I stayed here for two months Jun/July 2014. It was a home from home. The photos don't do this place justice. The main open plan kitchen, dining, living space is huge and beautiful. Oak floors, exposed brick, big sash windows. The kitchen has great facilities, fridge freezer, oven, grill, microwave, a huge amount of tableware, cutlery glasses, everything you could possibly need from a garlic press to champagne flute. Plenty of towels, bed linen too. A washing machine ( no drier but 2 clothes maidens and in the utility area where the washing machine is, laundry dried very quickly, within a day, because of the warmth from the boiler). Constant hot water which is pre programmed on a timer for you so you don't have to mess about with setting anything. The bath is great, huge for a proper soak. Great powerful overhead shower and a seperate hand held shower attachment, so useful for washing your hair when you don't want to get your whole self wet! The main bedroom is spacious too with a comfortable bed ( with mattress protector's for hygiene). Plenty of wardrobe space and lots of clothes hangers. I didn't use the second sleeping space which is futon style bed in the mezzanine space. The building is safe and secure with security coded doors. The area is so convenient for transport, shops, bars, cafe's, supermakets, restaurants. Everything you could need is no further than a 5 - 10 min walk. Lovely little park opposite. Yes, it is noisy, particularly at weekends. But hey, that's city centre living and most areas in the city come alive in the evenings and at weekends so it would be hard to find a quiet spot in the heart of the city centre. If you want peace and quiet then city centre living is not for you. Embrace it, Canal Street is unique and highly entertaining. I had a fantastic stay and would book this apartment again without doubt. If I needed to stay in Manchester again I'd be gutted if this apartment wasn't available.