Stayed at this YOTEL the night before running the Manchester Marathon. For over £250, I expected a standard, comfortable hotel experience—unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
The window in my room was broken, so I had to listen to loud street noise all night before my early start. Worse still, there was a sewage pipe running through the wall above the bathroom making constant noise throughout the night.
Despite the marathon being on the hotel’s doorstep, there were no efforts made to accommodate runners. Breakfast wasn’t available early (6am), which you’d expect for such a big event. I had to eat porridge in my room and was given a dirty teaspoon from reception when I asked for cutlery. Other runners I spoke to had to skip breakfast entirely as the hotel provided nothing suitable.
The bag drop was chaotic—you’re given a numbered tag, but on collection, there’s no check, and anyone could take any bag. Not secure at all.
Extremely disappointing for the price paid, and I wouldn’t return—especially if you’re coming to run a race (Manchester Mara/hald) or need any kind of reliability.