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Reviews of Base Serviced Apartments - Sir Thomas Street

4 out of 5
Base Serviced Apartments - Sir Thomas Street
1-3 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, England

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 64 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good location but no parking. Having to pick the keys up from another location isnt ideal. The apartment was nice but only the radiator in the corridor seemed to work and the master bedroom with en suite was cold all the time even though the radiator was turned up to full. Nice lounge and kitchen unless you’re trying to sleep on the sofa bed. There are no blinds or curtains on the massive patio doors so there’s no way if blocking the sunlight in the morning.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Rebecca

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Second time staying and the apartment bedrooms were lovely but the living & kitchen area need updating lots of damage to cupboards , sofa and chairs .
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Hyun ju

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good location and good to stay for family. Only bad thing is to need front stair. Very bad smelling after open the front door. Office opened by 6 pm. And far distance from the property.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

J

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Zina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very pleasant, neat, tidy, clean, central to all hot spots.. Apartment can do with new curtains, furniture and a few pictures on the walls for a more homely atmosphere and 2 of the showers need new showerheads Overall happy with the apartment. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Shower unfit for use. Barely a trickle of water. Door locks are not sturdy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Team Base on 16 Mar,2020
Hi there, we are very sorry to hear about your experience. It would have been helpful if you had not left your review anonymously so we knew exactly which apartment has these issues. Had you of let us know about these issues during your stay our staff would have been more than happy to assist you. Nevertheless, I will pass these issues on to our housekeeping manager.Kind regards, Ffion.

6/10 Okay

Colber

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disappointing
I am a regular visitor to Liverpool and thought that I would try the Base Apartment in Sir Thomas Street. The apartment is located above the Victoria Cross pub and is accessed from an unmarked adjacent to the pub. I was not aware at the time of booking that I had to make time, drive to their offices to pick up the key, find street parking (and pay for parking whilst doing so). They did call me to inform me of this, but it was not clear at time of booking. The staff were friendly and helpful, however the layout and location of the apartment made it noisy. Whilst there was little that the owners could do about the early morning street cleaning, splitting the apartment into three independent bedrooms meant that there was noise though the night with corridor and bedroom doors banging. This could be partially allowed for in the costs of the room My main frustration was that thee apartment was advertised free cancellation. When I checked with a few days to go, I found that the opportunity to cancel had lapsed four or five days prior to my stay. This was unlike all my other bookings on Hotels.com. Most offer free cancellation within a day or so and several helpfully on the same day, if you genuinely need to cancel. It is something to consider when booking as it meant that it did not give me the flexibility that I needed. Whilst I appreciated a follow up call from Base, quoting me the terms and conditions of my stay added further disappointment. I doubt I will stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Team Base on 27 Feb,2020
Hi there, thanks for choosing to stay with Base. It is very clear in the information displayed on hotels.com that our reception is in a different location. Under the 'At a Glance' section it says "There is no front desk at this property. The check-in location differs from the property location. To check in, go to 136 Duke Street, Liverpool". It is up to the guest to make sure that they read all of the information and terms and conditions before placing a booking. There is no need to find street parking or pay for it. Guests are able to park on Cornwallis Street outside the office entrance when picking up their keys.We are very pleased to hear that our reception team were friendly and helpful. I will be sure to pass on your feedback to them. We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy the layout of the apartment and experienced noise throughout the night. We have strict noise policies and encourage guests to call us on the emergency number if excessive noise occurs. We have two types of rate plans, advance purchase rate where you pay in full at the time of booking, or the flexible rate where payment is taken 7 days before arrival. We do not offer free cancellation 7 days or less before the check-in date. We are very sorry if this information was not clear enough on hotels.com and we will review how our information is presented on the site. We apologise for your experience but hope that you still managed to enjoy your time in Liverpool. Kind regards, Ffion.

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveller
Ok 👌 stay was on fourth floor, no lift and had to pick keys up from a distant place to the location I stayed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Team Base on 9 Dec,2019
Hi David, thanks for choosing to stay with Base. We do let all guests know prior to arrival that there is not lift in the building. This is a listed building so we cannot put a lift in unfortunately. We also let guests know that the check-in is in a different location. If guests do not want to walk we are happy to call a taxi. Kind regards, Ffion.

