Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Welcome to Gotham, the Sexiest Hotel in England

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While I could have spent days exploring every last alleyway of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, the reality is that it was pretty darn hard for me to get out of my room each morning. Why? Well, for one, it looked like this:

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Tell me you’d have an easy time waking up, if you were staying in this cushy, cozy lounge of a sanctuary.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

The rooms at Hotel Gotham

The 60 rooms at  Hotel Gotham ooze sass and style. As an Art Deco lover, I couldn’t help but be hypnotized by the patterns found around every corner, from the carpet on the floor to the texture on the walls (peacock paper in the bathrooms? I want it!).

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

And hey, I even blended right in! Hotel Gotham and I were clearly meant to be.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

The origins of Hotel Gotham

But let’s back up and talk about the building’s origins. Originally a bank, this 1920 edifice was shuttered decades ago, and Bespoke Hotels swooped in to return the building to her former glory and open a boutique hotel work of art that still maintained all its original charm. Or, as they put it: “a fun, witty destination and a little bit naughty. We want it to be the sexiest hotel in Europe.” I’d say you succeeded, guys.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Playing up the grandeur of King Street and its Midtown locale, Gotham adopts New York’s fictional alter ego and stays true to its 20’s Manhattan theme. The banking details are prevalent in every room of the hotel—if you have the means, check out the five interior Inner Sanctum suites with leather walls and their own Wonderwall (a projector airing old black-and-white footage)—and it never breaks character. Just take a cue from me and be sure and take the stairs at least once to get an idea of what the building once looked like.

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Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Everything about the branding—right down to the decanters as light fixtures and the newspaper bags that conceal the hairdryers—is on point. I loved every second of exploring the seven floors, and soaked up all these fun, easy-to-miss details.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Eating and drinking at Hotel Gotham

Due to the layout of the bank—and the fact that Jamie Oliver’s restaurant shares space on the ground level—the hotel is laid out in reverse, with the reception area on the sixth floor and Club Brass a floor above there at the very top of the building.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Club Brass is spectacular. It’s a VIP, members-only club where corporate entities like Hugo Boss often do events and get the hotel to create them a custom menu, like courses infused with Hugo’s scents. It’s also open to all hotel guests, so you better believe I took advantage of that (and the fact that Brass stocks the same delicious champagne as they serve at the Oscars!).

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Not to mention, there’s a balcony area on each side of Brass with some pretty killer panoramas of all of Manchester.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

After drinks with the hotel’s sales directors—I’m not always drinking alone, I promise—I headed downstairs to Honey Restaurant, where this time I was dining solo and holed up in a two-top with a view.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

I ordered three courses—because no one was there to judge me, ha—a cocktail (OK, three) and then it was off to bed.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

The next day, however, I brought my friend Lina back to Honey for afternoon tea.

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

I’m sure you would agree with me that it would be a travesty to visit England not have at least one high tea service, right? Glad we’re on the same page there.
Put what you want

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

And I can’t talk about Gotham without mentioning the very best part of all: the martini trolley.

That’s right: Every afternoon, the bartender at Brass wheels a cart with all the fixings to make a strong cocktail around the hotel, popping in to visit those who have requested his service.
Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Free martinis? You know I’d never say no to that!

Martini Trolly at Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

To be honest, I’m not usually much for martinis, but really how can you say no in this situation? And I will say, it was the best martini I’d ever had!

Martini Trolley at Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Martini Trolley at Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

I had three glorious nights at Gotham, and for once, I was actually in the hotel more often than not (in part, thanks to jet lag and deadlines). It was nice to have such a comfortable place to stay and really get to soak up the environment for a change.

 Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Martini Trolley at Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique
Martini Trolley at Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

Gotham Hotel in Manchester | Britain's Coolest, Art Deco Boutique

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COMMENTS
  • November 14, 2015

    No wonder why Batman lives in Gotham. Oh, how I love to visit this place one day. Such luxurious to look at. Staying here looks like winning a lottery for me.

    • November 19, 2015

      Right? I kept waiting for Catwoman to slink around the corner!

    • January 7, 2016
      Simon

      Great place to stay even for 1 night

  • November 14, 2015

    I find it hard to process this post. Haha, in my mind I was summing up all the cool things I saw to show my love for them in the comments. However, every single pictures has something I love: the bathtub, the newspaper room number, the old suitcases, the peacock pillows… This list goes on and on. Gotham looks like my kind of hotel!

    • November 16, 2015

      Ha! Thanks, Dominique. I have a feeling if that tub had been in my hotel room, I definitely never would have left! Every time I came back to the hotel, I found fun, new details to photograph—and I’m sure there were plenty that I missed, too!

  • November 14, 2015
    Maureen

    Wow! I would be afraid to touch anything lol
    Beautiful hotel, thanks for sharing!

    • November 19, 2015

      haha! It was just pretty enough that I felt comfortable but not *too* fancy that I felt like I would break anything.

  • November 15, 2015

    Hi,

    This is the best hotel review I have seen in months. Photos are amazing.

    Uk is full of shitty hotels.

    This one is not one of them.

    Great job.

    Neno

    • November 16, 2015

      Thank you, Neno! It takes a lot to impress me in terms of a hotel, and this one went above and beyond.

  • November 15, 2015
    Briel K.

    That place looks awesome! Love those umbrella light fixtures and a lot of the other decor!

    • November 19, 2015

      And decanters as light fixtures in the bar! A lightbulb went off (no pun intended) while I was there about what I can do with the 75+ bourbon bottles we have collected in the basement, ha…

  • November 16, 2015

    This is an incredibly sexy hotel. I love the peacock pillows! Actually, all of the decor is lovely!

    • November 19, 2015

      I wanted to steal all the peacock things for my house! It did light a design inspiration fire beneath my a$$ =)

  • November 17, 2015

    I love every details of this hotel. So luxurious. The bathtub is something to die for especially if you really want to relax.

    • November 19, 2015

      It totally is! Unfortunately, it wasn’t in my room; I just peeked into one of the suites and took some photos. Maybe next time, I’ll get upgraded, ha!

  • November 23, 2015

    Wow – your pictures just get sexier and sexier! Serious photographer envy! What a lush pad to stay in, I’m not sure I would have been able to actually explore Manchester at all, that bed looks far too inviting. Lush!

    • January 6, 2016

      Thank you, Delia! I fear I didn’t see nearly as much of Manchester as I would have liked mainly because this hotel was just TOO comfortable 😉

  • August 13, 2016

    I’m kind of sad about all the pals I have in the UK right now (JK, friends) because it means I’ll never have an excuse to stay in this beauty. GORGEOUS!

  • August 13, 2016

    Also meant to add that you look so darn cute in these posts, I can’t get over it!

  • October 10, 2016

    Hotel Gotham is so much Luxury Hotel.This hotel construction & decoration is realy beautiful.I really loved it.Thanks To share.

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