Location:
Love the area. There's a straight bus that takes you to the city centre just outside the house. Burton Road tram stop just a short walk away. Bus takes about 30 minutes to the city centre, but i've enjoyed the ride as it shows you the houses and streets of Manchester beyond the usual city centre stuff.
Burton Road is quaint and cool at the same time. Good bars around.
If you want to have a massive shopping centre within minutes walk, this isn't the place. However, this place shows you so much more.
Check in / Check out:
Laura was really helpful on message leading up to our stay. Check in was a breeze. The self check in meant that we had no trouble arriving late into the night. Laura left helpful notes on the desk so that helped quite a bit. Checking out was a breeze as well. Just place the keys back in the security box.
The House:
It's warm and cosy. Felt homely. Good amenities. Comfortable bed with great pillows. Lovely decor as well.
Just a few things to note:
The house is actually divided into two apartments (excluding the basement, which was converted to another apartment). The walls were pretty thin. We could hear the other Airbnb guests walk at times. Unfortunately, the guests above were slamming the doors each time they came home and when they leave. That's very early in the morning and sometimes late into the night at 2am. So yup, we jumped up quite a bit when that happened. Wasn't Laura's fault, of course. Just wasn't our luck.
There's also a musky smell in the bathroom that goes away with ventilation. It does come back though, so keep the ventilation there.
These two points aside, I think the house was really great, especially for someone who wants to stay outside the city centre but in a good location at the same time.