8/10 Good

Maureen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location.
Great location although the stairs are hard work after a day or night on your feet It would have helped to have tea towels to dry dishes. Apartment cold at times, being able to turn heat on and off ourselves when needed would have been great
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Team Base on 26 Nov,2019
Hi Maureen, thanks for leaving a review and for choosing to stay with Base. We do warn all guests prior to arrival that unfortunately this building does not have a lift. We are sorry to hear about the few issues you had with the apartment. We appreciate your feedback and will take it on board. Kind regards, Ffion.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No fun no problem stay here!
It was my first night away with my wife (married that weekend) the place ensured we never had physical relation on our first marital night! Very angry! Don’t recommend, but you do get what you pay for!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Team Base on 18 Oct,2019
Hi there, apologies that your stay was not what you expected. Unfortunately you haven't identified any specific issues in your review, and we contact all of our guests after their stays to ask for feedback, however you did not answer this call. Please help us improve guest experience by contacting us directly and giving us your detailed feedback. Kind regards, Ffion.

10/10 Excellent

Avril

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Apartment was so central. Exactly what we wanted. Spotless. Would highly recommend to people
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Team BASE on 16 Sept,2019
Hi Avril, thanks for choosing to stay with BASE and for leaving a review. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay and hope you had a lovely time in Liverpool. We can't wait to welcome you back again in the future. Kind regards, Ffion.

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Team Base on 3 Sept,2019
Hi Trevor, thanks for your review. We hope you had a lovely stay! Kind regards, Ffion.

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Night away
Was easy to find, discount off parking nearby. The room was central to the night life. Only negative was shower cubicle was a bit small for my other half
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Team Base on 23 Aug,2019
Hi Dawn, thanks for leaving a review and choosing to stay with BASE. We are so happy to hear your lovely feedback and hope you had a wonderful time in Liverpool. Kind regards, Ffion.

6/10 Okay

Kimberley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hot and Noisy
We have lived in Liverpool before for 3 years so we knew there would be city centre noise but we didn’t sleep a wink of the 2 nights because there was roadworks directly outside as well as 2am roadsweepers. The noise was ridiculous. We had to have the window open because the room was so hot and there was no fans provided in the room, this should be a necessity in the summer. Would not recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Team Base on 5 Aug,2019
Hi Kimberley, thanks for choosing to stay with BASE. I hope you can understand that noise from roadworks and road sweepers is completely out of our control. We are very sorry that this caused an inconvenience on your stay and had you got in contact with the team we would have done our best to try and move you to a quieter location. In regards to fans, we do provide them to guests on request. Should you stay again please do not hesitate to get in contact with us if you have any issues and we will do our very best to resolve them. Kind regards, Ffion.

10/10 Excellent

annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Appartment
Great Trip
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Rebecca on 28 May,2019
Thank you for your great feedback! We hope to have you back in the future. Kind regards, Rebecca.

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable & clean
Great location. Bedrooms were comfortable & clean. Lounge a bit small. Well equipped kitchen although no dishwasher. On top floor so not easy without a lift.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Rebecca on 7 Jan,2019
Hi Patricia, thanks for staying with Base. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, Rebecca.

10/10 Excellent

Tony, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff at checkin were superb - helpful and informative
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Rebecca on 23 Oct,2018
Hi Tony, thank you for your lovely feedback! It's great to hear you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, Team Base.

6/10 Okay

jack

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Rebecca on 3 Oct,2018
Hi Jack, thank you for choosing Base and for leaving your feedback. We hope you enjoyed your stay and would like to welcome you back in the future. Thanks, Team Base.

6/10 Okay

Clare

Ok for a night out stay
The booking in process was not great as you have to go to a separate office for this which I found hard to find and when I got there there was a long queue of people trying to book in also. When I was eventually served I was told that my room was not ready, even though by this time it was later than the 3pm booking time, and they could not give me a time that it would be ready, I was just told not to go there until they called me. I had travelled for nearly 3 hours and don’t know Liverpool well so this was less than Ideal! I got a call about an hour later to say it was ready!! Service was otherwise friendly. There is no car parking but it wasn’t too far away so not too bad There is no lift which I had been warned about but there were lots of stairs to the 3rd floor I was on I was worried about security of my room as the key given fits the outside door to get in to the apartment block, the door to the apartment that is shared and my room was in and my room! The building is on a main road so can be very noisy, the windows are old sash windows that don’t block noise out and rattled all night. The room itself was clean and nice. It is basic but ok for one night. The TV was broken so it had to be propped up to be able to watch it and the shower was either very hot or cold and the headboard was lose otherwise the bed was comfortable. Location to town was great I don’t usually leave reviews but felt I should in this case.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Rebecca on 29 Aug,2018
Hi Clare, thank you for staying with Base and for leaving your feedback and comments. This has been passed onto the team and the issues you mentioned will be looked into. Despite this I am pleased that you enjoyed your stay in Liverpool and we hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne, Isle of man

