Thistle Manchester City Centre by Thistle is an elegant Victorian hotel in Manchester City Centre. Recently transformed following a substantial refurbishment – and renamed Thistle Manchester City Centre – it has reclaimed its position at the one of Manchester’s premier hotels with fast free unlimited BT Wifi.



Located right in the City Centre, overlooking Piccadilly Gardens and a short walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, Thistle Manchester City Centre hotel is an obvious and popular choice for business and leisure guests alike.

This Manchester hotel is just five minutes’ walk from the Arndale Centre – Europe’s largest City-Centre shopping mall – with attractions like the Lowry Centre and Old Trafford within easy reach, too. And if you’ve any energy left over, our Just Gym fitness Centre has everything you need to work up an appetite for dinner in our restaurant.

The hotel has 204 bedrooms, including 12 Suites and nine meeting rooms, the largest of which seats 300 people theatre-style. All rooms come with Air-Conditioning and Complementary Wifi.

Manchester's Finest Rooms

At Thistle Manchester City Centre hotel, we have 204 bedrooms, including 12 suites. We also have nine meeting rooms, the largest of which seats 300 people theatre-style with modern designed meeting rooms incl plasma screen TV's ranging in sizes from meetings for 10 to 220 delegates with fast free unlimited BT Wi-Fi, it’s one of Manchester’s most popular city-centre wedding venues.

Things to do in the Centre of Manchester

The hotel is just five minutes’ walk from the Arndale Centre – Europe’s largest city-centre shopping mall – with attractions like the Lowry Centre and Old Trafford within easy reach, too and if you are visiting Manchester for concerts we are half a mile from the Phones 4u Arena. And if you’ve any energy left over, our Just Gym fitness centre has everything you need to work up an appetite for dinner in our Portland Street restaurant.

Thistle Manchester City Centre, The Portland at a glance:

• Just five minutes’ walk from the Arndale Centre and Manchester Piccadilly station
• 204 bedrooms, plus 9 function rooms
• Just Gym fitness centre