I STAYED in the WORST RATED HOTEL in EUROPE. The Adelphi Hotel Liverpool WHAT A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE!

[@lorrainebennett7528]

What an absolutely beautiful building! Unfortunately the Brittania business model seems to consist of buying stunning buildings and leaving them to rot. Such a shame 😔

[@TR1PLE_6]

Shameful how such a grand building is being left neglected. No wonder Britannia have been voted worst hotel chain 11 years in a row and it looks like they may win that award again for the 12th time! Also, £25 for WiFi is absolutely criminal!

[@nicoefc]

That was a top hotel in its day . Britannia have neglected it like they have many once grand hotels . Liverpool city council need to force the owners to bring it back to its former glory . At the moment it is an embarrassment to the city .

[@kevinmott6205]

@@nicoefc why force the owners when the council were bankrupt under another Labour leader? Its a private enterprise. Fill it full of illegals and a government grant, sorted. Look at the Britannia Hotel in Blackpool the Metropole!

[@JoLovell]

Didn't look too bad, love the architecture! 😊

[@paulbelsey7111]

When I was a lad in Liverpool during the 1960's The Adelphi was THE place to stay. How sad to see that it has been let go. Shame on Britannia!!!

[@nigel8499]

Manchester based company buys Liverpool historic landmark hotel. What could possibly go wrong!

[@IngramMk]

Stayed there a few years ago on the marble corridor rooms 1st or 2nd floor, big rooms yes a bit tired but comfy, the food for breakfast and evening meal was no Michelin star but still very nice. For the price you can't stay in a tent in the middle of a field nowadays.

[@GwynnOak1]

Good day Lee! Wow such a spectacular building! Faded glory, so sad needs basic care, and mostly investment. It crys out for care and investment! The bleach is to disguise the other objectionable odors, the P's pee, poo, puke. What is wrong with the owners? Such potential!

[@brianman6788]

Hi Lee great video,some public areas in hotel are beautiful look at but seems go up towards&into your room carpets&smell bleach overpowering. Should asked for another room hotel needs serious renovation I personally wouldn’t stay in that hotel for free not very appealing from the outside. Next time come to Liverpool try Liner Hotel back lime street train station should have better experience there but did well staying there for the night especially with bleach smell in your room. Weird looking at my home city on video,I go that way 5 days a week on my way to work at Port Of Liverpool Building at Pier Head. You can go into that building through any entrances during the day take photos by security reception don’t think film in there enjoyed your vlog👍

[@discoequipmenthire]

I wonder if the hospitality industry have had a sudden surge of bookings in the name of Lee Davey 😂

[@g7eit]

Like all Britannia hotels, magnificent buildings but as a budget hotel they can’t renovate all the rooms at once. You’ll probably find the first 2 floors totally immaculate. The work program is huge and will take time. I’m not defending them, I’m just trying to see it from a different perspective.

[@minecraftmike6850]

It must just be me but walking through the main door and everything else looks bloody amazing. I guess I’m not used to staying in nice places but it looked really good.

[@emjp3163]

I look forward to more videos of you in Liverpool, it's a fantastic city!

[@daveholt8422]

You're a brave man Lee. It's the hotel chain that's the issue. Britannia aren't great to be fair but you're right about the actual building as it's historic and stunning

[@stevecarroll6760]

The building is stunning! Seems a shame that the services don’t match.

[@tommyjenison9283]

Stunning building suffering from drastic underfunding and circumstances of modern people. I'm sure 50-60-70 years ago people would treat the building with alot more respect and theirfore the price would be higher which would pay in turn for more staff and better upkeep. Everyone wants a room for under £100 per night and this drives the company to cut corners and operate on skeleton crews.

[@derekmain9914]

The grand hotel in Llandudno , scarbourgh , and Adelphi Liverpool are magnificent buildings which should be the best hotels in those cities but are owned by Britannia hotels who have basically run them down

[@jackwatsonepic626]

Lee, nobody had used the toilet that was bleach, which is probably why you could smell bleach, but a lot of people think it's a wee wee in the toilet when it's not lol 😂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jansykes2729]

The Adelphi used to be such a beautiful hotel...mind you I'm talking 45 plus years ago, but it really was a beautiful place. So sad to see how it's been allowed to deteriorate. Local councils house their homeless in the Adelphi nowadays.

[@domahern1046]

A fair conclusion at the end. Like others have said, the place seems to sum up the present state of the UK. Beautiful but under invested for decades and then bought out by a millionaire and run into the ground. What on earth is going on with the housekeeping and basic maintenance? A lot of cheaper hotels seem to have the same dank musty damp smell probably from leaking shower cubicles and bathrooms. Looks like that room had a basic makeover 10-15 years ago but was never maintained fully after.

