The Flat Iron
Communal lounge and free breakfast near Anfield Road
About this hotel
The Flat Iron runs as an informal guesthouse rather than a conventional hotel, with laid-back rooms fitted with TVs and a communal lounge that gets lively before a big fixture. Free breakfast and Wi-Fi are included, and the bar downstairs gives somewhere to gather with other fans staying in the building rather than heading straight out into the crowds, a useful buffer before the walk properly begins. The eight-minute walk to Anfield passes close to Anfield Road, five minutes away, one of the main approach streets on matchday, so the route is straightforward even when the pavements fill up. Kims Anfield Supper Bar, four minutes on foot, is the option for food beyond the hotel itself.
- Free breakfast
- Communal lounge
- Bar
- Eight minutes to Anfield
Our take
This suits fans who like a shared, sociable atmosphere over a private hotel feel, and who want breakfast and a common area included rather than paid extras. Groups of friends travelling together will get the most from the communal lounge. Anyone wanting a quiet, private stay should look at a more conventional room elsewhere on this list.
- Use the communal lounge to meet other fans before heading to the ground together
- Eat the free breakfast early on a lunchtime kickoff, it can queue up
- Walk via Anfield Road rather than cutting through side streets on a sold-out day
Why we love it
- Communal lounge with a matchday atmosphere
- Free breakfast and Wi-Fi
- Bar for pre-match gathering
- Eight-minute walk to Anfield
Why guests love itThe communal lounge turned out to be the best part, swapping notes with other supporters over breakfast before we all headed out toward Anfield Road together. It is not a private, polished stay, and the rooms are simple, but for meeting fellow fans and walking to the ground as a loose group it worked better than a standard hotel would have.