Hotel rating: First Class
Chain: Design Hotels
Number of floors: 5
Number of rooms: 48
Year opened: 1860
Year renovated: 2003

Hope Street Hotel is Liverpool's first boutique hotel. Centrally located in the city's cultural quarter, between the cathedrals, across the road from the concert hall and surrounded by theatres and restaurants. Built in 1860 in the style of a Venetian palazzo - a delightful privately owned Design Hotel, passionately run with thoughtful service and comfortable contemporary interiors. Rooms: 48 individually designed rooms, real wood floors warmed by under floor heating, king sized beds draped in Egyptian cotton and cashmere throws. State of the art wall mounted LCD wide screen TV's, DVD and CD players, along with un-metred broadband access in every room. Rain-dance showerheads the size of dinner plates, huge soft towels and mist free mirrors complement timeless bathrooms. Views include the river, world heritage skyline, cathedrals, traditional Hope Place and Hope Street. Picture windows and skylights capture some of the stunning architecture that fills this part of the city and surround the hotel.