A Spotless Little Base, Minutes From Anfield
The bus you want is probably already coming. Stand on the step at Cozy Rooms with a coffee from the cafe on the Balmoral Road corner and the 26 rolls past every ten minutes or so, one way into town, the other way towards the football, and the stop is close enough that you barely have time to finish it. Behind the fob-entry door are seven small rooms on a Victorian stretch of Sheil Road: charcoal feature walls, dark soft carpet, a padded buttoned headboard and a reading light you can actually read by.
Pick it for a clean, secure, good-value bed with the buses at the door, hosts who answer, and Newsham Park a few minutes' walk away. Skip it if you need a lift, cooling in a heatwave, or a room you can spread out in, because this is a compact, sleep-well-and-go kind of place rather than somewhere to spend the afternoon.
What you get here is straightforward and unusually well done. Rooms are soundproofed and carpeted, each with its own entrance off the landing, a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a tea and coffee tray, and cleanliness is the thing guests raise first, second and third. Three of the seven rooms have a bathroom to themselves and the other four share two, so you choose your bathroom when you book rather than discovering it on arrival. Tony and Peter run the place themselves and reply quickly, which is why a late arrival or an extra hour at check-out usually gets sorted. Cozy Rooms works well for football weekenders, solo travellers and couples who want somewhere spotless and superbly connected, and who would rather spend on the city than on the room.
Compact Rooms, Kept Immaculate
The rooms are the reason people come back. Behind each bed sits a deep charcoal feature wall with a padded, buttoned headboard against it, a swing-arm reading light on either side and a slim floating shelf for a phone and keys. The rest of the walls are a pale blue-grey, the carpet is dark and soft underfoot, and a full-length mirror bounces the daylight around a room that is compact and to the point. Every room is carpeted, soundproofed and non-smoking, with its own entrance off the landing, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a radio, an iron and a clothes rack instead of a wardrobe.
The bathrooms are where the house has a bit of fun. Each en-suite carries a band of patterned encaustic tiles in blue, ochre and soft green above the basin, with a sliding glass shower enclosure behind it and a proper hot shower inside. Three of the seven rooms have one of these to themselves. The other four share two bathrooms between them, kept to the same standard, with free toiletries, towels and toilet paper provided. All four bookable types measure about 15 square metres, so pick by bed and bathroom rather than by floor space: two singles or one double, private or shared.
Tony, Peter and How Arriving Works
The hosts are the reason this guest house reads warmer than its bracket. Tony and Peter run Cozy Rooms themselves, and their names come up again and again in guest feedback for fast replies, clear arrival instructions and a bit of give over a late check-out. Message them your arrival time before you travel, because check-in runs from 12:00 to 18:30 and someone needs to be there to let you in. Once you are in, the same fob opens the block and your room, which several solo guests mention as the thing that made them feel safe. Bags can be stored on request if you land before your room is ready or have a fixture to get to after check-out at 11:00.
Food is a two-minute problem at most. There is a McDonald's directly opposite for something fast, a cafe on the Balmoral Road corner if you would rather sit down, and the Sheil Park pub at 1 Sheil Road, a minute along, runs karaoke and live music at weekends. For dinner, the Kensington restaurants are a short walk or a stop or two on the bus, and Mamaj is the Kurdish place regulars point people towards. There is no restaurant and no breakfast service at the guest house itself, and the upper floors are reached by stairs, so travel light where you can.
Why Book Cozy Rooms?
This one suits people who judge a stay by how fast they can get from the bed to the turnstile, and who would rather the room was clean and cheap than large.
The buses stop at the door
The 26 and 27 stop on Sheil Road within a minute of the front door, with more services across the road. Guests report them running roughly every ten minutes, and about fifteen minutes to either Anfield or the city centre.
Cleanliness people actually notice
Spotless is the word that recurs most in guest feedback, ahead of the location and the price. Rooms are carpeted, soundproofed and non-smoking, with fresh towels and free toiletries in both the private and the shared bathrooms.
