I Return To The WORST Rated Hotel? - The Adelphi Hotel Liverpool
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024
- It's had over 2,800 terrible reviews on Tripadvisor, owned by Britannia Hotels.
It's received some very bad reviews on Tripadvisor and some bad press over the last 12 months, BUT is it as bad as some people say? Let's find out!
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Its 'the silence is deafening' 😉
I hadden’t seen that Circus Las Vegas video so I got to see 2 new videos today. I woulden’t have stayed at that hotel even if I got paid😂
Oyo is even worse.
I think I would prefer to stay in the Villa Bella in Margate rather than this… Even with the risk of bricks smashing through the window!
Stayed 2 nights this week on a coach trip i was excited to see what all the fuss was about but me and my wife were pleasantly surprised yes room was dated but so what sink toilet bath all worked .The hotel has great historical features if you dont like those kind of things stay at a travellodge overall we would stay there again
Back in the day, and I’m talking decade’s ago, this would have been a world class hotel. It’s a pity really. Im from Liverpool and this hotel is just a stain on our city. Sad really.
and to think the idea was also to send people that was going on onboard Titanic here to get used to luxury lol
Even 20 years ago when i was coming Over to alder hey with my son, this hotel was still a nice place to come for a brew in the beautiful main hall. The Down stairs loos were immaculate . I’m so sad to see what it’s become . It’s heartbreaking what Britannia have done to fabulous hotels across Britain
@@WalkWithMeTimThats just random lol
I stayed there for a four-day event in 1998. It was sub-par even then. My bill was paid by my employer I'm glad to say. Had I been paying the bill myself, I would not have been happy.
@@WalkWithMeTimI’m pretty sure this was a nicer place to stay back in 1912. It looks quite nice to my pick for worst hotel in the UK Henrietta House in Bath, £300 a night to stay in a room that smelt of sewage, nice! If you do go ask for a room in the annex, it’s doesn’t get any worse than this.
When I was a little girl in the 1950s my mother used to take me shopping in town. We used to walk past the Adelphi to catch the bus around the corner where the entire area to the right had been razed to the ground by WW2 bombing. The Adelphi was the most glamorous hotel in Liverpool and I saw ladies wearing the most fashionable clothes such as silver mink coats (ugh) remember we are post war and clothes were expensive and hard to get. I told my mother that when I grew up I would stay at the Adelphi. My mother has passed and I am old and disabled and still have never been inside. In spite of your critique, I would jump at the chance to stay just one night before the owners run it into the ground.
Wishing for you. I hope you can go
Hi lovely
I’d be happy to take you!!
I live in chester but work in Liverpool.
Where do you live?
I really hope you get there it's OK downstairs in the main area
Me too
What a lovelly comment xx
My Dad worked there in the 1950’s. He refused entry to Errol Flynn when he tried to get into the Louis IV restaurant because he didn’t have a tie on.
Didn't they do a TV reality show about this hotel years ago?
It was fine then...
I stayed here a lot in the 80s and 90s. I was very young and probably not that discerning, but I loved it. What a shame Britannia is not looking after it.
How times change :(
Fine establishments always kept ties on standby for those who didn't weren't wearing one.
That's amazing.
Britannia has a strange business model buying grand old hotels that are expensive to maintain but running them as budget hotels.
Very cheap to stay there. It must be difficult to manage to keep the hotel running - let alone make improvements..
It is very sad indeed. Almost like they are doing it to destroy them on purpose. Destroying history one building at a time....
They have really been trying to keep it relevant. It’s an amazing building- just needs an influx of money. It’s worth saving. Beautiful building.
The bathroom gave me instant old mental hospital vibes! Its a no from me! 🤣
I stayed there a few years ago and that’s exactly what I thought the bathrooms looked like
@@Quagmire107 think I would sleep in the car...although that car park doesn't look much better
I thought of the shining
omg I remember a few years ago they had some rooms with no shower but one of those rubber shower head attachments in there 😀
God, the wrath of Britannia Hotels ruining all these beautiful buildings :( I'd looooove to see this completely restored and refurbished. The main big rooms are just stunning.
i think something would be lost if it was done up tho this a genuine time capsule
At rates of £43 they will never make enough money to maintain this grand old hotel to high enough standard
But if it was maintained to a high standard, they could get a lot more than £43 per night.
