| suites add separate lounges, and some have city views. additional amenities include a luxe spa with an indoor pool, a sauna and a gym. there's also a sleek bar and lounge serving casual all-day fare. room service is available 24/7. plush rooms offer free wi-fi, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and flat-screen tvs. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. amenities include an upscale regional restaurant, an imaginative international eatery, and a long-standing tea room offering elegant afternoon tea. it's a 5-minute walk from the opera house. dating from 1903, this grand edwardian hotel faces manchester central convention complex and manchester central library
Manchester Airport 25 min
Science and Industry Museum (10 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. The Whitworth (9 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Piccadilly Gardens (5 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. Manchester Cathedral (6 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. The John Rylands Library (6 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. Manchester City Council (4 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era Manchester Art Gallery (4 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. The Lowry (12 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. IWM North (12 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. Manchester Museum (15 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. Manchester Central Library (2 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. Printworks (6 min)
This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. Old Trafford (10 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. People's History Museum (8 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. National Football Museum (6 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. | 