Hosts who answer
Tony and Peter run the seven rooms themselves. Guests name them in feedback for clear instructions before arrival, quick replies to messages and a bit of flexibility over checking out later than eleven.
You choose your bathroom
Three of the seven rooms have a private bathroom with a bath or shower; the other four share two bathrooms with free toiletries, towels and toilet paper. Both the twin and the double come in either version, so the choice is yours at booking.
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Interesting Points About Cozy Rooms
- Seven rooms, and the split is the thing to get right before you book: three have their own bathroom and the other four share two between them. Some travel listings collapse the whole property into a single “Twin Double” option, which is simply wrong, and it is the fastest way to end up in the wrong room here.
- Tony and Peter run the guest house hands-on rather than through an agency, and guests name them personally far more often than they describe the building. Send either of them your arrival time and the door is opened for you in person.
- Newsham Park, about 900 yards from the door, is a 121-acre Victorian park opened in 1868 and the first solo commission of the landscape architect Edward Kemp. Historic England lists it at Grade II* on the Register of Parks and Gardens, entry 1001536, and it still has its boating lake and cast-iron bandstand.
- Everton no longer play at Goodison Park. Since August 2025 the club has played at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, a 52,769-seat ground on the north waterfront, and Goodison is now the permanent home of the women's team.
- Tate Liverpool at the Royal Albert Dock has been shut for redevelopment since October 2023 and is not expected to reopen until 2027. A temporary Tate Liverpool and RIBA North gallery is open at Mann Island in the meantime, so head there rather than the dock if modern art is on the list.
- Walton Breck Road, the stretch the 26 and 27 run along for Liverpool FC, closes roughly 90 minutes before kick-off, so allow more time than the timetable suggests on a matchday.
Rooms & Accommodation at Cozy Rooms
Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
2 guests · 2 single beds · 15 m² · Shared bathroom
Two separate beds plus a shared bathroom is the combination that stays available longest on a matchday weekend, which makes it the practical booking rather than the compromise. You share two bathrooms rather than queueing for one, and free toiletries, towels and toilet paper are all provided in them. In the room there is a socket beside each bed, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee tray and a clothes rack, behind a private entrance off the landing. It works well for friends or colleagues travelling together who will be out all day and would rather keep the spend for the city.
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Double Room with Private Bathroom
2 guests · 1 double bed · 15 m² · Private bathroom
You get your own bathroom here, and on a two-night trip that is usually the thing that decides it. A double bed, a door straight through to a private shower room with toilet, towels and free toiletries, and no landing to cross at three in the morning. The room measures the same 15 square metres as the rest of the house, with a wall-mounted flat-screen, a tea and coffee tray, an iron and a clothes rack rather than a wardrobe. The right pick for couples who want the trip simple, the door shut and the bathroom theirs alone.
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
2 guests · 1 double bed · 15 m² · Shared bathroom
The trade here is easy to read: the same double bed, the same charcoal wall and paired reading lights, but the bathroom is one of two shared between four rooms. Couples who are out from morning until closing time barely register the difference, and this is often the room still going when the en-suites have been taken. Towels, toilet paper and free toiletries are provided in the shared bathrooms, and the room itself has a socket beside the bed, heating, a flat-screen TV and its own entrance off the landing. A good fit for a football weekend where the room is somewhere to sleep and shower and nothing more.
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Twin Room with Bathroom
2 guests · 2 single beds · 15 m² · Private bathroom
The en-suite twin is the one to ask for when two of you want separate beds and nobody else's shower schedule. Two singles, a private bathroom with a bath or shower, toilet, towels and free toiletries, and the same 15 square metres, soundproofing and carpet as the rest of the house. Rooms 1 and 4 are the ones fitted with single beds, so make the twin request explicit at booking rather than assuming. Ideal for two friends at a match, or colleagues sharing on a work trip, who want their own bed and the door shut on the world by eleven.
