The Manchester weekender features street dance, boat parties, interactive art displays, film screenings at Midnight and performace art to name just a few of the things that will be taking place across the city. One of the key highlights being Jonathan Franzen reading from his latest novel at the Whitworth Gallery.

If you are an art lover and are considering a UK city break booked with Serviced City Pads, have you thought of a stay in Manchester? This is a city that has undergone a renaissance over the last 20 years and is a terrific city to take a short holiday in the UK. Perhaps a less obvious place to visit than Edinburgh, London or Liverpool, but a city that is rich in industrial heritage and a thriving cultural landscape. A short stay in Manchester would be a great thing to do with your family. If you do decide that you are going to visit Manchester, then you should also put some thought into which type of accommodation you are going to stay in. There are a large number of hotels in Manchester, with all of the big brands such as Hilton, Novotel and Crowne Plaza having hotels in Manchester. There is also the Lowry hotel which is probably the most luxurious hotel in Manchester. Serviced Apartments are becoming seen as a great alternative to staying in a hotel across the UK, and this is no different in Manchester, which has a thriving serviced apartment industry – great news for a family visiting the city – with a number of different providers including Blue Rainbow serviced apartments, STAY Manchester serviced apartments, Bachers of Manchester and City Stop Apart-hotel. There is a great choice, and perhaps a spacious apartment could be just the thing for your family to relax after a day taking in all of the culture on offer at the Manchester weekender.

Serviced City Pads is an accommodation booking company based in the North West of England with a strong local knowledge of Manchester. You can book hotels in Manchester with Serviced City Pads as well as Manchester serviced apartments. We have a wide range of accommodation options to suit families and individuals who wish to stay in Manchester, whether that trip is for business or pleasure.

This additional hotel is great news for the growing Media City campus which already has a number of serviced apartments in Media City. The mixture of hotels and apartments in Media City, Manchester offers varying accommodation for the media executives who will be moving to the North West. The largest company that will be based in Media City will be the BBC who have committed to moving a number of their departments to Salford Quays, a fantastic story that one could never have imagined happening 30 years ago when Salford Quays was effectively a wasteground. The BBC is an integral reason why everybody at Serviced City Pads expects Media City to be such a huge success.

It is important for employees working in the area to be able to choose from staying in a serviced apartment or a hotel in Salford Quays as opposed to only having the one option. The more options available then the more companies that will consider relocating to Media City, and that has got to be good news for the local economy.

Serviced City Pads is a booking company for corporate accommodation in Media City and we are already working with a number of companies regarding their corporate relocation. We deal with shorts stays (anything from 1 night), intermediate stays in Salford Quays (1 month plus) and permanent re-housing of corporate clients.   

If your company is moving to or working in Salford Quays and would be interested in booking a hotel or a serviced apartment, then Serviced City Pads will be delighted to help with your accommodation requirements.

In some larger cities such as Manchester the obvious choice for temporary relocation may be a cheap hotel which may suffice for a very short period of time. For anyone who has to stay in a hotel for longer than a week the lack of space, the constant dining out and cramped conditions can become stressful and may eventually affect your performance at work. You are also facing the prospect of having your sleep disturbed by other guests and the hotel staff. Hotels in Manchester have staff that are constantly working throughout the night and noises echo when the hotel is quieter than usual.

Here at Serviced City Pads we can help you to relocate from hotels in Manchester by staying in one of our luxurious serviced apartments which offer space, convenience and all the home comforts you will require. With an internet connection and flat screen television you will be able to relax in the evening. A serviced apartment allows you to experience the same service as you would find in a five star hotel at a lower price.

Whilst luxurious hotels in Manchester can offer spacious and well-decorated bedrooms, accommodation like this is generally only available at a great cost. If you don’t have a large budget then hotels like this are immediately out of the question. Even when you can afford to choose a hotel like this for your stay, you are still only presented with a bedroom and bathroom and can still feel quite confined. If you leave your room, public areas within the hotel constantly remind you that you are just one guest of many.

If you opt for one of the cheap hotels in Manchester your experience can be even more disappointing. Cheap hotels in Manchester often only offer small and cramped bedrooms and extremely basic furniture, fittings and facilities.

If you are tired of the available hotels in Manchester, try something different. Luxury serviced apartments in Manchester provide a very different type of accommodation and are available at affordable prices.

At Serviced City Pads, we have a selection of serviced apartments in Manchester. Our apartments are all luxuriously furnished with fine items and fittings and provide somewhere spacious and comfortable where you can work, cook, relax and sleep. Our apartments are available for all budgets and can make your trip to Manchester a little bit more special.

Firstly, you should be looking for a hotel which provides high quality accommodation. You need somewhere comfortable, spacious and safe where you can store your luggage and have a restful nights sleep at the end of a busy day.

You also need a hotel that is conveniently located. Hotels in Manchester are available in all areas and their distance from where you want to be should be a consideration when exploring your hotel options.

The third factor for consideration is price. You must find a hotel which provides you with a top quality place to stay and is located in the right area, but that is also affordable. This is where many travellers struggle as hotels can be expensive.

These are three important factors to consider when thinking of staying in accommodation Manchester. However, it is not only hotels that can offer this type of accommodation.

