I stayed at Helen’s place for 3 weeks. The house is well-equipped and had everything I needed, and it’s in a nice and quiet street. I was happy that I could cook my own food, easily do my laundry, etc. Helen’s communication was great throughout my stay. There were, however, a couple of downsides to the house — two things I think would be good mentioning here for future guests: (1) if you’re a first time visitor to Manchester, like I was, the house is a bit far out of the city. There are busstops nearby, so you can easily commute somewhere, but the neighbourhood itself doesn’t have that much to offer. There are no interesting cafés or coffee shops, and apart from a few supermarkets, no good options for food. For the majority of my stay, the streets were lined with trash in every direction (however, the city sent a cleanup team on my 2nd last day), which was a bit depressing to see. It doesn’t paint the best picture of Manchester. (2) The mattresses in both rooms are very old and completely worn. They provide very limited support and the worn metal springs poke out in some parts. If you suffer from a bad back like me, the beds will be extremely uncomfortable. I rotated between the beds (on both sides) to try to find relief but still experienced pain every morning. I’ve notified the host of this and hope they will be replaced in the near future.