Black Lion Hotel Manchester
Location: 65 Chapel Street, Manchester, gb
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Bed and breakfasts
About this Property
Luxury Themed Bedrooms
Step into a world of luxury at The Black Lion Hotel, where each of our 13 rooms is uniquely designed to showcase iconic streets and buildings of Manchester. From stylish decor to modern amenities, our rooms offer a comfortable retreat after a day of exploring the city.
Convenient Location
Perfectly situated for city-goers, our hotel is just a short walk from Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre, Victoria train station, and local metro links. Whether you're here for shopping, sightseeing, or business, you'll find easy access to all that Manchester has to offer.
Gastropub Dining
Indulge in a culinary experience at our traditional pub, where a gastropub menu awaits. Savor delicious dishes and a variety of drinks in a cozy atmosphere, perfect for unwinding after a busy day. Don't miss the chance to treat your taste buds during your stay at The Black Lion Hotel!
Book now to experience the perfect blend of luxury, convenience, and great dining at The Black Lion Hotel in Manchester.
Important Information
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Check-out: 10:30 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Restaurant
- Express check-in/check-out
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Evening entertainment
- Adult only
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- Food delivered to guest room
- CCTV outside property
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Access to health care professionals
- Face masks for guests available
- 24-hour security
- Delivered food - securely covered
- Security alarm
- Thermometers for guests provided by property
- Key card access
- Broadcast Live sport events
- Happy hour
- Television in common areas
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Wine release events
- Vegetarian menu options available
Rooms Available
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Executive Room
1 King Bed
99 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 60-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels and Netflix
Food & Drink - Electric kettle and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Iron/ironing board, laptop workspace, and restaurant dining guide
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and fan
Need to Know - Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Desk
- Fan
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bedsheets provided
- Free tea bags/instant coffee
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Restaurant dining guide
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Deluxe Double Room
1 King Bed
99 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - 60-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels and Netflix
Food & Drink - Electric kettle and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead
Practical - Iron/ironing board, laptop workspace, and restaurant dining guide
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and fan
Need to Know - Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Desk
- Fan
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Shampoo
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bedsheets provided
- Free tea bags/instant coffee
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Restaurant dining guide
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Deluxe King Room
This room has a flat screen smart TV and tea and coffee making facilities.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key card access
- Carbon monoxide detector
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Deluxe King Suite
The suite has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and free toiletries. The suite features a coffee machine, a wardrobe, parquet floors, heating and a flat-screen TV with streaming services. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Key card access
- Carbon monoxide detector
Guest Reviews
- Andrew (7/5): -
- T (1/5): Pub with rooms above claims to be a 4 star hotel - Central. IT IS NOT A HOTEL. It is a pub with rooms above. No insulation, "breakfast included" limited to one rasher of bacon and instant coffee. Price should have been 10 GBP, not 60.
- Matta (9/5): -
- Wayne Borg (9/5): -
- Tony (5/5): - Clean room. The Breakfast was a joke. No proper coffee, no buffee breakfast. I cannot recommend.
- Dave (8/5): -
- Bethany (9/5): - Great location and extremely clean and well maintained Breakfast could have been run better, there was a lot of confusion between multiple customers and the kitchen
- helensE8827BG (10/5): Excellent. Would stay here again. - Four rooms booked for 1 night. Good location. Short walk from QPark car park. Rooms very clean with comfortable beds. Not disturbed by any noise either in the hotel corridors or from outside. Enjoyed being in an older smaller red brick building rather than a high rise. View from our window of the old red brick Police Station nestled in between the modern buildings was amazing. All staff pleasant and very helpful. I had booked by phone and Ed answered my queries. Price good for the standard of rooms and location. Good choice of menu for breakfast.
- Luca (10/5): Splendido soggiorno nel centro di Manchester! - Camera spaziosa, letto comodo e ottima colazione!
- Luca (9/5): - The staff were excellent—consistently kind and helpful. The location is ideal, with everything within easy walking distance.
Breakfast was very good and tasty. As it is prepared to order, it arrives warm and fresh, although it may take a few minutes to be served. It is available between 8:00 and 10:30, though an earlier start (from 7:00 or 7:30) would have been appreciated.
