meeting rooms and secure parking are available. bright 1- and 2-bedroom apartments have wi-fi (fee), full kitchens, living areas and dining rooms; some have private balconies. this modern all-apartment hotel is a 5-minute walk from the national football museum, a 6-minute walk from manchester victoria railway station, and an 8-minute walk from the shops and restaurants of the arndale centre. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am Manchester Airport 29 min
Science and Industry Museum (7 min) Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. The Whitworth (14 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. Old Trafford (14 min) Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Manchester Museum (12 min) Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. IWM North (16 min) Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. People's History Museum (13 min) Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Manchester City Council (10 min) City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era The Lowry (15 min) Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Manchester Central Library (12 min) Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. Printworks (3 min) This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. National Football Museum (3 min) More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. Manchester Art Gallery (10 min) Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. 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 (14 min) Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. |