Even if you’ve never been to Liverpool before, you should already know two of its street names.
“They are Anfield Road and Penny Lane,” claims Peter Schriewersmann, sitting inside Hotel Anfield. The adopted scouser is its co-owner invested in the Victorian villa at 23 Anfield Road in February 2020 - right at the beginning of the pandemic.
If the timing of the initial purchase was slightly unlucky, it’s since flowered into a solid bet. Liverpool football club, based a few metres up the road, are arguably at the peak of their powers and still active in all competitions this season. This means over 54,000 people descend on the area around three times a month - seemingly to the benefit of the hotel and bar.