Leven Manchester

Exceptionally well located for the bars on Canal Street. A well pointed cosy and welcoming reception area. The hotel bedroom floors are stylishly dimly lit and there is a lift to take you to your floor. The rooms are spacious, complete with en-suite shower room (with great water flow and temperature), well resourced kitchenette (with snacks and minibar fridge, dishwasher, hob, sink, bin, plates, pans, glasses and cutlery etc.) by the large industrial sized window (with a blind and separately a blackout blind). The mattress was comfortable, albeit a little soft for me (personal taste). Bedding was very nice. Noise from the bars was evident but ear plugs helped. The addition of a washer dryer could have been very useful, if I had been staying longer. Leven socks are provided instead of slippers (not my thing, but more sustainable I suppose) and there could have been an amenity kit in the bathroom provided. Aircon was great. Staff at reception were incredibly friendly, helpful, quick to respond and quick on checkin. Overall, it met my expectations based on reviews and photos, but I was left wondering if the hotel provided any breakfast (this was never mentioned, but maybe I missed reading about it when booking). A lovely place I would definately return to, albeit not the cheapest 9+ rated hotel on Booking; still, I like to support LGBT+ friendly hotels.

Everything about our two night stay at the Leven over the Halloween weekend was perfect. We arrived by coach from Victoria, caught the City free bus to Chorlton Coach station and walked 1 minute to Canal Street in the heart of the Gay Village. What a wonderful atmosphere; friendly, pretty and lively. The 43 room/suite hotel converted from an old cotton mill retains the original brick walls and has been designed with no expense spared. It is just beautiful! Our suite on the second floor, was nothing short of gorgeous with large double glazed windows, fully fitted kitchen, a living room, large bedroom with free standing bath and luxurious bathroom. The king size bed, crisp linen and down pillows were much appreciated. The staff were warm, attentive and efficient. We drank a cocktail before dinner, relaxed with a Talisker in the bar and ate a delicious 3 course meal at the Maya restaurant on the first evening. The Leven is the only hotel I would return to in the vibrant city of Manchester. It is faultless!

We booked a room at the Leven for one night. The hotel is modern, clean, and the bed was cery comfortable. The staff were friendly and helpful. We had an issue with our key card and were locked out of our room however the staff fixed this quickly and we were offered a drink whilst we waited. There was occasional noise during the night from the street outside however this is to be expected at a city centre location and ear plugs are provided if needed. We would definitely recommend this hotel to family and friends