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Appreciate the Raddison is walkable but are there any other hotels that somebody can stay before a flight and walk to the terminals?
Looking for next week and the Raddison is well above my budget
Thanks

KARFA

Doubletree, Clayton, Crowne Plaza, and the new Ibis.

There is also a Premier Inn at Heald Green which is a 20 minute walk or one stop on the train from the airport.

PGberkshire

or anywhere in town
Oxford road station to Airport is 14/19 mins on the train

xenole

The Doubletree seems to be around £150/night most of the time (£135ish next week), so is pretty much on a par with the next door Clayton and the Radisson.

HI and Ibis next to T2 are probably convenient, although around £100/night, even now in a quiet period. The HI seems to still be under construction though - people in there working, on computers etc. with a lot of furniture still having dust sheets on them.

The Heald Green PI is probably closer to a 40 min walk to T3, assuming it's nice weather.
Trains aren't to bad during the day, if running. 2-3 an hour? Not sure what time they start though. Taxi probably best option from there.
The PI at Cheadle is fine, although a walk to the Heald Green train station or a taxi again if not driving. Free overnight parking though.

The HIX has a £4.50? shuttle bus apparently. Generally £100-£150/night, although £70+ next week at present. Nothing special, but might be fine if points are used if cash is tight?
The next door Premier Inns are £50+ next week.
All the above charge £10? a night for parking.

There's a PI and Travelodge in Altrincham. As with everywhere locally, prices range from £50-£150 on whatever day. May be parking charges.

Modo

Research....

HIX Stockport

Skyline 199 (High Peak Buses)

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flarmip

20 minute walk to Heald Green? Maybe if you're Usain Bolt! It's 2 miles from the train/tram/bus station. I'm a pretty fast walker but it took me at least 30 minutes. Whilst it's just 3 or 4 minutes on the train, the last train is normally at 23:46 (23:10 on Sunday night). The first train to the Airport only gets in at 05:47 (07:57 on Sunday morning). So perhaps fine for Mon-Sat flights at civilised times, but useless if you're on a late or early one, or travelling on Sundays.

I'd far sooner stay overnight in Manchester city centre, where there's a plethora of hotel options, and a train and bus service all night long.

DYKWIA

Not walkable, but I notice you have Marriott status. There is a Marriott (now called Delta I think) very close to the airport. There is a shuttle service (£4 each way).

Joeykins

Even a black cab from near Oxford Road station comes in at around £30 and takes about 20 mins, so yeah it's definitely worth checking the city centre hotels and train timetables. I see you've got status with Marriott: they've got several choices in the city including one right by Piccadilly.

bisonrav

oddly enough I just looked at this yesterday. Ibis budget at about £75 won the beauty contest over the Doubletree. I have a 6am flight to Heathrow and wanted maximum bed time.

xenole

Still a good £120+ next week, so not what I would call "cheap".

Can't say I've ever seen any shuttle buses from any hotel except for the Clayton (that is 5 mins walk from the railway station anyway).

Would expect £11+ e/w for a taxi from the Marriott / HIX / PI hotels.

Thing I don't like about the Ibis Budgets, even if paying £75-£100 at MAN, is that you earn zero points for the stay.

mwp1

I’m trying out the new ibis next week, £85 as apposed to everything else was extortionate for the same night

DYKWIA

The OP didn't mention "cheap" - just that the Radisson was over their budget. I don't know what their budget is!

And the shuttle is mentioned here :-

https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/ma...ester-airport/

roberino

I don't know what your starting point is, but for me (Sheffield) it's cheaper and more convenient to sleep at home and book an airport transfer service. I only have to get up an hour earlier than if I were staying at a MAN airport hotel.

krispy84

The one, and thank goodness only, time I’ve flown from MAN, I stayed at a hotel in Wilmslow. It was a short taxi ride to the airport the next day.