Hi guys it's Chris here from Some Bloke who Travels a Lot and today we are in Manchester. Staying at
the Radisson Blu Manchester Airport. If you follow my channel you will know it's
certainly not unusual for me to be staying at an airport hotel however it's very unusual for me
to be staying at one at Manchester Airport. As Manchester is basically my home airport .
In fact this was the first time I have stayed at Manchester Airport and boy what a treat. As you
will see the room was first class with great views of the airport. The lounge was excellent again with
those great views. The wi-fi was the fastest I have had at any hotel I have ever stayed at
and free. But what really made it such a treat was the hospitality and the generosity of the staff.
They really were very special. So without further ado let's step inside and take a look.
If you are arriving by car you enter on the ground floor and either take the stairs or the lift to
reception. Details for parking at the hotel are in a link in the description below. The lobby area is
open plan and as this visit was during covid, it was laid out for a social distancing one-way system.
Off the main lobby you will find the bar, restaurant and also access to the covered walkway
to all the terminals. I had booked an executive room with runway views and lounge access
this was £178 which is not cheap. But as it is probably the best room at
Manchester Airport I thought overall good value for a treat. So up to the ninth floor it was.
Executive class no less ! I think that refers to the room not to me .
This was an excellent hotel room, immaculate,
very well thought out and the feeling of luxury that you would expect in a premium hotel room. Mind
you the feeling of luxury was not at the expense of the practical requirements for an airport hotel.
A solid secure room safe, an iron and an ironing board, quality tea and coffee and a simple to use
great shower. Add to that super fast wi-fi, it was over a hundred megabits a second download.
And there was also a full concierge service from the hotel wi-fi portal. Oh and let's not forget an
incredibly comfortable bed, that my only complaint was, I was only in it for one night. Anyway I shall
leave you to have a little waltz around the room and meet up with you in a minute in the
lounge.
I am back, hope you enjoyed the room. I know I did. That is me in the mirror by the way, "Hi there"
I also really enjoyed the lounge. I have been lucky enough to enjoy hotel and airport lounges all over
the world. And the lounge at the Radisson was certainly no disappointment far from it. Great
views a well-stocked bar, few snacks, comfortable areas to relax in and enjoy those drinks and
snacks and as i mentioned earlier those great views. But what set the Radisson lounge apart
from all the others was something I've never experienced in any lounge. About 30 minutes
before the lounge closed the manager came up. Personally had a little chat with all the guests
and informed us the lounge was closing shortly . But we were more than welcome to help ourselves
and take drinks back to the room !! Never have I seen that. I only took a coke and some chocolate. No
really I did honest, I am not joking I had an early start in the morning but more of that in a moment.
Well truth be told it wasn't that much of an early start but I did have a busy day ahead of me and it
was the reason I had stayed overnight at Manchester Airport. I was off to me a very special lady
G - BOAC or to me and you Concorde. If you would like to see my full tour of Concorde .
There is a link in the description and on the screen now. Anyway back to breakfast.
Now even during Covid The Radisson had kept the buffet alive. Limited and all individually
packaged. But it was still all there and it was also a buffet with bloody marys included, how cool
is that. and if you're thinking I forgot to have my normal hotel breakfast of full english don't
panic I didn't. I just forgot to photograph it and no it wasn't because I had too many bloody marys.
I have to say the whole stay at the Radisson was very cool and the hospitality second to none.
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Thank you so much for watching and happy travels.