[@TrumanShow-im2ve]

Let's send another 10 billion to Ukraine.

[@missdoglover1644]

What a shame, as you say, it’s a beautiful building. However it needs new management and a lot of TLC.

[@susanwaite1187]

I remember a tv series was made about this hotel some years ago.

[@jimharvey9552]

Exaggerating over the bleach, but for £40 what would you expect, that’s 20 quid a night per person in the centre of Liverpool! You want high class go the malmasson

[@TheMacMaster]

Bit like I said at the end. 👍🏼

[@SuperLittleTyke]

11:36 Crikey, that grand piano looks rife for the skip! Some white keys have even lost their covers..

[@kevinmott6205]

Wow 15:38 a Victorian mirrored sideboard with display cabinets and marbled counter top. Beautiful. Possibly oak. 😂❤😊❤

[@mansfieldlad123]

Well Mr Macmaster you should read a bit about the history of that place Charles Dickens the writer liked to stop there and Winston Churchill like to stay also. I think a lot these old hotels have just had there day and need a fortune spending on them but it's just not viable as the price they would need to charge wouldn't attract enough customers. Oh and one last thing Cilla Black had her wedding reception there back in 1969 so there you go.

[@janinehawkins9565]

I can remember a documentary series in the late nineties and it was top dollar then! Apparently 😂 That carpet is rank, bleach trying to hide the smell of decay.

[@susanwaite1187]

Yes i just left a comment,was it that many years ago?

[@janinehawkins9565]

​@@susanwaite1187 sure was 😊

[@julesm2352]

I couldn't help but laugh, when you first came out of the lift (looking at that disgusting carpet). Such a shame, such a lovely looking building, just needs a full refurbishment and a lot of TLC. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@rbrouns9569]

A low price is never an excuse for a dirty room, never ever!!

[@rustysroamings]

Hi Lee nice one it was a great review ,pity that fella stopped you ,filming ,,all the best Keith and Jayne Liverpool 😅😅

[@jamesscaravanandfoodreview715]

You need to try the Grayling pub in Great Yarmouth, they do a carvery, probably the 'worst in Norfolk' beef hard and chewy, veg cold and hard as boots roast potatoes that are burnt

[@thatpeterboy]

Must admit these are becoming my favourite vlogs Lee…we get to see hotels we would never see. What a shame though, beautiful building but very tired and in need of repair….these old hotels seem to be Ghosts of their pasts. Your reviews are 100% honest whereas trip advisor reviews are always a little over the top.

[@jackwatsonepic626]

Walk With Me Tim, he does reviews on all hotels cheap ones and also Rich ones , check him out 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jeffreymcmillan9149]

Love your video Lee. I stayed there back in February and expected the worst. My room was 678. It wasn't that bad. Clean but simple. TBH - I was visiting from Mainland China. Having lived there for almost a decade, my tolerance for certain things have certainly been affected.

[@SuperLittleTyke]

27:10 Maybe grab that fan from the wardrobe and leave it switched on for air only, no heat, to circulate air around and hopefully throughout the room to dispel the bleach whiff.

[@rickytonks4906]

What a grand building it is really nice shame about the state of the place what's dusgusting they got clean the place up another great video take care stay safe

[@lynnerowlands5052]

Morning hun wen you were outside talking . there was a painter going in to the hotel . so I wonder if they are doing it up on the other side of the building xxx❤

[@Fingerchisel]

I have never been inside the building, but I remember as a kid watching all the Rolls Royce cars lining up in front of the main doors. The man in his uniform outside greeting the clients and calling for the Trolleys to take the lugage in. You would wait under Dick opposite, hoping to catch site of one of the stars going in or out. It's a bloody shame, how dirty and delapidated it looks now. How can a hotel chain hope to run a business, and hold up a reputation when they are serving up such a horrible experience. Yes £50 a night is cheep in this day and age, but they could still make it clean. Of course they have to deal with the Pigs that make the mess in the first place. As you say Lee, "Shame on you Britannia".

[@andrewtaylor2369]

Stayed there 40 years ago for a star trek convention and it was in just about the same condition. Managed to meet Patrick Stewart and he didn't stay long.