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In Your Room
- Free Wi-Fi in all rooms
- Flat-screen TV with cable channels
- Tea and coffee tray with an electric kettle
- Radio
- Heating
- Socket beside the bed
- Iron
- Clothes rack
- Carpeted and soundproofed
- Private entrance to each room
- Not available: Air conditioning or a room fan
- Not available: Fridge
- Not available: USB-C charging point
- Not available: Balcony
Bathrooms
- Private bathroom in three of the seven rooms, with a bath or shower
- Two shared bathrooms for the remaining four rooms
- Walk-in shower
- Free toiletries
- Towels and toilet paper provided
- Not available: Accessible or wet-room bathroom
Getting Around
- Bus routes 26 and 27 stop on Sheil Road, about a minute on foot
- Free on-street parking nearby, no reservation needed
- Edge Hill railway station about 0.9 miles
- Wavertree Technology Park station about 1.5 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport about 7 miles
- Not available: On-site car park
- Not available: Airport shuttle
Services and Access
- Fob entry to the block and to your room
- Luggage storage on request
- Free Wi-Fi throughout
- Pre-arranged arrival with the hosts
- Not available: Lift
- Not available: Step-free access to upper floors
- Not available: Staffed reception desk
- Not available: Room service or laundry
Food and Drink
- Kettle and tea and coffee tray in every room
- McDonald's directly opposite the door
- Cafe on the Balmoral Road corner, a couple of minutes on foot
- Sheil Park pub at 1 Sheil Road, a minute along the road
- Not available: On-site restaurant
- Not available: Breakfast service
Policies
- Check-in 12:00 to 18:30, arrival time arranged in advance
- Check-out by 11:00
- Cash useful for any extras on arrival
- Not available: Pets
- Not available: Smoking
- Not available: Parties and events
- Not available: Hen, stag and similar groups
- Not available: Cots and extra beds
Sheil Road, Anfield and the City Centre
Sheil Road is inner east Liverpool: Victorian terraces, corner shops and takeaways, on the seam where Kensington meets Fairfield and Tuebrook, a bit over a mile from the middle of town. It is a working residential street rather than a postcard one, and its whole value is the bus stop outside the door. The 26 and 27 run the Sheil Road circular, with the nearest stop at Huntly Road about two minutes away and more services across the road; guests report them coming every ten minutes or so and taking about a quarter of an hour to either the city centre or the football.
The green space is the local secret. Newsham Park opens straight off Sheil Road about 900 yards north, 121 acres of Victorian parkland from 1868 with a boating lake, a cast-iron bandstand and enough space for a proper morning walk before a match. On the doorstep for food and drink, the Sheil Park pub sits on the corner at 1 Sheil Road, a minute away, and does karaoke and live music at weekends; there is a McDonald's directly opposite for something fast, a cafe on the Balmoral Road corner for a sit-down coffee, and the Kurdish restaurant Mamaj a short walk into Kensington for dinner.
For football, Anfield is about 1.4 miles, roughly fourteen minutes on the 26 or 27 or a 25 to 30 minute walk. One local warning worth having: Walton Breck Road closes about 90 minutes before a Liverpool kick-off, so set off earlier than the timetable suggests. Everton are no longer at Goodison Park, having moved to the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on the north waterfront. Heading the other way, St George's Hall and the World Museum sit around 1.7 to 1.8 miles down towards Lime Street, the Anglican Cathedral about 2.1 miles, and the Royal Albert Dock and Pier Head about 2.7 miles at the river. Edge Hill is the nearest railway station at about 0.9 miles, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport is roughly 7 miles south.
- Bus stop, Huntly Road: About 2 minutes on foot. Routes 26 and 27, the Sheil Road circular, roughly every 10 minutes.
- Sheil Park pub: 1 minute walk, on the corner at 1 Sheil Road. Community local with karaoke and live music at weekends.
- Newsham Park: About 900 yards, a few minutes' walk. 121 acres of 1868 Victorian parkland with a boating lake and cast-iron bandstand.
- Mamaj: A short walk into Kensington. Kurdish and Middle Eastern shawarma kitchen that regulars send visitors to.
- Edge Hill station: About 0.9 miles. The nearest railway station to the door, and the first stop out of Lime Street.
