The Liner Hotel

The hotel, which was formerly known as the Gladstone Hotel, has an ocean liner theme that highlights the role that Liverpool played as a major passenger shipping hub in the days before safe and affordable air travel. It’s a great spot to stay if you like the idea of a cruise but don’t fancy the thought of being out at sea with the risk of running into a giant iceberg. However, some aspects of the theme are a little overdone and the interior designers have gone overboard in the bar and restaurant area.

The hotel has 152 clean and well-maintained rooms. The rooms (or should I say cabins) have comfortable beds, a work desk, a flat-screen television, a minibar, tea and coffee making facilities and en suite bathrooms. Some rooms look a little dated but overall they are clean and well-maintained.

There are several bars and restaurants inside the hotel, which offer drinks and casual meals in a relaxed environment. However, some of the dining areas, particularly the Castaway Bar, have taken the nautical theme too far and end up feeling a little kitschy.

Free Wi-Fi wireless internet access is available throughout the hotel.

The hotel is on Lord Nelson Street, just around the corner from Liverpool Lime Street railway station. The station is only a three-minute walk from the hotel and St George’s Hall, the Liverpool Central Library, the Walker Art Gallery and the World Museum are all within a five-minute walk from the hotel. It is around a 15-minute walk to Mathew Street and around a 25-minute walk to Albert Dock and the Liverpool waterfront.

Free parking is a huge plus, particularly for such a centrally-located hotel.