[@jamesscaravanandfoodreview715]

Would also advise a trip to Wroxham in the Norfolk broads, lovely carvery, a take away only one, absolutely fabulous and couldn't fault it, it's called 'oh crumbs' a sandwich shop that does an outstanding carvery

[@paulcole4902]

Not watched all the video yet will watch the rest tomorrow and try and catch up on some more,but my first impressions with the long corridors of the hotel reminds me of the film The Shining, Here's Johnny,😅👍

[@cafsixtieslover]

I stayed at the Adelphi in December last year. I arrived as an emergency at 9.00 at night as my booked accommodation did not work out and I booked it at the last minute and got a taxi there. I thought it was OK. I had a single room that was a bit draughty but quite comfortable and the breakfast the following morning was fine. It was cheap and in a lovely central position especially as I was returning home from Lime Street Station. Yes, it was a little run down but I would stay there again if I needed a cheap hotel.

[@stevenmc4446]

ha I am actually going to Liverpool next week (regular trip) and when booking a hotel it came up and I thought to myself will I book it I mean how bad can it be? I booked the premier inn this morning Cheers Mate

[@neiloldfield8661]

Z hotels is a nice enough hotel for 50 a night Modern and clean Bang in the city centre

[@AjG007]

Tired, but it is far better than many I have stayed in around the world!

[@deeanders8632]

The people of Liverpool have campaigned for years begging Britannia to spend money on this once glorious hotel. It was at one time THE hotel to stay. It’s shame on Britannia, we wish that a large deep pocket company would buy this beautiful building and restore it to its former glory. A very fair review I thought.

[@sharenfreeman7773]

Love these worst hotels reviews your doing..good fun 👍👍

[@fullthrottledave4598]

This brings back some horror memories. My parents stayed here to visit me whilst I was at university. We all ate there. I've never been so ill in my life!!! Must have got food poisoning, was projectile from every orifice on my body. Took months to recover. Good luck Lee!

[@thebigrighthand7728]

After you said mirror on the ceiling I was w8n for the next line of pink champagne on ice 😂😂

[@IanMcPoland]

Britannia hotels are all bad, the Adelphi could be so much more with the right investment. It really is an amazing building.

[@waynekaminski5438]

Video is worth a thousand words. Screw the hotel "ban" on filming anything. What can these jokers do?

[@JAJL667]

A lot of our early 20th century hotels are in the same state. For example, The Grand Scarborough, Norbreck Castle, Savoy, Imperial in Blackpool. Lovely hotels in their day, but past their sell by date and beyond saving.

[@kevinmott6205]

I think you cannot fault the public areas in Britannia Hotels. The rooms are a different matter and issue. 😮

[@pauljennings8432]

Shame though isn't it?

[@michaelwalton4118]

Great vlog, one to avoid.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@AnnBlabd]

Hi Lee new to your channel. First time watched you. I live in the North West in Cumbria feel so ashamed. But there must be grotty hotels in the South.. Angela.

[@RichyDH]

Very very brave of you. Such a shame - it used to be a great place but sadly it has been allowed to decline at a rate of knots. Plenty of great alternatives in the city

[@scattered_thoughts4904]

Good thing you didn't use a blacklight.

[@bennewnham4497]

This is the worst rated hotel in Europe? You have to be kidding. I've stayed in hotels across Europe many of which were absolute toilets. In fact, I'm not convinced some of them were not public toilets. This is absurd luxury compared to a really run down Paris hotel in a violent neighborhood. Even the UK can supply some truly terrible near drug den hotels far far far worse than this.

[@redmaskmcr5286]

Worst hotel i stayed in was the Topham in Belgravia, London. A posh area and an expensive hotel. Thankfully work paid. Rude woman on reception, a fur rug that seemed to have been ripped apart by a Rottweiler. The lift didn't work, the room was dirty, furniture battered. Plug sockets falling off. The air con outlet was covered in cobwebs, which blew around like a windsock, but didn't cool the room. Both taps were hot, which was a shock when cleaning your teeth - which i should have done in the shower, because that WAS cold! Mattress had practically decayed. Ended up wandering outside until I was so tired I would be able to fall asleep, quickly. Looking at recent reviews, it seems some people like it, so it may have improved...

[@craign1668]

Great Video Lee.Britannia have turned all these beautiful Hotels into Hellholes

[@theColonel01]

thought i was watching walk with me tim for a minute - bring a black light with you next time for the full experience ha ha

[@RichardRemedios]

Damn shame seeing the demise of this Liverpool institution, a place my Family often stayed in, when I was a kid, if we were visiting Nana & Grandad or when Dad was performing at the Empire…

[@AtlanteanReacts]

Did you find the masons lodge room down in the basement?..and I’m not joking😂…all the explorer tubers especially the paranormal ones have been doing the Adelphi lately for their fake ghost hunts😅

[@charlotter95]

My boyfriend always says as long as the bed is clean then it’s ok. As you don’t spend much time in a hotel room, hope the smell wasn’t too bad of bleach by the following day.

