Kick off your weekend with an epic American-style brunch at Moose Coffee – try the Double Dutch pancakes with sausage, bacon, eggs and syrup. Get your shopping fix at Selfridges, or browse the stores in the Arndale Centre, then take a break from the fast pace of city life and discover the latest exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery. If shopping’s not your thing, take a tour of Old Trafford football stadium, the home of Manchester United. After dark, go bar hopping in the bohemian Northern Quarter, where you can sip cocktails at Tusk and play your favourite tunes on the jukebox at Odd Bar.

Manchester House is located in the heart of Manchester’s city centre, so everything you need is within easy reach. Walk to Manchester Metropolitan University in three minutes, and get to Manchester Business School in five. Stroll to the University of Manchester in six minutes, and get to Salford University in 20 minutes by bus. When you want to travel further afield, you’re a 20-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly train station.

You’ll share your spacious flat with friends, but you’ll have your own private bathroom so there’s no need to queue for the shower. There’s a modern fitted kitchen with an oven and fridge freezer, as well as plenty of storage space for all your favourite foods. Stock your fridge at the nearby supermarket and cook dinner with your flatmates, then eat together at the breakfast bar. When you don’t feel like cooking, grab takeaway pizza from nearby Pizza Co and relax on the sofa to watch a movie on the flatscreen TV, or enjoy Chinese food at nearby Azuma.

Retreat to your room when you need to concentrate on college work – there’s Wi-Fi, a large desk, comfy chair and lots of shelf space to store your books and files. With work out of the way, grab a change of clothes from your wardrobe and head down the road to meet friends for drinks at Sandbar or enjoy live music at The Deaf Institute.

Back home at Manchester House, there’s top-notch security with CCTV and secure door entry, so you can sleep easy in your large, comfy bed.