New Kid on the Block
HOTEL BROOKLYN, MANCHESTER
THE LOWDOWN Manchester is set to get a little bite of the Big Apple this month as the 189-room Hotel Brooklyn opens its doors. Housed in a former Victorian brownstone factory on the city's rapidly regenerating Portland Street, the design-led hotel features New York-loft style guestrooms. Industrial interiors and exposed brickwork are softened by quirky touches, such as indoor trees lining the walls in the lobby area. Alongside the usual mod cons, inside the rooms guests will find brass bedsteads, Turkish rugs on concrete floors and high-end bathrooms contrasting with the street art that adorns the walls. The rooftop Salvation Bar and Big Apple style restaurant Runyon's are ideal for entertaining guests.
THAT'S a FACT According to the designers, the hotel was named for the area's resonating similarities with the New York borough of Brooklyn in terms of its buzzing industrial growth, its sense of neighbourhood and the grittiness of its culture.
THEY said it ”Brooklyn Heights, our banqueting and events space, is a state-of-the-art conferencing area, which will double for ‘High Jinks and Jazz’ celebrations with a backdrop of the city to admire.”
RATES Rooms start from £130 per night with breakfast.