!44: A Guide to Living in The Manchester Beetham Tower 2 Bedrooom Apartments

!±8± A Guide to Living in The Manchester Beetham Tower 2 Bedrooom Apartments

City of Manchester

In the United Kingdom, Manchester is pretty much the Northern version of London town. It's an excellent city with many land marks one of which is the Beetham Tower. This is a 47 story high sky scrapping tower that took about 9 architects to design and has housed most of the Manchester elites from celebrity footballers to young hot shot professionals.

Beetham is situated right in the city centre of Manchester and is made up of the Hilton Hotel, the sky bar and the residential apartments. Floors 6 -23 comprising of the Hilton Hotel, floor 24 and 25 housing the prestigious ''cloud 23'', floors 25 - 46 is made up of the residential apartments and floor

Understanding the Beetham Tower Apartments

Now living in this tower can be confusing if you don't know what you're doing or if you are new to the city. Let's face it we all want the bigger apartments especially if we want a two bedroom apartment so let me tell you how it works in Beetham.

Each floor ranges from apartment 01 to apartment 11. Apartment 01 is the studio apartment and is the same on every floor for instance apartment 2501 on floor 25 apartment 2601 on floor 26. However, as this guide is for 2 bedrooms that's exactly what shall be dealt with.

Which View Do You Want?

The building is 47 floors high there is an awe inspiring view of Manchester city and at night this view really comes to life. Most estate agents know this the main bargaining chip and unique selling point of this building and they will sell this to you in ways you've never even realised were possible. The North facing view which I generally prefer overlooks the city centre itself and also faces the Manchester City stadium which you can see even from floor 25. The South facing view at night is not as nice in my opinion but you do get to see Manchester United stadium with this view.Different people have different tastes but left to me I would always go for the North View which is the city view.

Which Apartment Do you Want?

Now that we've established the North side and South side it is time to address the apartments themselves the biggest apartment plots tend to be the 11 plots for instance on floor 35 it would be 3511 and on floor 30 it would be 3011 if you were a first timer moving in I would say these 11 plots would be your best option and yes they are North facing looking at the view of the city. Not to mention if you have a landlord/lady who has a sense of style the decor of the apartments tend to be amazing as which is an added bonus. The next best 2 bedroom apartments in terms of size are the plot 10s for instance on floor 29 it would be 2910 again these are well sized and have the preferred view of the city.

Now for the corner pieces which are 02 and 09 on the North Side and 03 and 08 on the South Side. Some people tend to like these apartments better as they tend to give you both views but more of one side than the other side. For instance, if you live in 4003 you'll get predominantly the South view and a bit of the North view. However if you live in 4002 you'll predominantly get the North view and some of the South view. An advantage of the South facing apartments is that you get a balcony but like I said because of the view it's not as nice however if you want a compromise with a taste of both worlds then a South facing corner piece would be your best bet.

The Price to Rent and How to Reduce it.

Everybody's favourite aspect is indeed NOT the price. A lot of the Estate agents while selling you the view will state the £1300 or £1200 asking price as the norm. Yes there are some that go for £1400 to £3000 but if you're viewing those apartments to start off with then you really shouldn't need this section. Truth is you can find apartments for less than that even an 11 plot for £1000per month as recent as July 2010.Like anything worth doing you have to do it well so search get a full list of all the city centre estate agents in Manchester and call them. Obviously if you get one of the £1200 per month estate agents you can indeed haggle the price; you have the option of saying you'll pay the whole price upfront or you'll pay certain amount upfront or that you know that a plot 11 is 956 sq feet so since this is a smaller apartment you want some compensation or if the apartment isn't coming with parking say that they should deduct that or if does come with parking and you don't drive you can easily find people within the building looking for spaces to rent which you can rent at £100 to £150 per month. Ultimately think of it as a business and its the landlords/ladies business as well as their final decision that really matter.

The Concierge

Finally just to mention a note about the Beetham staff, the concierge are actually 24/7 very efficient extremely professional and always willing to help. They take your comfort and security very importantly so be rest assured that if you do move into Beetham you will be well taken care of.

I hope this article has been a useful guide for anyone moving into the Beetham Tower in Manchester and picking an apartment there, best of luck with the move and don't worry the elevators have so far always been working.