Post by DENNO on Apr 24, 2006 9:43:09 GMT -1
Here is a resource thread for visitors coming to Liverpool, whether it be
for the first time or returning, with details of hotels, transport,
restaurants, pubs and clubs, attractions, events, gigs etc.
City Centre Hotels: (poshest first)
Prices are a rough guide only. Appearance here does not mean
reccomendation and quite frankly some of the cheaper ones are pretty
crappy ;D
Radisson
Hotel **** In Beetham Tower
Hope Street Hotel ****
First in the country of the new chain of "Design" Hotels
Crowne Plaza ****
situated in the city centre at the Pier Head next to the Seacat terminus
for boats to Ireland. Tel number 0151 243 8000 Building work going on
near hotel for Princes Dock development
Holiday Inn City Centre
**** situated in the City Centre convenient for Lime Street
Station. Tel number 0151709 7090
Marriott Hotel
**** Situated in the heart of the city convenient for Lime
Street Station, Buses and shopping area. Tel 0151 476 8000. Singles £120
Doubles £250
Not to be confused with :
Marriott
Hotel Liverpool South **** which is actually very nice and
is the old Liverpool Airport terminal building - very art deco - handy for
the airport but a bit of a trek to the city centre. Tel 0151 494 5000
Singles £105 Double £210
Thistle
Hotel (Atlantic Tower) *** Situated Next to Liverpool Parish
Church at the Pier Head opposite the Liver Buildings Tel 0151 227 4444
Singles £40 Doubles £80
Building work going on next to hotel for Unity tower block
Britania Adelphi Hotel You will have seen this on tele no doubt.
Faded grandeur.
Situated on Lime Street a short walk away from the Station. Tel 0151 709
7200 Singles £45 Doubles £80
The Liner Hotel Formerly the Gladstone hotel. Leave Lime St station by the taxi exit and turn right - it's 200yds away at the top of the hill. Not been in since the refurb so don't know what it's like. Rooms £70 double I think Tel: 0151 709 7050
Hotel
Campanile ** Situated at Wapping dock - convenient for the
Albert Dock. Short walk to the City Centre Tel 0151 709 8104 Rooms £52
Ibis
Hotel ** Situated on Wapping a short walk from the Albert
Dock and City Centre
Tel 0151 706 9800
Dolby Hotel ** Budget
Hotel on Wapping a short walk from Albert Dock and City Centre Tel 0151
708 7272 Rooms £38
Feathers Hotel
*** on Mount Pleasant convenient for the RC Cathedral. 15 minute
walk to the city centre (downhill) Tel 0151 709 9655 Rooms £25
Sir Thomas Hotel On the corner of Sir Thomas Street and
Victoria street - the old Premier Lodge and has been smartened up a bit
too. Parking in open air NCP next door. 0151 236 1366
Premier
Lodge Albert Dock budget hotel chain located at the Albert
Dock Tel Tel 0870 990 6432
Trials Hotel **** Hotel
above a lively pub in the City Centre near the Victoria monument
Tel 0151 227 1021 Singles £113 Doubles £123 Currently closed for refurbishment
Malmaison Hotel Due to open in Autumn 2006 at Princess Dock (next to the Crowne Plaza / IOM ferry terminal )
Formule
1 Hotel Budget Hotel on Wapping - short walk to Albert Dock
and City Centre
Tel 0151 709 2040
Holiday Inn Express at the Albert Dock Tel 0151 709 1133
Travelodge Liverpool Central - indeed it is. Convenient for
everything really. Next to the entrance to the Birkenhead Tunnel Tel
0870 191 1656 £50 pppn
Travelodge Liverpool Docks Situated "next to Harry Ramsdens" - which isn't there any more.
(everyone will know where you mean )Near Brunswick station About a 30
minute walk or short bus ride to the city centre Tel 0870 191 1530
Travel
Inn City Centre Located right in the city centre. Parking in
NCP. Tel 0870 238 3323 Rooms £50
Travel
Inn West Derby Nowhere near the city centre but a regular bus
route in. At the Stag & Rainbow pub on the Ring Road (Queens Drive)
opposite the Jolly Miller. Could be handy if you're coming by car - at the
end of the M62 turn right following signs for Football Stadia and Ring
Road - Hotel is on your left about a mile along the dual carriageway
Devonshire
House Hotel
On Edge lane a mile or so out of city centre - handy if you have a car.
0151 264 6600 Rooms £65
Belvedere Hotel Mount Pleasant 0151 709 2356
Lord Nelson Hotel Lord Nelson Street - near Lime Street Station 0151 709 4362
Aachen Hotel
Mount Pleasant near cathedrals Singles £32 Doubles £46
The
Bungalow B&B
Westward View, off Riverside Drive - 0151 726 9980
Singles £25 Doubles £50
Cavendish B&B
Rumney Road, Liverpool 4 0151 922 6489
Hostels
International Inn
South Hunter Street - off Hardman Street
YHA
Liverpool on Wapping close to Albert Dock
Embassie Hostel Cheap
hostel in the Georgian district near to Liverpool Cathedral
(streetwalkers area by the way) 0151 707 1089
Hotels a little bit out from the centre.....
Alicia Hotel owned by Feathers
Aigburth Drive (Sefton Park) 0151 727 4411
Blenheim GH
Sefton Park 0151 727 7380
Royal Hotel, Waterloo
Marine Terrace, Waterloo 0151 928 2332
Single £50 Double £80
Woolton Redbourne Hotel
0151 428 2152 - never know who you might bump into there
Solna Hotel
Sefton Park 0151 734 3398
Childwall Abbey Hotel
Childwall Abbey Road 0151 722 5293
Gateacre Hall Hotel [/url suppossedly haunted!
0151 428 6322
Derby Lodge
Roby Road, Huyton near M62- 0151 480 4440
Park Lane Hotel
Sefton Park 0151 727 4754. Singles £70 Doubles £140
Village Hotel - Whiston
just off M62 0151 449 2341 Rooms £60
This is by no means an exhaustive list. Details of other hotels as well as
B&Bs can be found here:
www.liverpool-wirral.co.uk/
www.visitliverpool.com
Right by the ground, by the way is the small guest house -
[http://www.a1tourism.com/uk/a56558.html] Epstein's guest house
on Anfield Road - the family home of Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
The Tourist Information centres at Queens Square and the Albert Dock can
help with finding accommodation.
