Only a stone’s throw from Manchester’s most exclusive shopping areas, restaurants and theatres, the Great John Street Hotel is a chic townhouse property transformed from an original, redbrick Victorian school. It contains 30 duplex guestrooms and suites designed in five distinctive styles. The standard rooms retain many original features, such as exposed steel beams and brickwork. Rich fabrics, wooden or carpeted floors and rich colours – together with crisp white linen on the handsprung queen size bed – ensure a comfortable night’s stay. All rooms also have an overhead, open plan bathroom with oak wooden flooring, walk-in rain shower, cast iron roll-top soaking tub (for two people) and generous Temple SPA toiletries. Combining classic elegance and serene style to create a unique atmosphere, the hotel’s vintage chic Oyster Bar is located in the heart of The Old School House. Open from 11.00am until late, it is the perfect place to meet friends, enjoy traditional afternoon tea or to simply relax with newspapers. Situated next door, the Lounge is an ideal hideaway from the stresses of the day and leads onto the outside School Yard terrace. Last but not least, the Roof Garden is a beautiful, south-facing terrace with views of Coronation Street and Castlefield. It features a huge soaking hot tub for relaxing and unwinding, a chic lounge with separate private hire bar, a small gymnasium, a heated veranda and sun lounges.