Manchester’s former stock exchange is now home to a luxurious 40-room hotel owned by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. Original features are everywhere in this central hotel, from its chequerboard marble floor in reception and soaring pillars to photographs and framed artefacts depicting its history.

Book into King Street Townhouse for an indulgent stay in Manchester city centre. Its infinity spa pool on the seventh floor is a standout spot where you can look out over Manchester’s rooftops while wallowing, and there’s also a 20-seat cinema in the cellar.

Manchester has its fair share of handsome historic landmarks, but the Kimpton Clocktower’s terracotta grade II listed building is one of the most striking with its much-photographed clocktower.

You’ll have a good time in Hotel Brooklyn, with its “stoop” seating area to watch sport and films, and a buzzy bar and restaurant where DJs perform. You’re also less than a five-minute walk from the nightlife on Canal Street.

The Edwardian Manchester ticks all of the boxes for a luxurious retreat in the heart of the city centre — a basement spa and gym with a 12-metre swimming pool, a Japanese and Mexican restaurant, and The Library curated by publisher Assouline where you can enjoy afternoon tea.

You’ll realise the sheer size of this Victorian warehouse turned cool aparthotel as you step into Native Manchester’s enormous glass-roofed atrium, peeking down into the lounge and bar below — at 180,000 sq ft, it’s the largest aparthotel in the United Kingdom.

Perhaps Manchester’s most famous hotel, the grand grade II listed Midland has hosted some big names since it opened in 1903. Rolls is said to have met Royce here and walls in the corridors are still lined with the marble that stopped women’s gowns from getting dirty.

This modern hotel on the River Irwell is technically in Salford but is just a five-minute walk from Manchester’s city centre over a curved bridge by Santiago Calatrava. The city’s first five-star hotel is a favourite with visiting celebrities due to its discreet service, spa, spacious bedrooms and sleek interiors with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Opposite Old Trafford football stadium, with some rooms facing the ground, Hotel Football is a prime spot for visiting sport fans and families with aspiring footballers.

This cool-as-a-cucumber boutique hotel in Manchester’s hip Northern Quarter may only have 16 compact rooms but it packs in plenty of treats. Expect complimentary prosecco and antipasti in the evening and free milk and cookies before bed, plus Netflix access.

YOTEL has turned a former office block in a central location on Deansgate into an affordable, design-led hotel that takes sustainability seriously.

A grown-up retreat in a dramatic black building just a five-minute walk from Piccadilly train station, Dakota Manchester feels sultry and glam.

In the leafy south Manchester suburb of Didsbury, this boutique hotel in a Victorian villa is a great option for those who’d like to escape Manchester city centre in the evening, but still only be around five miles away.

DogHouse Manchester Hotel by BrewDog is one for fans of craft beer. You’ll be given a free beer on check-in and can choose room packages to include a stocked in-shower beer fridge (yes, really) or a draught beer tap in your room so you can help yourself to up to five litres of BrewDog’s Punk IPA.