Manchester Airport Hotels - any experience?

[WageSlave]

Their website does say it starts from £96 but I have tried several dates over tha last few months and can't get any cheaper, even with special offers on now. I'm booking four to five months in advance for one holiday and seven months in advance for another.

 

Most Hotels in that area are a similar price so perhaps they have gone up this year. Premier Inn is much cheaper but you can't cancel, thats no good if our flight gets changed. We need to book one where you can cancel.

 

Thanks for all your tips folks. Some of the offers end this month so I'm going to get something booked.

 

You usually have to pay a little more for a flexable booking that can be cancelled vs a non refundable booking.

[Chez2]

I'm aware of that thanks, it states that on the booking screens. A significant number of the airport hotels don't allow cancellations or don't allow changes on any bookings combined with inclusive parking deals, some offer both options/prices.

 

Balkan changed every one of our flights in the last three years, early to mid and high season. We used to fly with Balkan twice a year. Last year they cancelled the flight at less than a months notice and offered unacceptable alternatives. We ended up changing airports and moving flight dates by two days, hence my reluctance to make a booking that doesn't allow changes. We have booked to travel with Thomas Cook this year. Fingers crossed any changes to flights will just be minor.

 

For convenience and flexibility I have booked the Radisson Blu. We can check our cases in at the airport the night before, the walkway link to Terminal one makes it less fuss than shuttles.