Located close to Manchester Arndale and Manchester Central Convention Complex, Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted provides a terrace, a bar and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Located in Manchester City Centre, a neighbourhood in Manchester, Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted is in a shopping district and near a metro station. O2 Apollo Manchester and Manchester Opera House are cultural highlights, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Manchester Arndale. Looking to enjoy an event or a match? See what's going on at AO Arena or Etihad Stadium. Visit our Manchester travel guide
2 Canal Street, Manchester, England, M1 3HE
What's nearby
Canal Street
1 min walk - 0.1 km
Piccadilly Gardens
3 min walk - 0.3 km
University of Manchester
9 min walk - 0.8 km
Manchester Central Convention Complex
10 min walk - 0.9 km
Manchester Arndale
11 min walk - 0.9 km
Getting around
Manchester Piccadilly Station
4 min walk
Picadilly Gardens Station
4 min walk
Manchester Airport (MAN)
19 min drive
Restaurants
Store Street Craft Bar
3 min walk
The Eagle
2 min walk
Via Manchester
2 min walk
Yates Manchester
3 min walk
Caffè Nero
3 min walk
About this property
Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted
Upscale boutique hotel near University of Manchester
Located close to Manchester Arndale and Manchester Central Convention Complex, Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted provides a terrace, a bar and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks such as:
Breakfast (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage
A front desk safe, a banquet hall and laundry services
Concierge services, a lift and smoke-free property
Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff, first-rate property condition and location
Room features
All rooms are individually furnished, and feature comforts such as premium bedding and air conditioning, in addition to perks such as free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
Hypo-allergenic bedding, Egyptian cotton sheets and pillowtop mattresses
Is Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted?
As of 23 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted on 1 Nov 2026 start from RM410, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
What time is check-in at Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted?
Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: anytime.
What time is check-out at Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted?
Checkout is at 11 AM. Late checkout is available for a fee (subject to availability).
Where is Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted located?
Located in Manchester City Centre, this boutique hotel is within a 15-minute walk of University of Manchester, Royal Exchange Theatre and Manchester Arndale. Manchester Central Convention Complex and Manchester Opera House are also within 1 mi (2 km). Picadilly Gardens Station and Manchester Piccadilly Station are within a 5-minute walk.
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Reviews
Velvet Hotel Manchester, WorldHotels Crafted Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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Wonderful hotel and great location. Staff are amazing and room was clean and comfortable. Would highly recommend to anyone thinking of staying in the area.
I return to Velvet Hotel time after time. The staff are always friendly and super helpful no matter what time you check in or out. The rooms are unique with incredible decor - I look forward to finding out if I've been allocated a different room each time I stay. I'm not sure I want to recommend it too highly as it might be booked up when I want to stay next time!
A lovely room in a great location with extremely friendly and helpful staff.
My only complaint was that through our window (which faced the canal) and wall, we could hear and even feel the music coming from the bar(s) next door.
We got earplugs from reception which were useful - but if you’re a light sleeper, you might struggle!
Check in was quick, received an upgrade to a Duplex Suite, which I didn’t know until I got to the room.
Hotel is well located, few mins walk from Piccadilly, and into the city.
Suite was lovely. Had its own bar area, well
Stocked fridge and snacks.
Big bathroom with a great bath, separate shower. And an upstairs toilet next to the bed on the mezzanine level.
The room was a welcome change the usual bland hotel rooms I’m used to in the larger chains.
Will defo be back:
The Velvet is pure class top to bottom. Rooms are immaculate and it situated in the gay village and super close to Manchester Piccadilly. The staff are so helpful and caring. They really looked after me. I love the Velvet hotel, I'm going to stay there again next year.
In the heart of the gay village, this was the perfect location for my visit. A safe and walkable to so many areas of the city. A vibrant nightlife just outside the door, yet my room was so quiet you wouldn't know it.
Very centrally located and extremely friendly and responsive staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
Elizabeth
28 Feb 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was generally clean & staff were very efficient
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
Svein Erik
3 Feb 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice room and staff!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
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6/10 Okay
Thomas
13 Sept 2026
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The location is excellent and all of the staff we encountered were lovely and welcoming.
Unfortunately, the room itself was a bit basic. The internet was seemingly unavailable. The room was also quite small, could have been cleaner, and the bed wasn’t particularly comfortable.
Before our stay, we also received several phishing attempts from people claiming to be the hotel. We were later informed that our reservation details had been leaked, which apparently explained how these attempts were possible. This was understandably quite concerning and impacted our overall experience. The excuse was very much, our management company data was leaked, as if to shift the blame / but ultimately if my details are leaked, it’s the hotels problems.
The location and friendly staff were definite positives, but overall the room and the data security issue were disappointing.
Fantastic location to get to whatever you what in the city with a 20min walk max
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
steven
28 Jul 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel is on canal street, so be careful if you’re staying Friday or Saturday… it gets very lively outside. We stayed on Sunday, was very quiet. The room was clean and tidy. The bathroom was the best part, huge standalone bath and lovely walk in shower. The breakfast is brought to your room - it’s pretty basic, couple of dry pastries, two boxes of cereal and some weak juice. Bed was decent and the room was as expected. There are a fair few stairs and the lift is very rickety (and it really smells in the lift and the entrance hall to the lift). The staff were nice enough, nothing special offered - but nothing really needed from us. Glass of Prosecco on arrival was a nice touch. Would consider staying again - but likely go for something a little more central.
Absolutely amazing, hotel is literally right next to the train station and beautiful rooms available. Not one bad word to say about the hotel. Recommend to all
Second time visiting this gorgeous hotel. Clean throughout and very friendly staff. Will definitely stay again when visiting Manchester and highly recommended
The room was clean and bed was comfy . Well stocked bar fridge . Very quiet except if you stay Saturday night as it’s on a street with night life but didn’t make sleeping difficult. We enjoyed our stay . It’s close to lots of great restaurants in walking distance and also 10 minute walk from train and tram station
Our room was wonderful, big, plenty of room for everybody.
The staff were wonderful, very happy to give us directions and a print out of the restaurants near us. Very easy to walk to shopping and China town.
I have just one complaint… Saturday night the music was so loud it was hard to sleep. We did talk to the check in desk about the music. He did tell us it was not the hotel but the next bar to us. We do understand the Velvet hotel has no control over the music. However Sunday it was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Morgane
10 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was lovely, staff were amazing! 10/10 stay - would definitely come back here!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Michael
31 Oct 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice staff and spacious room. Good location and room service breakfast