I stayed at this fleepit of a hotel in september and this place needs to be closed down asap.

Rooms smell of damp , the constant banging of doors, lack of security, as anyone could get into the other rooms. They give you a coffee/tea tray, but no kettle.

I had the unfortunate displease to try the breakfast, and it was a disgrace, asda value sausages, cold bacon, black tomatoes.

Honestly, its better to pay a bit more and get a 1/2 decent room.

Well what can I say, within 2 hours of us booking in our room had been burgled. Funny seems there was no forced entry and there was 2 locked doors to get through. Police did turn up and take our details where the reporting PC stated it looked like an inside job as they knew exactly what they were lookin for .
After staying there many years ago I can honiestly say they have let the accomodation go to the dogs, its was dirty, and could of done with a good lick of paint and some new furniture.
Yes it is central to the Gay village but there are better hotels for a few extra pounds close by.
A good birthday present this turned out for me, and my partner who had never been to Manchester before will not be back, which is a shame as I had so much fun many years ago.

The first thing to remember is that this annexe to the Rembrandt hotel is situated on Canal Street right in the middle of the gay village in Manchester. Yes it was noisy but it was a Saturday night and you can expect a bit of rowdy behaviour from people having a good time visiting the many pubs and clubs in the area.

Check -in was via the Rembrandt Hotel on Sackville Street which meant going into the bar to find the Reception.

All the staff we came across were very friendly and nothing was too much bother.

We had room 22 in the annexe which backed onto Vanilla nightclub and was noisy when the club opened however we found that once the window was closed in the room a lot of the noise was blocked out.

The room was very clean and tidy and tea/coffee was supplied in the room.

I have to agree with the previous reviewer regarding the banging of doors which was a nuisance!

In summary we enjoyed our stay and would certainly go back but again remember the hotel is aimed at gay clientelle and anyone booking there should be aware of that fact.

The annex to the main part of the hotel is just across the road on Canel Street. Although this website deals strictly speaking with the hotel it must be said that Manchester whilst it is a good place to visit at night it does turn into one of the most unpleasant cities I have had the misfortune to stay in.

In a lot of cases it's the hotels that let a city down but in this case it's the city that lets the hotels down. The city turns in to a place where at night its appears that norm to get into a fight, throw up and urinate in doorways and pick a fight with the local police. This whole persona gives the hotel industry in Mancheser a bad name and although the city may a rough around the edges the Rembrandt Hotel is ok to stay in.

The plus points to the hotel is that is placed only a short walk from Piccadilly train station and the main bus station is just around the corner (you can see them both from the door). Also you have to take into account that the hotel is right in the middle of the gay village and is next to a nightclub and various pubs although none of them are a problem. The big worry about the place is that the area attracts a mixed young crowd who are hell bent on getting drunk and although not all threatening it's not the place I would send my mother too. Also there is a burger bar next door but one and wafts of smelly burgers can be a bit intrusive if you leave the windows open. Leaving the windows open in the evening at the weekend is not recommended as all you'll get is a barrage of expletives and bottles been smashed on the floor on the pavement. Plus the whole area looked like a tornado had ripped through the local rubbish dump and scatterd half of it around the outside of the hotel.

As for the rooms, they are fairly comfortable but the pillows could of been a bit bigger as been a big bloke I had to stack 3 of them up to get any support! We also had trouble with the heater as for most of the visit we couldn't warm the room up even though the temprature outside was near Zero degrees and snowing! We had no chair or table to use. Our shower room was very big so no problems there but the towels felt like they had been starched and were very hard to the touch. Both the bedroom and bathroom were very clean.

We had a safe in the room that was un-useable due to the wrong instructions printed on top so. Also throughout the night there was constant banging doors due to poor sound proofing and over active door closures.

Breakfast meant a quick walk over the road to the main hotel and it was rather like any B+B breakfast. It involved the cheapest ingredients including sausages that must of been deep frozen, not very nice tinned tomatos, microwaved beans and gererally the food was mediocre, tasteless and on the second day clearly served cold. I got the impression that my plate was kept on a burner for some time as the eggs had dried out somewhat.

In my opinion I would suggest you pay the extra pounds and book into a "big chain' hotel as at least that way you know what you are getting.

One plus point is that one the whole the people are freindly and welcoming and they make good of a bad situation.

I for one won't be staying there again unless I have to. It's a bit of shame rearly as Manchester is trying to shrug off it's "Err it's grim up north" image with a city centre that deserves better.

Highlights are the Science Museum (with views of the Coronation Street set), URBIS and The Exchange. Lows are the nightlife and general unsafe feel to city at night.