In general, the hotel is very clean—well above the average standard of UK hotels. There were a few minor flaws here and there—nothing particularly significant, but noticeable if you pay attention. My room faced the road, which was generally fine; however, on all three nights, it became suddenly noisy between 5:30 and 7:00 a.m. due to traffic. Also, I’ll probably never get used to English beds and their mattresses, but that’s more of a personal preference.
- Whitney (6/5): Oké voor geld, maar ... - Het bed was goed.
De kamer was ruim. GELUIDSOVERLAST: het hotel is er duidelijk van op de hoogte gezien ze oordoppen voorzien, maar zelfs met de oordoppen... je hoort ALLES van de bar, buiten, buren, ... zo hoorden wij doorheen onze trip: muziek, gelach, seks, roepen, ...
De verduistering van de ramen werkte niet (kapotte latten en enkel latten) waardoor het om 5u al klaar was.
Er lag bij aankomst nog materiaal in de badkamer van de vorige gasten (delen van een scheermes).
ETEN: Alle ontbijtopties zijn vettig/ongezond waardoor ik uiteindelijk geopteerd heb voor "droge toast". Ook de aangeboden hoofdmaaltijden zijn allen gefrituurd. In ontbijt voor gasten zit enkel "oploskoffie" voor een betere koffie moest je bijbetalen.
De WI-FI of televisie werkte niet goed want wanneer we iets wilden bekijken op Netflix haperde het scherm constant.
- Stuart (7/5): Great stay for what we needed and for were we needed to go was only minutes away - Rooms was nice a bit small but lovely . The bed was a little too soft for us but ok . The shower was to hot didn’t know how to turn it lower All ok everything was find and the staff were supportive and super friendly. The breakfast was very nice well done
- Raul Romeo (10/5): - Top all is good and clean
- VERONICA (9/5): - ¡Muy buena ubicación! ¡El desayuno muy bueno!, el personal muy amable. Lo recomiendo de todas maneras Lo único que podría comentar es que no hay ascensor entonces las maletas las subimos por las escaleras
- Peter (9/5): Great value property - Good location for all City amenities and transport connections. V clean and comfortable. Good breakfast included
- SHIRLEY (10/5): - I had a very pleasant stay at the Black Lion Hotel Manchester. The location is excellent, close to the city centre and Manchester Victoria station, making it very convenient for both business and leisure trips.
I stayed with my colleague Jonathan while attending a trade show in Manchester, and the hotel was perfect for our business trip.
We were warmly welcomed by Ed and Kaleigh at the front desk, who were both professional, friendly, and always happy to help. A special thanks as well to Madison from housekeeping, who was incredibly kind and made sure everything was spotless throughout our stay.
The room had everything we needed, including coffee and tea facilities, as well as an iron. It was very clean, comfortable, and well maintained. The bed was excellent, and the pub downstairs gives the hotel a lovely authentic English atmosphere.
The breakfast was good, and overall the hotel offers excellent value for money. I would definitely stay here again when visiting Manchester.
- Nicola (10/5): Only place we will stay - Stayed at Black Lion quite a few times now and would never stay anywhere else in Manchester/Salford. Hotel is always clean, staff very helpful and the food is good too. Perfect location for shopping, bars and places to eat.
- Marion (8/5): -
- Elisa (7/5): -
- Mariana (6/5): Needs improvement - Very helpful and nice staff
Comfortable bed, good room amenities The room was not very clean (there was hair in the toilet) and the music from downstairs was extremely loud. Also, there was a doorbell right next to my room that rang many times during the night, very loud.
- Vania (8/5): - A localização, apesar de não ser no centro, é muito perto.
Gostei muito do pequeno-almoço.
Gostei da decoração do quarto. Não gostei do facto do comando da tv não funcionar, e a dificuldade em controlar a temperatura do quarto.
Não é que não tenha gostado, mas até lá chegar, não sabia que a recepção seria no balcão do Pub que tem no hotel.
- Lucija (9/5): - AMAZING breakfast and the nicest staff. Very close to the centar, train station and all the important attractions. My only complain is that the room was a little bit colder than usual and we couldn't adjust the temperature so it was really chilly in the morning and at night.
- heather (7/5): - Friendly staff well majority were some lacked experience.The room was compacted but clean. Breakfast let it down no replenishment of cereals and juice and milk ran out the breakfast station was monitored properly by staff to notice the simple things .
