| overlooking piccadilly gardens, this down-to-earth hotel is a 5-minute tram ride from piccadilly train station and an 8-minute ride to st. standard, modestly furnished rooms feature 26-inch flat-screen tvs, tea and coffeemaking facilities, plus room service from noon to 9pm; loft-style rooms with staircases are decorated in bright colours. peter's square. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. conference facilities include 2 business suites with a maximum capacity of 55 guests. the restaurant serves breakfast, and there's a lounge bar turning out sandwiches and light bites
Manchester Airport 22 min
Manchester Central Library (7 min)
Monumental 1930s central library of Manchester, with a domed reading room, free Wi-Fi & a cafe. Printworks (8 min)
This revamped former printworks is home to restaurants, plus bars, nightclubs, a cinema and a gym. Manchester Museum (7 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. Piccadilly Gardens (2 min)
Anchored by a large fountain, this tranquil square features an expansive green space & pavilion. People's History Museum (9 min)
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local and national working-class life. Manchester Art Gallery (5 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Manchester City Council (7 min)
City hall, victorian architecture, clock tower, gothic revival architecture, and victorian era The Lowry (14 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. IWM North (14 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. Manchester Cathedral (8 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. Science and Industry Museum (7 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. The John Rylands Library (8 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. National Football Museum (6 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. Old Trafford (11 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. The Whitworth (8 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. | 
