Dakota Hotel Manchester

We had a lovely stay at Dakota Manchester. From the moment we arrived, the service was outstanding — warm, welcoming, and professional throughout. The staff really went above and beyond to make our stay special.||||The hotel itself is beautifully designed with a modern, moody vibe — it feels luxurious without being over the top. Our room was spotless, the bed was super comfortable, and the rainfall shower was a great touch.||||We had dinner at the Dakota Grill and were really impressed — the food was absolutely fantastic. Great menu, beautifully cooked, and the service in the restaurant matched the rest of the hotel: attentive but relaxed. Highly recommend the steak!||||We also enjoyed drinks in the bar, which had a great atmosphere and excellent cocktails. The location is ideal too — close to Piccadilly Station and walking distance to everything.||||Would definitely stay again. A great city break with style, comfort, and truly excellent service.||

Fantastic hotel from start to finish. |The welcome at reception was very efficient and pleasant and the room was one of the nicest we have stayed in among 5 star hotels. |The bar was an oasis yet busy but the drinks and service top class. |Nigel as we left gave us a lovely last impression of our first stay here which most definitely will not be our last stay. |The little touches of water mints and car freshener left in the car as we had valet parked it made me smile and again left a lovely impression. |Quality coffee and furnishing in the room. |A wonderful hotel, we were recommended the hotel by friends who are regular guests.

This was so close to being a really good hotel. We stayed in a suite, which was fantastic - spotless, with a really comfy bed, lovely understated luxury decor, and a free minibar including a couple of beers and snacks - all perfect and greatly appreciated after a really long drive to get there. We used the valet parking (faultless - parking and door staff were really friendly and welcoming) and tried a couple of cocktails in the bar - service was spot on and the drinks were great. Major plus - the room had clearly been designed by someone who likes to sleep in the dark - great blackout blinds and no glowing panels or flashing emergency lights. Bliss - by the time we switched off the lights we were ready to make this our go-to Manchester hotel.||But... now for the not so good, namely breakfast, which put a real downer on the experience. Firstly, a message to all hotels: having breakfast run till 10am on a weekend is inviting trouble. Nobody wants to get up early (we certainly didn't after an 8 hour drive the day before), so everyone waits till the last minute then crowds in at 9.45. Just extend your hours to 11am, or stagger demand by making everyone book a table like the Hotel du Vin chain. As you can imagine, service was poor, with everyone trying to grab staff to order or chase missing items (even the couple at the next table who seemed to be such regulars they knew all the staff by name) - and the menu and food quality were a real let down. Maybe we had inflated expectations because the rest of the hotel was so good? Either way, we couldn't wait to get out of there. We'd opted out of eating at the Grill the night before as the vegetarian options for my partner were really uninspiring (butternut squash soup and stodgy gnocchi), so perhaps the kitchen needs a shake up? So it lost a star. Good but not great, or great - if you accept it's best you don't go near the food.

Yet another incredible stay at this most interesting Hotel. Very friendly staff and the concierge are amazing. I can see lots of Pino influence being used for these guys. Great rooms and a very comfy sleep quality. Breakfast ends early - 10 I think - so if you think of making the wife late for it bear that in mind 😁. Secure parking is on site which is always important for us. The bar had a perfect atmosphere on the Saturday pre meal drinks with some fantastic tunes. Got to be one of the best places in the city that’s for sure

The overnight stay at Dakota Manchester was superb, the staff were attentive, welcoming and all very hospitable. We stayed in a garden terrace room and it was clean, well presented, plenty of room, very comfortable and a great bathroom.||I would especially like to thank Thomas Leonard for his support with our reservation, his help and input was very much appreciated. ||All staff were great hosts and even on departure we were wished farewell by a lovely and positive young lady who worked on reception. I didn't get her name but I know she was a Manchester City supporter, what is not to like!

I stay here every week when I am working in Manchester and now I won’t stay anywhere else. I have a lovely meal in the Dakota Grill and the food and service is excellent.||The reception staff are exceptional and everyone of them are welcoming and make you feel at ease. The same with the staff in the Grill, especially Jess, who is an absolute credit to the Hotel. If you are dining on your own and feeling a bit uneasy she comes over and has a chat and makes you feel much better.

Stayed for a night with my partner and 5 month year old son. We were very kindly upgraded to a nicer room with more space because of our son which was a great touch. The room was spotlessly clean, had everything we needed. We had breakfast in the morning and it was great.

