Venue guide · neighbouring Greater Manchester

voco Manchester City Centre and Napoleons Casino


A Portland Street hotel and licensed casino in the same development — the only casino hotel this Merseyside-focused guide currently lists.

Independent guide. This page is not the official site for voco, IHG or Napoleons. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by those businesses. For rates, availability and current offers, use the official hotel or casino website or phone number.

Manchester city centre skyline under a bright sky

Same development, two official doors

Hotel address: 59 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HP. Casino address: 57 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HP. The hotel describes a casino beneath the guestrooms; book rooms only through the hotel’s official channels.

Photo: Manchester skyline — Anthony Parkes / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0. City context for the Portland Street stay; not an interior of this hotel.

Information last checked

3 September 2026. Details change. Confirm hours, dress expectations, ID policy and room rates with the venue before you travel. This guide is not a booking channel.

Practical facts for planning a stay

  • Hotelvoco Manchester City Centre (IHG), 59 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HP
  • Rooms189 guest rooms, including suites with private balconies (per the hotel’s public site)
  • Hotel phone0161 518 2936 · official booking: vcmanchester.co.uk
  • CasinoNapoleons Casino & Restaurant, 57 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HP
  • Casino phone0161 249 8498 · official site: napoleons-casinos.co.uk
  • Age ruleCasino floor 18+ only; Challenge 25 ID checks apply at Napoleons Manchester
Tall slab office tower on Portland Street, Manchester
Portland Street — Stephen Richards / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0. Neighbourhood landmark; not the voco façade.
Manchester Town Hall gothic tower and clock face
Manchester Town Hall — Sharon / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0. Civic landmark near Cottonopolis.

Hotel and casino share the Portland Street development

Merseyside travellers looking for a true stay-and-play address will not find one inside the county today. This Manchester property is listed because the hotel and casino sit in the same Portland Street block rather than across the street from an unrelated operator.

The hotel’s leisure copy points guests “into the vaults” for the casino below — language that would be empty if the gaming floor were merely nearby.

CDL Hospitality Trusts, which publishes a factsheet for the hotel, lists a casino with restaurant and bar among the property’s facilities and cites the combined address as 57 & 59 Portland Street. Napoleons markets the hotel as the convenient overnight base for casino visitors. Operator brands remain separate; guests still book rooms with the hotel and enter the casino under casino rules.

Rooms, dining and access on Portland Street

Example hotel bedroom with bed, desk and large window — illustrative only
Illustrative hotel bedroom (University Arms, Cambridge, 1999) — Jonathan Schilling / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Not a photograph of voco Manchester rooms. For current room images use the official hotel gallery.
Decorative key and table motif in black and emerald
Original decorative motif for this guide.

According to the hotel’s public site, the property offers free Wi‑Fi, pet stays for small dogs with a nightly charge, and meeting spaces for events. Dining is centred on Runyon’s Bar & Restaurant, with Salvation Bar described for private hire and skyline views. The hotel highlights fully accessible Liberty Suites and a Green Tourism Gold Award.

Getting there (expand for more detail)

The hotel publishes what3words humid.warm.hurls and states Manchester Piccadilly is about a ten-minute walk. Napoleons notes Piccadilly roughly 500 metres away and several public car parks within a short walk. Confirm parking charges and Blue Badge arrangements directly with the hotel before arrival.

Families and non-gaming areas

Hotel public areas and restaurants may welcome guests of different ages. The casino floor does not. If you are travelling with anyone under 18, keep plans to the hotel side and confirm house rules with reception. Never leave under-18s unsupervised near gaming entrances.


Napoleons Casino Manchester — licensing and published hours

Abstract emerald felt table graphic with chips
Original felt graphic — not a photograph of Napoleons’ gaming floor.

Napoleons Casino Manchester is operated under the trading name of Players Club UK Limited. On the Gambling Commission public register the account number is 3209, with non-remote casino licence reference 003209-N-104162-015 shown as active. Check the live register yourself:

Players Club UK Limited on the Gambling Commission register · registers.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

This guide is not a licensee. Naming a licence number is independent verification for readers, not a badge of endorsement by the Commission.

Published by Napoleons (check before travel) Timing
Casino Daily, 12 noon – 6am
Bar Daily, 12 noon – 5:30am
Restaurant menu Daily, 5pm – 10:30pm
Bar food & late-night menu Daily, 5pm – 3am (last orders 2:45am)

Napoleons lists American roulette, blackjack, punto banco, mahjong, electronic gaming, traditional slots and a heated outdoor gaming terrace among facilities. We do not publish table or machine counts because the operator does not give fixed public numbers that we could corroborate.

Dining notes from the operator’s site

The restaurant overlooks the gaming floor. Napoleons describes seasonal menus with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, plus late-night dining. Restaurant promotions change; treat any meal-and-bet style offers as operator promotions only and read their current terms on the official site. Tables for dining can be reserved; drinks-only seating is first come, first served according to Napoleons.

Use official sources for rooms, tables and current information

Stays & Tables never accepts bookings, holds cards, or relays reservations.

18+ casino entry and where to get help

18+ · Gambling involves risk. If you need to take a break from land-based casinos, use SENSE. GAMSTOP is for online gambling only.

Abstract dusk city waterfront graphic in emerald tones
Original craft waterfront panel used as a thematic closer.

National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133 · GamCare · GambleAware · Gamblers Anonymous

Open sources consulted for this venue

  • voco Manchester City Centre official site — rooms, phone, address, dining names, accessibility claims
  • Napoleons Casino Manchester official pages — hours, games listed, Challenge 25, contact details
  • Gambling Commission public register — Players Club UK Limited account 3209 and premises listing for 57 Portland Street
  • CDL Hospitality Trusts hotel factsheet — 189 rooms, 57 & 59 Portland Street, casino listed among facilities
  • Architects’ Journal coverage of the original hotel-and-casino build on Portland Street