| freebies include full english breakfast and muffins at check-in. guests also receive discounts at a car park nearby. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. upgraded rooms add mood lighting, and some rooms have canal views. overlooking the rochdale canal, this contemporary hotel in the centre of manchester's gay village is a 5-minute walk from both chinatown and the palace theatre. the minimalist, colorful rooms offer free wifi, 32-inch flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemakers
Manchester Airport 21 min
The John Rylands Library (9 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. IWM North (15 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. People's History Museum (11 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Science and Industry Museum (15 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. National Football Museum (10 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. Manchester Central Library (8 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. The Lowry (14 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Printworks (11 min)
This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. Manchester Cathedral (13 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. Manchester Museum (12 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. The Whitworth (9 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Manchester Art Gallery (5 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Old Trafford (12 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Manchester City Council (8 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era Piccadilly Gardens (7 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. | 