Tel 0906 680 6886 and 0845 601 1125
Arriving by air
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has regular scheduled services with the
following airlines:
Easyjet from Alicante, Amsterdam,
Barcelona, Basle, Belfast Intnl, Berlin,Cologne/Bonn, Faro ,Geneva, Ibiza, Krakow, Mahon (Menorca), Madrid,
Malaga, Marseille, Nice, Parma, Paris (CDG)
Ryanair from Aberdeen, Alghero, Ancona, Bergerac, Carcassonne, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Girona, Granada, Inverness, Kaunas, Kerry, Krakow, Limoges, Milan, Murcia, Nimes, Oslo, Pisa, Porto, Poznan, Reus, Riga, Rome, Santander, Santiago, Seville, Shannon, Tampere, Venice, Wroclaw
Euromanx from Isle of Man
VLM from London City
Aer Lingus
from Dublin (connecting with flights to New York)
Aer Arran from Galway and Isle of Man
Wizz Air Gdansk Warsaw and Katowice
Flybe Belfast
City , Southampton, Jersey
Airport information can be found
here: John Lennon Airport
It is situated a few miles outside the city and is served by regular bus
links to the city centre. Numbers 500, 80A, 180 Regular bus services also
go to Hunts Cross, Garston and Runcorn stations. The Number 500 Airport
Express costs £2 or 4 euros and connects the airport with the Estuary
business park, Paradise Street Bus Station, Lime Street Station, Thistle
Hotel, Marriott Hotel, Crowne Plaza and Queens Square.
Other flights arrive at Manchester
Airport. There are regular rail services from Manchester Airport to
Liverpool Lime Street. National rail timetables are available from
www.thetrainline.com
Arriving by Train
Mainline Rail Services arrive at
Liverpool
Lime Street Station which is situated in the heart of the city. It
is well served by taxis and bus routes.
Arriving by coach
National Express Coach
services arrive at Norton Street bus station.
To see a map of the location click
here
From there it is a short walk down to Lime Street and Queens Square
Gyratory where you can catch a bus to the ground.
Arriving by Sea
Isle of Man Steam Packet ferries arrive at the Pier Head terminal.
NorseMerchant services (now called Norfolkline)
from Belfast arrive at the Twelve Keys Terminal in Birkenhead - yep you're
on the wrong side of the river but there is a bus service to Hamilton
Square where you can catch a bus, train or ferry to Liverpool itself.
P&O Ferries from Dublin
arrive at Gladstone Dock within the Freeport - a short taxi or bus ride
from the city centre.
Getting around the city
The city is compact enough to be able to walk to most of the sights
however you may want to invest in a Saveaway ticket which gives you
unlimited off-peak travel on all busses and trains in the Liverpool area.
They are available from stations merseytravel shops (paradise street and
queens square) tourist information shops and many newsagents. Details of
many local rail and bus serices can be found here:
www.arriva.co.uk/
There is now a fleet of frequent reliable and modern buses making it
easier to get around the city and waterfront. Smart buses routes 1, 4/4A,
2 and 3 are circular routes.
There is also of course the Merseyrail Underground.
Info and maps are available here
Getting to the Ground.
Very regular bus services go from the city centre to Anfield and
thereabouts. In particular bus 26/27 Sheil Road Circular and bus 17D
A soccerbus runs on match days from Sandhills Merseyrail station (Northern
Line)
For travellers by car - the stadium is well signposted. Expect however to
be stuck in traffic, park on the side of the road and pay a couple of quid
to Wayne Rooney to mind your car.
Anfield Tour and Museum
Is well worth doing if you've never done it before. Learn loads more about
the clubs history and view tons of memorabelia including the four full
size European Cup replicas. Vixit the changing rooms, touch the "This is
Anfield" sign etc. During busy times (like when we've just won three
trophies) you may need to book your tour. Tel 0151 260 6677 I
understand the museum are also doing a combined ticket that gets you into
the Liverpool FC Museum and the Beatle Museum at the Albert Dock. More
details are on the club's official site
liverpoolfc.tv
On match days please make an effort to pop into the
Hillsborough Justice
Campaign shop situated opposite the Albert pub. All are welcome.
Pubs around the ground
The Albert - Right next to the Kop - famous for its
atmosphere/singing. Bedecked in football memorabilia from past teams and
past visitors. Quite good for a sing song (especially post a great
victory). Full of memorabilia and scarves from around the world. Footy on
show. Juke Box never really recovered from Mushy's attention.
The Sandon - Birthplace of Everton and Liverpool. Bit further down
Walton Breck Road on the left just past the garage. Huge pub with many
large rooms and big screen in the back room for live footy. Fave haunt of
many a RAWKite spilling out onto the "sun terrace". If you can't be arsed
waiting at the bar you can buy bottled beer from the foot of the
staircase.
Sam Dodd's Wine Bar - little further still down Walton Breck Road
- obviously they sell wine too : er not much else to say really but
owned by the same people as the Sandon and home to some of the staunchest
home and away regulars following LFC.
The Park - packed, sweaty, loud and probably best avoided. Right
opposite the Kop and Albert. Not one of our favourites. Bob K thinks it's
***********e too
The Arkles - usually the pub for away support because of its
proximity to the Annie Road End but has a loyal Red following as well who
enjoy the banter - might see a few famous faces in there after the game
getting a quick bevvy.
The Salisbury (Little Solly) - handy stop between the Albert and
Stanley. Front and back bars, barely 5 minutes from the Kop.
The Stanley (Hotel) - by the traffic lights on the junction of
Walton Breck Road and Sleepers Hill. Top pub with a great vocal tradition
after the game. Haunt of many of the ynwa.tv crew. Serves bowls of scouse
pre-game.
The Flat Iron (Breckside) - very distinctively shaped pub, always
busy.
