The Alan Manchester

The Alan hotel | Manchester | England | Smith Hotels

"Like your coolest twang-tongued pal, the Alan is defiantly unpretentious without sacrificing on style, hyper-local though not parochial and handsome in that rugged round the edges (but polished where it counts) way. The building’s industrial past life as a cotton warehouse is proudly paraded through exposed plaster walls, pastel-painted ceiling ducts and a whole load of chunky brick and concrete. Taupe and terrazzo define the open-house ground floor, where a makers table hosts workshops with local producers, the resident coworking crowd fuel up on Paddy & Scotts coffee and sustainably-sourced all-day casual dining plates." - Mr & Mrs Smith