- Ross (9/5): - Great location close to city centre for shopping etc
- Jonathan (10/5): - Stayed at Black Lion Hotel Manchester for a couple of nights and honestly couldn’t fault it. The room was really clean, cosy, and much bigger than expected, with a super comfy bed. All the staff were lovely, especially the male receptionist who was an absolute cutie and exceptionally friendly — he really made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived. Breakfast each morning was excellent and the location was perfect for the AO Arena — only a short walk away. Would definitely stay again next time we’re in Manchester.
- Jeff (10/5): -
- William (7/5): Amazing little place - It was amazing everything was good just only problem was a lot of noise people coming in and out non stop all night.
- Mark (7/5): Good value. Location great.. just a little noisy at night. - Location great and excellent staff Unless you want to go to bed after midnight it’s very noisy from entertainment downstairs.
- Cioccia (8/5): Buona - La camera ok La colazione dovrebbe essere servita meglio
- Lisa Sophia (8/5): Interessantes Konzept- für ein paar Nächte super! - Man konnte die Unterkunft gut von Manchester Victoria zu Fuß erreichen. Auch alle anderen Annehmlichkeiten waren in unmittelbarer Nähe. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und das Frühstück war köstlich. Man wählt aus einer Frühstückskarte und findet Platz im Pub des Hotels. Es hat mich nicht gestört, aber man muss wissen, dass es abends aufgrund des Pubs laut sein kann.
- Lynn1e (10/5): - Great location. Tasty cocktails and staff were super friendly Nothing
- Michael (10/5): -
- Andjelic (10/5): -
- Kerstin Ann-Sofi (10/5): Mycket prisvärt rent och fräscht hotell med sköna sängar. - Rent och fräscht hotell med trevlig bar på bottenvåningen. Det enda önskemålet hade varit en hiss då trapporna var mycket branta och smala.
- Patricia (8/5): -
- Davies (10/5): - Everything the place is crystal no problems at all..... Breakfast was top draw Nothing there wasnt anything to dislike
- kerris (8/5): - Great location. Room was good. Great value for money. Smell of cleaning product .
- Laurelee (10/5): -
- Travers (9/5): -
- Liyah (9/5): Comfortable, clean & lovely breakfast! - The property is located in a great area! The staff are very kind, the rooms are very clean and modern and the breakfast was delicious. There were some loud noises in the morning which wasn’t pleasant however the stay overall was great!
- Stefan (9/5): -
- Elsa (9/5): -
- Melissa (10/5): Lovely stay - We had a lovely stay at the black lion. This was mine and my boyfriends second stay and we love it. Such a chilled vibe. Rooms were lovely and the staff were also really nice and friendly. We got on like a house on fire with the manager Ed, abs he really looked after us. All the staff were lovely to be fair. We will definitely be back again soon. Food also really nice and good value for money. Not really downsides at all, just a bit of feedback. More pillows for the bed, as felt a bit flat. TV remote also wasn't working, even though Ed kindly came up to try and sort it out the best he could and also.offered us a drink as an apology. Other than this everything was spot on :)
- Blessing (7/5): -
- Kristi (10/5): Very nice hotel, with good location and friendly staff! - Hotel is very well located, room was very nice! It was a nice addition that there is a pub downstaires. Staff was very friendly!
- Carlo (8/5): Ottimo soggiorno - Posizione centralissima, colazione non a buffet ma comunque ampia possibilità di scelta tra piatti molto sostanziosi, pulizia impeccabile. Nonostante ogni sera ci siano eventi speciali l'insonorizzazione è davvero eccellente, dalle camere non si sente nulla. Lo staff è cordialissimo e super disponibile, il cibo di ottima qualità sia a colazione che a cena. Rapporto qualità-prezzo molto buono. La nostra camera era un po' calda, abbiamo dovuto togliere il piumone dal copripiumone e usarlo come lenzuolo. La finestra non si poteva aprire più di un pochino, sarebbe bastato quello per rinfrescare adeguatamente la stanza (o spegnere il calorifero in bagno sempre acceso). C'era un ventilatore che però vista la stagione non abbiamo utilizzato. Questo è l'unico contro della struttura, che forse d'estate può diventare più che un semplice fastidio.
- Johan Erik (9/5): - Friendly staff, great value for money.
