Apartments in Manchester are still available for next April when Cher Lloyd will be playing the Manchester Academy. Serviced apartments are becoming more and more people’s first choice for accommodation when visiting Manchester, as they offer much more space than the typical hotel room. A serviced apartment will have the bedroom and bathroom, but then the vast majority also have a kitchen and a living and dining area. If you will be in Manchester for Cher Lloyd’s concert at the Manchester Academy, a Manchester serviced apartment could be the ideal place to stay.

Cher Lloyd will be performing at the Manchester Academy on the 6^th April 2012 as one of the dates on her UK tour to promote her debut album “Sticks + Stones”. Lloyd was one of the standout contestants on last year’s X Factor, very much dividing opinion among the viewing public. She won over the judges at the audition stage with a performance of Keri Hilson’s “Turn My Swag On”, and got through boot camp to judges’ houses where she was mentored by Cheryl Cole. Despite suffering from a throat infection that meant she couldn’t finish her chosen song, Cheryl surprised everyone by putting Lloyd through as one of her girls. She breezed through the competition for the most part, and was a big hit with the judges. However, Lloyd had a difficult time later on in the competition, being put in the bottom two of the public vote in week 7, though she was saved by the judges. She got through to the semi-final, and then the final itself, where she was eliminated in fourth place. However, though she didn’t win the competition, Lloyd seems to have done very well out of The X Factor. After the show, she was signed to Syco Music, and has released her debut album earlier this month. If the success of the two singles “Swagger Jagger” and “With Ur Love” are anything to go by, then Cher Lloyd should be around for a while yet.

If you will be coming to Manchester to see Cher Lloyd next April, have you looked at Manchester apartments for your visit? Serviced apartments are a great choice for anyone visiting the city, and here at Serviced City Pads we have a wide range of serviced apartments available across the city. If you would like to find out more about Manchester apartments, why not get in touch with our reservations team and see what we can find for you. You can call us on 0844 335 8866, or you can send us your enquiry through the website.

TV series winner Sam Attwater skates into the M.E.N Arena next month for Dancing On Ice Live.

2011 champion and EastEnders actor Sam Attwater will be joined in Manchester by TV presenter Chloe Madeley, Chris Moyles’ sidekick Comedy Dave Vitty, children’s TV presenter Laura Hamilton, Coronation Street and Loose Women’s Denise Welch, singing legend Vanilla Ice, Victoria Cross winner Johnson Beharry and 2010 series winner Hayley Tamaddon.

Our serviced apartments in Manchester offer a great alternative to hotels. The Manchester serviced accommodation we offer is value for money and will allow you the freedom that hotels can not. If you wish to come on a trip to Manchester then call our reservations team today on 08443358866. Serviced City Pads are the premier booking agency for serviced accommodation in Manchester and across the UK. Many of our apartments are available to book online. We can also offer you a personal booking service from a team with strong local knowledge

Tickets for the Friday 29, Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May Manchester shows are on sale now, priced from £32.50. TV personality and one time ‘King of the Jungle’ Christopher Biggins, who debuted as a judge on 2010 tour, returns to the panel alongside skating gold medallist and TV judge Robin Cousins and head skating coach from the ITV series, Karen Barber. Popular TV presenter Andi Peters also returns to host the tour.

Returning to the home of their 1995 record-breaking performance, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will join a new line-up of celebrity skaters to perform dazzling routines including their own spectacular show-stopping performance.

Using the same format as the hit ITV1 show, spectators can use their mobile phones to text vote for their favourite celebrity. Audience votes will then be added to scores from the judges to decide the overall celebrity winner. The winning couple will then take to the ice for a magical finale performance. As with previous tours, all profits from text voting will go to charity.

More than £100,000 has been raised to date which in previous years has been donated to the Royal London Society For The Blind and Demelza Hospice Care for Children.

If you or anybody you know is coming to Manchester then try staying in one of our serviced apartments. They are more comfortable and more spacious than a hotel room, allowing you and your friends a place to relax and cater for yourselves. Serviced City Pads have apartments throughout the UK. One of our Manchester apartments could be exactly what you’re looking for. Get in touch and see what we can find for your visit to Manchester. You can send us an email or you can call 08443358866 to talk to one of our reservations team who will be happy to help you find an apartment.

