The Booker Courses are held at the Liverpool Medical Institution which is close to the Liverpool City Centre.
The venue for other courses is the Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust which is approximately six miles from the city centre but close to the M57 motorway which eases across the eastern outskirts of the city.
However, due to demolition and construction work at Aintree, some courses will be moved to the Devonshire House Hotel, Edge Lane, Liverpool.
For Courses at Aintree Hospitals
PARK VALE LODGE
(One mile from Aintree Hospital)
Recently recommended by candidates
Special Offer for MSA Candidates
Prices:
£25.00pp Mon – Thurs
£30.00pp Fri to Sun.
Price includes an ‘early bird’ cooked breakfast from 7am
Please Quote: MSA Candidate when making a Reservation
Telephone Number 07500926076
Email: bookings@bedbreakfastliverpool.co.uk
Website address is www.bedbreakfastliverpool.co.uk
MANOR HOUSE GUEST HOUSE
See Website – www.jcmanorhouse.co.uk
Good value at £30 Single & £25
Twin bed shared double.
Please inform David Strong if you would be willing to share a twin bedded room with another candidate of the same gender and we will try to arrange it.
0151 280 7099
THE PARK HOUSE GUESTHOUSE – 0151 928 4343 (Best Value)
This has been described as a "very clean guesthouse run by Augustinian nuns".
The charge is £32 per night for en suite accommodation plus a "full English Breakfast".
Shared twin-bedded accommodation is discounted at £28 per person.
This is markedly cheaper than any of the hotels mentioned and candidates who have stayed there have been unanimous in their approval & recommendation.
Please inform David Strong if you would be willing to share a twin bedded room with another candidate of the same gender and we will try to arrange it.
The house is less than 5 minutes from the station and is on a city bus run.
It will take between 30 & 45 minutes to reach either the LMI or Aintree Hospitals using public transport.
By car or taxi, the journey to the LMI will take approximately 30 minutes while that to the hospital will take perhaps 20 minutes.
“Excellent. Good value. Basic but clean and very good value. Extra points for the multiple statues of the Virgin Mary which watch over you.” May 08
“Good. Good value.” May 08
Good . Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. A bit far from the hospital” May 08
AINTREE LODGE HOTEL (On-Site) - 0151 529 5100
En Suite Accommodation + TV
Single £37 per night.
Twin Bedded £30 per person
“Good Value” May 08
“Not easy to get a good dinner – a list of nice takeaways would be nice” May 08
“Satisfactory” May 08
“Good” May 08
“Good, Clean & Quiet – Feel £37.50 is the upper limit of what it should cost” May 08
“ Good. Walls are thin. No options for dinner if you don’t have a car. Otherwise clean & comfortable” May 08
“Good – Greatest feature: on site!” May 08
“Good. Ideal location”
Please inform David Strong if you would be willing to share a twin bedded room with another candidate of the same gender and we will try to arrange it.
SUITES HOTEL
0151 549 2222
Website: www.suiteshotelgroup.com
£110 for a twin-bedded room plus breakfast
“Excellent. Good value. Very nice. Has pool and gym which are free to use” May 08
“Good. Fair value. Good location in terms of Aintree Hospital – not much
surrounding hotel” May 08
Please inform David Strong by email if you would be willing to share a twin bedded room with another candidate of the same gender and we will try to arrange it.
GREENBANK GUEST HOUSE – 0151 546 9971
B & B, Parking
Near Aintree Hospitals
Near M57, M58 & M58
Comment:
"Lovely accommodation. Basic but friendly and well worth a stay. £30 per night. 5 minutes by car to Aintree Hospitals"
TRAVEL INN (Aintree) – 0151 530 3700
Ormskirk Road , Liverpool 9 (A59 end of M57)
Less than 10 minutes from hospital by car/taxi.
No convenient public transport.
Considered satisfactory.
Approximately £55 per night
See Website: www.travelinn.co.uk
BOUNTY HOUSE – 0151 281 6750
Less than 10 minutes from the hospital by car/taxi.
Highly recommended by candidates with particular mention of the indoor swimming pool and sauna.
“Bounty House cooked evening meal every night for us at 2100 hours - £55 per night (evening meal extra). Excellent accommodation plus Swimming Pool. Highly recommended and a swimming pool.” May 07
“Really nice, really friendly, great food! There is a swimming pool & sauna. The staff are really accommodating” May 08
“Lovely accommodation. Lovely food. Able to make evening meal at suitable time” May 08
“Very hospital staff. Good attention to detail” May 08
“Excellent. Really accommodating. Love the sauna and the pool” May 08
All rooms en suite with colour television & video (free access to video library)
£55 per night single or £80 per night for double or sharing twin bedded room
Discount £5 per night allowed for a 5 night stay or more.
Please inform David Strong by email if you would be willing to share a twin bedded room with another candidate of the same gender and we will try to arrange it.
CHURCH VIEW GUEST HOUSE – 0151 525 8166
Two rooms only – Shared Bathroom
£20 per person
“Good. Clean, basic but price reflects that. Basically room to let in old lady’s house. Shared bathroom but only 2 rooms anyway”
TRAVEL INN ( Liverpool North) – 0151`530 3700
Northern Perimeter Road , Liverpool 30 (A5036 end of M57)
10 minutes from hospital by car/taxi.
No convenient public transport.
Considered satisfactory.
