Liverpool has always welcomed locals and tourists with top class hotels - but through the years, some have sadly closed for good.
Many will remember the likes of the Liverpool North Western Hotel, The Moat House and the Regent Hotel that once stood proudly in the city centre. As well as the "plush" Trials Hotel on Castle Street.
The impressive Grade II-listed building was built in 1868 for the Alliance Bank and was later occupied by the North and South Wales Bank and the Midland Bank. After the Midland Bank had relocated to the northern end of the street, the building was converted by Liverpool businessman Wayne Rose into a bar, restaurant and a 4 star hotel, in 1986.
