It's almost been 50 years since one Liverpool hotel first opened its doors to the public and from there welcomed a host of celebrities.
Located on Chapel Street in Liverpool city centre, the Atlantic Tower Hotel as it was first known officially opened on May 17, 1973. Designed to look like the bow of a ship, construction on site began in the early 1970s and it is still a familiar landmark on Liverpool's waterfront today.
The £2.8m four-star hotel boasted 226 bedrooms over 12 "decks" and in May 1973, the ECHO reported how manager Michael Hibbert said advance bookings had been going well and he had every confidence that the luxurious latecomer to the city's industry would soon make up for lost time.
