recently attended an open event here where I got the opportunity to check out The Place as an event space, the function rooms they have available, the food they can put on and the apartments you can stay in. Yep, this is an aparthotel, where you get your own kitchen and sofa and tellybox and such. A home away from home!
Now, for the treats! I absolutely loved the food here. We got to try some sample canapes which were generously portioned, delicious and fresh. We even got to taste some dessert samples and their house wines, all of which were incredibly tasty. The staff were friendly and everything was really straightforward, and above all, the atmosphere is incredible. The original mill features and bare brick walls are just divine, and they’ve really made the most of the space. As for the apartments themselves, they felt remarkably homey, not too dissimilar to the flats you’d expect to find in the surrounding area.
I’m looking forward to actually staying at The Place, not just having a trial and sampling its brilliance. It’s going to be awesome!