Whitworth Locke was a lovely destination for our weekend stay in Manchester. We were greeted at check-in by very friendly staff, who were just as friendly throughout the entire stay. This not only extends to the front desk staff, but also towards the bar staff downstairs, including one barman called Kaolan who makes an excellent cocktail (lovely tommy margheritas), and also provided us with some great recommendations for our stay, including the steakhouse restaurant located on site. Even down to the front of house staff at the restaurant, who walked through the menu with us, and made us feel very welcome, and made it a brilliant night to remember. The coffee shop downstairs was beautifully set out, with an extensive menu we enjoyed regularly, also selling some brilliant products too. A nice touch was also offering activities for the guests and locals to enjoy as well, like the puppy yoga which we sadly missed out on, but managed to make up for with the more than friendly pottery class on the Sunday morning.
Even the location, only 10 minutes from the station on foot, and about a 15 minute walk to everywhere else in the city centre, made our trip so much more enjoyable knowing there was no pressure to explore the city and feel rushed to get back anywhere. Although it was quite loud nearby, being right next to one of the main strips of clubs, we still managed to sleep peacefully in the well maintained and brilliantly facilitated rooms.
The room was great, down to the walk-in showers and amenities offered, to the brilliantly furnished kitchenette, with everything you could need and more. Even though we didn’t make use of all the facilities, we could see that everything was perfect if you ever needed to be here longer than a weekend stay, as it has everything you’d need on offer.
This place was truly a gem of a find on Airbnb, and made our weekend so much better than we thought, so we both wholeheartedly recommend you stay here.