Where to stay

Hard Days Night Hotel

Liverpool milks its Beatles history for all it’s worth and Hard Days Night Hotel (harddaysnighthotel.com) is plentiful with Fab Four fare, plus it’s about a minute from The Cavern Club. It doesn’t have the biggest rooms – unless you go for the Lennon Suite, complete with a white baby grand piano – and noise from the street can be an issue. But if you’re here with The Beatles in mind, this place provides plenty for fans.

Signature Living Serviced Apartments

Apartment hotels are gaining popularity, particularly with families, but this one does a lot more than just provide you with a kettle and a microwave. The rooms at Signature Living Serviced Apartments (signatureliving.co.uk) are stylish and each one is unique. The apartment hotel is perfectly located on Stanley Street, near the Mathew Street nightlife and the shopping district, and offers great service. Another good option for self-catering rooms and apartments is The Nadler Liverpool (thenadler.com) on Seel Street.

The Shankly Hotel

For the benefit of non-Liverpool fans, Bill Shankly was a visionary and iconic manager who put Liverpool Football Club on the road to becoming a worldbeating force in the 1970s and ’80s. Then again, if you’re not a Liverpool fan, you’re unlikely to opt for the (expensive) Shankly Hotel (shanklyhotel. com) anyway. In the on-site Bastion Bar & Restaurant, there’s a host of memorabilia provided by Shankly’s family, including a telegram from Neil Armstrong and Shankly’s first Liverpool contract. Oh, and the rooms are clean and comfortable.