We’ve been a few times and it’s always a great experience. Friendly staff. Calm and relaxed atmosphere. Very clean. The only critic would be the breakfast, there isn’t much choice, portions are small, it’s slightly overpriced, and it’s not the tastiest. But overall we are still happy with place and would gladly come back, we just wouldn’t get breakfast again.

The hotel and staff are truly excellent. This is luxury, although we did not use the restaurant, almost everything else was true luxury (Mrs G chose it - so of course it was!!). One small thing - onsite parking is VERY limited and is £40 per night. The website recommends the Q-Park in Piccadilly and affects a 10% discount but the code is not accepted and the staff recommend a much close car park when you arrive (and have already prepaid at Q-Park!! Please update the website guys. Would we stay again - yes please :)

Best gnocchi ever!! We had a fantastic experience at this hotel and restaurant. The accommodations were outstanding with many complimentary items including gin and tonic included in the refrigerator and the staff was very welcoming. The room was upscale and housekeeping was quick to respond to special requests like for extra pillows or a US charge converter. We decided to try the dining room and it did not disappoint. With many gins featured on the menu we happily ordered martinis but the highlight was the gnocchi with mushrooms and spinach - and the staff honored our special request to also add chicken. This was the best gnocchi by far that we have ever had! It was crisp on the outside but creamy on the inside like soft creamy cheese. The sauce and mushrooms with it were fantastic. I usually do not order gnocchi because they typically are like hard little pellets or shot puts. This really brought the idea of gnocchi to whole new experience. I hope this hip and sophisticated hotel keeps doing what it is doing.

We didn't have reservations, but the host accommodated us. We had no expectations because we noticed that there weren't many yelp reviews . We were very pleasantly surprised with the deliciousness of our entrees. We then decided to have dessert and it was just as good. I definitely recommend this restaurant. The ambience is exceptional and so was the food.

Really Great venue badly let down by poor Ribeye Steak. I have previously visited Dakota for Sunday Lunch and a return visit was over due after restrictions were lifted. Upon arrival we were initially shown to a table for 3 which was directly opposite the open door to the terrace. As a strong breeze was blowing we asked for another table away from the draft. This was sorted straight away and made for a much more comfortable environment. Orders for food and drink were quickly taken and it was not long till the starters arrived. I had the ham hock Terrine which was over all very well presented and over all was of very good quality and taste. Sadly this turned out to be the highlight of the meal. I ordered the ribeye steak which I have eaten many times in high end steak restaurants and is my goto steak. Unfortunately what arrived was very below par. The first problem and what probably lead to the other issues was the steak had been cut very thin. This meant, although the steak had been cooked medium like I had asked, the fat had not cooked through properly resulting in large pieces of fat remaining. Also as a result of the short cooking the me the steak had not been allowed to char on the outside resulting in sub standard flavour. My Dad had the fillet which by contrast was a loverly think piece which did not suffer from the many issues of being a thin cut. Dakota receive their steak from Donald Russell butchers in Scotland so it arrives frozen and they are at the mercy of what they send down. Whilst the thin cut fries were not my usual style they were nice along with the shallots. The win list was very good and they had my favourite Mendoza region Malbec at a good price. I decided not to have a pudding after the very poor steak. To sum up. Loverly venue, very good service but alas I cannot recommend the Ribeye as for the price it was really very poor for anyone used to visiting high end steak venues.

Clearly new. Bar staff need a little hurry up and know what they are selling but otherwise welcoming and friendly. The hotel is well furnished with a good location. Prices are what you would expect from a high end hotel but are reasonable prices. Happily service reflects the charge. Check in was very easy and efficient. Manger knows her stuff and amenities were of a good quality. Will defiantly come back.

Was quite shocked to log on here and see Dakota Manchester rated as 2.5/5. Having stayed here twice in a week I was blown away by the location, quality, rooms, bar, food and service. My first stay was in a standard room and the quality of fixtures & fittings along with the linens, toiletries and facilities in the room were first class. My second stay was in a junior suite which was just beautiful, 5 star plus. Thoughtful amenities in the room, complimentary mini bar, lovely balcony. My only negative about the room would be the tv, mirror tv which isn't that good for watching. The bar and restaurant are first class. Great offerings with great service day and night. I stay in Manchester a lot and Dakota will be my base for sure.