@@katrinabryce chicken or egg situation 😢
meh
Yep the clock is most definitely ticking on this one.
@@katrinabryceIts a good point but its swings and round-a-bouts I'm afraid. I have worked in one of these old buildings that operated as a hotel and wedding venue (granted only a tiny fraction of this ones size) and honestly it's so tough to fight upkeep costs, basic utility bills are just insane but assuming this building is listed, you have to stick to certain fixtures and materials which is a pain but we was forever battling the roof leaking. We spent 800k on the roof to only have other problems elsewhere. The place went under eventually, we tried spending money hoping to make it but there is three issues. Firstly, you need the money to be able to spend it, second is the never ending expenditure rarely matches the the profit and finally, the market, people wont pay hundreds "for history", sure they will pay a bit more but not a lot, granted we was in the middle of nowhere with no real tourism but still, no one will pay the odds and even if they did, you will need lots to be willing to just to turn a profit. I'm not justifying the state of this hotel, my thoughts on watching this would be to isolate certain wings, use them as your main operational rooms to save on utility costs and the maintenance and try to keep them rooms in top form to help your score, you sadly can't do much about location such as the loud pubs nearby so that's a point you just wont win on and its very likely soundproofing is there best hope here which will be expensive and likely (if listed) wont be possible.
As an American, I absolutely *love* how expressive Brits are with lingo!! “Grotty” is utterly perfect… the word literally *sounds like* exactly what it means.. 👌🏼
And you’re a brave soul to go prowling around those uninhabited floors by yourself, Tim 👀
It seems passive aggressive for the hotel to put you in room 101 lol.
I agree lol I’d thought there was something up with that too
Lol 101 torture chamber in George Orwell novel😮
😂
The common theme with Britannia Hotels is the ornate ground floor public areas contrasting badly with hotel rooms and other areas that are badly in need of TLC. I don't know what the occupancy rate is, but it occurs to me that it would make sense to close off some floors and spend money on getting the floors they do use up to standard. The reputation they have now would be reversed and in time they would need to reopen floors - after they've also been renovated of course.
Notice Gabby and Thumps didn't volunteer for this mission. That toilet was disgusting. That caution wet floor sign indicates either it was recently cleaned, but they never bothered to empty the bins, or worse, that sign is from days ago and the toilets aren't cleaned on a regular basis.
Or more likely someone pissed all over the floor and they couldn't be bothered to clean it, so just whacked a wet floor sign there!
@animationcreations42 Yes, that's also a possibility. What I'd like to know is this, what the hell is the manager doing? They're obviously not doing any walk arounds.
Why would she and lovely Casper 😮
😆😆😆@@animationcreations42
You're right about it being like a time capsule, i could almost hear the echoes from the hotel's past. It looks spooky and has loads of atmosphere. Good video and review.
FYI, the damage on the bathroom wall is from leaking pipes. That's what's known as a wet wall. All hotels leak due to having so much plumbing, old hotels leak a lot and are full of mold. The only way to reasonably renovate an old building and keep the exterior, would be to completely gut it. It's too far gone for simple repair and patch. I've been involved with a bunch of similar old hotels in NYC in my old paint sales.en past. One of the ways old 5 stars keep in operation is to shut down individual floors and/or sections to gut while keeping everything else open. If you don't remove all the old plumbing and windows, you're just putting a bandage in an arterial bleed.
Some great insider info there. Many thanks I would love to do the like of this old building up if I had a big lottery win, but I think it would take a very big win going by what you said. 🙂
I suppose is the point is they weren't meant to last 100 years - anything after the first successful years of business becomes "somebody else's problem."
@@thisperson5294They were built to last, but everything wears out over time and needs a refurbish. There are plenty of far older buildings in service today.
Great comment 👍
Such a lovely gesture to offer your room to that gentleman 👏 ❤
It's a shame these older hotels are not well maintained because they beat the hell of the modern completely generic shit.
It might be that the modern generic style is just much cheaper and practical to maintain-I can't begin to imagine the costs required to completely refurbish the Adelphi! 😅
I’d imagine that would come at a huge loss to sustain a grange large hotel to the standards it once was & would not be financially viable for any owner. Only one who had money to lose & a passion for history
Grand*
Excellent Vlog. I work for the railway and worked at Lime st station for 20 years before moving on to another railway job 10 years ago but there is a service tunnel that led from Lime st station to the Adelphi Hotel. I know it was Blocked off at the Lime st end back in the mid to late 80s. I was told it was only blocked off the Lime st end and the Adelphi use there’s for storage. I was hoping you kept looking in the Basement and found it.
