What is a luxury serviced apartment?

A luxury serviced apartment is a fully furnished, hotel-grade private residence combining the space and privacy of a home with five-star hotel amenities, housekeeping, concierge service, and a fully equipped kitchen. Unlike hotel rooms, serviced apartments offer separate living areas, full kitchens, and private entrances.

Which areas of London do you operate in?

We operate 3 residences in London, all in Canary Wharf (E14). These are our own residences, owned and operated by Luxury Experience AI. We also have a curated list of luxury apartments across London, which you can book through our online concierge, and we always say whose apartment it is before you book.

How much does a luxury serviced apartment in London cost?

Nightly rates run from £275 to £580: 1-bedroom residences from £275 to £427 per night and 2-bedroom residence at £580 per night. Each booking adds a per-stay cleaning fee (£80–£120) and a 5% service fee. The total you see before paying is the total you pay.

How is Luxury Experience AI different from a luxury hotel?

We offer fully private residences with no shared lobbies and no other guests behind your door. You receive a complete home, separate living space, full kitchen, private bedrooms, plus a concierge desk and a 24/7 AI concierge. In the residences we own and operate, the team you contact is the team that holds the key, and across our curated list of luxury apartments in London we always tell you whose apartment it is before you book.

How does the AI concierge work?

Describe your ideal stay in natural language, no forms, no menus. The AI knows our live portfolio, recommends the right residence for your party and preferences, and takes you straight to booking. It is available 24 hours a day; our human concierge desk operates 09:00–22:00 for complex or sensitive requests.

How do I book, and how do I pay?

Book directly on each residence page: choose your dates and party size, and pay securely by card at the moment of booking. Your reservation is confirmed instantly, with a confirmation email on its way before you close the tab. If plans change, cancellations arranged with our team are refunded in full to your original card.

What is the minimum stay?

Minimum stays vary by residence, from 1 to 5 nights: The John Cabot takes 1 night, The William Jessop takes 1 night and The Mellish Residence takes 5 nights. Extended stays are welcome, up to 180 nights in selected residences, which suits relocations and project-based corporate housing.

Are the apartments pet-friendly?

Yes, The Mellish Residence welcomes pets by prior arrangement, at £50 per night. Our other residences are not pet-friendly, so tell the concierge when you book and it will place you correctly.

What is the Luxury Experience AI membership?

Membership is by application, for individuals and companies who stay regularly. Private members receive priority access to residences before public release, preferential nightly rates, and a concierge that retains preferences between stays. Applications are reviewed personally, typically within two business days.

Can you handle corporate housing and company stays?

Yes. Corporate membership provides a standing arrangement across the portfolio: consistent residences for relocations and rotating leadership, residences as private venues for offsites and client entertainment, and consolidated reporting of stays and spend for your finance team.

Guides

Manchester Derby Hospitality: A Private Box at Old Trafford for Man United v Man City

By Luis Aparicio, Founder · 11 September 2026 · 9 min read

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Manchester Derby Hospitality: A Private Box at Old Trafford for Man United v Man City

The first Manchester derby of the 2026/27 season is Manchester United v Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday 13 September 2026, kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports. Luxury Experience AI has one eight-seat private box for the match, with a three-course meal, complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks, and a matchday programme for every guest. It is first come, first served, and with kick-off on Sunday it will not wait: ask our AI concierge for the price and to book it now.

Checked 11 September 2026. The fixture was first listed for Saturday 12 September at 3pm and has since been moved to Sunday for television. Kick-off times can move again, so confirm on the Premier League fixture list and Sky Sports' schedule before you travel.

The fixture at a glance

Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday 13 September 2026, with kick-off at 4.30pm UK time. Sky Sports moved the match from its original Saturday 3pm slot when it announced its September television picks on 22 July.


Fixture	Manchester United v Manchester City, Premier League
Date	Sunday 13 September 2026
Kick-off	4.30pm BST
Venue	Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester
On television	Sky Sports
Originally listed	Saturday 12 September, 3pm

A 4.30pm Sunday kick-off shapes the whole day. With half-time and stoppages, the final whistle usually comes shortly before 6.30pm, which leaves the evening for the journey home or a night in the city. Old Trafford holds around 75,000 people, according to Transport for Greater Manchester, and a derby fills every seat.

The private box we can offer

For this derby we have a single eight-seat private box at Old Trafford, and it goes to the first party to book. It is a private space for your own group rather than a table in a shared room.

The package includes:

An eight-seat private box for your party alone.
A three-course meal, served in the box.
Complimentary drinks throughout: beer, wine and soft drinks.
A matchday programme for each guest.

Travel to and from Manchester, and any overnight stay, are separate and can be arranged around it.

Packages like this are rarely advertised on a venue's own website. They are usually placed privately through a hospitality sales team, which is the service we provide, and last-minute boxes for a derby do not stay available for long.

To see the price and book, ask our AI concierge. It has the full details of this box and takes your booking straight away, at any hour. Tell it how many are in your party and the name the booking should carry. We then confirm the supplier, the inclusions, the arrival time and the terms in writing before you pay, and the box is yours once that confirmation is complete. There is one box: the first party to confirm takes it.

A private box or a shared suite

A private box is the right choice when your group matters more than the room: eight people, one table and your own view of the pitch. A shared suite suits a smaller party that wants a lively restaurant atmosphere among other guests.

Manchester United's own matchday hospitality programme is built around shared suites at the stadium, including the No.7 Suite, the International Suite, the Trinity Club, the Red Cafe and a Museum Experience, alongside off-site restaurant packages in the city at Australasia, Gaucho and Lucky Cat. Seasonal members use a separate Executive Club with its own suites, among them The Gallery, the 1968 Suite and the 1999 Suite.

