| an 8-minute walk from both manchester arena and manchester victoria train station, this casual redbrick hotel is 3 miles from etihad stadium. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. in addition to a low-key restaurant, there's a lively pub that serves food and drinks. upgraded rooms have en suite facilities. simply furnished rooms offer shared bathrooms, free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities. cooked breakfast is complimentary
Manchester Airport 27 min
The John Rylands Library (8 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. National Football Museum (7 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. IWM North (14 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. The Whitworth (11 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. People's History Museum (9 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. The Lowry (12 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Manchester Museum (10 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. Piccadilly Gardens (13 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. Science and Industry Museum (13 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. Manchester City Council (9 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era Manchester Central Library (10 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. Old Trafford (11 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Printworks (8 min)
This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. Manchester Cathedral (5 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. | 
