Six reasons our family loved Roomzzz

2. The stunning building

The Manchester City Corn Exchange Roomzzz Aparthotel houses 114 spacious apartments within the iconic Grade II listed Manchester Corn Exchange (previously known as The Triangle). The Corn Exchange itself has been party to something of a makeover in recent years having been re-purposed from a shopping centre to a food and drink destination with 14 restaurants.

Both inside and out, the historical Corn Exchange building is a real beauty and Roomzzz have really embraced its history – this isn’t a standard chain hotel but one full of sympathetically restored and celebrated features. The incredible high ceilings and lighting in the entrance are a real sight to behold.

3. Flexible rooms for families

We had two apartments with an interconnecting door. The children had a smaller room which had an extra single bed set up in it, an en suite shower room and kitchen space. The apartment Dave and I stayed in was much larger with a separate kitchen & living area (including a dining table and sofa) and a large bathroom with both a bath and shower.

Having an interconnecting door meant that we all had our own space but we knew we could easily get to each other without the children having to wander the corridor. The living space was great as we were all able to sit and watch Strictly together on the sofa, or enjoy our meal without having to have a bed picnic!

4. The fully-equipped kitchen

This was a big bonus for us! As I’ve said before, we often book self-catering accommodation when we’re travelling with the kids but it isn’t usually practical if you need a city centre location. Eating out with the kids can be expensive and if I’m honest it wasn’t something we really wanted to do in the middle of Manchester on a Saturday night, instead we treated ourselves to an M&S tea.

We let everyone choose whatever they fancied and took it back to Roomzzz to enjoy at our leisure. This meant that we could give the children their tea, and then put them to bed before Dave and I sat down to enjoy our meal together. (It’s worth mentioning that the kitchens have microwave combi ovens so pizza is probably not your friend.)

5. The spacious rooms

In my opinion, there’s nothing worse than booking a hotel room that looks really lovely online only to get there and find it looks a bit poky in real life! Our Roomzzz rooms were so spacious – plenty of room for swinging cats or whatever else it is you get up to on a family weekend away! In fact our room was so big that I actually thought we didn’t have a very big bed…nope, still a king size, just dwarfed by the bedroom itself!

6. Peace and quiet

Peace and quiet aren’t really words you’d usually associate with a city centre hotel are they? We literally couldn’t believe how quiet our rooms were! Despite our apartments facing out onto a busy street with a main tram stop right outside, we never heard a peep from outside, thanks to two sets of double glazing on either side of a deep windowsill.

The large windows had heavy, floor to ceiling black out curtains which didn’t let in even a chink of light – which is basically the dream when it comes to hotel curtains right? Not only did we not hear any noise from the street and restaurants below, but we never heard any of the other hotel guests either! Honestly, we were able to completely shut the world out and cocoon ourselves in our very own little Roomzzz bubble.

For our family, staying at Roomzzz Manchester City Corn Exchange offered us all the benefits of a city centre hotel in terms of location and convenience, with the comfort and relaxation of self-catered property. It really was the ideal solution. You can read more about our Manchester adventure here and book your own family get away here.