Spinningfields is a large business, retail and resdidential development in Manchester, England that lies in the western portion of the City Centre, between South Deansgate and the River Irwell. The Spinningfields complex is the masterplan of Allied London Properties, a London based proprty development and investment company. Short stay Serviced Apartments with Serviced City Pads.
However, due to the financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, Allied London’s ambitious plans were in jepodardy of leaving Spinningfields half completed. However Allied London reached agreement with Manchester City Council in a rescue deal, which involved the council buying various plots of land on the sites in a freehold agreement, namely 1 and 2 Hardman Square and 2 and 3 Hardman Boulevard, from Allied London at an unkown price. The council never disclosed the amount they paid, yet Deborah Linton of the Manchester Evening News claimed before the deal was made that the sum of money would be in the region of £15 million for the plots of land.
There will be a total of 20 buildings within the Spinningfields area, spread over 6 acres and their construction status varies; as of 2008 may are completed, others are still under construction, whilst yet other buildings are still at the planning stages. The developers are Allied London. The structural, civil and geo-environmental engineers are Capita Symonds Structures based in Cheadle Hulme.Serviced City Pads supply short stay accommodation in Manchester.Spinningfields is widely believed to be an area that is fast becoming the Canary Wharf of the North with the Financial Times noting “London has Canary Wharf and Paris has La Defence”, Manchester has its own modern financial centre in the form of Spinningfields”

There are residential buildings within Spinningfields in the form of the 16-storey Leftbank Apartments, which overlook the River Irwell, as well as government buildings, including the Civil Justice Centre of Manchester. The old criminal courts lie within the Spinningfields area. Just outside the area, facing the civil justice area is the People History museumand, beyond that, Salford Central railway station. Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866Furture developments are 1 Hardman Square which lies partially along Quay Street is still in the pre-planning stages, but it is believed to be the tallest proposal of the development. A design of a building with a sloping roof and with a height of 165m (541ft) was submitted but has since been scrapped and new proposals being worked on thought to be around 140 metres. It will be designed by Norman Foster and contruction cannot begin until the demolition of Quay House, which still lies on the current site.

Near the Civil Justice Centre is Manchester House, which opens onto Bridge Street. Manchester House is also scheduled for demolition and a new, taller building to be constructed in its place which will house a hotel.

John Rylands library lies within Spinningfields area, and a major clean up of the building was completed in 2006, complete with a new entrance.

Although mostly commercial, the buildings within Spinningfields will contain various boutique retail outlets. with Giorgio Armani opening a store there. Serviced City Pads reservations team on 0844 335 8866

London is the financial capital of the world alongside New York as well as being the home to the headquarters of most of the UK’s top 100 listed companies and more than 100 of Europe’s 500 largest. Hundreds of thousands of people visit London every day for business and more often than not they will be looking to stay for an extended period of time. Most people’s first thought will be to look at hotels, but nowadays it’s serviced apartments that are becoming the number one choice for accommodation in London. As seen around the rest of the country, serviced apartments are growing in number and popularity in London and it won’t be long before hotels will overtaken as the number one choice when people think of accommodation.

It’s easy to see why too. To compare staying in a serviced apartment to a hotel is like comparing Portugal to North Korea in the World Cup. It’s a whitewash. You are getting more than double the amount of space in an apartment compared to a hotel of a similar standard, which is not only good practically, but mentally too as it means you aren’t stuck inside the same four walls you would be in a hotel. Apartments have their own kitchen which means you are free to cook and eat whatever you want in your apartment, without being forced to expensively eat out or stick to the hotel food. Whether you fancy yourself as a bit of a Jamie Oliver/Delia Smith type and want to whip yourself up a risotto or Thai curry or you just want to throw a frozen pizza and some wedges in the oven, you have the choice and freedom to dine how you wish. The simple luxury of being able to kick back on a comfy sofa and watch TV or a DVD as opposed to stuck in your bed all evening and all night gives you so much more in an apartment that you get from a hotel. Serviced Apartments in London really are the way forward when visiting if you want to stay relaxed and refreshed when conducting your business in the City.

If you’re working in admin or Clerk and you’re tasked with finding accommodation in London it can often seem like a daunting task with some many places to choose from, all seeming to have astronomical prices and no availability. However help is at hand, and free help too. Serviced City Pads can do the work for you with our account management service designed to save you time and take all the hassle out of searching for and booking serviced apartments in London. Just one quick call or e-mail to our expert and professional Reservations Teams and they can find what’s available for you. Using Serviced City Pads you will also benefit from our corporate rates, specially set up to save you money when making long booking in London and other cities across the UK.

Next time you’re face with booking apartments in London, give Serviced City Pads a call on 0844 335 8866 or visit www.servicedcitypads.com to see how easy we can make it for you.

Serviced City Pads is delighted to announce itself as a founder member of the newly formed Serviced Apartment Bookers Association (SABA). The Association is the brainchild of Richard Majewski and it is his energy that has really driven SABA forward.

Chris Rose, Managing Director at Serviced City Pads commented, “We are delighted to be involved with SABA from the early stages. We believe that it is important that the serviced apartment booking industry has an official body to improve standards of professionalism and govern conduct. In the long run, by improving standards, guests will have an increased desire to stay in serviced apartments and the industry will thrive. SABA will see serviced apartment industry leaders sharing knowledge whilst offering a voice to the smaller operators in the sector. We are a company that prides itself on our professionalism and are really excited at being part of growing SABA over the coming months and years,” 

Serviced City Pads will sit on the SABA panel to ensure that the Association’s Codes of conduct are maintained across this growing industry.

To find out more about the benefits of becoming a member of The Serviced Apartment Bookers Association (SABA) go to www.the-saba.org.uk or call Chris Rose at Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866.