- Benjamin (8/5): -
- Nastasiya (10/5): -
- jessica (7/5): -
- Karl thor (10/5): -
- Olaf (9/5): - Lage, Ausstattung, Personal, Frühstück, Größe des Zimmers, Charme des Hauses Hier kann ich nichts schreiben, weil es keine Kritik gibt
- Erwin (10/5): -
- Anthony (8/5): - Room spacious and clean. Everything was good
- Alexander (8/5): Música para tus oídos - -Habitación amplia y cómoda, tiene buena ubicación a 5 minutos a pie del centro, el personal muy amable. El desayuno has de elegir una opción de la carta. -Debajo de las habitaciones tienes el pub que meten ruido por la tarde-noche...
- SYLVIA (10/5): - Situé près de la cathédrale. Chambre confortable . Petit déjeuner à revoir, café instantané...
Chambres à l'étage sans ascenseur, marches un peu fatiguantes avec les valises .
- Jason (9/5): Good hotel - Location. Price. Cleanliness Hot room
- Natasha (7/5): - The location was close to the shops and bars The road was busy & noisy on the night so we were woken a few times
- Ulla Skov (9/5): - badeværelset iab
- Matúš (8/5): -
- Andrew (9/5): - Good location. Good breakfast Room a little small
- Katherine (6/5): Good location, okay rooms. - Rooms were clean, staff was friendly, bed comfortable and we appreciated the English breakfast. Location was perfect for visiting the Manchester Art Gallery, John Rylands Library and churches. Hotel is situated on second floor over a pub that was quite noisy due to Trivia night that is held twice a week--glad we were not there on a weekend when a DJ is booked. Lighting in room was strange--hard to get bathroom light to stay off and there was no reading light beside the bed.
- Martine (10/5): -
- Charlie (7/5): -
- 10lynneg (10/5): Fab overnight stay - Lovely friendly hotel.
Room was perfect
Abbie was so helpful 😊
Will definitely stay again
- Michael (9/5): -
- Toby (10/5): -
- Marianna (8/5): - La struttura e lo staff.
- Di (10/5): Fabulous Hotel - Lovely and clean. Spacious bedroom, large shower. Comfy bed. Big fan to keep cool. Great location. 5mins walking distance to AO arena. Staff lovely and friendly. Can recommend the sharing platter, really tasty and lots of it. Breakfast was lovely, best eggs benedict I've had and hubby enjoyed his full English. Highly recommended and would definitely book again. N/A
- Laura (9/5): Great location perfect for the arena - Great location, adorable, clean, comfy beds It is above a pub and the walls and floors are thin and not very sound proof. Music didn't quiet till just after midnight.
- chloé (8/5): - L emplacement
Le prix
La gentillesse du personnel Le bruit de la rue
- Agnieszka (8/5): - Super lokalizacja i bardzo miły personel. Pyszne jedzenie , fajne pokoje i łazienki po remoncie, wygodne łòżka. Ograniczona ilość na śniadaniu oraz mycie podłogi przez panią sprzątającą codziennie rano przy śniadaniu , niestety brudne naczynia 🙄brak dodatkowego oświetlnia w pokoju oraz małego lusterka w łazience. Niestety trafiłam na prysznic z wrzącą wodą gdzie nie dało sie wyregulować a na pana do naprawy sie nie doczekałam ale plus za to że dostałam inny pokòj a tam już było okay.
- Jasmin (10/5): Fab! Will definitely be back - Lovely room, great location, the staff were super friendly! The bed was very comfy, food was amazing! I love that breakfast was included, set us up nicely for our long drive home :) The only negative was how loud the traffic is which is not at all the fault of the hotel, they even provide you with earbuds which is a nice touch! I sleep through anything so it really wasn’t that big of a deal for me
- Helen (8/5): -
- Luis Filipe Monteiro (9/5): - Localização é mesmo central e perto de tudo,a equipa é muito simpática,limpeza do quarto é muito boa,hotel é por cima do bar e o mesmo é um pub típico com noites de jogos.Quarto muito sossegado e calmo. Luz verde no tecto muito brilhante que incomoda a dormir, nas sextas e sábados existe música até à 1 da manhã embora não tenha ficado nesses dias.