- Anfield: About 1.4 miles, roughly 14 minutes on the 26 or 27. Home of the Kop, with stadium tours on non-match days.
- St George's Hall: About 1.7 miles, opposite Lime Street. Grade I neoclassical concert hall and law courts with a Minton tile floor revealed to the public periodically.
- World Museum Liverpool: About 1.8 miles on William Brown Street. Free national museum with a planetarium and an aquarium in the basement.
- Liverpool Anglican Cathedral: About 2.1 miles. Britain's largest cathedral, with a tower you can climb for the widest view of the city.
- Royal Albert Dock: About 2.8 miles at the waterfront. Restored dock warehouses holding the Beatles Story and the dockside museums and bars.
- Pier Head and the Royal Liver Building: About 2.7 miles. The Three Graces on the river, and the departure point for the Mersey ferries.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport: About 7 miles south, roughly 20 minutes by taxi.
Getting to Key Locations
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Newsham Park
The 121 acres of Victorian parkland that open off Sheil Road about 900 yards north, laid out from 1868 as the first solo commission of the landscape gardener Edward Kemp. There is a boating lake, a cast-iron bandstand and a long circuit of mature trees, and Historic England lists the whole park at Grade II*. The best pre-match walk within reach of the door.
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Anfield
Liverpool FC's ground sits about 1.4 miles north west, roughly fourteen minutes on the 26 or 27 that stop outside the door. Stadium tours run on non-match days and take you out through the players' tunnel to the Kop end. On a matchday, leave early: Walton Breck Road shuts about ninety minutes before kick-off.
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St George's Hall
The neoclassical hall facing Lime Street is about 1.7 miles down the hill, and it is the building that tells you Liverpool was once the second city of the empire. Grade I listed, part concert hall and part law courts, with a Minton tile floor that is uncovered for the public only periodically. The World Museum and the Walker Art Gallery sit a couple of minutes' walk behind it on William Brown Street.
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Royal Albert Dock
About 2.8 miles west at the river, the restored dock warehouses hold the Beatles Story and a run of bars along the water, with the Merseyside Maritime Museum closed for a rebuild until 2028. One correction worth carrying: the Tate at the dock has been closed for redevelopment since October 2023 and is not due back until 2027, with a temporary gallery at Mann Island instead.
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- Arrive at Liverpool Lime Street: Lime Street is the main intercity station and sits about a mile and a half west of Sheil Road. Come out of the front and you are looking at St George's Hall.
- Take the 26 or 27 bus: Pick up the 26 or 27 in the city centre towards Sheil Road and ride about ten to fifteen minutes. Get off at Huntly Road on Sheil Road and it is roughly two minutes on foot to number 9.
- Or walk it in 20 to 25 minutes: If the weather is behaving, walk east out of the centre along London Road and Kensington and you reach Sheil Road in about a mile. A taxi covers the same ground in around four minutes.
- Coming from the airport: Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 7 miles south. A taxi takes roughly 20 minutes; by public transport, take the 86A or 500 into the city centre and change onto the 26 or 27.
- Message your arrival time first: Check-in runs from 12:00 to 18:30 and the hosts need to know when you are coming so someone can let you in. Once you are in, the fob opens both the block and your room, and the upper floors are reached by stairs.
Liverpool for First-Time Visitors
Liverpool is a small city that behaves like a big one. Everything a first visit needs sits inside a two-mile arc from the waterfront: the Three Graces at Pier Head, the restored warehouses of the Royal Albert Dock, the Beatles trail from the Cavern Quarter out to Mendips and Forthlin Road, and two cathedrals at either end of a street literally called Hope.
The free museums are the best value in the north. The World Museum on William Brown Street runs a planetarium and an aquarium, the Walker Art Gallery next door holds one of the strongest collections outside London, and the Museum of Liverpool at Pier Head tells the city's own story. One thing to check before you plan: the Tate at the Royal Albert Dock has been shut for redevelopment since October 2023 and is not due to reopen until 2027, with a temporary Tate Liverpool and RIBA North running at Mann Island instead.
