"In its former life as the Free Trade Hall, this stately old building bore witness to more than its share of historic moments, from political rallies and violent uprisings to more than a few history-making rock shows. Today it’s more likely to serve as the stage for events of a more personal scale — while the classic exterior remains in place, the interior is all-new, the meeting halls replaced with cozy and contemporary hotel rooms and the sort of clubby and masculine public spaces you’d expect from a grown-up hotel like this: The Edwardian Manchester, A Radisson Collection Hotel." - Tablet Hotels