Britannia Adelphi Hotel

Loistava sijainti.

Elähtänyt, vanhanaikainen

Hotellissa oli vanhaa sharmia 1900-luvun alusta.

Hotellin sisustus oli kulunutta, huoneiden kalustus oli puutteellinen ja ennen kaikkea huone oli yöllä ajoittain jääkylmä. Heräsin ensimmäisenä yönä kylmyyteen ja sain flunssan, josta kärsin koko matkan ajan, enkä esimerkiksi jaksanut käydä yhtään kaupungilla. Huomautin joka päivä lämmityksestä, koska en halunnut kokea ensimmäisen yön kylmyyttä. Henkilökunta oli kyllä responsiivinen ja täytti toiveeni, mutta tilanne oli kokonaisuutena epätoivottava.

The Hotel is indeed located in the very centre of Liverpool - this is convenient. It is the only good thing about Hotel Adelphi. I also liked that there was tea and milk in the room. There wasn't enough of it for two people for the whole stay but it is the thought that counts.

First, the staff is unfriendly, incompetent and unhelpful. I was unable to contact the property before arrival (I tried twice - once because the hotel blocked 210 pounds on my card without any warning and without any reason). After arrival - they had trouble checking people in and couldn't even help with an adaptor. It is quite inconvenient to be unable to plug in any of your appliances until you manage to buy your own. Second, the overall standard is atrocious - this hotel is simply dirty and uninviting, the corridors stink of paste, there are old, grimey carpets everywhere, various parts seem to be on the verge of simply giving in to old age and falling off. The rooms are surprisingly spacious but they just cry out for renovation. The bathroom was rather scary. I'm sure the current cleaning staff is doing their best, but the disgusting linoleum on the floor alone makes it seem that noone really took care of anything there since Julia Lennon's time. To say nothing of the, um, mat-like object in the bath itself. Third, the breakfast... I must admit I was impressed by the coffee - I have never drunk anything like it in my whole life. Wow. This Hotel will make a true British tea-drinker of the most ardent fan of morning coffee, that I can promise you. Also, you will learn to choose toasted bread because there will be no other. If you really hated how your parents forced you to eat veggies - no worries, not a single slice of tomato will ever darken the doors of Adelphi's breakfast room. This is also a great place to stay if you are on a diet. You are not particularly tempted neither by the overcooked eggs nor by the sad remains of watery beans. Overall, if you are afraid that you might spend too much time in your cosy hotel instead of experiencing Liverpool - this might be the place for you. No such risk.