beatleshotelroom.jpgWhere: North John Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom

The Times UK got a sneak peek at the Hard Day’s Night Hotel which is opening this Friday and will be the first Beatles-themed hotel to open (although certainly not the last.)

Initially, we thought this would be some sort of hack hotel, but it sounds rather cool.

When the doors open on February 1 guests will be greeted by four statues of the Beatles over the cathedral-like arched main door.

A gold banister lined staircase leads up to the Brasserie and reception, where hundreds of sheets of Beatles’ music hang from the ceiling and a frieze of black and white stills of the Fab Four runs like a film reel across the top of the entrance wall.

The lobby’s star feature, however, is a bright Yellow Submarine jukebox, apparently one of only 1,000 in existence. And, you’ve guessed it, Beatles music plays night and day throughout the hotel.

The Times reporter did have some harsh words for certain areas of the hotel. The rooms feature artwork of the Beatles from artist Shannon whose work is called “mediocre.” The underground conference room with 70s style carpeting is “dead” and the Buddha-themed Hari’s Bar is “hideous.”

What we’re mostly concerned about is a wedding chapel adjacent to the bar called “Just the Two of Us.”

Still, Beatles fans will appreciate the local tours of Liverpool that the hotel offers and the constant streaming of Beatles music throughout. For fans with dough, they can stay in the £650-a-night Lennon and McCartney suites on the fifth and sixth floors. The Lennon suite features a white piano and the McCartney suites feature a knight’s armour in reference to his knighthood.

For the opening weekend, the hotel has put together a two-person package at £460.00 for two nights which includes dinner, breakfast, a commemorative gift and tickets to a Beatles tribute band show inside the hotel.