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Tale of Two UK Hotels Part 1

Where: Free Trade Hall, Peter Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M2 5GP

November 12, 2004 at 4:30 AM | 0 Comments

[Publisher's note: A reader from the UK has submitted two wildly different hotel stories about two supposedly “hot” UK properties. We will start with the good, and end with the bad. The floor is yours whatlofi...]

Our expectations for the Edwardian Radisson weren't high.  With the exception of the marvelous Jacobsen-fest that is the Royal in Copenhagen, the ones we've visited have been dull if slick.  And this one has been built in the old Free Trade Hall, the scene of legendary gigs by Bob Dylan and the Sex Pistols, which somehow doesn't feel right, like a W Glastonbury or something.  But it's quietly brilliant.  The views from the upper floors are stunning, the service was obliging and friendly, and the bathrooms, while not roomy, should win some "most ingeniously designed convenience" award.