Mr Smith's Old Stanley Arms
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About Mr Smith's Old Stanley Arms
On Prescot Rd in Liverpool, Mr Smith's Old Stanley Arms is a pub that also offers rooms for overnight stays. A full English cooked breakfast is served alongside the standard breakfast options. The entrance is step-free, giving wheelchair users and those with mobility needs easy access, and a rear outdoor area provides outdoor seating with a play area nearby for families with young children. The pub operates on a walk-in basis, with no booking system in place, and it opens daily. Guests staying overnight can start the day with breakfast on site before heading out. The rear yard offers a spot to sit outside, separate from the main bar area.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, comfy beds, affordable pints of carling and back yard play area.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention full english breakfast, comfy beds, affordable pints of carling and back yard play area.
Customer Review Summary
Pints of Carling at a notably low price draw the most attention, with reviewers repeatedly calling it a bargain worth returning for. Close behind, the rooms upstairs earn steady praise for being clean and comfortable, alongside a full English breakfast reviewers describe as fresh and high quality. Several guests single out the welcome from the landlady and staff, and one group mentions being given free use of the back yard for a baby shower. A couple of visitors add that booking direct rather than through a third-party site saves money on the room rate. Set against this, one reviewer reports a ruined night's sleep from loud partying under their room until the early hours, calling it the worst night's sleep imaginable and advising others to pay extra to stay elsewhere. The rest of the accounts describe the opposite, with guests saying they would happily stay again for the drinks and the rooms alike.
Customer Review Summary
Pints of Carling at a notably low price draw the most attention, with reviewers repeatedly calling it a bargain worth returning for. Close behind, the rooms upstairs earn steady praise for being clean and comfortable, alongside a full English breakfast reviewers describe as fresh and high quality. Several guests single out the welcome from the landlady and staff, and one group mentions being given free use of the back yard for a baby shower. A couple of visitors add that booking direct rather than through a third-party site saves money on the room rate. Set against this, one reviewer reports a ruined night's sleep from loud partying under their room until the early hours, calling it the worst night's sleep imaginable and advising others to pay extra to stay elsewhere. The rest of the accounts describe the opposite, with guests saying they would happily stay again for the drinks and the rooms alike.
Featured reviews
- Adam Barbosa
“About as bad as it gets. Do Not stay here, you will not sleep with the all night/all morning partying. The worst night sleep you could imagine at your expense, think 2am partying under your bed. Pay extra and stay elsewhere for your sanity”
- JOHN ATKINSON
“Best hotel on the planet, staff were so friendly, they helped so much Great en suite room”
- Sarah Passmore
“Lovely cooked breakfast, rooms clean, beds very comfy, staff friendly and helpful would definitely stay here again”
- Simon Nugent
“What a legendary boozer. Tidy inside, very warm welcome from the landlady and the blokes sitting in there. Best of all pints of Carling are only £2.50 when i was in there (Wednesday) - can't go wrong! Update: they have rooms here so stayed the night for work, the rooms are spot on, even better when you can just go straigh from the bar to bed. Make sure you book direct and not through booking.com as they take a massive slice of the cash.”
- Emily Batters
“Me and my wife only checked out today. But we stayed for 1 evening as had an event. But what a lovely place... Granted it doesn't look all that well from the outside. But we were welcomed with open arms... The room was emmaculate.. The …”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Has great beer selection
- Good for watching sport
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has outdoor seating
- Serves dine-in
- Serves alcohol
- Casual
- Serves beer
Show more amenities
- Serves food
- Serves spirits
- Good for watching sport
- Has toilet
- Cosy
- Offerings· 2
- Serves cocktails
- Serves wine
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
- Dining options· 1
- Has seating
- Highlights· 1
- Has great beer selection
Location
How Mr Smith's Old Stanley Arms compares to nearby bars
- Mr Smith's Old Stanley Arms · This shop4.3151 reviews
Mentioned in reviews: full english breakfast, comfy beds, affordable pints of carling
- 261 reviews1.5 mi
Mentioned in reviews: brilliant beer on tap, reasonable pint prices, family pub, kids welcome
- Joey Orrs4.5533 reviews3.6 mi
Mentioned in reviews: buffet spread for functions, steak and ale pie, salmon main course
- 114 reviews3.7 mi
Mentioned in reviews: good selection of beers on tap, darts, cheap bar prices
Mr Smith's Old Stanley Arms This shop | The Bulldog Bar | Joey Orrs | Prince George Hotel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3(151) | 3.9(261) | 4.5(533) | 4.2(114) | |
| Price | £10–20 | £10–20 | £10–30 | £1–10 |
| Distance | — | 1.5 mi | 3.6 mi | 3.7 mi |
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