Keep up the great work 👍👍👍
Wow I never knew that!
The receptionist guessed who you are and put you in ‘Room 101’. She was having a laugh.
I did think the same!
The Bathroom looks like the kind of place a serial killer would dispose of his victims.
All that marble and wood!😍 What a shame something that was so glorious is so runned down. You can tell she was a beauty in her hay day.
I live in southwestern British Columbia, just outside of Vancouver. We have all heavy furniture (china cabinets, dressers, chest of drawers etc.) bolted to the wall with brackets. It stops kids from pulling them onto themselves, but more importantly, because we are on the fault line and do get earthquakes it covers us with earthquake insurance.
That well known saying “the silence is noisy” 😂 made me lol Tim, i’m sure you meant “silence was deafening”. I forgive you, keep them coming, about time you slummed it for a bit after your last few vids 😉
Hi Tim aww your so kind offering that gentleman your room . Very sad to see such magnificent places going to pot 😢.Im afraid i would not stay there ever yuk .Great vlog as always. Thank you for sharing with us . Love to you as always Tracey ❤❤Xxx
“Ever heard the phrase, silence can be noisy?” 😂 he’s like the Alan Partridge of Hotels
So good, bordering on Karl Pilkington.
Let's hope it's not Tinnitus.
LOLLOLOL
I think he means the silence is deafening
He seems like a dweeb
It was so kind of you to offer that man you're room tim 😊💗
What an absolutely stunning hotel. You can see how grand it would have been. They don't make buildings like this anymore so its a shame to see it like this. However i can imagine its extremely expensive to maintain a building so large.
If they would redo the hotel they would be able to charge more!! Then they could hire people who take pride in their work!! My dad always said no matter what job you have do it to the best of your ability always!!
And there’s plenty of money to go around amongst the elitists, to pay for it.
As Tim mentioned, The Adelphi had a tv series for a few seasons back in the day. I remember the Manager lass. I used to do shop refits with a team and we actually stayed in one of the basement roo me with no windows!
@@chriswhippey5684 The manager became a director of Britannia Hotels. She appeared on Watchdog in relation to there buy out of Pontins but did them no favours attitude wise. I have stayed at the Adelphi twice and all I can say is faded eleganc.
Silence is deafening I think you meant to say ha ha
Thanks love all your reviews saves us pounds etc your work is crucial
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I think the issue being it would require so much money spent on it, it would be into the Millions of Pounds. If someone was willing to spend that kind of money would it be busy enough to pay off such a large investment. Plus can you just begin to imagine the day to day running costs of running such a large hotel.. but in the other hand i absolutely love the old building with original furniture. Not only that but something as simple as replacing the windows, they would have issues being a listed building.. it’s such a shame.
This is such a shame, it is a beautiful hotel but being a Britannia Hotel it will just get worse. The hotel needs millions of pounds spent on it and I am afraid it is doomed
Definitely doomed. It could go to the boat people🫣
It's a shame with such amazing historical links to the Titanic more suitable developers don't invest. Maybe it's the economy or the location.
Seems like they could sell some of the marble and heavy furniture and try to paint and update the place.
Make them clean and paint the place since their coming over there and sucking off your system.
@@AK-sm3kpBut that's what makes the hotel so grand. And it would only be a one time only cash injection, while old buildings require constant upkeep.
Thanks for the tour Tim. My curiosity is now satisfied.
I always wanted to see the inside of the Adelphi
The main lounge was a replica of the first class lounge on the Cunard liner RMS Aquitaina
The Titanic was registered in Liverpool but she never came to the city. But it seems like she's the only one of the old liners that people remember.
@@thisperson5294 People remember it for obvious reasons...
Beautiful
Glad you give places you visited a second look. Hotel is kind of spooky. 21:50. I swear I can hear voices from the creaky door. Also walking in a grand room while hearing music and crowd in the distance, then coming upon a few or no people gives that haunted ghost ship feel from the movies.
