Stay for the cricket
Hilton Garden Inn Old Trafford and hotels nearby
Manchester has two famous Old Traffords, so check the address before comparing hotels. For cricket you want Emirates Old Trafford on Talbot Road, M16 0PX. The on-site Hilton Garden Inn is the simplest place to start; Salford Quays and the city centre widen the choice if you are also making a Manchester weekend of it. This guide compares the location and practical trade-offs. Prices and room availability depend on your dates and are left to the booking pages.
Last checked 13 October 2026. Choose your match dates to check room availability.
Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford
For searches for an Old Trafford cricket hotel, this is the property inside the venue. Lancashire’s hotel-room page confirms that pitch-facing rooms are available, alongside rooms looking towards Manchester or the Pennines. Pick the view in the room category and check that it carries through to the confirmation. A general hotel photograph is not a room allocation.
The club publishes a separate match-day accommodation page and has a dedicated pitch-view hospitality offer. Start with those official descriptions if you want to watch cricket from the hotel setting. Ask what the quoted product includes: room access during play, match admission, food and the overnight stay. Do not assume an ordinary Booking.com bedroom rate includes the same arrangements. If you need a particular room position or accessible layout, settle that with the hotel before making the booking.
Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford
The hotel is on site at the cricket ground, with pitch-facing rooms confirmed by the venue. Choose it for the setting and the short journey to your allocated entrance. Book the precise room category: other rooms face the city or Fan Village, and the normal hotel inventory is distinct from the venue’s cricket hospitality offers. Its official match-day accommodation page is worth reading before you compare third-party rates, particularly when a cricket view is the point of your stay.
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Official Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford website
2027 booking dates: check which cricket you are attending
No Test match appears in Old Trafford’s announced 2027 major-match programme checked on 13 October 2026. England Lions versus Australia is listed for 7–10 June, with the fixture subject to Australia not competing in the World Test Championship final. It is a tour match, not an England Test. The Women’s Ashes game here is an IT20 on Friday 9 July. Use the fixture name as well as its date when booking, and keep any Lions accommodation flexible until its condition is resolved.
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Areas to stay
Talbot Road and the cricket ground
Stay beside the cricket ground if your priority is avoiding a transfer at the start and end of play. The Hilton Garden Inn forms part of the venue; Trafford Hall is another local option whose operator confirms walking access to the cricket stadium. Check the actual route to your entrance rather than using the football stadium as your map destination. For supper, confirm hotel restaurant opening times for your dates, particularly if you hope to eat after a late finish.
Salford Quays and MediaCity
The Quays offer a different evening setting, with waterside walks and the Lowry among the nearby attractions listed by IHG. They suit a trip with time away from the cricket, provided you plan the match journey separately. Holiday Inn Express lists the cricket ground 1.74 miles away; Holiday Inn MediaCityUK gives an approximate ten-minute drive. Neither figure promises a quick trip through an event crowd. Check a current route from your hotel to Talbot Road and allow for the final walk to your gate.
City centre and Deansgate
Consider a central Manchester hotel if the rest of your trip matters as much as proximity to the ground. Hilton’s location information describes Old Trafford Metrolink beside the venue and around ten minutes to Deansgate. That is a useful connection for choosing an area, not a complete hotel-to-seat timing. Add the walk from your hotel, waiting time and entry checks. Before reserving a late train home, decide what you would do if play runs on or the first tram is crowded.
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Hotels near Manchester Old Trafford cricket ground
Trafford Hall Hotel
Trafford Hall is at 23 Talbot Road and its operator places it within walking distance of both stadiums. It is worth comparing if you want to stay locally without choosing the cricket ground’s own hotel. The official site does not give a reliable hotel-to-cricket walking time, so check your gate route before booking. Its restaurant notice says hours are limited during refurbishment; confirm food arrangements directly if you are relying on dinner in the hotel after play.
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Official Trafford Hall Hotel website
Holiday Inn Express Manchester – Salford Quays
IHG lists the cricket ground 1.74 miles from this waterfront hotel. That makes it a Quays base with a separate match journey, rather than a hotel beside the gate. Its rooms include options with sofa beds, which may help a family compare the total stay cost. Read the occupancy for your exact party and check breakfast inclusion in the selected rate. Choose this location if you want time around the Quays as well as time at the cricket.
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Official Holiday Inn Express Manchester – Salford Quays website
Holiday Inn Manchester – MediaCityUK
This hotel places you in MediaCityUK. Its own local guide describes Emirates Old Trafford as around ten minutes away by car; allow extra for traffic on a major match day. It is a reasonable comparison for visitors who want the MediaCity setting and are willing to organise transport. Check the current public-transport route if you will not have a car, rather than assuming the nearest tram automatically runs directly to the cricket stop. Compare the evening journey as well as the morning arrival.
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Hotel FAQs
Is there a hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground?
Yes. Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford is on site at the cricket venue on Talbot Road. It is separate from hotels beside Manchester United’s football stadium.
Can I book a room overlooking the cricket pitch?
The venue confirms pitch-facing rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn. Choose the named room category and ask about access during the match; an ordinary room reservation does not establish hospitality or ticket inclusion.
Is Salford Quays close enough for a cricket stay?
It can work if you plan the transfer. IHG lists its Holiday Inn Express 1.74 miles from the cricket ground. Compare that journey with an on-site or Talbot Road hotel.
Is there an Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 2027?
The announced programme contains no 2027 Test here. The conditional 7–10 June England Lions tour match is not a Test; the Women’s Ashes fixture on 9 July is an IT20.
Which address should I use for the cricket hotel?
Use Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Talbot Road, Manchester, M16 0PX. Check that your route ends at the cricket venue rather than the football stadium.
Old Trafford Test match guide · Ashes 2027 dates and tickets
Sources
- Hilton: Manchester Emirates Old Trafford hotel — checked 2026-10-13
- Hilton: Old Trafford location and Metrolink connection — checked 2026-10-13
- Emirates Old Trafford: hotel room views — checked 2026-10-13
- Emirates Old Trafford: match-day accommodation — checked 2026-10-13
- Emirates Old Trafford: cricket ground address — checked 2026-10-13
- Trafford Hall: walking location — checked 2026-10-13
- Trafford Hall: restaurant notice and current hotel details — checked 2026-10-13
- IHG: Holiday Inn Express Salford Quays and distances — checked 2026-10-13
- IHG: Salford Quays room types — checked 2026-10-13
- IHG: Holiday Inn MediaCityUK — checked 2026-10-13
- IHG: MediaCityUK cricket journey estimate — checked 2026-10-13
- Lancashire: 2027 major matches and tour-match condition — checked 2026-10-13
- Hilton Garden Inn Manchester Emirates Old Trafford: Booking.com property — checked 2026-10-13
- Trafford Hall Hotel: Booking.com property — checked 2026-10-13
- Holiday Inn Express Manchester – Salford Quays: Booking.com property — checked 2026-10-13
- Holiday Inn Manchester – MediaCityUK: Booking.com property — checked 2026-10-13