Chinatown - 1 block
Piccadilly Gardens - 1 block
Canal Street - 2 blocks
Bridgewater Hall (concert hall) - 500 meters
G-Mex (exhibition center) – 500 meters
Museum of Science & Industry – 500 meters
Palace Theatre – 500 meters
Arndale Centre (shopping)– 0.5 miles (1 kilometer)
Castlefield - 0.5 miles (1 kilometer)
Royal Exchange (theater) - 0.5 miles (1 kilometer)
Manchester Evening News Arena - 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)
Manchester United Football Club (stadium) - 1.5 miles (2 kilometers)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground - 1.5 miles (2 kilometers)
Trafford Centre (shopping) - 1.5 miles (2 kilometers)

Trains, buses, Metrolink trams and taxi cabs are available for transfer from the airport to the center of Manchester.

Buses and trams connect the hotel with the rest of central Manchester within 15 minutes. The closest bus and tram station to the hotel is Piccadilly Gardens, which is across the street. Piccadilly mainline train station is 500 meters from the hotel. The hotel can order taxi cabs on request.

This hotel has 363 guestrooms, all of which are individually decorated with patterned fabrics and dark-wood furniture. Rooms offer coffee/tea maker, desk, clock radio, TV, trouser press and complimentary newspaper. The en-suite bathrooms are decorated in blue and white and offer a makeup mirror and hairdryer.

Bar Rogue - With its open brickwork, large wooden dancefloor and bench sofa seating, Bar Rogue is a buzzing Saturday-night hangout. Evening snacks are offered, including burgers, baguettes, jacket potatoes and spicy curries.

Cromptons Restaurant - French cuisine, such as medallions of beef, is served at Cromptons Restaurant for dinner. It has a smart ambience with dark wooden shelving and paneling, salvaged from a former Victorian tobacconist’s shop.

Cromptons Bar - Furnished with antiques and a grand piano, Cromptons Bar serves cocktails, aperitifs and digestifs until the early hours.

Jenny’s Restaurant - This 210-cover restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Traditional British fare, such as roast leg of Welsh lamb or Scottish salmon, is served in a relaxed setting. A mezzanine-level bar serves drinks.

The Overstuffed Pizza - Open from mid-morning until late evening, The Overstuffed Pizza serves Italian food and drink, from an espresso coffee to a selection of pizzas, pastas and panninis. Chrome railings and glass lanterns set off a contemporary décor of warm fabrics and tinted beechwood furnishings.

Wave Bar - Situated next to Bar Rogue, the Wave Bar offers all-day snacks, including burgers, baguettes, jacket potatoes and spicy curries. With its scroll-down TV screen showing the latest music videos and sporting events, it is a popular meeting venue.

What to expect: Opened in 1982, the Britannia Hotel is housed in an English Heritage Grade II-listed building. The converted 19th-century cotton mill was one of the Lancashire cotton industry’s most famous warehouses. The Venetian-style façade opens onto a lobby with gilded decor, chandeliers and cantilever staircase. It provides a bustling meeting place for local celebrities, businesspeople, families and weekenders.

Amenity highlights: The hotel has many eating and drinking venues, including the Wave Bar, with its contemporary decor and scroll-down TV screen showing the latest music videos and sporting events, it offers all day-long snacks. Bar Rogue, next door, is a buzzing night-time venue at weekends. Cromptons Restaurant serves French cuisine for dinner in a smart ambience of dark wooden shelving and paneling, salvaged from a Victorian tobacconist’s shop.

Insider tip:At the weekend, when one of the world’s most famous football teams, Manchester United, is playing at home, the hotel is packed with fans from across the UK. The Old Trafford stadium is 1.5 miles (2 kilometers) from the hotel.

The nine conference and banqueting rooms accommodate from four to 200 people. The Crystal Suite hosts receptions, conferences and dinners for up to 200 in its gilded and chandeliered interior. The Cheshire and Lancashire Suites each accommodate up to 80 theater-style or 30 boardroom-style, while the three interconnecting Syndicate Suites each accommodate up to 10 for board meetings. The interconnecting Boardroom and Study, with its dark wooden paneling and gilded wallpaper, are used for board meetings of up to 12 and eight respectively. Wireless Internet access and business services, including fax, photocopying and secretarial services, are also available.