@@heyabe1300 I heard it too💁🏽♀️🤔
I heard them too💁🏽♀️🤔
I used to work there Tim back in the late nineties! It’s has really changed since then!! It’s a huge hotel and know it well. I worked there just after it was on TV many moons ago and as I used to go out of the kitchen door in to the restaurant there was a sign on the door saying “smile you’re on camera!”
It was good fun back then and sad to see it like this especially in such a central location in Liverpool.
Love what you do Tim, I’m always watching your videos, brilliant stuff!
I worked in another hotel in the early 2000's which was taken over by Britannia whilst I was there. Some of the staff and managers from the Adelphi who also featured in the documentary were sent to our hotel to show us the Britannia way, and generally kick us into shape! Even the owner Alex Langsam was a regular. 😂 Alot of fun looking back though, many stories of and a great life experience for your first job. It's definitely a unique company!
did you meet Eileen? Was she a cow? I went to a Xmas party there in 1999 and me and my mates were dancing with a couple of barmen, mine was a fit French fella called Cedric (what a name) and we were boogying to Mi Chico Latino and Mambo Number 5 when Eileen came on the bounce and told them to stop fraternising with guests!
Cheers for this video Tim. I’ve seen your previous one about the Adelphi and many others. I actually stayed there last month from the ninth through the twelfth of February in room 678. There was some flaking paint and the whole unmovable window. Other than that, it was ok given the price paid. I’m like you - The experience of staying and exploring these hotels of a bygone era is a pastime of mine. Please keep the vids coming.
Room 101..were you consign things you hate to oblivion 😂
I just listened to Room 101 this lunch time!
and Frank Skinner. ;-)
Trolled by the receptionist?
Came here to say the same 😂
Can the entire hotel get sucked through this suite door then?
Great to see a RUclipsr review a balance between well run hotels and hotels that could do with an upgrade.
As a coach driver I have taken loads of groups there a long time ago and its such a shame it could be up with the top London big hotels just needs cleaning and investment.
It's possible that the weed smell is coming from the hydraulics for the lift. It's caused by the oil returning back to the tank, which is vented to the atmosphere. I work in a hospital that has the same issue 😅
Or it's just people smoking weed in the hotel.
it's 2024 - it's weed.
Hydraulic oil can smell like pee.
I can imagine soon that hotel will have pictures of Tim in the hotel „If you see that guy proceed with Order 66“ 🤣🤣 Amazing video like always 😊
The front desk of many rough hotels probably have your photo now :) You'll need to check-in wearing a false moustache and sunglasses lol!
Room 101...I think there's a message in there somewhere Tim 😂 Great vlog as always, although i had to fast forward the bathroom/toilet parts 🤢 I definitely wouldn't be staying there and wouldn't touch the breakfast until I'd done an inspection of the kitchen!! I'll stick to Claridges thank you very much 😉😂
Creeeekkk creeek ....goes the doors,that’s a good sign already 😆,that’s so nice u got upgraded,thankfully,‘tis very grand and all that jazz,but really quite sad they don’t care for it..
Great tour tim,thanks 👋👋
Some of the rooms like in the lobby and the smoking room are just so beautiful. The hotel is just so massive it must be very hard to keep up with all the upkeep.
But those special rooms are just so beautiful. If I were to come for a visit to the UK I might even brave booking a night there even if my room was very shabby, just to get a chance to look in the titanic room and the lobby areas. It’s like a museum.
Awesome video. I wonder if the gentleman that you showed ever got his room straightened out. I would be very ticked off if I was going to stay somewhere for four days and have no heat and no television. And with it being an old hotel I doubt there’s an Internet. Again, great video thank you for posting.
No television, no problem. No heating, definitely problem. I did see multiple UniFi WiFi access points in the video...as to if they work is a different story.
Ooo Tim that spider made me jump 😮. Thanks for sharing this hotel, the lounge looked lovely, glad you were safe after the bit about the door falling, see you Sunday hope weathers good and love to Gaby, Holly and Caspers xxx😊
Evening Tim, great vlog. Its such a shame that hotels like that one has so much history and very grand and beautiful is left not look after, ive never stay there my self , but its still looks dirty in places, places like that don't have the money for the upkeep and hotel is so large to keep . I Like to have seen it back in the days when it was grand and full of people, thanks for sharing, as always i enjoy your hotel reviews and tours, 👍
Gabby would not approve of the bathroom!! I smile whenever Tim says "Hoover". Very sad about the. Woman who lost her life. It is a beautiful hotel.. just needs some updating.. i would definitely stay there. .. because of its history.. another great video Tim!!!
