Two of Manchester’s finest and most well-known luxury hotels have featured in a prestigious travel platform’s top 30 hotels in the UK for 2020.
Hotel Brooklyn and Hotel Gotham are flying the flag for the city of Manchester after making the cut in independent luxury travel magazine / online platform Condé Nast Traveller’s top 30 list of hotels and accommodations in the country.
This top 30 list is compiled based on the opinions, experiences and ratings of the readers of Condé Nast Traveller.
Hotel Brooklyn came in at number 17 on the list, and Hotel Gotham took the 22nd spot.
Both hotels are impressive additions to the ever-developing Manchester skyline – offering a range of the finest boutique four and five star accommodation, as well as award-winning restaurants and bars – and help make the city a go-to destination within the UK, Europe and throughout the world.
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Given their impressive architecture, they’ve also each doubled-up as filming locations for major Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV shows over the years as well.
Condé Nast Traveller – a subgroup of mass media company Condé Nast, which owns Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Wired, Architectural Digest (AD) and more – is widely-regarded as one of the most well-respected travel inspiration platforms, so this is a pretty big deal for the Manchester accommodations scene too.
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Especially as Manchester has beat out many other leading UK cities, some of which – including the English capital of London – do not feature on the list at all.
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Scotland’s prestigious five star resort The Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Perth took the top spot on the list.
Cliveden House in Taplow, Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian in Edinburgh, Luckham Park Hotel & Spa in Chippenham, and Soho Farmhouse in Chipping Norton each make up the rest of the top five spots.
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Manchester was one of the only cities on the list to have multiple hotels within the same city / town featured on the list, along with the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, the much sought-after Cotswald village of Broadway, and the historic Somerset city of Bath.
Aside from the two Manchester hotels, the only other North West offering on the list is Linthwaite House in Windemere, Cumbria.
You can check out the full top 30 list via the Condé Nast Traveller website here.
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Bury actress Kate O’Flynn wins big at 2026 Emmys with record-breaking comedy show
Emily Sergeant
Did you know that one of the big winners at the 2026 Emmy Awards last night was actually an actress from Bury?
In case it wasn’t on your radar, American television‘s biggest night, the Emmys, took place yesterday evening over in Los Angeles, and several records were broken in the process – including Apple TV’s comedy horror Widow’s Bay taking home the most Emmys ever for a single series of a comedy show, with 14 of them.
Widow’s Bay tells the story of mayor Tom Loftis, played by Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, who is trying to boost tourism on his rugged New England island, but must navigate several strange events that suggest it might be cursed.
Created by Katie Dippold, and executive produced and directed by Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay was released in late April to widespread critical acclaim.
At the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards last night, the show scooped a record 14 awards, including for Outstanding Comedy Series, several acting wins, and wins for directing and writing too.
One of those acting wins was Kate O’Flynn for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – an actress who hails from the Greater Manchester town of Bury.
Kate stars as Patricia Moyer, mayor Tom’s eccentric assistant in the show.
She grew up in Holcombe Brook near Ramsbottom, and was educated at Bury Grammar School, before she went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Acting in 2006.
Taking to the stage to accept her award last night, Kate said in her speech: “I want to thank our mayor [Matthew Rhys] and all the residents of Widow’s Bay, in front and behind the camera – you’re amazing. This is the role of a lifetime, thank you Katie and Hiro for trusting a Lancashire lass to play a sassy broad like Patricia. And thank you Apple [TV] for saying yes.
“Thank you Nicky and Tony for looking after me, my family back home, my mum and dad, and the loves of my life, my husband and our darling daughter – another sassy broad in the making.
“This is for all the Patricias out there, see you at Sunset Cocktails to celebrate. Thank you.”
Featured Image – The Television Academy (via YouTube)
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M&S launches new Too Good To Go partnership – with NINE Greater Manchester stores signed up
Emily Sergeant
M&S has finally decided to partner with food waste charity, Too Good To Go.
As of yesterday, a total of 350 M&S stores across the UK – including nine major sites in Greater Manchester – now offer new Too Good To Go ‘Surprise Bags’ that are made up of surplus bakery goodies, giving customers the chance to collect quality food at a reduced price at the end of the day directly from in-store bakeries.
The launch follows a trial in a select number of UK stores, and the Surprise Bags will include bakery treats such as pastries, cookies, and fresh bread.
The partnership with Too Good To Go is the latest move in M&S Food’s work to reduce surplus food and ensure good food doesn’t go to waste.
Greater Manchester stores that will be taking part in the new Too Good To Go partnership include Manchester Market Street, Trafford Centre, Stockport, Spinningfields, Prestwich, Wigan Robin, Bolton Middlebrook, Bury The Rock, and Ashton Moss.
Each of the Surprise Bags will include three to four bakery products to a minimum retail price of £10.20 for just £3.80.
Available Monday to Saturday, customers can order their Surprise Bags through the Too Good To Go app, and collect them one hour before their local store closes.
“It’s great to be involved in this new launch with Too Good To Go to help reduce food waste,” commented Chris Parker, who is the Store Manager at M&S Bolton Middlebrook.
“Our in-store bakeries are incredibly popular with customers, and at the end of the day, customers will now be able to order and collect surprise bags offering fantastic surplus bakery products at great value.
“By finding new ways to re-purpose surplus products, we’re helping ensure more food is enjoyed rather than wasted. This partnership is another positive step towards reaching our goal of halving food waste by 2030.”
Emily Sergeant -
21st October 2020 
