With a central location and city-chic bedrooms in the Victorian Russell Building, this dog-friendly hotel offers luxury on a shoestring with restaurants, shops and entertainments on the doorstep.

In the buzzy Georgian quarter, the warehouse for a Victorian carriage works has been reimagined as a hotel, with industrial-chic style, a spa, pared-back bedrooms, rooftop suites with a terrace and spa bath for two, a bistro-style bar menu and a restaurant specialising in modern British cooking.

Art-filled interiors and home comforts make for a soothing ambience at this hilltop Georgian townhouse B&B on a cobbled drive in Liverpool's cultural quarter, with four luxurious bedrooms, an elegant sitting room and walled garden.

This charming B&B and events venue has plenty of space, with bedrooms in a 19th-century house and coach house, three lounges, well-stocked kitchen and extensive grounds.

Mark Birchall holds two Michelin stars and a Michelin Green star at this centuries-old hall with designer bedrooms, some with a lake view, where prospective guests must join a waiting list and expect to pay a high price for the meal of a lifetime.

Beyond its imposing colonnade and Tudor revival upper storeys, this grand Victorian hotel balances superb professional service with friendliness, and brasserie fare with refined dining.