It's good to hear some positive words about the tower and in particular, the Hilton Hotel, and Cloud 23 bar, which I've not visited yet.
Let's not forget what was on the site before, a set of arches, part of the railway viaduct leading to the long-disused Great Northern Railway Goods Warehouse.
Under the arches was the Bauer Millett motor dealership.
The Hilton could have put a low-rise building on the site, maybe one like that multi-colour floodlit breezblock creation by the Mancunian Way Princess Rd roundabout.
Instead they decided to seize the opportunity, and make a high-rise building. The tower may not be as curvy as the Gherkin, or as design-led as the Civil Justice Centre, but it's impressive and is seen clearly by millions of people every day.
Whether you like them or not, tall buildings are here to stay in Manchester, The Beetham Hilton is just the first of the recent crop, not forgetting the CIS, Sunley aka City Tower and others from the 60s.