Campanile Liverpool

The Campanile Liverpool is a busy three-story budget hotel that hosts both tourists and locals who like to have weekend bachelor/bachelorette parties. The reception area is small, with white walls and a white curved front desk that add brightness. Photos of area landmarks adorn the walls and there are plenty of brochures advertising area attractions. With no seating areas, the lobby serves really just as a place to check in and grab some brochures. Note that there are no elevators. 

A casual restaurant has the same reddish brown tile floors as the lobby, along with a curved, wooden bar against a back wall. The open space has lots of light from floor-to-ceiling windows with waterfront views. It’s the hotel’s center of activity, with various seating arrangements. Large, wall-mounted flat-screen TVs keep patrons updated on local news, and tall, bright planters with tropical plants add a splash of color. There are a few picnic tables outside the rear of the restaurant overlooking the waterfront. 

The hotel is on a busy street along the Liverpool waterfront at Queen’s Dock, about a two-minute walk from a metro station. Albert Dock and The Beatles Story are an eight-minute walk away, and the city’s Central Metro Station, Liverpool One shopping center, and Liverpool Cathedral can all be reached in about 15 minutes on foot. The Echo Arena Liverpool and BT Convention Centre are about a 10-minute walk away. The University of Liverpool is 14 minutes by metro, and the Liverpool John Lennon Airport is 25 to 30 minutes away by car, taxi, or metro. A rental car office sits adjacent to the hotel, and two chain fast-food restaurants are across the street (about a two-minute walk). Many other restaurants, bars, and nightclubs are within a five-minute walk of the hotel.

Rooms are on the small side but clean, with a simple, tidy decor that features dark brown carpet, white, sparsely decorated, walls, and matching light brown headboards, night stands, and small corner closets. Curved, wall-mounted counters hold flat-screen TVs and double as desks. Rooms also have electric kettles with tea/coffee supplies, but they lack air-conditioning. Brown drapes cover the windows that offer either a waterfront or city street view. Guests report the rear (waterfront view) rooms are quieter, but noise inside the hotel is noticeable, especially on weekends when there are plenty of bachelor/bachelorette parties here. There are 65 rooms with double beds and 35 with two twin beds; twin rooms lack nightstands. 

Bathrooms are small and have limited counter space. Blue tile floors and beige tile surround the shower/tub combos. Instead of travel-size toiletries, the bathrooms have wall-mounted shampoo and soap dispensers. As with the rooms, bathrooms look tired and the tile grout could use a thorough scrubbing in some rooms.

Features include free on-site parking in a secure lot, and while Wi-Fi is available, it's only free if guests book directly through the hotel website. The 40-seat, casual restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner and has its own bar. Note that breakfast is not included in the room rate. There is a tennis court guests can use freely, and meeting space for up to 20 people.