Serviced apartments in Manchester offer guests to the city somewhere spacious, luxurious and comfortable to stay at an affordable price. These apartments are available in various locations and for varying budgets too.

If you’re looking for accommodation in Manchester, we at Serviced City Pads may have the perfect solution for you. We have a selection of impressive apartments and encourage you to explore what we have on offer.

Hotels normally accommodate an average family of four in either one or two rooms because of space restrictions. Booking two rooms can work out to be a very expensive option, and if you have young children is not a secure option so the parents end up staying in separate rooms with a child each. At Serviced City Pads we have apartments that are fully serviced in Manchester and can accommodate a family comfortably. You will save money by using this option and you can all stay in the same apartment, unlike cheap Manchester airport hotels which can be restrictive.

For anyone travelling on a business trip, cheap Manchester airport hotels can actually work out to be quite expensive as you have to dine out, which can be costly. If you have to entertain business clients it gives a professional air if you are staying in a serviced apartment with all the facilities of home and the office available. You can dine in comfort and style without the extra cost and the noise of a restaurant. Serviced apartments in Manchester offer value and style to anyone travelling to Manchester.

So which of these Northern cities is best placed to take on the additional civil servants?

Manchester must be the favourite and already has plans for Civil Servants campus near to Manchester Picadilly train station which will be able to house up to 5,000 government workers. Manchester is the larger of the 2 cities and is arguably better equipped to deal with the influx of workers. The city will make a big step forward when it delivers Media City in the Salford Quays area. 

Although Liverpool can point to the successful move of the Health and Safety Executive to Bootle on Merseyside (on the outskirts of Liverpool) and the city plans to adopt the Pall Mall area (with the financial district) as it’s civel service hub.

Both cities can point to quick rail links to London as well as cheaper housing and local labour markets.

Whichever city is chose for the Ministry of Justice relocation it will prove to be a massive boost to the North West regional economy with added visitors, project workers staying in Manchester hotels who have travelled from London and so on. The initial relocation will likely pave the way for additional civil service jobs that will inevitably follow on.

Chris Rose, Managing Director at Serviced City Pads commented, “Although our company is based in Liverpool, we see ourselves very much as a North West company and as such we will be delighted whichever of the 2 cities is given the go ahead by the governmnent. We have serviced apartment in Manchester and Liverpool and by 2011 expect to be taking bookings for manchester hotels and hotels in Liverpool. Both cities could benefit from this news.”

For more information about staying in serviced apartments Manchester as an alternative to bookin a room in a Manchester hotel (or any other UK city for that matter), please have a look at our compnay website www.servicedcitypads.com. Alternatively, feel free to call Serviced City Pads for a chat.

If you’re looking for accommodation in the city, you may well need or want to stay near the airport. But you may be surprised to learn that even cheap Manchester airport hotels rarely offer the same value as serviced apartments in Manchester.

With serviced apartments, not only do you get extra space, but you can save money by cooking for yourself thanks to a fully equipped kitchen. The accommodation itself also usually works out less expensive than even cheap Manchester airport hotels.

At Serviced City Pads, we’re based in the North West and know Manchester well. We have approaching 400 self-contained and fully furnished serviced apartments across the city, all of them offering accommodation at least as good as a three-star hotel.

Thanks to our free nights promotion, we now provide even better value over cheap Manchester airport hotels and others in the area. We’ll give you an extra night’s accommodation for nothing on several of our properties, or stay for a week and we won’t charge for the cheapest two nights. Book by the night, week or even for months on end.

We’re set up for handling corporate customers, and can help with corporate discounts, and a monthly invoicing arrangement. Reliable, professional and experienced, we’ll do all we can to make your business stay in Manchester as comfortable and as productive as we possibly can.

Whether you want a studio in the trendy Northern Quarter or to be based just yards from Piccadilly station, and whatever size of apartment you want, we can help. Linen, maid service and broadband Internet are all included in our prices.

Get in touch to find out more.

Of course, if you’re visiting Manchester it makes sense to stay over. And hotels near Manchester airport can seem like a good idea, and convenient if you’re flying in and out. But you’re not confined to hotels near Manchester airport if you’re looking for accommodation in the area.

Serviced apartments, for example, really do offer the best of both worlds, an ideal compromise between self-catering and hotels near Manchester airport. With a serviced apartment, home comforts such as a fully-equipped kitchen are combined with hotel conveniences like fresh towels and bed linen.

You’ll also love the way serviced apartments give you more space and freedom than any of the hotels near Manchester airport can.

With flexibility in terms of location and catering options and styles of apartment, you may find this kind of accommodation an easier and cheaper option than even the best hotels near Manchester airport.

Before you rush to check out hotels near Manchester airport, take a closer a look at what we at Serviced City Pads have to offer. As leading specialists providing this type of accommodation across Manchester and indeed the UK, we can offer you an unrivalled selection of serviced apartments at incredible prices.

In Manchester, for example, we’re currently offering three nights for the prices of two on many of our properties, whether you want a studio or a two-bedroomed penthouse. With our apartments sleeping up to seven people, and prices starting at under £95, you may never need to think about hotels near Manchester airport again!