The Cabbage Hall - big pub at the top of Breck Road. Popular with
big screen. Good for a relaxed pre-match beer.
Other Stuff to do in the City:
Albert Dock and Waterfront
Complete with Maritime
Museum, Tate
Gallery, Fred's Weather Map,
Museum of Liverpool
Life, Mersey Ferries,
Waterfront Buildings, Beatle
Museum
Williamson Tunnels
Tour and find out about the weird and seemingly pointless maze of 19th
century tunnels underneath the city
Theatres - Empire
Theatre, Playhouse, Everyman,
Royal Court
Unity theatre as well
as other smaller venues
Music Venues - Philharmonic Hall
Liverpool Academy - Mount Pleasant (Student's Union)
Carling
Academy The Olympia, West
Derby Road
[/url] The Cavern, Mathew Street
Barfly ,
Pacific Road, Birkenhead
Central Docks Summer
Pops info
Cinema
Odeon
London Road ,
picturehouse at FACT -(which has the advantage of sofa seeting and
a bar that allows to to take drinks into the cinema.
Philharmonic Hall - also shows a
lot of film on the world's only surviving Walterdaw cinema screen, and
with an organist in a kilt rising out of the stage with the screen :
classic.
Museums and Galleries:
World Museum Liverpool
,
Merseyside
Maritime Museum , The Beatles
Story , The Conservation
Centre , Customs & Excise
Museum Museum of
Liverpool Life ,
Western Approaches War Museum,
Tate, Liverpool , Walker Art
Gallery , The FACT Centre (film, art,
creative technology) ,
Bluecoat Chambers , Open Eye Gallery
, Mathew Street Gallery
Comedy - Rawhide is the big
comedy venue/ organisation 0870 787 1866- now moved and based at the Royal Court
Comedy Kitchen @ Citadel and
Laughterhouse @ Slaughterhouse
Philharmonic Hall has plenty of
comedy too : forthcoming shows include Dylan Moran, Dave Gorman, Jackie
Mason, Harry Hill ...
Cathedrals - Both are magnificent pieces of modern architecture in
contrasting styles at either end of Hope Street.
Metropolitan Cathedral of
Christ the King Completed in 1967
Liverpool Cathedral was
completed in 1978 and is the largest cathedral in Britain.
St Georges Hall confronts you
as you exit Lime Street Station and is one of the finest neo-classical
buildings in the world. Now open again after a facelift.
Aintree Racecourse Plays host to a
number of meetings throughout the year including the most famous
steelplechase in the world - the John Smiths Grand National. Easiest way
to get there from the city centre is on the Merseyrail Northern Line to
Aintree station.
Other Landmarks
St
John's Beacon - Every city that was half decent had a revolving
restaurant in the 60s. This was Liverpools. For years after the revolving
gear mechanism broke down it lay derelict before Radio City stuck a
transmitter on the top and moved in.
Super
Lamb Banana - half lamb half banana sculpture currently situated on Tithebarn Street. Frequently gets painted different colours in the night by
pranksters. Originally cost £35,000 when created in 1998 - so spare change
for Stevie G then.
Pubs - Evo has made a few suggestions in a thread of his own
here
but then he's an arl arse Liverpool city centre is brimming with bars
and pubs - it's impossible to keep up with them all. You may find a few
RAWKites lurking in Dr Duncans by Queens Square on a match day.
Nightlife - Centred around Mathew Street area, Albert Dock and Concert
Square/Ropewalks . Night time brings the revellers out in force wandering
between the areas. For those of you wanting Nightlife without any clothes
on, Liverpool has a number of lap dancing bars dotted around the city
centre. Aphrodites
Angels, X in the City , Sugar Fantasy Bar, and Phantasy Club are
longest established
Eating Out - Liverpool city centre is packed full of
coffee shops, sandwich bars and fast food eateries, too many to mention.
If you're after posh nosh for a sit down meal and fancy splashing the cash
around - here's a guide to the best restaurants in the city centre:
60 Hope Street
At the Anglican Cathedral end of Hope Street. Posh British nosh with a
lean towards seafood. Reservations essential most times really.
Underneath is the more informal 60 Cafe bar (same food - different price)
Alma de Cuba 7097097 Cuban themed bar - member of the Lyceum group. Set in a converted CAtholic Church on Seel Street - the stained glass windows, altar, murals etc are all still there. Very swanky at the moment.
Anderson's Bar 243 1330 Exchange Street East - Choice of food
, drinks and tapas throughout the day
Ask
Italian / Mediterranean cuisine in the Queens Square complex
Baby Cream
Part of the lyceum group of bar/restaurants. On the site of the old
"Beige" bar at the albert dock.
Tear & share menu and ***********tails and a facility to burn your own
compilation cd's too. Very swanky.
The Bar and Grill Formerly Prohibition and before that - Life
cafe. Situated in the old Lyceum club at the bottom of Bold Street.
- Swankily refurbished.
[url=http://www.bistropierre.com/ [/url] 0151 227 2577
- formerly Pierre Vittoire on Button Street in the Cavern Quarter -
charming relaxed French bistro 0151 227 2577
Blue
Modern Bar/restaurant that forms part of the lyceum group of Albert Dock
venues.
Blundell Street
Situated behind the McDonalds on Wapping. European Cuisine in a jazz-club
type venue with various live acts on throughout the night. Supper menu
too served from 11pm. Very handy for the Dolby Hotel! Now also branched
out to "The supper Club" catering for late munchies and big parties.
Bluu Funky English restaurant in
the Tea Factory development (next to FACT) complete with VIP area and
downstairs club too. 709 8462
Caesar's Palace
708 7787 Renshaw Street - American style family restaurant
Christakis
Liverpool's latest Greek restaurant just off Duke Street (next to St
Petersburg) Belly dancing and plate smashing compulsory
708 7377
The
Courtyard Liverpool's newest restaurant situated behind
Rigby's on Dale Street. English / Fusion food. 0151 236 5556
Chung
Ku
Chinese restaurant just slightly outside the city centre on Riverside
Drive however the setting with views over the Mersey is excellent.
