Its location is its strength with Alicia. Best Westerns are dotted all around the country and this…read moreparticular one sits quite nicely on Sefton park's door. There are 41 rooms for your consideration. The hotel is nicely refurbished throughout and I'm sure the tranquil location overlooking Sefton Park will be to anyone's liking. The delightful inhouse Glasshouse Restaurant isn't an afterthought but good in its own right, serving high standard cuisine. The Edwardian Bar has also recently been meticulously refurbished. There is a plentiful suppl of car parking spaces, and as you'd expect from any decent hotel the service is exemplary. Some of the offers they have on are also just awesome. Fancy a free bar?? Er...thought so!!!!! Well book a breakfast inclusive rate room and free bar is included from 5pm-7pm every day from 1st July to 26th August!!! With a single room coming in at under £70 sounds like a good deal to me. So come have a word with Alicia see what she says!!

The last modernisation the Royal Hotel underwent was getting boxy televisions installed. Before…read morethat it was the conversion to electric lights from those powered by gas. Don't let this sound like I'm taking the mickey. This is, after all, one of Smithdown Road's original 'gin palaces', a glorious description if ever I heard one. Containing all the original features from when it was constructed decades ago in the reign of some long-dead monarch, the Royal Hotel exudes a shabby pride at having outlived everything around it, especially the many citizens buried under soil across the road in Toxteth cemetery. A great place to sit and soak up the stark atmosphere of life in the Nineteen-Fifties, the pub is more a place to experience than come alive in. Still, at least it's cheap.

The Royal Hotel is a small hotel near the bear front in crosby. It only has 25 rooms so its very…read morequiet and private and its only about 10 minutes drive from the city center of Liverpool. The last time i was here was about 18 months ago and we went back for some late night drinks after the receptionit has great views over the marine gardens which are beautiful. The royal also has a hotel restaurant again its pretty small but still nice.they have a set price menu every night (15.95) and the food is well presented. They also cater for large parties, such as business meeting or wedding receptions and they really put alot of effort in so its very nice.

great value food, very accomodating staff, very clean toilets an food area would highly recommend…read morethis to anyone, and the children get a colouring book an pens to keep them occupied.

I stayed at this hotel for one night on 7th August. The room was rather shabby, a tiny TV, one…read moreminature bottle of shower gel (between 3 people), the lock on the door was almost impossible to use and the headboards were loose. That said, the worst part of our stay was when we had dinner in the hotel. After ordering our drinks and food, our drinks arrived and then we were completely neglected for a full hour! Our food hadn't arrived and no one had asked if we wanted more drinks. I had to go and find a staff member at the reception desk to ask why we'd been waiting so long. He said 'we've got a wedding on and so all the food orders have been held up.' I went and sat back at the table and waited a further 15 minutes before the food arrived! After finishing the food it seems we were completely neglected yet again. As we'd now been sat at the table for 2 and a half hours, we just wanted to pay the bill and go to our room. However, the staff were nowhere to be found. Yet again I had to leave the table, go to the reception and track down some staff. I asked if I could pay the bill and he said 'I'll be with you in a minute.' I returned to the table and waited a further 10 minutes! Still no staff. Again I went to reception and said 'can I just pay now?' He told me to go and wait in the bar area. I stood there for 10 more minutes. By this time I was just really frustrated. The staff had kept us waiting all evening and didn't seem to care at all. I went back to the reception and insisted that I paid now. Eventually, they swiped my card. It was an awful experience and the staff didn't even apologise for all the delays and waiting. They just didn't seem to care. As were were a guest at the hotel, this is even more shocking. I dread to think how they treat non-guests in the restaurant. The customer service we received was absolutely appalling and I would never go back to a place that treats its guests in this way.

This hotel overlooks the boating lake in sefton park, the rooms are newly refurbished, comfy bed,…read morecrisp sheets, fluffy towels and a great shower. my husband and i stayed here on valentines day and we are going back for our anniversary.The entrance and bar is a bit old fashioned, i beleive the owners are gradually updating the whole hotel, we didnt eat there but the drinks in the bar were very reasonable, its a 5 min walk past the park to lark lane- a meal at keiths wine bar is a must . Also the bus for the city centre stops just by the hotel.