Time a visit around the calendar if you can. Africa Oye takes over Sefton Park in June, International Beatle Week fills the city in late August, and River of Light strings illuminations along the waterfront from late October into November. Football drives the rest of the year: Liverpool at Anfield from August to May, and Everton now at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock rather than Goodison Park.
A Walk Through Liverpool
A street-level walking tour of central Liverpool and the waterfront, taking in the shopping streets, the Three Graces and the dock.
Is Cozy Rooms worth it?
Yes, if you want a spotless, secure, genuinely cheap room and the buses matter more than the square footage. The 26 and 27 stop at the door for Anfield and the centre, Tony and Peter reply fast, and three of the seven rooms have their own bathroom. Skip it if you need a lift, cooling in a heatwave, or space to work and spread out, because the rooms are small and stairs are the only way up.
What Guests Say About Cozy Rooms
Scores and review counts are aggregated from verified guest bookings on major travel platforms.
Fabulous
Three things come up over and over: how clean it is, how good the buses are, and how quickly Tony or Peter reply. Guests describe the rooms as spotless and the beds as genuinely comfortable, and several single out the fob entry to the block and the room as the thing that made them feel safe on their own. Solo travellers and couples both praise the position, with a stop outside the door and more services across the road giving quick runs into the centre and out to the football. The recurring grumble is heat, because there is no cooling and the rooms hold the warmth during a hot spell, so open a window early and expect to sleep light in July.
A solo guest who found the place immaculate and handy for everything, with the bus stops right outside the door. Praised Peter for keeping her updated throughout, and a polite chat with one of the hosts on the way out. Over two nights she neither saw nor heard another guest. The heat was the only downside, and leaving the windows open while she was out kept it bearable.
Ashleigh
Travelling solo, he rated it far better value than the chain hotels in the middle of town, with buses into the centre every ten minutes and the same routes running out towards the grounds. Called it very clean and comfortable with a responsive, friendly owner. His one note: treat it as somewhere to sleep and eat elsewhere, with a McDonald's opposite, a cafe on the Balmoral Road corner and the Kurdish restaurant Mamaj in Kensington for dinner.
2026-07-20A solo guest who found the place immaculate and handy for everything, with the bus stops right outside the door. Praised Peter for keeping her updated throughout, and a polite chat with one of the hosts on the way out. Over two nights she neither saw nor heard another guest. The heat was the only downside, and leaving the windows open while she was out kept it bearable.
2026-06-28Here as a couple, she said everything they needed was provided and that Peter's instructions were clear from the start. The snag was the weather: they stayed during a 36 degree spell and the room stayed hot even with the windows open, so she suggests a fan would help in that kind of heat.
2026-06-28A solo traveller who singled out Tony for going well beyond what he expected, and called the bed genuinely comfortable. The fob access to both the block and the room felt secure and easy, the stop at the door was handy and there were more services just across the road. Excellent value in his view, and the name lives up to itself.
2026-04-16A repeat guest back as a couple and thanking Peter by name. Loved being able to reach shops and pubs on foot without needing transport, and getting into town cheaply. On the wish list: a small fridge for cold drinks, and a USB-C socket alongside the older ones.
2026-07-07A couple who liked the position, close enough to walk to the Liverpool ground, and found the place really tidy. Full marks and they said they would be back.
2026-04-19A couple who found it clean, comfortable and good for a proper night's sleep, with thanks to Tony for being so friendly.
2026-03-01Over for a Liverpool match with his daughter, he found the host responsive and relaxed about leaving an hour later than planned. Buses to the centre and to Anfield both took about fifteen minutes and stopped a minute from the door. Less keen on the tiny washbasin, the lack of heating inside the room and the traffic and siren noise, and he warns the room really is only big enough for sleeping.
2026-02-02Good to Know Before You Book
Message your arrival time before you travel
Check-in runs from 12:00 to 18:30 and this is a hands-on, host-run house rather than a staffed desk, so Tony or Peter need to know when you are coming. Send the time when you book and the arrival is straightforward; check-out is by 11:00, and luggage can be stored either side on request.