It really is grande and has so much potential. The replica of the Titanic room, the lobby area, just the endless marble and brass railings, on and on, all has the potential to a real destination hotel.
I re-watched your Adelphi Hotel review just yesterday, wondering what happened to it and here it is your video today! It such a pity that almost nothing has changed from your last time there... Thank you for always being brave for us Tim! Great work as always! Greetings from Greece
One of the best videos you have made...wish it was longer to look around this place further... what an epic piece of history.. fun and entertaining to see what was going to be around the next corner 👍
I love your enthusiasm for new places, the good bad and ugly. Looking at this hotel with so much potential makes your heart sink to the ground 😕
There's something so creepy about this hotel, a sort of unexplainable darkness that has settled within the winding, dimly-lit halls and mysterious doors. Ominous yet intriguing. Once again, great video, Tim, I love the variety on this channel! :)
That bath looks like where they find the first victim in a horror movie 😂
I've said in another video (about one of the most luxurious hotels I think) that old doesn't have to be bad provided that the upkeep is up to par.
That living room does look quite nice. Room price of the suite wasn't bad at all tbh
Great video as always!
Another very interesting walk about. Thanks. It is heart breaking to see such an amazing place in such great need.
We stayed in this exact room that blends into 2.
Room 100-101 back in 2020 just before the lockdown kicked in.
We were told these were the best rooms in the hotel.
We had a friend get us it who worked for them.
Such great history when you walk around it.
Everyday outside reception was filled people getting their fix.
Bit of a shame all around the area.
You were in my neck of the woods and I didn’t know 😢! I did stay here 20 years ago before I moved up North and it was so nice- gone way down hill since then! Your last video here was the first of yours I watched and got me really into your channel ❤️
I worked in the Adelphi as a chamber maid years ago as a chambermaid , the mattresses had lots of stains on the towels were thin and grubby we had 10 minutes to clean each room which was not possible so I was always late going home and they didn’t pay overtime AT ALL do not ever drink out of the glasses they are wiped out with a towel don’t say I DIDNT WARN YOU !!
Did you see the ghost there?
Did you see the ghost there
You said chamber maid twice
@@Kim-ss5bb aren't you clever
So happy to see you do one of these again. We definitely need more like it
That hotel would have been stunning when it was first built! Too bad the owners won’t renovate it to its once beautiful glory. Good thing you didn’t bring Casper because he would have been filthy crawling around there. Love your videos Tim ! ❤ from Santa Barbara, California 💛🩵
To stay in such a hotel for £50 sum is a good deal. A normal road-side hotel in the states with only the basics is $100+.
Premier Inn at the M57/M62 junction is abou £47 depending on when you book. If you want it for tonight, it is £68.
Inside, it will be typical Premier Inn quality, outside it is an industrial estate next to a motorway. It will be very much targeted at business travellers rather than tourists.
It’s a shame to see these formerly grand places fall into a spiral of neglect. But good on you for giving them a second chance and a fair review.
Great update , this hotel could be amazing with just a bit more investment.
Definitely!
What is „a bit“? 😂😂
I see millions go down the drain with that building.
Sometimes it is better to close down than have such hazardous (mold, wet, stains etc) rooms and risk the health from people and also children
It needs millions and millions of pounds spending on it
Probably need a £100 million investment with the cost of refurbs these days
Excellent!!! this is more like it - digging the dirt on the Worst Rated Hotels. I still think that even though you say you`re getting recognised, i dont think thats a bad thing. In this instance it appears it lead to a room upgrade, but you were still able to walkabout the hotel, films things they might not like to be reminded of and even note things in the upgraded room which were not quite right. It also puts the Hotel on their toes because they know you have come there specifically to film the room, the hotel, the service and the food. They slip up in any of these then its on RUclips for all to see...
And highlighting that car park was a good idea too - i would like to wonder where the money for the car park is being spent because its certainly not back on the parking area!
I really enjoyed this film... thanks Tim!!
NB: I have a suggestion - recently we had two films from Claridge's Hotel in London which is fine, but i do wonder that when you and Gaby go someplace together, rather than editing and uploading two rather similar films could you not edit the material together into one film? You can still upload a joint film on both channels and provide links to each other channels but i did wonder if it might save you some time putting it into one film. Yes you show two different perspectives in separate films but you would still get that if it was edited into one... I might be wrong but i thought i would suggest it...
