26.10.24Unfortunately, our stay at the Airport Inn Manchester Airport was a really disappointing experience.
We arrived around 5pm and check-in was fine. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the room itself was okay for the price — although it was quite run down. However, the biggest issue was the noise. We had virtually no sleep all night because you could hear absolutely everything. Planes going past, people talking in the rooms next door, people walking up and down the corridors, doors constantly slamming, TVs, showers, and even people boiling their kettles. The walls seem incredibly thin.
Then, just when we were finally trying to get some sleep, the fire alarm randomly went off at around 11:30pm. We weren't sure what we were supposed to do or whether we needed to leave the building. There didn't seem to be any clear information, and then, after a while, the alarm simply stopped. This was obviously very unsettling, especially with our 6-year-old with us.
We would have left and found somewhere else to stay, but we had our 6-year-old with us who needed a good night's sleep before our 7am flight, so we had no choice but to stay.
The beds were also extremely uncomfortable, and the pillows were honestly like sleeping on concrete blocks. After such a noisy and disrupted night, the uncomfortable beds certainly didn't help.
We also had food in the bar, which unfortunately wasn't great. I had to return my beer twice because it was completely flat, and the steak sandwich was so tough that I couldn't even eat it.
On the positive side, the staff were friendly, check-in was straightforward, and for the price the room itself was reasonable — if you can actually get any sleep.
Would I stay here again? Definitely not. If you're looking for somewhere to get a decent night's sleep before an early flight, I would seriously consider looking elsewhere.
26.10.16 It's a nice hotel clean and quiet, I booked two nights at the hotel through the Agoda website after getting a confirmation ID from Agoda I attempted to check-in and was informed at reception that the reservation has not been made and the couldn't of been booked because the hotel had no vacancies at the time I made the reservation. It's far from anything apart from the airport so expect to using Uber if you don't have transport