Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Excelsior Hotel, Manchester Airport

Excelsior Hotel, Manchester Airport, Ringway. Original photo at Historic Images [1].

The Excelsior Hotel was the original Manchester Airport Hotel before Ringway (as it is still often called locally) was expanded in the 1990s.  The Excelsior used to be outside the original Terminal 1 which opened in 1962, and it was often used as overspill free parking for the small car park outside the terminal [2].  The Excelsior was also familiar to plane spotters (and families on 'days out' at the airport; hugely popular back in the day) as the entry to the old spectator gallery was next to the hotel [3]. 

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19 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 January 2014 at 21:06

    Hard to imagine how (only 25 to 30 years ago) this was Manchester Airport's only hotel. Before the Hilton opened, I think the Post House hotel in Northenden was a creditable alternative, though both this and The Excelsior were owned by Trusthouse Forte.

    It is also featured in Phaidon's excellent 'Boring Postcards' book.

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  2. Suzan Baker17 March 2015 at 11:38

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  3. Peter Valentine26 May 2017 at 20:01

    The Excelsior Hotel was used as the start & finish venue for the International Gulf London Motor Rally in 1967 & 1968. The event was a major motor-sport event back then and attracted teams from all over Europe.

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  8. Unknown8 January 2020 at 04:09

    What was the nightclub called in the excelsior called... Used to go loads but carnt remember the name... Cheers

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  12. Mark Balaam13 April 2020 at 20:46

    I used to go to this hotel with my parents several times a week. We were members of the gym, where I learned how to swim in their swimming pool. I have incredibly happy memories of my many visits there. I don't know what happened to this hotel but I do recall visiting in 2006 and the pool had been converted into something else.

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  13. Unknown19 April 2020 at 00:22

    I used to work there as a Waiter in the early 70s when I was nearly 20years old,Happy Days.

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    1. Anonymous10 December 2023 at 03:32

      I bet you knew bob hardman and ken

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    2. Anonymous14 February 2024 at 21:41

      I was a waiter in 74. There was a battle between Turkish and Greek Cypriot head waiters. Ken was great. Restaurant manager was mr sherry.

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  14. Lilly Pugh9 September 2020 at 12:47

    Multi-award winning television production company Blast! Films are interested to speak to anyone who worked in the Excelsior Hotel in the year 1990.

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  15. Unknown18 June 2021 at 17:31

    Happy memories of this wonderful hotel which was our night stop as aircrew when I was a flight attendant with Laker Airways (SkyTrain) in the 80's. Such friendly and helpful staff, great bar and comfortable accommodation with chocolate biscuits part of in-room hospitality. Great times - great people. So nostalgic. ♥️👌✈️ Liz

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  16. Mel Herbert23 June 2023 at 15:16

    I was the hotel accountant at the hotel in 1970 - 71. During this time Trust House hotel and Forte & co merged. I left to become a district auditor with said THF Ltd. Before the end of 1971 I was promoted to district accountant based in south Wales. Good times!

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  17. Anonymous16 March 2024 at 15:23

    My mum was head receptionist in the 60s. She met the Rolling Stones , Paul Newman and Yuri Gregarin whilst working there.

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