Hmmm....the jury is still out on this one. The pictures on the website make it look bold and…read moreimpressive, but I know that the last time I went I was anything but impressed. A friend of mine is getting married here soon though so it must have improved since I was there. My experience was underwhelming, I think, because of the great expectations. I'd always been told that the Alicia was a great place for functions and I think my parents may have even had their wedding reception there (a sure sign of divorce!) but I just couldn't see it myself. In comparison the the Adelphi, I didn't really think there was a great deal of change in the standards, and I wasn't impressed with the Adelphi. Or it could just be that I was drunk at the time and am being overly critical to compensate. My views aside, everyone else seems to think that it's a great venue for functions and receptions, and with its location overlooking the park, can be a nice summer venue. I'll leave it up to you to decide.

Just stayed 4 nights at the Alicia, and thoroughly enjoyed it…read more Went for a leisure break during the week, so don't know what it's like for functions at weekends, but found it to be a lovely place with very friendly people working there. Go to Liverpool on a regular basis, and have stayed in lots of different hotels and apartments (including the Adelphi which I thought was a filthy, horrible hotel), but will choose the Alicia next time as well. The short bus drive or taxi away from the noisy city centre is well worth the money.

We stayed here twice the past year when we went to watch a Liverpool game. It was fine the first…read moretime we stayed. The hotel rooms definitely need an update. Everything is worn and old. Bathrooms are tired looking. Little things like taps for the faucet is located in a weird location that makes it inconvenient to turn on and off. The showers are horrible because there is no door so the water splatters everywhere in the bathroom. It wasn't well designed and needs a total remodel. However, the reason I give it one star isn't the old fixtures and design. It is the horrible service in the restaurant. We went there twice to sit in the bar area to get some snacks and drinks. Both times, no one approached us until I got up to ask how we place an order. There was enough staff but were ignoring us. The second time, I was sitting by myself and no one approached me to take an order although one of the server spent almost 10 minutes chatting with one of the patrons. Clearly she had all the time in the world. I patiently waited staring at all the staff trying to get their attention but they just walked by without even glancing at me. My husband finally joined me and sat down. As soon as he sat down, a server came to take our order. I realized they were ignoring me because I'm Asian and he is white. The staff here is very racist. I wouldn't recommend coming here unless you're a racist and you're okay with this behavior. We are never coming back here.

If you're ever in Liverpool and you need a place to rest your head, I recommend this charming…read morelittle place. Located on Hope Street this little hotel offers a handsome interior décor. The staff was friendly and helpful. The rooms, though small, were classily done in basic white and wood with exposed brick. Loved the simplicity of the place. The bathrooms had heated towel racks and mirrors (never have to worry about steaming them up). The down side: I think our room was recently painted, as you could still smell the fumes. Also, as like many hotels, it was a bit loud. You could hear people walking down the hall and the band playing downstairs. You could also smell the kitchen - as they have a wonderful restaurant attached to the hotel. Maybe ask for something other than the first floor.

Okay, place has good service, nice people but bathrooms need updating and cleaner bathtubs. My…read morebathtub had mildew on the tile seams which put me right off. We asked for a room with a window view which they were kind enough to accommodate but the windows look like they haven't been cleaned since the Beatles played live in the Cavern. A little disappointed but hey we're by the seaside and it's tough to keep windows spotless but it would have been nice to actually see out of them for the price we paid to have a room with a view. Over all don't let these little things steer you away. The prices are reasonable the people are super kind, friendly and accommodating the rooms and beds are comfortable and tidy. Just wear your flip flops in the bathtub/shower if your skittish about Mildew. If you have lung and health issues then stay away. There is MILDEW here

The room was an absolute mess,I found a dead rat under my bed, the food was always cold and staff…read morecustomer service was horrendous.

We're a whole 17 postcodes out of the centre of Liverpool to look at this old-fashioned but very…read morelovely hotel which happens to be well-located for transport links right into the central part of the city, or indeed the airport. It's a popular venue for functions and wedding receptions and while the decor may seem somewhat dated, it's a classic sort of style and is all the way back round to being kitsch and retro. The staff here are thoroughly amazing. They will bend over backwards to ensure everything is okay and the rooms are sparkly clean and delightful. The building itself is pretty darn impressive too, an old merchant's mansion tucked away in the suburbs near Sefton Park and there's plenty of literature available about the area and the city in general if you're stuck for something to do. The restaurant is also ample - breakfasts and lunches are available, and the evening meals come with a rather swanky wine list. Overall it's in a great location, the hospitality is second to none and the rooms start at around £85 for a night. Between two that really isn't bad to get a lot of Liverpool jaunts in over a weekend for example, and I for one wouldn't hesitate to go back. Not too shabby for Emma-Lou! And not for you either.