I thought it was very nice of you to offer you room to the gentleman in the hallway. Going downstairs to the basement? I think not. That's where the ghost hang out. Thanks for the recap. It is beautiful in parts but the smell would keep me away. Safe trip home.
A good few years ago, at one of the Mathew Street festivals, me and my sister went into the Adelphi to have a coffee. Before we left, we decided to have a wander around the hotel, basically to have a look to see, if we could see any of the original features of bygone days. Well we ended up going in and out of rooms we shouldn't have, we actually tried a few bedroom doors that you would have imagined should have been locked, but they were not, we went into meeting rooms, there was actually a meeting going on in one of them. Anyway, not once were we challenged by a member of staff, no one asked us if we were staying there, nothing. After about a hour of looking around, we decided to leave the hotel, I got some really good pictures of period furniture, also pics of the rooms, we shouldn't of been in. I would never ever stay there. I was born and bred in Liverpool and growing up, The Adelphi was THE hotel to stay in. Unfortunately, it's now a Sh 1 t hole, a blight on the Liverpool Landscape.
It saddens me really...
That establishment is giving The Shining/Winchester mansion vibes. Wow, what a place! Was hoping to see the ghost of Churchill. The Titanic Replica room is extraordinary.
the emptiness reminded me of that hotel in the Grand Budapest Hotel film, though that was kept in better nick. Highly recommended film btw.
Great video, love old hotels like these. And nice coat, reminded me of my Nan who probably stayed at this hotel back in the day 😊
Only had a room 101 once. Sadly it was our wedding night and it lived up to all the stereotypes of its number. Only good thing was we complained and got a free dinner after our honeymoon.
I had my wedding reception here, it was great! But then again, that was 1985! It was dated then!!!
If they make a British based "Shining" film, this is the location. I actually stayed here a few times in the 80’s when it was the ‘digs’ for quite a few of the ‘Brookside’ cast. The grandeur was starting to fade a bit back then, but it’s very sad to see what it looks like now.
The cleaning and maintenance must be overwhelming for such a huge property - in it’s day it was stunning !! Thanks Tim !
Room 101 refers to a torture chamber in the Ministry of Love in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
I could speculate about what the late Baron Wilson of Rievaulx got up to in there, but I'd better not.
I assume it's listed, which prevents it being turned into the apartments that people actually want.
19:18 - How innocent Tim is if he thinks that was Sugar.... 🤣
What else would it be?
who's going to do a line on a random cabinet in the middle of a hallway
Talking of history, 50 years ago in February 1974 Harold Wilson watched the General Election results in the suite you stayed in! It would turn out to be the third of his four election wins.
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Wasn't that nice of that guy to show Tim his room, I was hoping Tim would ask him how many people can you fit in that bath 😂😂 Great video Tim
Maybe worth going back when all the refurb is done. Its beautiful in some areas but scary in other parts. Fantastic review 👏 👌 👍
Love this Tim, thank you 🙏🏼 I’ve stayed here many a time over the years, it was indeed out of this world, met a load of celebs, too many to mention, sad seeing it now 🥺 really hoping this helps them try and find the funds to make it great again ❤️❤️
It's an impressive building! I just looked up its history and discovered that it was originally built in 1862. The main areas are stunning , I have stayed in Britannia Hotels before the rate reflects what you get, I don't get the negativity on Tripadvisor you get what you pay for !! 😆
Stayed there 10 years ago .loved the shabby chic and amazing grandeur of the place ; yes there’s peeling paint in places but don’t look to hard and just enjoy the whole experience . Still have a great memories of the place ,going back one day !!
"Just Cook Will Yer!!" 😂 Shame as Britainnia own some great buildings like this, Grand Scarborough, Norbreck Castle etc. Sad to see them in this condition and stuck in time
loved that show
@WalkWithMeTim Me too 😄 there are a couple of episodes on you tube but it would be fantastic to see it again in its entirety
@@WalkWithMeTimsome full episodes of it on you tube fyi
it felt like back then it was run like a big posh hotel too
@WalkWithMeTim Sad when you think Charles Dickens stayed there numerous times when visiting our City, also Sammy Davis JR and Frank Sinatra have stayed there. Really bad to see it today like that. Hints of the former grandeur but you can only paper over the cracks so much.
