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Holiday Inn Express Manchester Airport

The Holiday Inn Express Manchester Airport is a hotel located on Runger Lane in Manchester, a short distance from Manchester Airport. Catered towards airport flyers and in a hotel hotspot, it sits adjacent to the Premier Inn Manchester Airport North and the Premier Inn Manchester Airport South.

Being an 'Express' hotel, it's aimed towards travellers rather than family stays, with limited on-site amenities but a complimentary breakfast is included with all bookings.[1] Check-out time is 11am as standard, but customers can negotiate later check-out times with reception if necessary, usually subject to a fee.

Guests are typically able to check-in to their rooms from 2pm, and must check-out by 11am unless a later check-out is arranged (which may incur fees).

Location

The hotel does not have a street number, and so its address is Holiday Inn Express Manchester Airport, Runger Lane, Manchester, M90 5DL. The coordinates are 53.36273, -2.29396, and the what3words location is ///dusted.thrashing.sprains.[2]

Contact details

The phone number for the hotel's reception is 0161 980 2556, and the email address is reception@hiexmanchesterairport.co.uk.

Parking and accessibility

The hotel has a customer car park which has about 100 parking bays, 12 of which are disabled parking bays located nearby the reception. Customer parking is charged at £14 per day, and is validated at the hotel reception while checking in.

The hotel also provides a special offer where customers can stay for a night and leave their vehicle in the car park for up to four nights, i.e. while flying out of town via Manchester Airport.

There is a dropped kerb outside the front entrance, allowing access for wheelchair users. Once inside, there are no steps as there are multiple lifts to access the higher floors.

Inspections and accreditations

The hotel was last inspected by the Food Standards Agency on 6th March 2025, and received a the top 'Very Good' rating.[3]

It was awarded a silver certification for Green Tourism.[4]

History

Travelodge Manchester Airport

Around £8 million was invested into the site to open a Travelodge Manchester Airport with a capacity of over 200 bedrooms. In anticipation of the hotel opening, a recruitment drive created 65 jobs for the local area.[5]

Travelodge Manchester Airport was opened by the Managing Director of Manchester Airport Developments, Jim Bethell, on 2nd December 2005. At the time of opening it was the second-largest Travelodge outside of London, and was the ninth Travelodge in Greater Manchester.[5]

About 7 years later, Travelodge's creditors agreed to sell off the Manchester Airport site in 2012 as part of a wider plan to improve the company's finances.[6]

Holiday Inn Express Manchester Airport

In Late March 2014, the site re-opened as a Holiday Inn Express following a £2 million refurbishment. The bedroom capacity had been slightly reduced down to 199 bedrooms. The hotel was owned by Manchester Airport Group and operated by RBH Hospitality Management.[7][8]

In May 2018, permission was granted by Manchester City Council for the hotel to have a vestibule entrance.[9] This was constructed at some point afterwards. In April 2019, permission was also granted for a fourth floor to be built, increasing the bedroom count by 79.[10] Despite being approved, the planning permission was never utilised and the hotel remains three-storey.

Manchester Airport Group sold off Holiday Inn Express Manchester Airport in 2020, along with the rest of it's non-core property portfolio. The hotel was acquired by Columbia Threadneedle Investments as part of the transaction.[11]

The estate agent Knight Frank was appointed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments in November 2025 to sell the hotel, with a minimum price of £12.5 million.[12]

Sources

  1. A Quick Guide To And Comparison Of IHG Brands, Forbes, 16th September 2025, accessed 18th February 2026. ↩
  2. ///dusted.thrashing.sprains, what3words website, accessed 4th March 2026. ↩
  3. Holiday Inn Express Manchester Airport, Food Standards Agency website, accessed 4th March 2026. ↩
  4. Our Members, Green Tourism website, accessed 4th March 2026. ↩
  5. MANCHESTER AIRPORT TRAVELODGE MAKES HISTORY AS PART OF UK'S BIGGEST HOTEL OPENING PROGRAMME, Travelodge Press Centre, 2nd December 2005, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩ ↩
  6. Nine north west Travelodge hotels to be sold in rescue deal, Manchester Evening News, 5th September 2012, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩
  7. A 199 bedroom Holiday Inn Express hotel will open at Manchester Airport later this month, following an investment by owner, MAG Property., RBH website, 12th March 2014, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩
  8. Richard Solomons CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's largest hotel companies, landed in Manchester this month to celebrate the recent refurbishment of the Holiday Inn Express® hotel at Manchester Airport., RBH website, 17th June 2014, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩
  9. 119675/FO/2018, Manchester City Council Planning Portal, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩
  10. 122731/OO/2019, Manchester City Council Planning Portal, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩
  11. MAG disposes of non-core property portfolio, Insider Media, 10th August 2020, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩
  12. Columbia Threadneedle markets Manchester Airport Holiday Inn Express, Property Week, 7th November 2025, accessed 3rd March 2026. ↩