LONDON — Looking for some rest after a hard day’s night? Fans
of the Fab Four can now book in to the newly opened Beatles Hotel in Liverpool,
England.
The "Hard Days Night Hotel" has 110 rooms set in the heart of
the ‘Beatles Quarter’ in the city of their birth. It’s situated a stone’s throw
from the Cavern Club, where it all began for the Fab Four.
The four star boutique establishment has two luxury "Lennon"
and "McCartney" suites. The Lennon room is all in white, featuring a white baby
grand piano and giant pictures of John Lennon. The McCartney suite contains no
leather in recognition of Macca’s celebrity vegetarian status and has a suit of
armor on display, a nod to Sir Paul’s knighthood.
If you want to ask your partner to "Love Me Do", you can even
get married in the hotel’s wedding chapel.
The Grade II listed building features specially commissioned
artwork from American airbrush artist, Shannon, in every room. The pictures
depict the story of the Beatles from the basement through to the roof in
chronological order.
A room costs anywhere between 170 pounds ($336.10) a night to
a massive 650 pounds for either of the Lennon and McCartney suites. On its debut
weekend the Hard Days Night Hotel was fully booked.
"The phones haven’t stopped ringing. Interest has come as far
afield as Croatia, Russia, Japan, obviously America and there’s been huge
interest from Brazil even," hotel spokesman Johnny Lockwood said.
Day trippers are not excluded from the Beatles experience, as
the two restaurants will be open to non-residents. But you’d better be a fan of
Beatles music as both The Brasserie and Blakes restaurants will play nothing
other than Beatles hits every evening.
The hotel opening on Friday Feb. 1 coincides with Liverpool being the 2008
European Capital of Culture. —Reuters
