When I arrived Claud's sister was there to show me everything. She explained how the key works, I got my password for the wireless lane and we sat down for a cup of tea and chatted a bit.
The room is quite spacious and the bed very comfortable and big enough for two people. There is a telly in the room which I quite liked. Since the house is on a busy road one cannot sleep with the window open, but when the window is closed it is fine and you can hear almost nothing.
I was allowed to put my yoghurt in the fridge and Claud offered tea, coffee, milk and cereals.
There is a bus stop nearby which can be reached by foot in 4 minutes and two bus lines bring you in the centre of Manchester. But it is only 11 minutes walk to reach Deansgate and a couple of minutes more to Arndale Shopping Center right in the middle of Manchester.
Claud was a very nice hostess. I liked staying with her. She gave tips when I asked what to do in Manchester, checked train times for me and even gave me some chocolate as a welcome present.