Amir Khan will head a fantastic bill of world class boxing as he defends his WBA Super Lightweight World Title against the undefeated European Champion Paul McCloskey at the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday 16^th April.  The action packed night will be presented by Hatton Promotions in association with both Khan Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Man City fan Hatton has been worried that he will miss his team’s F.A. Cup semi final match against arch rival Manchester United. Needing City to stay in Europe in order for the football to be moved to the Sunday The Hit man was aware of the impending clash. “It would be heartbreaking if I missed it and I’ll shed a tear if I do,” said the former world champion. As City once again failed to impress in Europe Hatton is set to be teary eyed at the boxing but you certainly wont be if you stay in one of our serviced apartments in Manchester.

If you need serviced accommodation in Manchester then Serviced City Pads can help. Just call a member of our reservations team today 08443358866. We have a fantastic range of serviced apartments in Manchester in great locations.

The Bolton boxer’s fourth defense in spring will be his third headline showdown at the Arena with his last appearance, in 2009, ending in a win over Andreas Kotelnik to lift the WBA title. Amir said: “This is a matchup the British public want to see and will be a fantastic fight between two of the best super-lightweights in the country”.

Our serviced apartments in Manchester offer a great alternative to hotels. The Manchester serviced accommodation is value for money and will allow you the freedom that hotels can not. If you wish to visit Manchester then call our reservations team today on 08443358866. Serviced City Pads are the premier booking agency for serviced accommodation in Manchester and across the UK. Many of our apartments are available to book online. We can also offer you a personal booking service from a team with strong local knowledge.

Adrian ‘Jackpot’ Lewis has long been one of the most exciting players in professional darts. His high scoring style and regular maximums has made for some thrilling matches in the past. Until recently, however, his success has fallen short of being truly representative of his ability. Lewis is looking to change that and is currently looking down on the rest of world darts. “It’s time to stop calling me Phil Taylor’s protégé” Jackpot announced after winning his maiden world championship. For most within the sport his title was no great surprise and he has been backed to win more.

The top eight starts of darts, including Lewis, will be once again competing in the round robin Premier League. 14 League nights will mean that there is certain to be top tungsten for the thousands of lucky spectators. Touring around the country they will make a regular stop at the world famous Manchester Evening News Arena. If you need serviced accommodation in Manchester then Serviced City Pads can help. Just call a member of our reservations team today 08443358866. We have a fantastic range of serviced apartments in Manchester in great locations.

Never short of a word or two the voice of darts Sid Waddell believes that Jackpot may now emulate the game’s greats: Eric Bristow and Phil Taylor. Of Bristow’s achievement’s Waddell once said “’When Alexander the Great was 33 he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Bristow is only 27”. He is no less certain of Phil ‘The Power’s’ place in history claiming that “If we’d had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they’d have gone home.” Now Waddell believes Lewis may have the game and the tungsten to match them. Lewis is now freed from the pressure of Taylor’s shadow and it seems is not longer underachieving. Waddell concurs, “Adie Lewis is shaking off his caterpillar skin and learning to fly without a net.”

Our serviced apartments in Manchester offer a great alternative to hotels. The Manchester serviced accommodation is value for money and will allow you the freedom that hotels can not. If you wish to visit Manchester then call our reservations team today on 08443358866. Serviced City Pads are the premier booking agency for serviced accommodation in Manchester and across the UK. Many of our apartments are available to book online. We can also offer you a personal booking service from a team with strong local knowledge.

Manchester accommodation for any occasion – Serviced City Pads is happy to help, whatever your accommodation needs.

Manchester has long been established a musical mecca with the likes of The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Oasis and Joy Division to name a few. Today the city continues to put on a show.

Manchester’s annual Warehouse Project gigs and clubnights bring top-quality musical talent from around the globe to sell-out shows here in Manchester. This year’s line up boasts the likes of Kelis; MIA; Grandmaster Flash; Ian Brown; Simian Mobile Disco and Doves are lined up alongside world class DJs such as Eric Prydz; Paul van Dyk; Flying Lotus; Richie Hawtin and Pete Tong.

Based underneath Manchester Piccadilly station in a 2000 capacity warehouse, the Warehouse Project has become recognised as one of the finest music venues in the UK over the past few years. Make it a Serviced City Pads Project and stay in one of our fantastic serviced apartments in Manchester. Running from September 2010 to New Year’s Day 2011, tickets for this year’s season are sure to sell out fast. You can find out more at the Warehouse Project’s website. If you require accommodation for your stay in Manchester then we are happy to help.

