Holiday Inn turned away homeless men despite rooms being paid for

Temperatures fell to -6C overnight in Manchester on Monday, when two homeless men were turned away from the Holiday Inn on Oxford Road. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

Two homeless men were turned away from a Holiday Inn in sub-zero temperatures despite their booking already being paid for, a charity has said.

The hotel in Manchester city centre refused to accommodate the men and staff members told them: “I know that you’re from the street and the hotel doesn’t allow it.”