The Castlefield Hotel

This modern hotel is .6 miles from the Manchester Central Convention Complex, a block from the Museum of Science and Industry and .3 miles from the Coronation Street Tour. The rooms are decorated in warm colours and equipped with free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and tea/coffeemaking facilities. Superior rooms add iPod docks, upgraded toiletries and overlook the canal. Amenities include an 18-metre pool, sauna and steam rooms, a gym, sports courts and an indoor running track. A spa offers face and body treatments (extra). Breakfast is available (fee) in a casual on-site restaurant.