Colin's Bridewell
Converted old police station just off Duke Street - complete with intimate
cells and a resident ghost.
Excellent food. Sunday roast very good too 707 8003. Gone bust - was still open last time I looked but that might have changed now.
Don
Pepe's
Amiable Spanish Restaurant on Victoria Street. Often having wine-tasting
evenings.
EgoMediterranean
restaurant on Hope Street next to the Philharmonic Hall.
El Macho
Long established Mexican restaurant on Hope Street.
Est Est Est
Italian eatery in the Albert Dock. Recently refurbished and very good job they've done too.
[url=http://www.everyman.co.uk/ [/b][/url] 0151 708 9545
on Hope Street underneath Everyman theatre. Fresh food - favourite
haunt of students and arty types.
Filini
- the restaurant in the new Radisson hotel. Posh Italian - rather
nice
Il Forno - Italian on Duke Street (next to the Japanese place) Very nice it is too. Owned by the same people that run the Japanese next door
Golden Phoenix
Chinese on Hanover Street - been there since 1965
Ha Ha!
Recently opened Cafe bar in Albert Dock - Canteen, bar and restaurant
areas - weird!
Heart & Soul
Newish Cafe/ Restaurant / Bar on Mount pleasant in
converted old Victorian building.
Italian Kitchen in Queens square (wherre L'Allouette used to
be) Very friendly Italian restaurant serving quite late too.
La Tasca
Part of the Spanish Tapas restaurant chain situated in Queen's Square.
Children Welcome. Pre-theatre menu available.
La Viña Tapas bar on North John Street. My
favourite albondigas in town.
Late Lounge Victoria Street Trendy but friendly they say. Food,
bar, Djs. 236 4832
The Lobby Sandwiched between Mathew Street and Victoria Street
- ***********tail bar with food especially gay friendly
The Living Room
Bar Restaurant on Victoria Street with various levels of VIP room
depending on how famous you are, named Mosquito Bar and Vampire Suite.
The London Carriage
Works New swanky restaurant part of the Hope Street Hotel.
Phenomenal wine list and excellent food. Posh decor too. Wonderful piano
bar underneath usually frequented by pseudo celebs.
The
Lower Place
Situated underneath the Philharmonic Hall and also run by Paul Askew (see
London Carriage Works) Won Liverpool restaurant of the Year award for
2002. European Cuisine.
The magnet Hardman Street 0151 7091998
diner style restaurant. Quite relaxed for a city centre bar.
Maharajah Very good new Indian restaurant on London Road
next to the Odeon
Marquee
Lebanese and Mediterranean cuisine in the bar/restaurant/music venue in
Victoria Street
Meet New Argentinian restaurant on Brunswick Street near Beetham Plaza. Big steaks
0151 258 1816
Metro
Basement bar/restaurant with European cuisine and regular live music in
Victoria Street.
Ming Sum
Large Chinese buffet restaurant in St John's Precinct (Opposite Lime
Street Station) Good value nosh popular with students, visitors and Roger
The Monroe
Situated on Duke Street amidst all the Ropewalks redevelopment.
Liverpool's first Gastro-pub with fine quality British Food in a pub-type
environment.
The Office Concert Square - sharing platters etc. DJs take
over in the evening
The
Olive Press
Paul Heathcote's little brother - Pizzeria and Itallian Bistro on Water
street. Popular at lunchtime with the city centre workers.
The Parthenon 7088779 New Greek restaurant on Parr Street - belly dancers etc - all the usual. Meant to be quite good but not been yet myself.
Piccolino
New restaurant and bar on Cook Street - looks promising - from
the same people that brought us Est Est Est 0151 236 2555
Another of Liverpool's Bar/Restaurants - this one on Temple Street.
Pan American Bar
Part of the Lyceum group of bar/restaurants at the Albert Dock - situated
in the old This Morning studios.
The
Place
John Aldridge's gaf of Victoria Street. Bar Restaurant with VIP area too
Puschka
Funky bistro on the edge of Liverpool's Georgian quarter - Rodney Street
The
Quarter
The owners of 60 Hope Street recently opened this bistro / pizzeria style
restaurant round the corner on Faulkner Street. Seems to be doing quite
well.
Sapporo Teppanyaki
Japanese restaurant on Duke Street, East Village. Excellent fun as
cleaver-wielding chef's prepare your food at your table.
Shere Khan
Posh Indian situated on Berry Street - part of the chain of Rusholme based
restaurants.
St John's
Restaurant & Bar In Sir Thomas Hotel - A favourite haunt of
Rafa so it's said.
St.Petersburg
Authentic Russian Restaurant just off Duke Street amidst the Ropewalks
redevelopment. Fine collection of vodkas, live music and a dance floor
too.
Shapla
Posh looking Bengali restaurant on Whitechapel.
Simply Heathcotes
In Beetham Plaza, Opposite the Liver Buildings. Branch of celebrated chef
Paul Heathcote's empire.
Modern European Cuisine.
Sultan's Palace 0151
227 9020
Excellent Indian Cuisine - NOT your average 2 pints of lager and a curry
place. Very unusual and varied menu - situated underneath The Mandarin
The Tavern
Co
Mexican BBQ restaurant in Queens Square - branch of the Smithdown road
restaurant.
Tea House Cafe 0151 707 2088
Hong Kong style cafe in the Bohemian Bold Street area.
Tso's
1051 709 2811
Posh looking Chinese restaurant in the Queens Square complex facing St
George's Hall
Uncle Sam's Large American - style diner on Renshaw street
has the recommendation of "Explicit" (think it used to be Cesar's Palace)
- and he hasn't had the ***********s yet either ;D
Valparaiso
Very good Chilean restaurant on Hardman Street
Villa Romana
Wood Street pizzeria. Very reasonable
0151 708 8004
Vodka Kitchen Cavern Quarter 0151 236 0905
11am - 7pm in the Revolution bar. Some interesting uses of vodka in the
menu !
Vue bar Campbell Square (opposite Colins Bridewell.
