LEVEN is what happens when an old Manchester warehouse gets turned into somewhere you’d quite happily move into. The 42 rooms and suites keep the building’s exposed brick, timber floors and big industrial windows, then soften things with good furniture, proper mattresses and bathrooms that feel considerably more considered than your average city hotel.

For groups, the interesting bit starts beyond the standard bedrooms. Living Space suites add separate sitting areas, while the larger penthouses come with kitchens and significantly more room to spread out. At the top end, Living the Dream is a two-bedroom duplex apartment measuring 95 sq m and sleeping four.

Downstairs, the lobby bar gives you somewhere sociable that doesn’t involve twelve people balancing drinks around somebody’s suitcase. The Canal Street location also means dinner, drinks and nightlife are effectively on the doorstep.