	Private box	Shared suite	Off-site restaurant
Who is in the room	Your group only	Several parties	Several parties, away from the stadium
Best for	A group of eight, clients, a celebration	Couples and small groups	Dining first, then the walk to the ground
The view	Your own, from the box	From the suite's seating area	From your match seat only
Dining	Served to your table	Restaurant service	Before the match, off-site

For a derby, the privacy of a box counts for more than on an ordinary matchday. Conversation carries on through the tension of the match, and your guests are not queuing for the bar at half-time.

General admission versus VIP hospitality

Luxury Experience AI does not sell general admission tickets. Those are sold by Manchester United through the club's own ticketing, and for a derby demand far outstrips supply, so check the club's ticketing pages for eligibility well ahead.

What we do source is VIP hospitality: private boxes, suites and hospitality packages, including options that are never listed publicly. Every package is sourced per enquiry through established providers, and the supplier, inclusions and price are confirmed in writing before you commit. Luxury Experience AI is not an official or authorised seller of tickets or hospitality, and we will always tell you who the supplier is.

Getting to Manchester from London

The fastest way from central London to Manchester is the direct train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, which takes a little over two hours on the quickest services. A private jet to Manchester Airport suits a group that wants to fly, and a chauffeur suits a party that wants door-to-door travel and does not mind the time on the road.

	Journey time	Best for
Train, Euston to Piccadilly	From 2 hours 6 minutes on the fastest services	Most guests: city centre to city centre
Private jet to Manchester Airport	Well under an hour in the air	Groups that want to fly and return the same evening
Chauffeur from London	Allow around four hours each way, more on a Sunday evening	Door-to-door comfort for the whole party

By train. Avanti West Coast runs direct trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly, with the fastest listed from 2 hours 6 minutes. First Class makes the journey a comfortable part of the day. Sunday timetables are often affected by engineering works, so check your return service, and the last train back, before you book.

By private jet. We arrange private jet charter as an agent: the flight is operated by a third-party licensed carrier, and you contract and pay the operator directly. London to Manchester is a short sector, so a light jet is the usual choice, and a same-day return fits comfortably around a 4.30pm kick-off. Any figure before an operator quote is indicative only; our guide to what a private jet costs from London explains how pricing is built, and private jet charter is where a quote starts.

By chauffeur. A chauffeur-driven car collects your party from home and waits for you after the match. It is the slowest option over this distance, but for a group of eight in a single vehicle it removes every change of transport from the day.

Getting to Old Trafford on the day

From Manchester Piccadilly, the simplest route to Old Trafford is the Metrolink tram to the Old Trafford stop, which Manchester United says is within a five-minute walk of the ground. The club's getting-here page lists the tram, bus and rail options, and Transport for Greater Manchester publishes matchday travel advice, including a post-match shuttle bus.

Leaving after full time is the part of the day visitors underestimate. Around 75,000 people leave at once, and trams and roads back to the city centre fill quickly. Two approaches work:

Stay in the box a little longer. Let the crowd clear before you head for the tram or the car. Your arrival time and how long the box stays open afterwards are confirmed with the booking.
Pre-arrange your car. If you travel by chauffeur, agree a pick-up point away from Sir Matt Busby Way in advance, and allow extra time before your train or flight.

Where to stay

Our apartments are in London, so for most guests the derby is a day trip from a London stay: the train north in the late morning, the match, and back in time for dinner or a late supper. We have a curated list of luxury apartments across London, which you can book through our online concierge, and it works well for visitors who are in the country for more than one fixture.

If your trip centres on the capital, our own residences are in Canary Wharf, with the Jubilee line and the Elizabeth line close by for the journey to Euston. See what is available on our residences page.

The return derby at the Etihad

The return fixture, Manchester City v Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, is listed for Saturday 20 March 2027 at 3pm, subject to change for television. Manchester City publishes its own hospitality range for the season, from sports bars to private boxes, and if Sunday comes too soon for your group, March gives time to plan properly. Tell our concierge now and we will come back to you as hospitality for that match is confirmed.

Questions we are asked most

What time is the Manchester derby on Sunday 13 September? Kick-off is 4.30pm at Old Trafford, live on Sky Sports. The match was moved from its original Saturday 3pm slot, so confirm the time on the Premier League fixture list before you travel.

What does the private box include, and how much is it? An eight-seat private box for your group, a three-course meal, complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks, and a matchday programme for each guest. Travel and accommodation are separate. Our AI concierge gives the price and takes the booking.

Can I buy general admission tickets through you? No. General admission is sold by Manchester United through the club's own ticketing. We source VIP hospitality, including packages that are not advertised publicly, and confirm every detail in writing.

How do I get from London to Old Trafford? Take the direct train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, which takes from about two hours on the fastest services, then the Metrolink tram to the Old Trafford stop, a five-minute walk from the ground. A private jet to Manchester Airport or a chauffeur from London are the alternatives.

How do I book the box? Ask our AI concierge, which has the price and takes your details. We then confirm availability, the supplier and the terms in writing, and the box is yours once that confirmation is complete. There is one box, so it is first come, first served.

Arrange your derby

There is one box and the match is on Sunday, so it is first come, first served. Ask our AI concierge for the price and to book, and we will confirm the box and build the journey around it: the train or a private jet, a car at each end, and a London stay before or after. The wider picture of what we arrange around sport is on our VIP sport experiences page.