Trendy bar in the rapidly developing East Village. Tapas and an a la
carte menu. Tables outside
Ziba at the Raquet
club, Chapel Street 236 6676 Rather Rather posh. Wine up to £250 a
bottle
for the first time or returning, with details of hotels, transport,
restaurants, pubs and clubs, attractions, events, gigs etc.
City Centre Hotels: (poshest first)
Prices are a rough guide only. Appearance here does not mean
reccomendation and quite frankly some of the cheaper ones are pretty
crappy ;D
Radisson
Hotel **** In Beetham Tower
Hope Street Hotel ****
First in the country of the new chain of "Design" Hotels
Crowne Plaza ****
situated in the city centre at the Pier Head next to the Seacat terminus
for boats to Ireland. Tel number 0151 243 8000 Building work going on
near hotel for Princes Dock development
Holiday Inn City Centre
**** situated in the City Centre convenient for Lime Street
Station. Tel number 0151709 7090
Marriott Hotel
**** Situated in the heart of the city convenient for Lime
Street Station, Buses and shopping area. Tel 0151 476 8000. Singles £120
Doubles £250
Not to be confused with :
Marriott
Hotel Liverpool South **** which is actually very nice and
is the old Liverpool Airport terminal building - very art deco - handy for
the airport but a bit of a trek to the city centre. Tel 0151 494 5000
Singles £105 Double £210
Thistle
Hotel (Atlantic Tower) *** Situated Next to Liverpool Parish
Church at the Pier Head opposite the Liver Buildings Tel 0151 227 4444
Singles £40 Doubles £80
Building work going on next to hotel for Unity tower block
Britania Adelphi Hotel You will have seen this on tele no doubt.
Faded grandeur.
Situated on Lime Street a short walk away from the Station. Tel 0151 709
7200 Singles £45 Doubles £80
The Liner Hotel Formerly the Gladstone hotel. Leave Lime St station by the taxi exit and turn right - it's 200yds away at the top of the hill. Not been in since the refurb so don't know what it's like. Rooms £70 double I think Tel: 0151 709 7050
Hotel
Campanile ** Situated at Wapping dock - convenient for the
Albert Dock. Short walk to the City Centre Tel 0151 709 8104 Rooms £52
Ibis
Hotel ** Situated on Wapping a short walk from the Albert
Dock and City Centre
Tel 0151 706 9800
Dolby Hotel ** Budget
Hotel on Wapping a short walk from Albert Dock and City Centre Tel 0151
708 7272 Rooms £38
Feathers Hotel
*** on Mount Pleasant convenient for the RC Cathedral. 15 minute
walk to the city centre (downhill) Tel 0151 709 9655 Rooms £25
Sir Thomas Hotel On the corner of Sir Thomas Street and
Victoria street - the old Premier Lodge and has been smartened up a bit
too. Parking in open air NCP next door. 0151 236 1366
Premier
Lodge Albert Dock budget hotel chain located at the Albert
Dock Tel Tel 0870 990 6432
Trials Hotel **** Hotel
above a lively pub in the City Centre near the Victoria monument
Tel 0151 227 1021 Singles £113 Doubles £123 Currently closed for refurbishment
Malmaison Hotel Due to open in Autumn 2006 at Princess Dock (next to the Crowne Plaza / IOM ferry terminal )
Formule
1 Hotel Budget Hotel on Wapping - short walk to Albert Dock
and City Centre
Tel 0151 709 2040
Holiday Inn Express at the Albert Dock Tel 0151 709 1133
Travelodge Liverpool Central - indeed it is. Convenient for
everything really. Next to the entrance to the Birkenhead Tunnel Tel
0870 191 1656 £50 pppn
Travelodge Liverpool Docks Situated "next to Harry Ramsdens" - which isn't there any more.
(everyone will know where you mean )Near Brunswick station About a 30
minute walk or short bus ride to the city centre Tel 0870 191 1530
Travel
Inn City Centre Located right in the city centre. Parking in
NCP. Tel 0870 238 3323 Rooms £50
Travel
Inn West Derby Nowhere near the city centre but a regular bus
route in. At the Stag & Rainbow pub on the Ring Road (Queens Drive)
opposite the Jolly Miller. Could be handy if you're coming by car - at the
end of the M62 turn right following signs for Football Stadia and Ring
Road - Hotel is on your left about a mile along the dual carriageway
Devonshire
House Hotel
On Edge lane a mile or so out of city centre - handy if you have a car.
0151 264 6600 Rooms £65
Belvedere Hotel Mount Pleasant 0151 709 2356
Lord Nelson Hotel Lord Nelson Street - near Lime Street Station 0151 709 4362
Aachen Hotel
Mount Pleasant near cathedrals Singles £32 Doubles £46
The
Bungalow B&B
Westward View, off Riverside Drive - 0151 726 9980
Singles £25 Doubles £50
Cavendish B&B
Rumney Road, Liverpool 4 0151 922 6489
Hostels
International Inn
South Hunter Street - off Hardman Street
YHA
Liverpool on Wapping close to Albert Dock
Embassie Hostel Cheap
hostel in the Georgian district near to Liverpool Cathedral
(streetwalkers area by the way) 0151 707 1089
Hotels a little bit out from the centre.....
Alicia Hotel owned by Feathers
Aigburth Drive (Sefton Park) 0151 727 4411
Blenheim GH
Sefton Park 0151 727 7380
Royal Hotel, Waterloo
Marine Terrace, Waterloo 0151 928 2332
Single £50 Double £80
Woolton Redbourne Hotel
0151 428 2152 - never know who you might bump into there
Solna Hotel
Sefton Park 0151 734 3398
Childwall Abbey Hotel
Childwall Abbey Road 0151 722 5293
Gateacre Hall Hotel [/url suppossedly haunted!
0151 428 6322
Derby Lodge
Roby Road, Huyton near M62- 0151 480 4440
Park Lane Hotel
Sefton Park 0151 727 4754. Singles £70 Doubles £140
Village Hotel - Whiston
just off M62 0151 449 2341 Rooms £60
This is by no means an exhaustive list. Details of other hotels as well as
B&Bs can be found here:
www.liverpool-wirral.co.uk/
www.visitliverpool.com
Right by the ground, by the way is the small guest house -
[http://www.a1tourism.com/uk/a56558.html] Epstein's guest house
on Anfield Road - the family home of Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
The Tourist Information centres at Queens Square and the Albert Dock can
help with finding accommodation.