[@richardszymanski8337]

It used to be a 5 star hotel years ago. All the bands and opera singers who played in Liverpool stayed there. Really sad to see the decline. Rich. Birkenhead.

[@danscott8965]

How can the grand hotel in Scarborough be the worst rated hotel in the UK, and the adelphi in Liverpool rated the worst in Europe?

[@Carol_in_Spain]

That's what I thought.

[@nickgolding5786]

Could of been worse Lee, you should of gone to pontins in Prestatyn when it was open ,lol

[@johnevans9897]

I used to stay in one called Bosworth Hall near Leicester. It was a mess. Staff were lovely, but the place was just run down and not looked after. Soon switched to staying in the Leicester Marriott after that...

[@cathyvanmiert8854]

What a shame that such an old grand building should come to this. You should get a medal for staying there with that awful smell. I would however like to nominate the Britannia Airport Hotel Manchester as being worse than the Adelphi. I stayed there 8 years ago when I got back from NZ (I knew nobody in Manchester and had 2 cats with me), it was full of asylum seekers and it was effing awful. I still have PTSD from the 2 weeks I spent there.

[@aussiemouth747]

Magnificent building. What a shame.😢

[@ashpal-1]

hi lee my experience staying at the adelphi in liverpool was amazing and first class the only thing is that was 25 years ago it was the place to stay.what a pity to see how it has certainly gone down in reputation and service i think this is too great for even brittania hotels to get back to some sort of resemblance to what it was which is a real shame

[@outandaboutwithBen]

I think most of the Britannia hotels look fantastic buildings. The problem is they're old and massive and simply cost too much to maintain. Such a shame they've been left to rot. They all need some TLC.

[@suejaneuk1681]

They should learn to spell Oliver Reed's surname correctly.

[@alanagnew7090]

I did tell you lee what it was like. The Liverpool echo have been trying for ages to get this hotel closed. The taxi drivers try to avoid it at all costs. Plenty of decent places to eat nearby.

[@idfisher]

Oh my god. I stayed in that very room in 2016 and its the exact same 🤢. They charged me £110 for that back then. When I told the client where I had booked they laughed for a solid minute and said we better get your deliverables now - you wont be back tomorrow. worst hotel in europe for me is the Manhattan hotel in Brussels. everything was covered in dust and cigarette ash, the room as 100 x worse that than. I checked out 5 mins after checking in.

[@jonathanbowles2577]

Good Evening Lee. This has got to be the Typical Victorian Hotel with lots of Oppulence and Splendour in it's day. But, sadly like most Hotels of this Period, No Money and No Big Investment has been spent on Up-dating, Re-decoration of the Rooms, all of the Carpets needing to be replaced, just a really Good lick of paint all over and Probably have a Professional Cleaning Company come in and Clean, Vacuum and a Good Dusting of the Hotels Furniture and it's Window's need a Thorough Clean. If they did all of that to the Britannia Adelphi Hotel and brought in a few Hotel Reviewers after that, I am sure this Beautiful Hotel would be given another Star or two. Really Good Investment and a new set of eyes to bring this Hotel up to date and a Pleasant Establishment to stay at and Enjoy Yourself. It is such an Incredible Building and it has lots of History inside it. Thank you very much Lee.

[@CraigBolt]

Reminds me of the Overlook Hotel walking through corridors to your room. 😂😂😂 Shame about the state of the hotel as its a lovely building steeped with historical features. If it was me there, I wouldnt have stayed the night.

[@toucheturtle3840]

I’ve visited Liverpool once to meet a bird I met online. She lived in Walton near Everton’s ground. Talk about dog shit on the pavement…other than that it was a joy to visit a city I’d never been to before.

[@Ian-Gould]

That piano and stool excuse the pun is probably worth more that the hotel 👍🏿

[@theagunton3811]

Was the subject of a documentary years ago

[@suejaneuk1681]

I stayed there during the Beatles convention in '89. The hotel rooms needed updating and were creepy. We were also on the 5th floor. It's no Premier Inn.

[@davidwalters313]

Such a shame - what a beautiful old building. The trouble is it would cost a fortune to do it up and would you see it back? A reasonable 3 star hotel would normally cost triple what you have paid. I stayed at the Liverpool Hilton and it was vastly more expensive ( but good )

[@harryturnbull1884]

There was a BBC series in the late 90s which is on here, a proper grin featuring a nutty chef and the frightening manager Eileen Downey. She later went on to become GM of Britannia - the worst hotel group in the world. I found her quite reserved on the couple of times I interviewed her but there is no doubt she set the blueprint for the Adelphi. I often wondered whether they deliberatlely cultivated the Fawlty Tower experience. The ballroom is impressive for afternoon tea though.