My friend and I stayed there in January. Room on 2nd floor at the front of hotel. Really clean, odd signs of repair needed. But overall not bad. Breakfast good, evening meal average. Better first night than second night. Parts of hotel was hot and some parts was really cold. 😮
Back in 1966 when I was a student at the Liverpool College of Art I got into conversation with one of our life models ( a very cuddly lady with a filthy sense of humour). She said she also worked part time as a waitress at the Adelphi. The kitchens were in the basement and the waiting on staff had to climb a flight of stone steps to get to the restaurant. They quickly learned not to touch the walls or handrails as they were covered in years of accumulated grease and filth. She said it was like tar. That was 58 years ago the Adelphi has clearly been declining for a very long time.
'Cuddly Lady ' love it, I am one too😂 aka Cuddly Grandma who gives the best cugs ever❤
Hey Tim, thanks for the tour in Adelphi Hotel! It definitely looks like a place full of history! Appreciate sharing what the hotel & room looks like from the inside! Needs a bit TLC!
Awww you offering that guy your room 😊👍🏻 bless you x
Yes tim review of old hotel is back!!
I mean reviews are meant to make the hotel better.
If they ignore.
Well.. the hotel meant to be demolished then😂😂
Tim.. if ure recognise that means ure getting famous and Ur channel is growing!! 💗
Looks really scary somehow its more like a scenery in a horror movie 😢 but the furniture is a timeless piece of history.
The only way to view the Adelphi - my all time favourite hotel in the world I might add - is as a living museum that you can stay in. If you're a genuine traveller it is nothing less than an amazing revelation!
Britannia Hotels has a reputation - not a good one!
People going on cheap coach tours find themselves in their places sometimes, poor things.
I used to work in one, the majority of the guests were from coach tours. Probably because if you drove there yourself you often got your car broken into or damaged...
Always been in Britannia Hotels when I go on coach holidays, apart from one time when I stayed in a nice country hotel.
View from (ex) coach driver.
Stayed in this hotel and other Brittanias a lot, absolutely hated them and always felt sorry for the paying guests who had to put up with this all week. Had a few occasions when guests left early and got the train home because of the hotel.
The complaints we used to get via passengers was unreal and the hotel generally wasn't interested in sorting it.
Wouldn't even consider staying in one and paying with my own money.
Near the end, when you're at the top of the stairs looking down at at the darkness below and say " I don't know if I should go down there" I laughed my head off, while having the same thoughts, but still hoping you are keeping your investigation 🔎. Wow what a grand hotel, unfortunately not very well kept. I think I'd still stay there, for the price and the amazing grandeur. Thanks for the tips and the beautiful and tad spooky tour, can't wait to see your next destination.
Ps I have one request, I'd love to know at least what month of the year are your recording, since I'm catching a lot of previous years it's not always evident time wise when you visited all the hotels. At least if it was indicated in the description it would be nice. A fan from 🇨🇦
The cost to just heat this hotel and electrical cost must be massive x
And potentially all old light bulbs everywhere. Using modern LED lights would reduce the electricity bill significantly
I feel that all grand hotels need to diversify their business rather than only providing rooms. The upkeeps exceed the revenue from rooms. There is so much history in this place. Thank you for your video.
I remember the year of the bombscare at The Grand National at Aintree which meant the race had to be run the next day. Jockies, fans all had to find an extra day's accomodation. What did the Adelphi do? They raised their prices astronomically. Some people were paying 300 pounds for a mattress on the floor! Absolutely outrageous!
Such a shame how this place is now. Always welcome in Liverpool pal. Congratulations on the success of your channel👍
Tim really is such a gentleman when he offered to give away his own room for that gentleman, massive respect Tim! 👏🏻
Love your videos. I hope you will keep making them. Thank you.
This hotel most have been amazing years and years ago, so grand but unfortunately it is so grubby and run down now, typical of Brittania hotels. Such a shame these beautiful buildings can't be properly restored to their former glory.
Oh my gosh, I never seen anything like that! 😮 I absolutely love your content, thank you for such a wild variety!
What a shame that it’s got in such a state, but it must be so difficult to keep something that size clean and maintained. Not that it’s an excuse to allow it to get like that.
So sad so much history.