62 Castle Street
Style Plushed-up bank building
Setting Merseyside entertainment hub
Built in 1868 in the traditionally grandiose manner of a civic banking headquarters, the imposing Victorian building that houses 62 Castle Street belies the contemporary warmth within. The Liverpool boutique hotel’s score of suites are all palatially dimensioned and spiked with art deco touches.
Need to know
- Rooms 20 suites.
- Rates Double rooms from $85.08 (£54), excluding tax at 20 per cent.
- More details Continental breakfast is £7.50 a person. Rates increase during special events (eg Grand National weekend).
- Facilities Lounge, CD library. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD player, iPod dock, Elemis toiletries.
- Check-out 11am; later check-out is subject to availability.
- Children Cots can be provided with advance notice, and high chairs are available in the restaurant, but 62 Castle Street is more suited to romantic twosomes.
- Hotel closed 23–26 December.
- Also Two-night minimum stay at weekends, but this may sometimes be flexible – check when booking. Even if the online availability search suggests the hotel is fully booked, check with the Smith travel team as there are sometimes last-minute spaces.
Food and drink at 62 Castle Street
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Hotel restaurant
Look out for spatchcock chicken and crispy risotto cakes on the menu at the hotel's restaurant, Merchants at 62. A Continental breakfast buffet is served in the Castle Suite. There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance too. -
Dress code
Merseybeat chic. -
Last orders
Merchants is open for breakfast 7am until 11am during the week (from 8am at the weekend), and for lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday, from noon until 10pm. The bar's open until 11pm, midnight on Firday and Saturday. -
Room service
A select menu can be brought to your bedroom between 12 noon and 10.30pm. -
Hotel bar
Until the new bar and restaurant opens, there's a selection of wines, champagne and spirits available, either in your room or in the Castle Suite.
62 Castle Street 56–62 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 7LQ
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Late check-out until 1pm (normally £20)
In the know
Our favourite rooms
After the super-plush Grand Suite, the largest and most dramatic rooms are the Master Suites on the second floor. Book a corner suite such as 201, 204, 26 or 209 if you fancy bagging yourself the most photogenic city views from the dizzying stone balconies.
Packing tips
62 Castle Street’s rooms don’t come with DVD players, so pack a portable if you want to cosy up on the leather sofa with a film. In winter, it can get windy down at the docks, so bring a snuggly scarf to stave off the chills.
Also
Although the hotel is too small to have its own pool, guests can nab £15 passes at reception for the Crowne Plaza Harbour Club, giving them use of the club’s pool, Jacuzzi and spa facilities.
From the Guestbook…
We loved Liverpool, it was one of the friendliest cities we have visited. Not only did we enjoy the Tate and Walker Art Galleries, but we sampled some of the best coffee in the UK....
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