| a 7-minute walk from manchester central convention complex and a 3-minute walk from the opera house, this boutique hotel occupies a former victorian schoolhouse. the trendy duplex rooms and suites feature an array of original and contemporary features such as exposed brickwork and wood floors combined with flat-screen tvs, ipod docks, free wifi and minibars, as well as goose-down pillows, rainforest showers and free-standing tubs. an on-site cafe serves breakfast. some suites overlook the coronation street set. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also a lounge with a pewter bar and plush couches as well as a rooftop terrace that features a bar, a hot tub and city views
Manchester Airport 25 min
People's History Museum (5 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Piccadilly Gardens (14 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. Science and Industry Museum (2 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. Manchester Art Gallery (12 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Manchester Central Library (8 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. National Football Museum (15 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. The Lowry (11 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. The Quays (9 min) The John Rylands Library (6 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. Old Trafford (9 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Manchester City Council (11 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era The Whitworth (9 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. IWM North (11 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. Manchester Cathedral (15 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. Manchester Museum (9 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. | 
