Sachas Hotel is a hotel in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England. The original building was built and opened as the C&A store in 1928, which later moved to a three-storey shop in the

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in 1978. It was converted into a hotel in 1987. The C&A store was designed by North, Robin & Wilsdon, faced in cream-coloured faience (glazed terracotta) and adopted a simplified

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with

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touches, such as chevron decoration at the top of the piers and on the panels beneath the windows. This was an early appearance of art deco on the British

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. The hotel has its main entrance on Tib Street and is part of the

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group. It offers 3 Star accommodation, events spaces, plus the services of Spindles Health & Leisure Club including a heated swimming pool. The leisure club as of 2022 is closed. Like most of the early

properties, Sachas Hotel was fitted out with opulent decor and originally came with a 4-star rating. Since the 1990s the hotel has received minimal investment and retains many original features. The hotel has 223 bedrooms and 7 meeting rooms, the USA Suite has a capacity of up to 550 people making it one of the largest hotel function spaces in central

. Currently there are two restaurants on site, Jennys Restaurant and Overstuffed Pizzeria.

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