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Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre

Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre

0.2 mi from CIS Solar Tower

4 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M4 4EW

4.0 out of 5.0
4.2 out of 5 (997 reviews)

Radisson Manchester City Centre is a 10-minute stroll from both Manchester Victoria Train Station and the upscale Harvey …

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Hotel Gotham

Hotel Gotham

0.4 mi from CIS Solar Tower

100 King Street, Manchester M2 4WU

5.0 out of 5.0
4.8 out of 5 (324 reviews)

Located in Market Street, this luxury hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Manchester Art Gallery, Albert Square, and Arndale …

£91
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel

0.5 mi from CIS Solar Tower

Portland Street, Manchester M1 4PH

4.0 out of 5.0
3.9 out of 5 (1,671 reviews)

This modern hotel rises above Piccadilly Gardens in the centre of Manchester. Arndale Shopping, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, …

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ABode Manchester

ABode Manchester

0.5 mi from CIS Solar Tower

107 Picadilly, Manchester M1 2DB

4.0 out of 5.0
4.2 out of 5 (728 reviews)

Located in Manchester City Centre, this boutique hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Piccadilly Gardens, Affleck's Palace, an …

£54
Malmaison Manchester

Malmaison Manchester

0.5 mi from CIS Solar Tower

1-3 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 3AQ

4.0 out of 5.0
4.3 out of 5 (583 reviews)

Located in Manchester City Centre, this spa hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Piccadilly Gardens, Affleck's Palace, and …

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The Lowry Hotel

The Lowry Hotel

0.6 mi from CIS Solar Tower

50 Dearmans Place, Salford M3 5LH

5.0 out of 5.0
4.7 out of 5 (678 reviews)

Located on the River Irwell, in Manchester's Chapel Warf area, The Lowry is next to Trinity Bridge and provides easy access t …

£89
Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester Hotel

Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester Hotel

0.7 mi from CIS Solar Tower

Free Trade Hall Peter Street, Manchester M2 5GP

5.0 out of 5.0
4.4 out of 5 (1,562 reviews)

Manchester is one of Britain's most vibrant and dynamic cities, andboasts the UK's largest financial centre outside of London …

£74
The Midland - Manchester

The Midland - Manchester

0.7 mi from CIS Solar Tower

16 Peter Street, Manchester M60 2DS

4.0 out of 5.0
4.4 out of 5 (1,279 reviews)

Built in 1903 to serve the central railway, the hotel stands in St. Peter's Square, near the train station of the same name …

£68
Jurys Inn Manchester City Centre

Jurys Inn Manchester City Centre

0.9 mi from CIS Solar Tower

56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5LE

3.0 out of 5.0
4.1 out of 5 (1,235 reviews)

Overlooking Rochdale Canal, Jurys Inn Manchester City Centre is a 5-minute walk from Deansgate Castlefield Metrolink Station. …

£50
Oakdale

Oakdale

7.5 mi from CIS Solar Tower

74 Oakdale Drive, Cheadle SK8 3SW

3.0 out of 5.0
4 out of 5 (1 reviews)

Situated in Cheadle, this guesthouse is 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Didsbury Park and within 6 mi (10 km) of Wythenshawe Hall and …

£33

 

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Pocket Guide: Manchester CIS Solar Tower Hotels

Manchester's roots go deep, all the way back to Roman Britain in fact, when the city started out as a fort for the legions based here. Things have changed a bit since those days, and the city really started transforming itself when Flemish weavers settled in what is now Bolton, in the 15th Century. This laid the foundation for establishing Manchester as a centre of the textile industry, which it capitalised on during the Industrial Revolution. Nowadays when you come to the city and stay perhaps at a hotel in Manchester you'll see a skyline of steel and glass towers, far removed from Roman fortifications and dominated by structures like the CIS Solar Tower, a creation of the 1960s.

Manchester Hotels For The CIS Solar Tower

You can find the CIS Solar Tower in Miller Street, but you probably won't need a map unless you're short-sighted and have forgotten your glasses! Just look up from practically any part of Manchester and it can't be missed. It was built in the swinging sixties, 1962 to be exact, when the nation was in love with concrete tower blocks, although this is one of the more attractive ones. It soars to 387 feet and was at the time Europe's third tallest building, after its counterparts in Madrid and Milan.

Visit the CIS Solar Tower from Hotels in Manchester

The tower has the largest array of solar panels in the United Kingdom, and the biggest vertical array of them in Europe. Like much of British architecture, the CIS Solar Tower was heavily influenced by the US, and especially by Chicago's Inland Steel Building. It's an impressive sight even today, when so much else has been thrown at the sky, and you should pop along from your Manchester hotel or guesthouse to enjoy the views.

Take the lift up to the top floor, from where on a clear day you can see the Welsh Clywidian Mountains and the Jodrell Bank observatory. The bird's eye views of the city spread out below are quite stunning too, if you have a head for heights!

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