Ibis Liverpool Centre Albert Dock – Liverpool One

“Everything you need in an amazing location”

Ibis should really consider adding the word"ergonomics" to their corporate name because they are masters in design and comfort at the most reasonable prices. Their Liverpool hotel at the Albert Docks is may be the best designed hotel room l've stayed in on my 4-month backpacking adventure. I had ... more

Ibis should really consider adding the word"ergonomics" to their corporate name because they are masters in design and comfort at the most reasonable prices. Their Liverpool hotel at the Albert Docks is may be the best designed hotel room l've stayed in on my 4-month backpacking adventure. I had to just sit and marvel at it for the first few minutes. As a budget traveler there is no better feeling than being understood in the way that Ibis understands us. I want a reasonable price. I want a great location in the heart of everything. I want places to organize my things. They're amazing at this. I want easy access to good food that is affordable and also a nearby grocery store. I want to know that the hotel is doing all they can to keep me safe. Hot shower in a large enough space to move around and enter and exit with dignity. Wifi that is reliable. A friendly and attentive staff. A place outside to smoke because, yes, some adults do smoke. Places to just sit and read or hang out to chat. Comfortable beds. Clean rooms. All of this plus a billiards table awaits you at Albert Docks. They've made it so that the budget traveler doesn't have to feel like they have to make huge compromises to travel to large cities. But the thought that they put into the room design - ergonomically speaking - is so appreciated.

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“Half term break.”

Comfortable mid-range hotel. Good breakfast. Evening restaurant. Fabulous location opposite Albert Dock and close to all the main tourist places is a real bonus. Friendly and helpful staff. Parking available, but not guaranteed, and it was busy while we were there. We didn't use our car once we ... more

Comfortable mid-range hotel. Good breakfast. Evening restaurant. Fabulous location opposite Albert Dock and close to all the main tourist places is a real bonus. Friendly and helpful staff. Parking available, but not guaranteed, and it was busy while we were there. We didn't use our car once we we parked there as it is easy to walk to wherever you want to visit. I think parking at £10 a night onsite is expensive, however compared to other hotels in the city reasonable, as many don't have parking or charge nearer £20 a night, and often this is not onsite. There is a lot of building work going on around the hotel at the moment. Having said that we enjoyed our 2 night stay.

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“Basic but decent”

Paid for a family deal which is available directly on the Accor website - got two rooms for two nights in half term for £230 so was happy with that. Obviously the rooms are a little basic - it's an ibis - and a bit tired, but if you're happy with a clean and comfortable bed (and we found the bed... more

Paid for a family deal which is available directly on the Accor website - got two rooms for two nights in half term for £230 so was happy with that. Obviously the rooms are a little basic - it's an ibis - and a bit tired, but if you're happy with a clean and comfortable bed (and we found the beds comfy despite other reviews) to lay your head, it'll suit. if you don't like the pillows, there's extras at the top of the wadrobe/cupboard and they are really full and soft. Rooms got a bit warm at night despite it being winter and there was no air con - just an "air cooler" that pushed even warmer air around! windows opened enough to let a breeze in though. Communal areas were nice - phone chargers and magazines around and a pool table - and the bar mostly had a nice atmosphere (save for when the pool table was taken over by some bored youths with a late check out and they threw chips on the floor and wrecked the area, but that's no fault of the hotel and i can't blame the staff too much for trying to ignore them rather than dealing with them or asking them to leave as they were quite intimidating) - we sat and had a drink in the bar and played cards with the kids and chatted to others quite happily on the second night. absolutely ideal location - right by Albert Dock so good for a wander to the restaurants there, really close to Liverpool One and the museums too. Reasonable parking (£10 a night for residents) and good breakfast for £12 an adult (added bonus that kids eat breakfast for free). Mostly friendly staff (save for check in when she barely broke a smile or spoke to us, even when we asked questions) and a hard working housekeeping team. corridors can be quite noisy and echoey and we were woken up one night by some guests arriving back late at night - even though they weren't talking in the corridor for that long and weren't shouting, the echo made it loud. The major flaw was that in a city with 2 big premier league teams, they have chosen to fly LFC flags on both of their flagpoles! Given that we one of the things we came to Liverpool to do was the Goodison tour with our Evertonian sons, this led to a loud boo from each of them a soon as we arrived! one blue and one red flag would be fairer and more welcoming! Fix the flags and we'll be back!

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