Tel 0906 680 6886 and 0845 601 1125
Arriving by air
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has regular scheduled services with the
following airlines:
Easyjet from Alicante, Amsterdam,
Barcelona, Basle, Belfast Intnl, Berlin,Cologne/Bonn, Faro ,Geneva, Ibiza, Krakow, Mahon (Menorca), Madrid,
Malaga, Marseille, Nice, Parma, Paris (CDG)
Ryanair from Aberdeen, Alghero, Ancona, Bergerac, Carcassonne, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Girona, Granada, Inverness, Kaunas, Kerry, Krakow, Limoges, Milan, Murcia, Nimes, Oslo, Pisa, Porto, Poznan, Reus, Riga, Rome, Santander, Santiago, Seville, Shannon, Tampere, Venice, Wroclaw
Euromanx from Isle of Man
VLM from London City
Aer Lingus
from Dublin (connecting with flights to New York)
Aer Arran from Galway and Isle of Man
Wizz Air Gdansk Warsaw and Katowice
Flybe Belfast
City , Southampton, Jersey
Airport information can be found
here: John Lennon Airport
It is situated a few miles outside the city and is served by regular bus
links to the city centre. Numbers 500, 80A, 180 Regular bus services also
go to Hunts Cross, Garston and Runcorn stations. The Number 500 Airport
Express costs £2 or 4 euros and connects the airport with the Estuary
business park, Paradise Street Bus Station, Lime Street Station, Thistle
Hotel, Marriott Hotel, Crowne Plaza and Queens Square.
Other flights arrive at Manchester
Airport. There are regular rail services from Manchester Airport to
Liverpool Lime Street. National rail timetables are available from
www.thetrainline.com
Arriving by Train
Mainline Rail Services arrive at
Liverpool
Lime Street Station which is situated in the heart of the city. It
is well served by taxis and bus routes.
Arriving by coach
National Express Coach
services arrive at Norton Street bus station.
To see a map of the location click
here
From there it is a short walk down to Lime Street and Queens Square
Gyratory where you can catch a bus to the ground.
Arriving by Sea
Isle of Man Steam Packet ferries arrive at the Pier Head terminal.
NorseMerchant services (now called Norfolkline)
from Belfast arrive at the Twelve Keys Terminal in Birkenhead - yep you're
on the wrong side of the river but there is a bus service to Hamilton
Square where you can catch a bus, train or ferry to Liverpool itself.
P&O Ferries from Dublin
arrive at Gladstone Dock within the Freeport - a short taxi or bus ride
from the city centre.
Getting around the city
The city is compact enough to be able to walk to most of the sights
however you may want to invest in a Saveaway ticket which gives you
unlimited off-peak travel on all busses and trains in the Liverpool area.
They are available from stations merseytravel shops (paradise street and
queens square) tourist information shops and many newsagents. Details of
many local rail and bus serices can be found here:
www.arriva.co.uk/
There is now a fleet of frequent reliable and modern buses making it
easier to get around the city and waterfront. Smart buses routes 1, 4/4A,
2 and 3 are circular routes.
There is also of course the Merseyrail Underground.
Info and maps are available here
Getting to the Ground.
Very regular bus services go from the city centre to Anfield and
thereabouts. In particular bus 26/27 Sheil Road Circular and bus 17D
A soccerbus runs on match days from Sandhills Merseyrail station (Northern
Line)
For travellers by car - the stadium is well signposted. Expect however to
be stuck in traffic, park on the side of the road and pay a couple of quid
to Wayne Rooney to mind your car.
Anfield Tour and Museum
Is well worth doing if you've never done it before. Learn loads more about
the clubs history and view tons of memorabelia including the four full
size European Cup replicas. Vixit the changing rooms, touch the "This is
Anfield" sign etc. During busy times (like when we've just won three
trophies) you may need to book your tour. Tel 0151 260 6677 I
understand the museum are also doing a combined ticket that gets you into
the Liverpool FC Museum and the Beatle Museum at the Albert Dock. More
details are on the club's official site
liverpoolfc.tv
On match days please make an effort to pop into the
Hillsborough Justice
Campaign shop situated opposite the Albert pub. All are welcome.
Pubs around the ground
The Albert - Right next to the Kop - famous for its
atmosphere/singing. Bedecked in football memorabilia from past teams and
past visitors. Quite good for a sing song (especially post a great
victory). Full of memorabilia and scarves from around the world. Footy on
show. Juke Box never really recovered from Mushy's attention.
The Sandon - Birthplace of Everton and Liverpool. Bit further down
Walton Breck Road on the left just past the garage. Huge pub with many
large rooms and big screen in the back room for live footy. Fave haunt of
many a RAWKite spilling out onto the "sun terrace". If you can't be arsed
waiting at the bar you can buy bottled beer from the foot of the
staircase.
Sam Dodd's Wine Bar - little further still down Walton Breck Road
- obviously they sell wine too : er not much else to say really but
owned by the same people as the Sandon and home to some of the staunchest
home and away regulars following LFC.
The Park - packed, sweaty, loud and probably best avoided. Right
opposite the Kop and Albert. Not one of our favourites. Bob K thinks it's
***********e too
The Arkles - usually the pub for away support because of its
proximity to the Annie Road End but has a loyal Red following as well who
enjoy the banter - might see a few famous faces in there after the game
getting a quick bevvy.
The Salisbury (Little Solly) - handy stop between the Albert and
Stanley. Front and back bars, barely 5 minutes from the Kop.
The Stanley (Hotel) - by the traffic lights on the junction of
Walton Breck Road and Sleepers Hill. Top pub with a great vocal tradition
after the game. Haunt of many of the ynwa.tv crew. Serves bowls of scouse
pre-game.
The Flat Iron (Breckside) - very distinctively shaped pub, always
busy.
The Cabbage Hall - big pub at the top of Breck Road. Popular with
big screen. Good for a relaxed pre-match beer.