Choose your bathroom when you book
Three of the seven rooms have a private bathroom and the other four share two between them, so the choice is genuinely yours at booking rather than a lottery on arrival. Both the twin and the double come in either version, and the shared bathrooms carry the same free toiletries, towels and toilet paper.
Parking is free on the street, with local rules
Free on-street parking is available nearby with no reservation needed, either directly outside or on a side street. Read the signs before you leave the car though: parts of the wider Kensington and Anfield area run residents' permit schemes and matchday controls, and those bays are enforced.
Pack for warm rooms in summer
The rooms are soundproofed and carpeted, which keeps them quiet, and the same build keeps the warmth in during a hot spell. There is no cooling here, so open a window early, keep it open while you are out, and bring a small travel fan if you are visiting in July or August.
Stairs are the only way to the upper floors
The rooms upstairs are reached by staircase and there is no lift, step-free entrance or accessible bathroom documented at the property. If steps are difficult, or you need a ground-floor room, contact the property directly before booking rather than assuming.
Cancellation terms depend on the rate you choose
Cancellation and prepayment conditions vary by room and rate here, and the exact terms for your option are shown before you confirm. Payment for the stay is taken through the booking platform on the property's behalf, so bring a little cash for anything extra once you arrive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Anfield is about 1.4 miles away, roughly fourteen minutes on the 26 or 27 bus that stops on Sheil Road. The city centre is a similar ride in the other direction, around ten to fifteen minutes, or a 25 to 30 minute walk along Kensington and London Road. Guests report the buses running about every ten minutes.
Routes 26 and 27, the Sheil Road circular, stop within about two minutes of the door at Huntly Road, with more services across the road. They run in both directions, so one way takes you into the city centre and the other towards the football. On a matchday, allow extra time because Walton Breck Road closes roughly 90 minutes before a Liverpool kick-off.
There is free on-street parking nearby with no reservation needed, either directly outside or on a side street. The property has no car park of its own. Check the signs before you leave the car, because parts of the wider Kensington and Anfield area operate residents' permit schemes and matchday parking controls that are enforced.
No breakfast is served here, so treat the booking as room-only. Every room has a kettle and a tea and coffee tray for the first cup of the day, and there is a McDonald's directly opposite plus a cafe on the Balmoral Road corner if you want to sit down. Kensington has a wider run of cafes a short walk away.
Three of the seven rooms have their own bathroom, and the other four share two bathrooms between them. Both the twin and the double are sold in a private-bathroom and a shared-bathroom version, so pick the one you want at booking. Free toiletries, towels and toilet paper are provided either way.
Check-in runs from 12:00 to 18:30 and check-out is by 11:00. The arrival time has to be arranged in advance because the hosts let guests in personally rather than staffing a desk, so send it when you book. Guests regularly mention Tony and Peter being flexible about a slightly later departure if you ask.
This one needs confirming directly with the property before you book. The published house rules say children are not allowed and that cots and extra beds are unavailable, yet the owners have approved a ten-year-old for a match weekend and a family guest reviewed after staying with a daughter. On minimum age, the owner has said 18 while the listing shows no age requirement, so get an answer in writing.
There is no lift, and every listing for the property states that the upper floors are reached by stairs only. No step-free entrance, ground-floor room or accessible bathroom is documented. If stairs are difficult, contact the property before booking so they can tell you what is genuinely possible.
Pets are not allowed at the property. An owner answer to a guest question also declined a small assistance dog, which sits awkwardly with the Equality Act 2010, since assistance dogs generally have to be admitted to UK accommodation. If you travel with an assistance dog, contact the property directly to settle it before you book, and raise it with the booking platform if you need to.
They can, and it is the single most common complaint in recent guest feedback. There is no air conditioning or in-room fan, and the soundproofing that keeps the traffic out also holds the warmth in. Guests who stayed during a 36 degree spell recommend leaving the windows open while you are out and bringing a small travel fan in July and August.
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Ready to Book Cozy Rooms?
Spotless rooms, hosts who answer, and the bus to Anfield stopping yards from the front door. Check your dates and see which bathroom you can still get.
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