- Kamil Serkan (9/5): Good place to stay in Manchester - Size of the rrooms, Cleanliness, staff friendliness and breakfast options Not much
- Anna (8/5): -
- shaun (8/5): - Location, breakfast and the room No view
- Steve (10/5): - Swift check-in and stayed in the Hacienda room. Really spacious, spotlessly clean and had everything we needed i.e. iron and board, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. Really helpful and happy staff, with great local knowledge of eateries. Plentiful breakfast in the morning too. Thank you The Black Lion Hotel! Nothing.
- Tania (8/5): -
- E (9/5): - Goede locatie, zeer schone kamers, fijne bedden, een heerlijk ontbijt en erg vriendelijk personeel. Niets
- Sofia (9/5): Excellent value for money - Great hotel, located well between Salford Central and Manchester Victoria. Very recently refurbished it seems, a spacious comfortable room. The staff were very pleasant and kind. Great stay overall, would definitely come again!
- Marco (8/5): - Camas cómodas, buena ubicación y excelente disposición del personal. El agua de la ducha salía demasiado caliente y no se podía regular.
- Marcel (8/5): Prima hotel - Vriendelijk personeel, ruime kamer Geen koffie tijdens ontbijt!
- Hayley (10/5): Very happy and comfortable stay! - Absolutely wonderful stay! Convenient if at yhe arena. Really good breakfast.
- James (10/5): - Everything
- Guillem (10/5): Exelente - Personal muy amable, cerca del centro, cama comoda e instalaciones y habitacion estan muy bien.
Tener un bar abajo es un lujo, cenamos alli con mucho ambiente fue genial. Ademas des de la habitacion no se oye nada de ruido.
El desayuno muy bueno.
Muy satisfechos.
- Andri Chrysostomou (9/5): - Very good location-near to train station and also the center of the city. A bit noisy at the night from the pub downstairs.
- Philip (10/5): Great stay would recommend - Clean, modern and comfortable Really good value for money, friendly staff and clean comfortable accommodation
- Kaupo (8/5): -
- Thomas (10/5): Gerne wieder!! - Die Lage ist super, Ausstattung und Frühstück entsprachen den Erwartungen. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich. Das ist nicht negativ, man sollte sich aber im Klaren sein, dass das Black Lion grundsätzlich eine Kneipe mit Zimmern ist. Also kein Sanatorium.
- Chris (9/5): Really good city pub with excellent rooms and friendly staff (great beer!) - Warm and welcoming staff. Excellent room, very high standard. Very clean and well appointed. Food was good. Beer was excellent. Nothing to complain about! A great place to stay.
- 5a014f0d2e7c7091cb0d99f2c74e3b17 (3/5): - Location was good for what we needed the stay for
Most of staff were polite Shape of the room was dreadful and not accessible at all. Scuff marks everywhere. Dust was awful, even the walls were covered in dust. One plug socket had a broken prong in it which is a fire and electrical risk. Could hear the room next door showering and the doors were constantly being slammed
- 696d948eb1bd73bda386d41d9cf2f002 (4/5): Expensive for what it was - The bathroom was nice and the shower was good. Looked better in pics. Certain elements were shabby. Noisy location.
- 9873b7048b91738b014dc4af82c6fa96 (5/5): Buena ubicación, buen desayuno pero mucho ruido. - Ubicación y desayuno Sitio muy ruidoso y la limpieza puede mejorar bastante.
- 388e333bbdf27089bf0643723bb54c69 (7/5): Very good location but room was noisy being above the bar - Room was very good and bed very comfortable, great shower etc. location was great and the car park across the road was very handy. The room had very little sound proofing and as our room was on the first floor we could hear the music from the pub below very noisy until the bar shut.
- 63cf75da83bf70fd841de7f3600138bc (10/5): -
- fce69a97690c739f8607ac5ceeae9832 (8/5): -
- 375667c4b57e70b59c96e90811801bac (9/5): Good central location - Good hotel with lots of food and drink offers
- 5ad58817a6c7710f484ddc90a6fe62ba (9/5): - Authentisch und für den Urlaub mit Jugendliche sehr gut geeignet! Als Urlaub mit jüngeren Kindern eventuell nicht ganz geeignet, da unten 1 bar ist, ansonsten aber top die Lage Personal sehr freundlich und super lecker Frühstück a la Karte!
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