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New Union Hotel

GayOut (30) 4.2
Google (1008) 3.9
Tripadvisor (255) 3.3
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Visitors frequently praise the New Union Hotel for its friendly and energetic staff, describing them as cheeky, charming, and treating guests like family. However, a significant number of guests complain about extreme noise levels from the club below, with some reporting being unable to sleep until the early morning.

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111 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6JB
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About this place New Union Hotel

The New Union is the oldest surviving gay pub in Manchester — a traditional working-class boozer that predates the Canal Street branding and the TV attention and the tourist coaches. It is the pub where you go when you want Manchester's gay scene without the performance of it. Cheap drinks, a drag show on selected nights, karaoke most evenings, and a clientele that is genuinely mixed across age, class and disposition. The décor is 1980s pub without apology: carpet, banquette seating, a DJ booth in the corner. The New Union has outlasted dozens of more fashionable venues on Canal Street and will probably outlast a dozen more. Located at the Princess Street end of the village, it is the starting point for nights that end at Cruz across the road. The annual Manchester Pride Bank Holiday weekend brings an enormous influx; the rest of the year it is a neighbourhood pub in the best sense.

Opening Hours

Open Now · closes 00:00
Monday 12:00-00:00
Tuesday 12:00-00:00
Wednesday 12:00-00:00
Thursday 12:00-00:00
Friday 12:00-02:00
Saturday 12:00-02:00
Sunday 12:00-00:00

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1,008 reviews

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Mateusz Bulczak
Mateusz Bulczak Jun 2026

Brilliant location, helpful and friendly staff, really comfy beds and nice rooms all affordable price 🫶

BAHADIR KOZANOĞLU
BAHADIR KOZANOĞLU Jun 2026

"Disgusting" is an understatement; this hotel is beyond disgusting. Filthy, noisy,

Gabriele
Gabriele May 2026

Characteristic location in the Rainbow neighborhood and nightlife, complete autonomy for keys and access, helpful manager... we had a good time, recommended

Lucas Riat
Lucas Riat May 2026
Dan Welsh
Dan Welsh May 2026
melissa Allan
melissa Allan Apr 2026
David Parker
David Parker Mar 2026

Highly recommend staying here. Amazing stay and the staff are absolutely lovely xxxx

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