Hope Street Hotel is Liverpool’s original boutique hotel, and it still feels refreshingly independent. Spread across a collection of historic buildings in the Georgian Quarter, its rooms mix exposed brick, timber beams and warm wood with clean, unfussy interiors rather than anything overly themed.

For groups, the room set-up is genuinely useful. King and King Deluxe rooms can be configured as twins, while Studio Rooms sleep up to four and some include sofa beds. Studio Suites also accommodate four, giving you more breathing room for luggage, getting ready and the inevitable pile of outfits nobody actually wears.

The other reason to choose it is the spa. There’s a 15-metre pool, outdoor vitality pool, saunas, steam room and treatment spaces downstairs, plus two restaurants and multiple private-event rooms upstairs. It feels more polished girls’ weekend than party hotel, which is exactly the appeal if Liverpool is the destination but Concert Square chaos isn’t the whole itinerary.