Manchester also hosts the standout event of 2011. The Take That Progress Tour takes up residency in Manchester from 3rd – 11th June. Want to see take that live? Stay with Serviced City Pads. Call and speak to a member of our reservations team today.

With huge football credentials Manchester is home to some of the world’s top stars. The new found wealth of Man City has reborn them as a club who could actually challenge for honours with their neighbours Man United. With only 2 league titles in the club’s history (like Tottenham) Man City are looking to literally cash in on their current situation and test the resolve of the so called ‘big 3’. If you want to watch any football in Manchester then let Serviced City Pads help with your accommodation.

Whether business or pleasure, work or leisure Serviced City Pads can provide you with a fantastic range of high quality serviced apartments in Manchester and all over the UK. Why not come and see Manchester during what is sure to be an exciting and eventful year. If you need a serviced apartment we will find what’s best for you.

For cheap Manchester accommodation call us today 0844 335 8866

Just a couple of weeks ago it would have seemed unthinkable to suggest that Wayne Rooney would ever leave Manchester United, and if he wasn’t going to stay in Manchester then he would surely be heading to the sunnier climate of Spain – maybe Madrid or Barcelona? Now it seems that Rooney may well end up deciding to stay in Manchester, but still opting to leave Manchester United and join bitter rivals Manchester City. Nobody at Serviced City Pads can believe what is happening.

A lot has happened since the alleged allegations of Rooney’s private life – particular goings on in a Manchester city centre hotel – were brought to the publics attention. It seems that Rooney has fallen out with United manager Alex Ferguson, and when that happens there is only ever one outcome, and one winner.

It is amazing to think that Rooney would make the short trip across Manchester, but is testament to City’s spending power that it is they who can afford any player they like…..wages of £1 million a month are being suggested and that won’t even bother the oil rich board at Eastlands.

Serviced City Pads, the serviced apartment booking company with serviced apartments in Manchester as well as many other UK destinations thinks that the unthinkable might happen. Rooney stays in Manchester, but switches to the Sky blue of City. You can’t imagine him coping with a new language in Spain and he has made no secret of wanting to be close to his family in Liverpool. So a move to City makes sense, although we’re not sure how it will be received by the throngs of supporters who regularly visit Old Trafford to watch Manchester United.

The fixture list for 2010/11 have just been announced and it already looks like a fasciniting season ahead for Liverpool and Manchester United.

After a disastrous season last year and now without a manager (Rafa Benitez was effectively sacked and has since moved to European champions Inter Milan), Liverpool – a club that many people feel is in turmoil as they plunge further into debt under the stwardship of their American owners – will be hoping for a better 2010/11 season. They start the season at home to Arsenal over the weekend of August 14th (some dates will change due to TV and this particular match looks a certainty to be shown on Sky Sports). Other early season opponents at Anfield include West Brom, Sunderland and Blackpool.

Manchester United lost out in the title race to a strong Chelsea side and many feel that Alex Ferguson hasn’t done enough to replace superstar winger Christiano Ronaldo. Many United supporters feel that Ferguson’s hands are tied, also because of another reviled American owner - The Glazer family – and are worried to see their club plunge further into debt. A takeover looks unlikely in the short term, although the campaigners wearing the Green and Gold scarves (the original colours worn by Manchester United) will hope to pour on the pressure and drive Glazer away from Old Trafford. Supporters are uneasy by the massive debt and inevitable challenge of neighbours Manchester City.

Manchester United start their premier league campaign with a tantalising match against newly promoted Newcastle United, with other early home games in Manchester against West Ham, Liverpool and Sunderland.

Serviced City Pads will be dealing with many supporters who follow both teams from afar. We find that there are many Manchester United fans who travel to Manchester from Southern Ireland and stay in Manchester for the weekend. The same applies to fans of Liverpool FC, but there are also a number of scandinavian fans who stay in Liverpool for 2 or 3 days either side of watching a premier league match.

As Serviced City Pads have now launched the SCP rewards club, it makes perfect sense to join the club now (it doesn’t cost anything) and then book your accommodation in Manchester for every home match throughout the season. You will be rewarded for every night accommodation that you book with us. To find out more click here. 

We also find that if you are a group wishing to stay in Manchester it makes better sense to stay in a Manchester serviced apartment rather than staying in a manchester hotel. The apartment option offers more space and means you can have a beer together as a group before you go out for the evening. It offers a more communal and less formal atmosphere than the 4 walls of a hotel room. A serviced apartment in manchester – for a group stay – will also generally work out to be better value for meny than booking a hotel in Manchester.