[@NorthernContrarian]

It's so sad, that a company with historic beautiful buildings as its assets don't utilize them to their full potential. If they just kept up with the maintenance it would never have gone to this state. Common mistake, saving pennies on upkeep only to have to blow the bank to do a complete remodel later on, or lose the asset as it is ruined. The last Hotel and this one have beautiful architecture and if they did the right things they'd be really popular as wedding and other locations.

[@terrymurphy562]

Stayed there about 10years ago and it was ok. Did you know that they used to show the Grand National Winner on the Saturday Night after the Race, in the Main Room Facing as you walk in. Did you also know that the Hotel was made for the Passengers of the Titanic, for when it was to Dock in Liverpool. My Home town Macmaster I bet you enjoyed it. Honest review Sir.👍

[@stevenlennard7914]

This hotel was the jewel in the crown in the past. the hotel was run who used to own pontins. the one who run was mrs Elaine downey. who was on bbc doc

[@AJC1963]

Oliver Reed and Roy Rogers both spelt wrong on the famous people who have stayed here board

[@GingerJohnny]

You should stay at Skye Oceans Hotel in Blackpool Lee, the Adelphi looks like paradise compared to that dump!

[@jackwatsonepic626]

The Lodge co-op Street in Blackpool is the worst place I've ever stopped at , and I'm not fussy, lol. I would love some KZbinr to do a review on that B&B, but for £15 a night, including a cooked breakfast (2020) price. The location is top notch just off Chapel Street, the central Pier 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@markiangooley]

Room lighting has been remarkably dim in every hotel I’ve stayed in (here in the United States) for several years. I need to bring efficient bright LED bulbs on trips.

[@JBMtravels]

I can tell you it's not the worst hotel in Europe 🌍 but fantastic video... Keep going with the great work 👍

[@scousemark65]

Lee hope you enjoyed my city but that hotel has been let down by Britannia and i hope one day someone takes it over and gets it back to it's former glory

[@PotatoPirate123]

I think Brittania's ownership or demolition are the only options for these sorts of grandiose buildings. There is a reason Brittania owns most of them and that they're shabby, and that's that they're too expensive to fully renovate without upping the rates by 3 or 4 times, which is too much of a risk

[@blairoutproject]

The Adelphi was home to the Liverpool Press Club, the oldest press club in the world. It was at their last Christmas dinner there that the late great Ken Dodd stood up to give us a few after dinner words. “ some people knock the Adelphi “ he said, “ but I won’t. “ “ I’ve just walked through the kitchens and I didn’t see a single blue bottle…… they were all married with kids “ ! The annual Christmas dinner is now held elsewhere

[@dannydee2668]

I'm laughing so much, Lee you are so funny. I have had a few beers but this is really funny.

[@kevingreen8581]

The hotel have spelt Oliver Reed's name wrong. It is not spelt 'Read.'

[@lorrainebennett7528]

@@kevingreen8581 I noticed that too!

[@barbarawalters8809]

My daughter worked there for years in the kitchen she told me some stories not very nice ones

[@winetdehaan]

Its an amazing building.. such a shame its not well maintained.. but indeed for that price.. you cant expect much.. do you.. i love those vlogs about hotels.. and all your travel vlogs too.. and i have stayed in worse hotels.. even in America.. which you don’t expect either.. nice vlog Lee 👍

[@colinjennings3661]

No excuse for a filthy room no matter how cheap it is. I don't know how Brittania get away with it. It's as if they deliberately run beautiful buildings into the ground.

[@JohnSwindells-zm4sq]

At least you survived the night.Thank Macmaster

[@KingShaf7]

That kind of sums up the uk at the moment Over here in Thailand, for less than £40 a night, I stayed at a beautiful, 4*, beachfront hotel resort in Patong with buffet breakfast for 2…….. couldn’t fault it

[@decayintheuk]

holiday inn express on the dock - gentrified warehouse living

[@jasoncaine1569]

Really don't believe you stayed there, as the bed was well made. Or do uou always make your own bed in hotels every morning😮

[@Elsie-uy2kl]

The sacrifices you make for your audience Lee. 😂 I must admit it looked truly awful but for £42 what more could you expect? It's cheaper than Premier Inn but at least they're clean. 👍

[@charleigh195]

Ey Lee the corridors look very shining.Now that’s a hotel that exists in the US as you probably know you need to do video at that hotel and stay in room 217 if it’s available that would be a cool Mcnicolsonmyster video. X