GETAWAYS • Manchester
Manchester has so much to offer — unbelievable nightlife, great restaurants, friendly pubs, beautiful countryside just 10 minutes outside the city centre — but Native Manchester is reason enough to stay in.
Located in the heart of the city, a couple of minutes walk from Piccadilly Railway Station, the five-year-old hotel is in the Grade II-listed Ducie Street Warehouse, which used to house cotton bales before they were shipped to London’s factories. It retains its industrial charm with exposed bricks and a cast iron inner courtyard, while providing all the comforts of a luxury city hotel: exceptional rooms, deli counter, restaurant, cinema, DJs, and some serious house cocktails.
As you enter, you pass by the Gooey kiosk, serving up cookies and doughnuts rated 10/10 by Lizzo and just a small clue as to how sweet the rest of your stay will be. The ground floor is a great space to work, meet friends, and eat at the house restaurant (make sure to try the lunchtime pinsa menu). By night, it’s buzzing with DJs and dancing, as if everyone in Manchester met up there before going out: Events are on every week, from supper clubs and pop-ups to workshops.
As fun as it is downstairs, the rooms are where Native sets itself apart. Decorated with mid-century furniture, duplex penthouses are gorgeous, complete with study, two bedrooms, an open plan kitchen, and two terraces with 360-degree views. The one- and two-bedroom suites are perfect for staying in the city with friends: well-equipped enough to host a dinner party, and secluded enough from your neighbours to party into the night. –Amy Rose Holland
→ Native (Manchester) • Ducie Street Warehouse • summer wknd king from £345 per.