This apartment is a total catfish. And the host doesn't speak to you directly, instead preferring to deal through a 4th party booking site, which is just a bit strange.
The pictures on this ad look incredible, but it's important to note that the pictures on here are not the actual apartment. The host also doesn't mention that you're on the second floor, so about 4m above an intersection of two of the busiest roads in Manchester. The host also leads with pictures of the pool and spa on the advert, and then sent me a "booking terms" PDF after I booked informing me that it was £50 each time you want to use the gym and pool facility!? haha. The host also chose to not mention anywhere in the ad that the pool is actually closed at the moment and for the foreseeable future - this is signposted all over the place in the building.
The apartment itself is ok, pretty modern if basic. But bits of it weren't very clean, I opened one of the shower doors for the smell of actual poo to hit my nostrils. FORTUNATELY there was another shower, but it was in a bath where you couldn't stand at the shower end because of the slope. Wardrobe door was hanging off at the hinges, dishwasher hadn't been emptied since the previous guests, no real cookware, the list goes on.
And the whole means of interacting with the host was weird. They try to do everything through this alternate website called resify, asking me to pay a security deposit and sign some letting agreement (I didn't do either, which was also apparently ok). Huge red flag straight away. When I messaged the host they sent a message back trying to get me to talk with them through some resify chat function - so strange! The agreement had lots of strange and slightly passive aggressive terms, like taking the bins out to the bin room in the same building. Is that not your job as the host? You're charging me an £80 cleaning fee for a 3 night stay!
Apartment is fine, but not what's advertised. Definitely not "Lux" as described in the advert. My 3 night stay cost me £316 and for that money you're much much better off booking in at the Hampton or the Marriott or StayCity or The Cove or Holiday Inn or Crowne Plaza, hotels all the same or less per night and within a 5 minute walk. I won't be back any time soon.