Trafford Palazzo Reviews Summary

Ambience and Architecture

Pros:

• "Absolutely loved the ambience of this place. It's so so good."
• "Full of exquisite marble all around, there are eye-catching ornamental water fountains, very photographic."
• "The design and details put into the architecture of the building is really beautiful and beyond captivating."
• "It's quite extravagant looking too, beautiful architecture and design."
• "The entrance is truly breathtaking with its marble floors and staircase, with marble statues and fake palm trees everywhere."
• "The store variety and scale and clscope of shopping is impeccable."
• "This places architectural design and decoration is absolutely breath taking and even worthy of a gasp."
• "Beautiful design and artwork. For a moment I felt I was back in the Sistine Chapel in Rome!!"

Cons:

• "I thought the heating was a bit too high and the air stuffy in the Trafford centre."
• "Very disappointed. I visited with my partner (both retired). There isn't even a decent coffee shop."
• "Beautiful place no doubt. However the toilets are an absolute nightmare to get to if you have prams/wheelchairs/newborns."
• "It's definitely got great ideas and could be great, but it's still being built."
• "Still a lot of the units still empty, and quite a lot of actual floor space in the mall wasted."
• "As with most retail businesses it is showing the loss of many major stores."
• "The Trafford centre looks very fancy but it does need patching up with a paint job."
• "Hidden Gem. What a transformation from a couple of years ago, complete covered shopping experience of a Greek god theme."

Shopping Experience

Pros:

• "Primark and Lego land and the 2 big stores and even the Aqua store."
• "Loads of fantastic shops, loads of places to eat, top named shops, i can't rate this place enough."
• "A large screen TV is set up in the great hall; I remember watching the Olympics on this screen."
• "Primark is huge. My Mrs likes that but when I get dragged there I hate it, so me and the boy go to the Lego shop instead 😁"
• "There is an abundance of stores to shop from and plenty of fun activities for children and families to enjoy."
• "This place is just amazing and despite being a frequent visitor always impresses me."
• "Love the trafford centre as it has a huge variety of shops that cater to different people."
• "You can imagine the difference."

Cons:

• "I ordered the 6oz steak I wasn't impressed( very thin and tough)."
• "The place seemed a bit dated and grubby, lots of the displays needed a good freshen up and a clean."
• "I was glad to walk down the Palazzo in the cool breeze that was blowing through there."
• "Very disappointed. I visited with my partner (both retired). There isn't even a decent coffee shop."
• "The shopping and shops are a great variety, and the staff work hard for the customers."
• "The Trafford Centre Palazzo Is Always An Exciting Opportunity To Go and Spend Quality Time there With family and Friends At Christmas..."
• "This place is huge. My only complaint is that strangely, it doesn't have a HMV."
• "The part of Trafford Centre with the new cover is a significant improvement."

Family and Child-Friendly Attractions

Pros:

• "Great for kids 10 and younger."
• "The Lego Discovery Centre and the Sea Life Center are our personal favourites."
• "The third biggest shopping centre in the country... plenty of parking, all free. Nicely laid out and easy to maneuver even at the weekends."
• "This area holds Lego land and sea life which pulls in a lot of business."
• "We have been going there for years. The Lego Discovery Centre and the Sea Life Center are our personal favourites."
• "Lovely covered area but no heating. Needs more lifts as I'm averse to escalaters and only 2 lifts."
• "Brought the kids to legoland at Trafford Centre and they had a FANTASTIC time."
• "Great place to take the kids as there's a Legoland adventure centre and shop, Sealife centre and a large Primark clothing store."

Cons:

• "As an adult lego fan I was a bit dissapointed in the attraction, the shop was the best part for me !!"
• "I went to the sea life centre, the staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. But it's very small and you can be round it with in an hour."
• "Lovely environment - seriously stunning for a shopping centre! But... unless you want to go to Legoland, SeaLife, or Primark, there's not much there."
• "Home to a large Primark, sealife and Legoland discovery centre. Beyond this there are a number of homeware shops present."
• "To be honest the Trafford Centre is not my favourite place to shop. But at the Trafford Palazzo is my favourite store for food items, bedding, furniture and much much more."
• "One of the most beautiful malls I have been to in Manchester. Different selections of the mall have a different themes."
• "Great now that Primark has opened there. Kids love lego and aquarium."
• "Barton Square is an new 2020 extension to Trafford Centre x its a long walk connection to shops like Primark etc."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "It has been so thoughtfully designed and is accessible for anyone with a disability."
• "An adult changing bed and a modest screen. Well done Trafford Palazzo, you should be very proud of this toilet!"
• "Nicely laid out and easy to maneuver even at the weekends."
• "There’s a concierge section near the sky bridge enternece who can guide you/answer questions."
• "This time my visit was about the Trafford staff and the Architecture of this wonderful building."
• "Very good accessibility for anyone with mobility issues."
• "Fully wheelchair accessible (in my small manual) plenty of disabled parking although no accessible EV charging points."
• "Superb shopping centre. Fully wheelchair accessible (in my small manual) plenty of disabled parking."

Cons:

• "More signage showing locations of the lifts would be welcome, as pushing a pram escalators were of no use to me."
• "Needs more lifts as I'm averse to escalaters and only 2 lifts."
• "One thing which is a little annoying though, Is the toilets are on level 4. None on the ground level where the stores are."
• "However the toilets are an absolute nightmare to get to if you have prams/wheelchairs/newborns."
• "We went about 3pm on a Saturday. Surprisingly wasn't that busy. We went in the apple store to get a screen repaired."
• "The 3 stars is because of the inconvenience of closing 2 of the orient car parks and making it difficult to park."
• "An array of designer, premium and high street shops. Something for everyone, food court has plenty of choice."
• "You can see the amount of work/money that has gone into making this place a lovely ornate shopping experience."

Food and Dining Experience

Pros:

• "Concept dining areas in different cities are very well thought out."
• "Staff were great, very bubbly and couldn't do enough for you, food was good."
• "Lovely place. International food, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Chinese,American... Atmosphere very friendly."
• "Loads of different types of food available to choose from - fast food comforts to sit down meals."
• "You can always find something interesting there.I took one star down because the Selfridge's shop let me down this time."
• "We went about 3pm on a Saturday. Surprisingly wasn't that busy. We went in the apple store to get a screen repaired."
• "Good selection of stores and eateries. Along with activities and fairground activities for the kids."
• "Loved the place . Lovely day spent with yummy food and shopping . 🥰 so much variety with shopping , food and games to enjoy."

Cons:

• "I ordered the 6oz steak I wasn't impressed( very thin and tough)."
• "We've done all our shopping, clothes, perfume, footwear, lush shower stuffs. Bite to eat an coffee, cheeky beer."
• "Busy as hell on bank holiday weekend. but decent stores nonetheless. E L & N had a queue around an hour long."
• "Food hall was huge but due to amount of people the queues were very long at every place and we found service poor."
• "Not been here for the best part of two years, with the social distancing and corona."
• "It always seems like a good idea...then it's just too overwhelming especially in COVID times."
• "Probably the best place to dine out in the North West for choice of restaurants from fast food if that's what you like to gourmet cooking."
• "Apart from the food selection, this centre is tired. We went to but a toy for my neice we couldn't find a shop that did half decent toys."