| the relaxed pub features a tv, regular live music and locally brewed craft beer. the snug, simply furnished rooms offer flat-screen tvs, and in-room showers and sinks, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. some sleep up to 3 people. on a street corner across from the salford central train station, this laid-back pub with cosy rooms is 13 minutes' walk from the national football museum. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm
Manchester Airport 25 min
Manchester Cathedral (6 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. Science and Industry Museum (8 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. The Whitworth (10 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. The John Rylands Library (6 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. The Quays (10 min) Manchester City Council (8 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era Old Trafford (10 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. IWM North (13 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. National Football Museum (8 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. Manchester Art Gallery (9 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Manchester Central Library (9 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. People's History Museum (4 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Piccadilly Gardens (12 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. Manchester Museum (9 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. The Lowry (11 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. | 
