Travelodge Manchester Central Arena

The hotel has a mix of double, twin, small family and family rooms. Rooms include comfortable king-size beds, a television, a work desk, tea and coffee making facilities and an en suite bathroom with a shower.

Unlike most other hotels in Manchester, only your first 30 minutes of Wi-Fi wireless internet is free. If you need more internet you have to pay £3 for 24 hours.

Although this is a budget hotel, prices can fluctuate depending on demand and it can be much more expensive staying here during peak periods.

This Travelodge doesn’t have the nicest location. It is next to a big car park between Manchester Arena and Strangeways Prison, but it is within walking distance to the city centre. It is less than a 10-minute walk to Manchester Arena, Manchester Victoria railway station and the National Football Museum. Manchester Piccadilly railway station is around a 10-minute walk from the hotel.

There are over 500 Travelodge hotels in the United Kingdom. Travelodges in Great Britain, Ireland and Spain are a separate business to the Travelodge hotels that operate in Canada and the USA (which are run by Wyndham) and the Travelodge hotel chain in Australia and New Zealand (which is part of TFE Hotels). Although all Travelodge hotels worldwide serve the same ‘quality budget’ end of the market, if you’re used to Travelodge hotels in Australia, New Zealand or North America their hotels in the UK may be a little different to what you are used to.