So if you are looking to book a short stay in Manchester, you should contact Serviced City Pads straight away. We are the specialist serviced apartment booking company with a wide range of great value serviced apartments in Manchester.

Serviced City Pads is delighted to announce that it has added Stay City’s fantastic new serviced apartment development, Laystall serviced apartments which is situated in the heart of Manchester city centre.

This 84 apartment development is made up of a selection of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom short stay apartments and is within a short walk of Manchester Piccadilly train station, as well as a wide selection of bars and restaurants.

Laystall serviced apartments are the perfect alternative to staying in a hotel in Manchester whether you are working in Manchester or simply visiting for a city break. You might even be planning to visit Manchester to watch one of your favourite football teams – Manchester United or Manchester City.

Chris Rose, Managing Director at Serviced City Pads commented, “We already work closely with Stay City – particuarly in Liverpool, where their Lever Court development is one of the most popular developments in the city centre. If the Laystall apartments prove to be as successful as Lever Court then this will surely be a great addition for the Manchester serviced apartment industry.

Manchester is becoming more and more important as a destination city for Serviced City Pads as we speak to more and more companies that have reason to stay in Manchester. It’s a more corporate city than Liverpool, but still has a great leisure pull – particularly with football supporters travelling from afar. We are delighted to be able to expand our portfolio of listings in Manchester and to widen our range of options to our customer.

Stay City booked through Serviced City Pads offer great quality accommodation at great proces – from as little as £55 per night for longer corporate stays.

The spacious Laystall serviced apartments in Manchester open at the end of May.

For more information about booking serviced apartments as an alternative to staying in a hotel in Manchester, why not call Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866.

We all want the best these days, with quality being of the utmost importance. This is truer still when it comes to Manchester airport hotels, but why it quality such a big deal?

For starters, by staying in a top-quality Manchester airport hotel you can be sure of a great night’s sleep, which isn’t always the case if you go for cheaper options. The beds are bound to be of better quality and the furnishings, fixtures and fittings will all be perfectly conducive to relaxation, ensuring that you have the most comfortable stay possible.

The food is also important to consider, and by staying at quality hotels or Manchester serviced apartments you can be sure that you’re getting the best. A lot of top-class hotels have highly regarded restaurants, and when you can have a fantastic breakfast as well there’s no better way to start the day.

Let’s not forget the little added extras you can get when staying in quality Manchester airport hotels. The attention to detail will be a lot greater to add even more comfort and convenience to your stay, and options such as turndown services, maid duties and even little things like having chocolates on your pillow make the whole experience a lot more luxurious.

As you can see, staying at quality Manchester airport hotels really is important. And, if you want all of this plus even more space, why not consider renting a serviced apartment instead? Here at Serviced City Pads we have a great range of Manchester serviced apartments that are guaranteed to impress, and all will give you a fantastic stay in Manchester.

A popular reason to book luxury serviced apartments in Manchester is for family celebrations – especially weddings. With accommodation ranging from intimate suites in graded Regency houses, to spacious modern apartments large enough for work meetings, we at Serviced City Pads can accommodate not only the bride and groom, but the guests as well.

When people book accommodation in Manchester for a wedding, it may not necessarily be a traditional church ‘do.’ The city has a number of alternative wedding venues, including civic buildings, stately homes and even a submarine! The House of Fraser is better known for gifts than weddings, but just round the corner is Parsonage Gardens, one of numerous hidden gems near the river, that’s perfect for a post-ceremonial photo shoot.

Religious ceremonies are still the most popular way to go – and Manchester has an impressive selection of both Christian and non-Christian venues. Popular for traditionalists is Manchester Cathedral. Originally the parish church, it only gained cathedral status in 2002 and is as bookable as any other church.  Medieval in origin, it was practically rebuilt in the 19th century – although for once, the Victorians stuck close to the plans of the original. Sited close to the river, guests booking serviced apartments in central Manchester will find it easily.

Roman Catholic couples traditionally book their ceremonies at St Mary’s. This “hidden gem” was the first post-reformation RC church in England, and was consecrated in 1794. Beautiful inside, it’s worth visiting for its artworks alone.

Whether you’re guests or the lucky couple, we at Serviced City Pads have luxury serviced apartments in Manchester’s most popular wedding areas.