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Pendulum Hotel

3.0 star property
Central hotel with a restaurant connected to the convention center in Manchester

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Pendulum Hotel offers a convenient base near Old Trafford with a relaxing garden and practical dry cleaning services. Guests can dine at the restaurant, use in-room WiFi, or utilize any of the 15 meeting spaces. Visitors appreciate the quality breakfast and attentive staff.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Compact Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Single Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Classic Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Twin Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Compact Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Compact Double Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(38 reviews)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Double Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Sofa bed
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Satellite channels
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the neighborhood

Map
Sackville Street, Manchester, England, M1 3BB

What's nearby

  • University of Manchester - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Canal Street - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Piccadilly Gardens - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • O2 Apollo Manchester - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Deansgate - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Manchester Piccadilly Station - 6 min walk
  • Picadilly Gardens Station - 11 min walk
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪North Taproom - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪YES - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Garratt - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Fiori Café - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Hello Oriental - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Pendulum Hotel

Hotel near University of Manchester
Located close to Canal Street and Piccadilly Gardens, Pendulum Hotel provides a garden, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a bar. The on-site restaurant offers dinner. In addition to a business center, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi, with speed of 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices).
Additional perks include:
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), luggage storage, and smoke-free premises
  • An elevator, a banquet hall, and a front-desk safe
  • 15 meeting rooms and a 24-hour front desk
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the breakfast and helpful staff
Room features
All 117 rooms include comforts such as 24-hour room service, as well as amenities like free WiFi. Guest reviews speak positively of the clean rooms at the property.
Other amenities include:
  • Free toiletries and hair dryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour offsite parking within 0.2 miles (GBP 17.95 per day)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 9.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 15 meeting rooms
  • Business center
  • Conference center

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 10 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: GBP 1.20 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 per person
  • Offsite parking fee: GBP 17.95 per day (0.2 mi away; open 24 hours)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 10 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and window guards

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Days Hotel City Centre
Days Hotel Manchester City Centre
Days Manchester City Centre
Pendulum Hotel Manchester
Pendulum Hotel
Pendulum Manchester
Days Hotel Manchester
Pendulum Hotel Hotel
Pendulum Hotel Manchester
Pendulum Hotel Hotel Manchester

Frequently asked questions

Is Pendulum Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Pendulum Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Pendulum Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Pendulum Hotel located?

Located in Manchester City Centre, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Manchester Conference Centre and University of Manchester. Canal Street and Piccadilly Gardens are also within 15 minutes. Picadilly Gardens Station is 11 minutes by foot and Mosley Street Station is 11 minutes.

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Pendulum Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 329 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 394 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 174 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 75 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 1004 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall the stay was really good, staff and facilities were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel to stay in. Reasonably priced & great offers (free drink & discount for next stay). Lovely design, clean room, nice breakfast & friendly helpful staff. Close to city centre and bus & tram centre to any other part of town. Train station to airport only 10 mins away. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice experience. Check in quick and easy. Staff very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, clean rooms and good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly, welcoming and helpful. The breakfasts were very nice- although I missed black pudding and there was no Worcestershire sauce available... The hotel is clean but really shabby and quite run down.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

WILLIAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel for very reasonable money in this area. Staff were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Hideaki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not far from train station. Friendly and helpful staff. Good location. Had all the necessities I needed: toiletries, towels, coffee maker etc.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pendulum. Hidden gem.

Reasonable price for central Manchester. Very close to Piccadilly station.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Mazza

This promises so much & delivers so little. Reception staff were pleasant. The pendulum was interesting. The food was mainly fried & not in a good way. Mattresses were soft but towels were clean and the room did have tea & coffee making facilities. Will not be staying again but you want basic no frills, this is the place. Be wary of the black table cloths at breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Keith

Pleasant hotel good location friendly staff bedroom had no air coming into it so with the current weather really hot the fan in the room just moved the hot air around
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Faisal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel staff and had a pleasant stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are tiny
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable night's stay here. Very clean and comfortable. The staff were really helpful
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good solid place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great little find!

It was a last minute booking! Price was perfect and to be totally honest the only thing that was not great was how hot the room was as it was so hot outside! I would stay here again but in a bigger room!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaipaul

Excellent hotel with competitive cost. Staff members are very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

nicoletta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central and easy to reach main sites in Manchester.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the train station and amenities, comfortable and quiet. Staff are great too.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

We had a great stay at this hotel! The staff were super friendly and welcoming from the moment we arrived. Although our room wasn’t quite ready, they happily stored our bags so we could head out and explore—really appreciated that. Check-in was quick and easy. We didn’t opt for breakfast, so can’t comment on that, but everything else was spot on. We booked a compact room—it was definitely on the smaller side, but perfect for what we needed. Clean, tidy, and the shower was lush. They even had a fan in the room, which was a lifesaver since it did get quite hot. Overall, a great little hotel and I’d definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for what we needed, easy to walk to shops and easy to walk to the O2
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel Night staff unhelpful Area noisy n dirty Great breakfast and good value
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms but maybe a little dated. Lack of convenient plug sockets. Getting the TV to work was a bit of a chore. Shower is tap mixer bath with a moveable curtain rail which kept falling down. But it's a good spot, convenient for Piccadily or Oxford Road stations. Decent price and would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julietta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location 👌

Very good stay here, local to all you need around Manchester as we came from London this was by far the better location to get around only thing is that if you want space compact rooms are not ideal as they are very small so not alot of space, but only room available but still managed it with no problem very good stay here
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Christopher James

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine but basic, like a run down premier inn
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

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