Other Stuff to do in the City:
Albert Dock and Waterfront
Complete with Maritime
Museum, Tate
Gallery, Fred's Weather Map,
Museum of Liverpool
Life, Mersey Ferries,
Waterfront Buildings, Beatle
Museum
Williamson Tunnels
Tour and find out about the weird and seemingly pointless maze of 19th
century tunnels underneath the city
Theatres - Empire
Theatre, Playhouse, Everyman,
Royal Court
Unity theatre as well
as other smaller venues
Music Venues - Philharmonic Hall
Liverpool Academy - Mount Pleasant (Student's Union)
Carling
Academy The Olympia, West
Derby Road
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Barfly ,
Pacific Road, Birkenhead
Central Docks Summer
Pops info
Cinema
Odeon
London Road ,
picturehouse at FACT -(which has the advantage of sofa seeting and
a bar that allows to to take drinks into the cinema.
Philharmonic Hall - also shows a
lot of film on the world's only surviving Walterdaw cinema screen, and
with an organist in a kilt rising out of the stage with the screen :
classic.
Museums and Galleries:
World Museum Liverpool
,
Merseyside
Maritime Museum , The Beatles
Story , The Conservation
Centre , Customs & Excise
Museum Museum of
Liverpool Life ,
Western Approaches War Museum,
Tate, Liverpool , Walker Art
Gallery , The FACT Centre (film, art,
creative technology) ,
Bluecoat Chambers , Open Eye Gallery
, Mathew Street Gallery
Comedy - Rawhide is the big
comedy venue/ organisation 0870 787 1866- now moved and based at the Royal Court
Comedy Kitchen @ Citadel and
Laughterhouse @ Slaughterhouse
Philharmonic Hall has plenty of
comedy too : forthcoming shows include Dylan Moran, Dave Gorman, Jackie
Mason, Harry Hill ...
Cathedrals - Both are magnificent pieces of modern architecture in
contrasting styles at either end of Hope Street.
Metropolitan Cathedral of
Christ the King Completed in 1967
Liverpool Cathedral was
completed in 1978 and is the largest cathedral in Britain.
St Georges Hall confronts you
as you exit Lime Street Station and is one of the finest neo-classical
buildings in the world. Now open again after a facelift.
Aintree Racecourse Plays host to a
number of meetings throughout the year including the most famous
steelplechase in the world - the John Smiths Grand National. Easiest way
to get there from the city centre is on the Merseyrail Northern Line to
Aintree station.
Other Landmarks
St
John's Beacon - Every city that was half decent had a revolving
restaurant in the 60s. This was Liverpools. For years after the revolving
gear mechanism broke down it lay derelict before Radio City stuck a
transmitter on the top and moved in.
Super
Lamb Banana - half lamb half banana sculpture currently situated on Tithebarn Street. Frequently gets painted different colours in the night by
pranksters. Originally cost £35,000 when created in 1998 - so spare change
for Stevie G then.
Pubs - Evo has made a few suggestions in a thread of his own
here
but then he's an arl arse Liverpool city centre is brimming with bars
and pubs - it's impossible to keep up with them all. You may find a few
RAWKites lurking in Dr Duncans by Queens Square on a match day.
Nightlife - Centred around Mathew Street area, Albert Dock and Concert
Square/Ropewalks . Night time brings the revellers out in force wandering
between the areas. For those of you wanting Nightlife without any clothes
on, Liverpool has a number of lap dancing bars dotted around the city
centre. Aphrodites
Angels, X in the City , Sugar Fantasy Bar, and Phantasy Club are
longest established
Eating Out - Liverpool city centre is packed full of
coffee shops, sandwich bars and fast food eateries, too many to mention.
If you're after posh nosh for a sit down meal and fancy splashing the cash
around - here's a guide to the best restaurants in the city centre:
60 Hope Street
At the Anglican Cathedral end of Hope Street. Posh British nosh with a
lean towards seafood. Reservations essential most times really.
Underneath is the more informal 60 Cafe bar (same food - different price)
Alma de Cuba 7097097 Cuban themed bar - member of the Lyceum group. Set in a converted CAtholic Church on Seel Street - the stained glass windows, altar, murals etc are all still there. Very swanky at the moment.
Anderson's Bar 243 1330 Exchange Street East - Choice of food
, drinks and tapas throughout the day
Ask
Italian / Mediterranean cuisine in the Queens Square complex
Baby Cream
Part of the lyceum group of bar/restaurants. On the site of the old
"Beige" bar at the albert dock.
Tear & share menu and ***********tails and a facility to burn your own
compilation cd's too. Very swanky.
The Bar and Grill Formerly Prohibition and before that - Life
cafe. Situated in the old Lyceum club at the bottom of Bold Street.
- Swankily refurbished.
[url=http://www.bistropierre.com/ [/url] 0151 227 2577
- formerly Pierre Vittoire on Button Street in the Cavern Quarter -
charming relaxed French bistro 0151 227 2577
Blue
Modern Bar/restaurant that forms part of the lyceum group of Albert Dock
venues.
Blundell Street
Situated behind the McDonalds on Wapping. European Cuisine in a jazz-club
type venue with various live acts on throughout the night. Supper menu
too served from 11pm. Very handy for the Dolby Hotel! Now also branched
out to "The supper Club" catering for late munchies and big parties.
Bluu Funky English restaurant in
the Tea Factory development (next to FACT) complete with VIP area and
downstairs club too. 709 8462
Caesar's Palace
708 7787 Renshaw Street - American style family restaurant
Christakis
Liverpool's latest Greek restaurant just off Duke Street (next to St
Petersburg) Belly dancing and plate smashing compulsory
708 7377
The
Courtyard Liverpool's newest restaurant situated behind
Rigby's on Dale Street. English / Fusion food. 0151 236 5556
Chung
Ku
Chinese restaurant just slightly outside the city centre on Riverside
Drive however the setting with views over the Mersey is excellent.
Colin's Bridewell
Converted old police station just off Duke Street - complete with intimate
cells and a resident ghost.