Serviced City Pads is an independently owned company that specialises in short and intermediate stay apartments across the UK and Ireland, offering a free account management service to it’s corporate accommodation clients.

Serviced apartments are beginning to play a more important role in the accommodation sector in London. Serviced City Pads, a corporate accommodation account management service which deals with both very short stay apartments in London, so stays from as little as 1 or 2 days, as well as intermediate stays in London, which are generally anything from a 1-6 month stay; has noticed that companies are starting to prefer staying in an apartment instead of staying in a hotel in London.

Apart from the obvious issues with space that staying in a hotel room presents to a corporate guest who is staying in London for more than a couple of days, there is also an economic consideration. If you are working away from home in the city of London for a couple of months, perhaps you are a project worker in London or a contractor, the serviced apartment booking company will be able to cut a deal that works out cheaper than staying in a good quality London hotel. Saving money for companies that are booking accommodation in London is important to Serviced City Pads. It is clearly important to companies that are operating in what is a very difficult economic climate and saving money helps the company turn a profit from any projects that it is working in the city of London. These companies that are working in the City of London tend to be IT or finance consultants who bring their own expertise to other city based companies.

Aside from a money saving exercise, at Serviced City Pads we feel that we can demonstrate that we will save your company time and resource by booking London accommodation. We see time and again that office managers spend hours trawling through the internet in the hope that they will find a cheap serviced apartment in London, and then when they do find an apartment at the right price, they don’t have the relationship that they could have with Serviced City Pads to answer any questions that they have about the quality and location of the accommodation. Serviced City Pads is a business that is built on relationships and trust.

Of course, I say you can ignore space when comparing staying in a serviced apartment in London v a hotel in London, but you can’t really can you? Whenever I have stayed away from home with work I have always craved the additional space that an apartment offers, and it is incredibly annoying having to watch your tv perched on the end of your bed in your hotel room, unless you are lucky or rich enough to be able to stay in a hotel suite, but that’s what a serviced apartment is and more, and at considerable cost savings to the business!

If you or your company is planning an extended stay in London then perhaps you should consider calling Serviced City Pads. There is no obligation or cost involved and we will be happy to discuss what you need from your London accommodation. Serviced apartments may be an alternative that you didn’t know existed, and working with us will save you time and money; that has got to be a good thing hasn’t it?

Call Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866 or visit us at www.servicedcitypads.com.

You can now book your corporate stay in London with Serviced City Pads, the serviced apartment booking company.

Serviced City Pads now has a wide and growing selection of serviced apartments in London to suit the needs of today’s modern corporate traveller.

We can offer our clients corporate rates at Marlin serviced apartments who have a number of fantastic serviced apartment developments across Central London and you can choose which development suits your requirements most depending on where you are located whilst working in London. There are Marlin aparthotels in the city of London (Queen Street and Aldgate); in the docklands areas of Canary Wharf and Limehouse; London and Tower Bridge as well as Stratford in East London.

Stratford is proving popular for companies that are involved with delivering the construction and engineering projects that will underpin the London Olympics 2012. Many companies who are working on London 2012 projects are deciding that staying in a London serviced apartment is a great alternative to booking a hotel in London. The usual arguments of additional space become increasingly pertinent when you consider that many of these project workers are staying in London for 3 or 4 days each week and prefer a home from home as opposed to a hotel room.

When it comes to corporate clients who are in London working on finance projects, they tend to want to stay in Canary Wharf serviced apartments. This area has become London’s premier financial district with many large corporations having offices located there. Canary Wharf has gown over the years and now includes many wine bars, restaurants,shops and leisure facilities for clients that are staying in a nearby serviced apartment. There are 81 Apartments at Marlin’s Canary Wharf development and they are completely geared up corporate stays in London.

So, if you like the sound of the Marlin serviced apartments London and are interested in making a booking for your stay in London (at whichever of the developments are best located for your visit) please don’t hesitate to mention them when you call Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866.

Serviced City Pads offers a free account management service for it’s corporate clients taking the time and hassle of booking your corporate accommodation. If this sounds like it might be of interest please let us quote for your business. You will probably be surprised at the value for money that we can deliver for your accommodation requirements in London.

Manchester Pride describes itself as a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life. The 2010 event runs from Friday 27th August to Monday 30th August in Manchester city centre. This year sees performances by Belinda Carlisle, Beverley Knight, Heaven 17 and Four Poofs and a Piano (of Jonathan Ross fame) -amongst many others, and promises to be three continuous days of non-stop partying in Manchester.

The main parade at Manchester Pride 2010 is held on Saturday 28th August starting at 1pm. You are sure to be part of a carnival atmosphere if you follow the parade from it’s starting point at Manchester Deansgate, through St. Anne’s and Albert Sqaure, and then finishing off in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village.

The closing event of Pride is a HIV candle lit vigil held on Monday 30th August at 9pm in Sackville Gardens.

Manchester Pride is always a hugely popular weekend in Manchester, with city centre accommodation at a premium. Serviced City Pads deals with the vast majority of serviced apartment operators in Manchester city centre and has a wide range of options available if you are planning to visit Manchester during Pride 2010.

If you are coming to Manchester with a group of friends you will probably find sharing a serviced apartment in Manchester better value than staying in a hotel in Manchester. There is obviously the benefit of the communal space that come with staying in a city centre apartment that you wouldn’t get from a hotel room in central Manchester.

Serviced City Pads has a wide selection of different size and price apartments to suit a range of styles and budgets. As important, you will be able to book an apartment with Serviced City Pads that is within a short walk of all of the events that happen over Manchester Pride weekend.

For more information about staying in a Manchester serviced apartment please call 0844 335 8866 and we will be delighted to organise your weekend accommodation.