Approximately £55 per night
“Good” May 08
“Good. Good value if sharing a room which I was!” May 08
“Excellent. Clean, convenient: Food available after 9 pm. Friendly staff” May 08
“Good. Fair value.” May 08
“Excellent. Good value” May 08
“Good. Clean & Tidy with good facilities. Nive bar across from hotel, nice for a wind down in the evening” May 08
“Excellent. Good value. 30 min walk from hospital” May 08
“Good. Fair value” May 08
“Good. Comfortable. Good cheap restaurant next door. Gym membership @ Fitness First £18/week
(50yds away). Friendly staff” May 08
“Good. No frills but clean & comfortable” May 08
“Good. Reception friendly, adequate facilities. Lack of places to eat as pub stops
serving at 21.30” May 08
Please inform David Strong if you would be willing to share a twin bedded room with another candidate of the same gender and we will try to arrange it.
See Website: www.travelinn.co.uk
ORRELL PARK HOTEL – 0151 525 4018
109 Orrell Lane , Liverpool L9 8BL
10 minutes from hospital by car/taxi.
Consistently recommended by candidates.
£35 per night & £30 per person shared twin-bedded room.
All prices include “Full English Breakfast”
12 rooms in all – 10 of which are en suite .
No convenient public transport.
Posting April 08
Until recently, this Hotel was consistently recommended by candidates but a change in Ownership has been marked by significant deterioration.
One candidate recently refused to stay there as it was considered “noisy”, “smelly” and “dirty”.
Another found on arrival at night that the reservation had not been respected and was obliged to seek accommodation elsewhere.
The Owner has been alerted to these opinions and it is hoped that improvement might be the result
PARK LODGE HOTEL – 0151 525 7555
Dunningsbridge Road , Liverpool (A5036 off end of M57)
£65 per night – Single
£40 per night per person – Shared Twin-Bedded.
Breakfast included in price
Evening meals available up until 9.30pm
Small gym
No convenient public transport - 10 minutes from hospital by car/taxi.
EXPRESS BY HOLIDAY INN – 0151 549 2700
Ribblers Lane , Knowsley (just off M57 Junc 4)
£62 per night - En Suite including continental breakfast
Evening meal available until 9 pm.
Snack ‘Take Away’ menu available until 11.30
10 minutes from hospital by car/taxi.
No convenient public transport.
For Courses at the Liverpool Medical Institution
The Liverpool Medical Institution is on Mount Pleasant, a main road leading upwards and outwards from the city and less than a half mile from the bottom of the hill, which bottom (perversely) might be considered the heart of the city.
THE DEVONSHIRE HOUSE HOTEL - 0151 264 6600
Situated approximately 5 miles from Aintree Hospitals and 1 mile from the Liverpool Medical Institution. The Hotel Management has agreed to special rates (£40) for Mersey School candidates. All rooms are en suite with TV etc. Candidates, when making a reservation, are advised to indicate that they are of the MSA. Candidates on courses at Aintree are advised that Breakfast is provided at Aintree Hospital & thus they should not reserve Breakfast at the hotel.
“Adequate Fair value ” May 08
“Good. Good place to stay Good value” May 08
“Good. Clean, Food not very good in hotel restaurant Good place to stay” May 08
Director’s Note regarding DHH.
The MSA held the Primary MCQ course at the DHH in May this year with over 100 candidates.
The feedback with regards to the facilities and the staff were highly complimentary while the food and accommodation was considered adequate and acceptable. It has to be said that the staff could not have been more helpful and everyone went home content.
THE BRITANNIA ADELPHI HOTEL- 0151 709 7200
This is a splendidly looking relic from the past, the days when Liverpool was the start and finish of a Trans-Atlantic journey for the rich and famous. However, its indulgent opulence has surrendered to fiscal necessity and the hotel survives at a more mundane level of comfort and convenience than of old. This is reflected in the feedback from candidates who have stayed there. However, although expensive compared to some alternatives, on the whole, it is regarded as being "adequate" and of "reasonable value" with the advantage of "secure parking", which is perhaps important to a visitor to Liverpool.
There is also an in-house Sports Club & Swimming Pool available to residents.
Depending on the climate of the times, the Adelphi is often found to be prepared to enter into negotiation regarding the prices.
If you, your family or friends remember the TV series which featured the Adelphi and some of the more extraordinary members of its staff over a number of interesting and revealing weeks, it is worth staying there if only to tell the tale on return home.
It is about a ten minute uphill walk to get to the LMI but the five minute stroll down the hill at the end of a hard day at the course compensates for the morning exertion.
GLADSTONE HOTEL 0151 709 7050
Situated close to the Liverpool Medical Institution, this hotel has recently (2007) earned the recommendation of candidates.
THE FEATHERS HOTEL 0151 709 9655
Situated virtually next door to the Liverpool Medical Institution, it used to be considered as satisfactory by candidates. However, there have been a number of complaints more recently (1997).
The hotel has been informed & has apologised. It will be important that anyone staying there let it be known that he/she is of the Mersey School.
Single £57.95 - Shared Twin-Bedded £72.95
Passes for University Gym & Swimming Pool (About 5 minutes walk) available to NHS Guests.
Accommodation Hotline – 0845 601 1125
National Rail Travel – 08457 48 49 50
Local Travel – 0151 236 7676
Tourist Information – 0906 680 6886