Excellent food. Sunday roast very good too 707 8003. Gone bust - was still open last time I looked but that might have changed now.
Don
Pepe's
Amiable Spanish Restaurant on Victoria Street. Often having wine-tasting
evenings.
EgoMediterranean
restaurant on Hope Street next to the Philharmonic Hall.
El Macho
Long established Mexican restaurant on Hope Street.
Est Est Est
Italian eatery in the Albert Dock. Recently refurbished and very good job they've done too.
[url=http://www.everyman.co.uk/ [/b][/url] 0151 708 9545
on Hope Street underneath Everyman theatre. Fresh food - favourite
haunt of students and arty types.
Filini
- the restaurant in the new Radisson hotel. Posh Italian - rather
nice
Il Forno - Italian on Duke Street (next to the Japanese place) Very nice it is too. Owned by the same people that run the Japanese next door
Golden Phoenix
Chinese on Hanover Street - been there since 1965
Ha Ha!
Recently opened Cafe bar in Albert Dock - Canteen, bar and restaurant
areas - weird!
Heart & Soul
Newish Cafe/ Restaurant / Bar on Mount pleasant in
converted old Victorian building.
Italian Kitchen in Queens square (wherre L'Allouette used to
be) Very friendly Italian restaurant serving quite late too.
La Tasca
Part of the Spanish Tapas restaurant chain situated in Queen's Square.
Children Welcome. Pre-theatre menu available.
La Viña Tapas bar on North John Street. My
favourite albondigas in town.
Late Lounge Victoria Street Trendy but friendly they say. Food,
bar, Djs. 236 4832
The Lobby Sandwiched between Mathew Street and Victoria Street
- ***********tail bar with food especially gay friendly
The Living Room
Bar Restaurant on Victoria Street with various levels of VIP room
depending on how famous you are, named Mosquito Bar and Vampire Suite.
The London Carriage
Works New swanky restaurant part of the Hope Street Hotel.
Phenomenal wine list and excellent food. Posh decor too. Wonderful piano
bar underneath usually frequented by pseudo celebs.
The
Lower Place
Situated underneath the Philharmonic Hall and also run by Paul Askew (see
London Carriage Works) Won Liverpool restaurant of the Year award for
2002. European Cuisine.
The magnet Hardman Street 0151 7091998
diner style restaurant. Quite relaxed for a city centre bar.
Maharajah Very good new Indian restaurant on London Road
next to the Odeon
Marquee
Lebanese and Mediterranean cuisine in the bar/restaurant/music venue in
Victoria Street
Meet New Argentinian restaurant on Brunswick Street near Beetham Plaza. Big steaks
0151 258 1816
Metro
Basement bar/restaurant with European cuisine and regular live music in
Victoria Street.
Ming Sum
Large Chinese buffet restaurant in St John's Precinct (Opposite Lime
Street Station) Good value nosh popular with students, visitors and Roger
The Monroe
Situated on Duke Street amidst all the Ropewalks redevelopment.
Liverpool's first Gastro-pub with fine quality British Food in a pub-type
environment.
The Office Concert Square - sharing platters etc. DJs take
over in the evening
The
Olive Press
Paul Heathcote's little brother - Pizzeria and Itallian Bistro on Water
street. Popular at lunchtime with the city centre workers.
The Parthenon 7088779 New Greek restaurant on Parr Street - belly dancers etc - all the usual. Meant to be quite good but not been yet myself.
Piccolino
New restaurant and bar on Cook Street - looks promising - from
the same people that brought us Est Est Est 0151 236 2555
Another of Liverpool's Bar/Restaurants - this one on Temple Street.
Pan American Bar
Part of the Lyceum group of bar/restaurants at the Albert Dock - situated
in the old This Morning studios.
The
Place
John Aldridge's gaf of Victoria Street. Bar Restaurant with VIP area too
Puschka
Funky bistro on the edge of Liverpool's Georgian quarter - Rodney Street
The
Quarter
The owners of 60 Hope Street recently opened this bistro / pizzeria style
restaurant round the corner on Faulkner Street. Seems to be doing quite
well.
Sapporo Teppanyaki
Japanese restaurant on Duke Street, East Village. Excellent fun as
cleaver-wielding chef's prepare your food at your table.
Shere Khan
Posh Indian situated on Berry Street - part of the chain of Rusholme based
restaurants.
St John's
Restaurant & Bar In Sir Thomas Hotel - A favourite haunt of
Rafa so it's said.
St.Petersburg
Authentic Russian Restaurant just off Duke Street amidst the Ropewalks
redevelopment. Fine collection of vodkas, live music and a dance floor
too.
Shapla
Posh looking Bengali restaurant on Whitechapel.
Simply Heathcotes
In Beetham Plaza, Opposite the Liver Buildings. Branch of celebrated chef
Paul Heathcote's empire.
Modern European Cuisine.
Sultan's Palace 0151
227 9020
Excellent Indian Cuisine - NOT your average 2 pints of lager and a curry
place. Very unusual and varied menu - situated underneath The Mandarin
The Tavern
Co
Mexican BBQ restaurant in Queens Square - branch of the Smithdown road
restaurant.
Tea House Cafe 0151 707 2088
Hong Kong style cafe in the Bohemian Bold Street area.
Tso's
1051 709 2811
Posh looking Chinese restaurant in the Queens Square complex facing St
George's Hall
Uncle Sam's Large American - style diner on Renshaw street
has the recommendation of "Explicit" (think it used to be Cesar's Palace)
- and he hasn't had the ***********s yet either ;D
Valparaiso
Very good Chilean restaurant on Hardman Street
Villa Romana
Wood Street pizzeria. Very reasonable
0151 708 8004
Vodka Kitchen Cavern Quarter 0151 236 0905
11am - 7pm in the Revolution bar. Some interesting uses of vodka in the
menu !
Vue bar Campbell Square (opposite Colins Bridewell.
Trendy bar in the rapidly developing East Village. Tapas and an a la
carte menu. Tables outside
Ziba at the Raquet
club, Chapel Street 236 6676 Rather Rather posh. Wine up to £250 a
bottle