I've stayed here many times, as it's convenient for where I have hospital appointments, and also for the occasional overnight stay before a flight the next day. It's comfortable enough and usually clean and it's in a very convenient location. People may complain about it being a bit dated, but, hey, it's cheap and clean! The staff are usually polite, friendly and helpful, as they should be.
There are shops, cafés and restaurants 5
min walk away, if you don't want to eat at the hotel (the menu is fairly good, but what I'd call standard fare and the food is fine).
There are a choice of buses from the bus stop outside the hotel that go directly to Manchester Picadilly (although it will take you the best part of an hour) and also to the Airport. You don't even have to cross the road. The bus stop is immediately in front of the hotel building. The hotel does provide a Shuttle service, if you prefer that. There are no Metrolink stops nearby, however. But with the buses there's no real need. I usually travel by car and there has only been one time when I've had a problem finding a parking space at the huge hotel car park. I book breakfast every time I stay, which is buffet style and it's adequate and reasonably priced if pre-booked. Apparently they can cook vegetarian sausages on request, which is good to know.
My only real complaint is that the WiFi is not free and I did try to pay to use it but it would not work on my devices at all. I had plenty of 4G/5G though.
