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Paul McCartney's namesake suite sits in a sweet spot on the corner of the fifth floor, with a giant balcony overlooking all of downtown Liverpool (including the city's Ferris Wheel). You enter into an open living area, decorated with a suit of armor (as Paul is a Knight of the Realm), a painting of the man himself, and artifacts such as the original proclamation of Freedom of the City of Liverpool to Sir Paul.

Through double doors into the bedroom, the room really comes into its theme when you spy the wall plastered with oversized press clippings focusing on Paul, and Liverpool as well. Essentially you could read the wall for a mini dose of history, but then you'd be distracted from the jet black, faux fur bedspread and the quirky vintage Rupert Bear rug at the foot of the bed.

Onto the bathroom! It's accessible from both the living area and the bedroom, and outfitted with double sinks, a toilet and separate shower and bath. Toiletries are from The White Company, but you'll find this throughout the rest of the hotel as well.

Awesome bonus extras: the Hard Day's Night has free WiFi throughout, and most nightly rates include a breakfast buffet (including full English breakfast fixings) in Blake's Restaurant. Want to stay in the McCartney suite? Plan on laying out £115 for a regular room, or £750 for the whole shebang in the Sir Paul suite.

Don't think we've spoiled the fun for you with the photo gallery above, either. The hotel also has a very popular Lennon Suite; it's so popular that a guest was staying in it, thus we couldn't photograph it. Maybe next trip?

Thanks to VisitLiverpool and VisitBritain for arranging this visit.

[Photos and video: Cynthia Drescher for HotelChatter]