Is The Oddfellows Arms pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at The Oddfellows Arms?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Where is The Oddfellows Arms located?

Situated near the airport, this hostel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Heaton Park, Salford Quays, and Trafford Centre. AO Arena and Old Trafford are also within 6 mi (10 km). Swinton Station is 12 minutes by foot and Moorside Station is 20 minutes.

The Oddfellows Arms Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

24 September 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Probably one of the best places to stay in Manchester :)

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kirsty

4 September 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Cheep prices for a overall good stay and my dog was free and was made to feel safe and the owner was brilliant was so helpful and ready to do anything you needed was a lil noisey but its over a pub nothing that would not expect and was made fully aware off great stay overall and breakfast was included

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ash

2 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great host and rooms perfect for qhat you need good size tv and comfy bed

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Anne

27 July 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

We needed an overnight stay. The Oddfellows is in poor shape. Room was adequate and reflected what we paid. Bathrooms at either end of corridor, toilet roll taken by other guests as soon as replaced by owner. Bed was comfortable and overall our stay was good. We wish the owner luck with his future plans.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

14 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is a great place to stay. We used this hotel as our base as we backpacked across Europe. My wife especially enjoyed making our own breakfast in the fully stocked kitchen. Peter was a great host with lots of tips that made our travels even more enjoyable. The Swinton Train Station is a short walk from the hotel. Everything was great!

Stayed 24 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

May

20 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The accommodation was basic However the service provided by Peter was outstanding. and the breakfast was excellent. there was a huge choice including Oat milk and you could eat as much or as little as you liked. Peter was a perfect host and a mine of information. He was most helpful. I would definitely recomment the Oddfellows Arms and would stay there again.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Saurav Sudhir

31 July 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Peter was a very good host and is very helpful. He upgraded my room for one night because of a cancellation and I appreciate it. Although the cleanliness and hygiene was not up to my expectation. The plates and bowls at the breakfast were not clean and the bedding seemed to not have been changed in the dorm room for sometime. Overall for the price I paid it was a good stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charlie

11 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Its a warm welcome with a cool beer

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Ryan

2 February 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Owner is a nice guy. Accommodation was average.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeannie

19 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

great

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

16 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

although it looks a little shabby on tbe outside the room was clean and warm the owner Peter really went the extra mile to be accomodating, giving recommendations for local spots to eat its above a karaoke bar so it was a little loud but not obnoxiously so, and Peter did offer to move me to a different room if the noise too much overall a very good value for money place to stay, especially with the complementary breakfast

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

9 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Comfortable and clean accommodation. Great venue to enjoy some live music or accommodation. The breakfast offered was great too.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruno

7 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Well run place, lots of transportation and incredibly polite staff, extremely helpful

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karl

26 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Peter and the staff are welcoming and very helpful

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vibhor

11 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Overall a great budget friendly property. The staff and host were particularly nice and told alot about life in Manchester. The location is good as bus no. 8 goes to the city Highly recommend if you're solo traveller looking for a cheap stay in Manchester.

10/10 Excellent

George

23 February 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Flexible, friendly and personal service at a great price. Easy enough to catch a bus into the city too. Highly recommended :)

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex

1 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Does the Job

Does the job, Peter and all the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. The room is basic but is equiped with wardrobes, sinks and a comfortable double bed. The smart tv was a nice addition - not many hotels at this price range would offer this facility. Breakfast is do it yourself but the spread was good.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timo

18 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Staff was absolutely lovely and helpful, there was Saint Particks day downstairs so understandably the in went on for a bit longer but I felt were confortable joining the audience of the karaoke party.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

WIDI HERMAN

22 December 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Super dirty. The room have no toilet. Its shared bathroom and the toilet is choked and dirty.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrei

1 December 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not happy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

6 May 2024

Liked: Staff & service

The staff were friendly .if you want and expect nudget accommodation than this is ok.but our room wasn't clean,it meeded hoovering and dusting and walls paimting.we clean holiday cottages and with a proper clean it could be so much better and thats just a bit of time.we couldn’t get tv to work either,it all had to be signed into but wouldn't work when we tried.they had just started doing a cooled breakfast too which was good.but again the bar area needed a good clean..window frames.roomy bathrooms,nice shower.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jek Por

6 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

Oddfellows lives up to its name 100% Exteriorly the building scares you; peeling paintwork, broken wooden fences, dropping facias, even a broken half hanging To Let sign as cherry on top! But once you meet the proprietor, and gets inside, I was enlightened! In brief, I can say many hotels, even 6 * hotels in South East Asia, I've stayed in, I've sworn under my breath that the rooms were designed more for aesthetics then for living in; one pet hate of mine especially Travelodge is NO power socket plugs by bedside; how to chat on phone whilst in bed? They expect you to get out of bed, trot over to other side of room to plug your phone in, get back into bed, then Tttrrriiinng, a new message notification comes in! It's annoying! But in Oddfellows, the room is obviously less luxurious as it's a hostel BUT it's damn practical, there's a barrel of power sockets beneath the bedside cabinet, a practical bedside lamp that has a simple switch, a nice size wardrobe with LOTs of hangers not FIVE like most boutique hotels, a tiny cute fridge, a quick dispenser kettle not typical hotel kettles with cords that's always not long enough to reach the limited power plugs and a washbasin with soap dispenser and towels, great bed with clean sheets etc Out my room, round the corner, 5 metres walk is the absolutely clean large shower and toilet you can swing several cats around, no probs. Breakfast is unique too, you cook it! Overall; thumbs up 👍 have booked another stay for later this month

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jamie

12 May 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Unforgettable.

I Will start off by saying that the owner Peter is friendly and accommodating. The place is not far from the train station, and you can get to Manchester in 15 mins. However there we’re some issues with our stay. First the whole place smells strongly of cigarette smoke and I found a burnt out cigarette butt in the shared toilet beside the sink. The room was rather scruffy with mould on the ceiling and mysterious stains on the bed sheets. The music from the bar downstairs was very loud and plays til late. Very loud karaoke. Also can hear customers drinking and yelling in beer garden til late. Only available light source is the ceiling light that comes with an added surprise of being a Bluetooth speaker which someone from the bar had un knowingly connected to while we were in bed late at night. The speaker was blaring uncontrollably and changing colours rapidly. The only way to stop the invasively loud sounds was to turn the light off completely as there are no buttons to control the speaker part of it. Obviously as it’s above a bar you know what you’re in for with the noise, and if you like a drink, karaoke, and socialising with the locals, it’s a good spot for you. If you’re travelling with intent of having a quiet and early night, might not be the place for you. All in all an unforgettable stay.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

24 March 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay at your own risk

This place was terrible in every way possible, dirty bedding, bin overflowing with dirty tissue, lock on bedroom doors didn't work, owner said the hall was longer than it should be so if there was a fire we would have no choice but to get into another room that might have an emergency window. Breakfast left out from 12 midnight for the next morning, but told not to eat to much, the smell of weed was terrible, the owner literally stuck his nose in the cup to smell the milk in the room to see if it was ok, coffee in the jar was black and dried to the sides, dirty red towel in room. I left the building and drove around searching for somewhere else to stay and i found a lovely place that i would highly recommend called britaina Hotel, i lost out on money as i paid in full at the Oddfellows, omg i cant put into words the state of this place,

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Lorraine

10 October 2025

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

Lovely Staff, Room and Bathroom very clean. Breakfast supplies plentiful though no mugs left when we got there.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

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