Last weekend, I attended one of the most exciting events I
have been lucky enough to be invited to. I feel like so many of my posts start
like this at the moment, but I’ve been fortunate enough to receive some amazing
opportunities over the last few months. This time, I was invited to Manchester
for a dinner with The Front Row Society, followed by a relaxing stay at a
Premier Inn and a day of shopping – what more could a girl want?

As I previously mentioned in my post about my weekend away in Birmingham with Travelodge, when I head on a UK city break I almost
always stay in Travelodge. I have never actually stayed in a Premier Inn
before, but I was excited to give the chain a thorough test drive with a stay
in one of their king-sized beds. The Manchester City Centre Piccadilly was the perfect base for the blogger event,
just two minutes from Piccadilly station, and so easy to find. Overall, I was really impressed by my room; the bed was massive and so comfortable, the room was really spacious and well-designed and the free WiFi was a huge bonus. I settled in (ie. I threw my bag down and changed my top, before running downstairs) and went to meet my fellow bloggers.

I hadn’t met any of the other bloggers before who were at the event but I was so excited to be heading to a meal hosted by Megan, a blogger who I love reading. We were then treated to one the best meals I’ve ever had the pleasure to eat. Fumo is a San Carlo restaurant which produces incredible Italian food, and I have never eaten so much in my life. We were treated to plates and plates of food, including duck salad, goat’s cheese, gnocchi, spaghetti bolognese and seafood linguine… Then we were told that the main courses were on the way! Nobody could believe it, but we were then presented with delicious pizza, pork belly, steak and perfectly cooked sea bream. Finally, we finished off the meal with huge piles of ice-cream, smothered in Nutella – perfection.

The next day, we helped ourselves to breakfast at the Premier Inn, which I was pretty impressed by as there was a huge range to choose from, including a full English, various fruits and even muffins. I think I must have truly been in a blissful state thanks to my Premier Inn sleep, as I didn’t take any photos of my shopping travels around Manchester. I then headed to the Arndale where I picked up some knee high boots from H&M and a cute pinafore dress from New Look – keep an eye out for the outfit post!

Overall, I had a fantastic weekend thanks to Premier Inn, Propellernet and The Front Row Society – I’m looking forward to heading back to Manchester soon for some vintage shopping and delicious Italian food!