Located only 5 miles from Manchester and close to the M62 and M60 motorways, The Broadfield is your ideal place to stay. Once a nurses' residence, The Broadfield has been lovingly restored to include WiFi in all rooms and Samsung LCD TVs with pin sharp picture quality. The bedrooms are all individually designed with character and flair. The food served in Beluga restaurant is superb quality and value, offering freshly cooked main courses, most for less than £10. You won't be disappointed. The Broadfield offers free car parking and easy access from junctions 20 and 21of the M62 Motorway. Unless you really need to be in the heart of Manchester, with its traffic jams and expensive car parks, Rochdale is a great alternative.Manchester's Trafford shopping centre and Salford Quays are a 25 minute drive away. Right on your doorstep in Rochdale is Toad lane, the home of the International Co-operative movement. Rochdale also has one of the grandest town halls in the country. According to local historians, Adolf Hitler coveted the town hall so much that he forbade the Luftwaffe from bombing central Rochdale so it could be his key northern operating base for the planned invasion, which of course never happened.For leisure travellers, Hollingworth lake and the Pennine Way are only a few miles away, along with lots of interesting pubs and local breweries.