A New York styled hotel on Portland Street, with the Brooklyn Heights rooftop and the Runyon's bar at street level.
Published Jan 19, 2026 By Priya Nair Address 59 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HP Nearest Transit Manchester Piccadilly, 7 minute walk Hours Runyon's bar runs daily from midday. The Brooklyn Heights rooftop opens for events and bookings, so check ahead. Good For A skyline cocktail, A themed hotel bar, A private event Rooftop Hotel bar Cocktails NYC theme City views Visit Hotel Brooklyn Suggest an edit Ask the editors The rooftop is event led. Book directly with the hotel to confirm rooftop access on your date.
Hotel Brooklyn sits at 59 Portland Street, a Bespoke Hotels project that opened with a hard lean into New York styling. Boutique Hotel News reported the brief from the start: a NYC inspired hotel built around Runyon's, the ground floor bar and restaurant named for the Broadway writer Damon Runyon.
The rooftop is the reason it lands on a sky bar search. The top floor Brooklyn Heights space carries panoramic views over the city, and it runs primarily as a destination events venue rather than a walk in rooftop. That distinction matters, so treat Runyon's as the everyday bar and the rooftop as the booking you plan ahead.
For a guaranteed open air drink the same night, line it up against the city's dedicated rooftops. See our Manchester rooftop bars guide and the top 10 bars in Manchester.
Runyon's runs at street level, the all day bar and restaurant where the NYC theme reads loudest. It is the part of the hotel open to drop in drinkers, and it sets the tone for the rest of the building.
Up top, Brooklyn Heights takes the panoramic view and packages it as a private events floor, which several Manchester hotel reviews describe as the destination space rather than a standing rooftop bar. The split is worth knowing before you arrive, since the view is real but the access depends on what is booked.
The wider hotel commits to the New York brief throughout, from the Brooklyn name to the Runyon's branding drawn from the writer Damon Runyon. Boutique Hotel News framed it from launch as a design led property rather than a chain box, and that intent reads across the public rooms. For a drink, the practical takeaway stays the same: start at Runyon's, and treat the rooftop as a planned occasion.