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lush living
Apartment was beautiful and well equipped. Lovely bedrooms each with a bathroom. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Rebecca on 2 Aug,2018
Hi Suzanne, thank you for leaving your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again soon. Thanks, Rebecca.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good apartment in central position.
Lovely apartment which was really comfortable and clean. Could do with a couple of things upgrading including shower which had no power and ironing board which had seen better days. Other than that a perfect spot in the centre of Liverpool.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Rebecca on 4 Jun,2018
Hi there. Thanks for leaving your feedback about your stay with Base. We hope you had a great stay and would love to have you back in the future. Kind regards, Rebecca.

4/10 Poor

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Not good
Room was way too small. A double room with a metre on either side of the small double bed an 2 metres from the foot of the bed to the wall. No seating area one kitchen style chair. Not good. Very clean and good location except for the street noise, its on a major bus route with 3 stops within 100 metres so very noisy
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018
Response from Rebecca on 23 May,2018
Hi Robert, thank you for staying with us at Base in our Sir Thomas St location. I'm really sorry you feel this way in regards to the double room you stayed in. We advertise these rooms as double hotel style rooms with en-suites. Perhaps next time you stay you could take a look at one of our 1 bedroom apartments which have a seating area, a kitchen and a living space as well as the double room and bathroom. I hope you enjoyed your time in Liverpool and we hope to see you again soon if visiting Liverpool or Chester in the future. Kind regards, Rebecca.

8/10 Good

Faye

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great apartment, check in arrangements poor
Check in arrangements aren’t very good, you have to collect your key from apartments that are about 3 miles away, there is no lift so for us stopping in the penthouse on the 5th floor was a little gruelling, but apartment was lovely, finished to an extremely high standard & very well equipped.
Response from Rebecca on 26 Mar,2018
Hi Faye, thank you for staying with Base and thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. I'm really pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with Base and loved the apartment. I'm sorry that you feel that our check in arrangements were not suitable however due to us having several city central locations to choose from, it's not possible for us to have a reception at each location. I hope you had a great time in Liverpool and we would love to welcome you back in the future. Thanks, Rebecca.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
The apartments were very clean and the beds were incredibly comfy. The lounge area was perfect for a group of friends with a nice, modern kitchen. The only Downside was we couldn’t get the radiators to work and collecting the keys from a different place. We got a taxi to the hotel as it was so cold from the main Reception which was only £2.90 so wasn’t an issue. The man at the reception was very helpful and friendly too. Would stay again.
Response from Rebecca on 28 Feb,2018
Hi there. Firstly allow me to say thank you very much for choosing to stay with Base, It's great to hear you had an enjoyable stay. I'm sorry to hear you couldn't get the heaters to work. If this happens in the future please don't hesitate to give us a call to rectify this as we have a team at hand 24/7 for any issues. I hope you had a great time in Liverpool and look forward to welcoming you back in the future. Thanks, Rebecca.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good location.
Only really spent evenings in there, the room felt very cheap, the bed moved(no headboard), shower was very weak. The walls were paper thin, you can really hear other guests enjoying there time...
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Rebecca on 15 Feb,2018
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your stay in our Sir Thomas Street apartments, I have passed on your comments to the team. We hope you had a great overall stay in Liverpool. Kind regards, Rebecca.

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Room was comfortable and clean but TV was very poor, no WiFi, small and not what it stated on website.

10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position
Lovely clean nice room, great position. Only problem as others have stated is getting the key from the office approx half a mile away, But worth the walk!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent base for a exploring Liverpool
Excellent stay. Lovely apartment, the only drawback was having to trek across Liverpool to get the key and then trek back to the other side of the city to the apartment. It would be good if some agreement could be made with the pub downstairs to collect the key from them, the holding deposit could be done via the internet.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
cosy apartment
The apartment is conveniently located, near Lime Street Station and major shopping area. The open kitchen is well equipped.

10/10 Excellent

Craig, Belfast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartment, great location
We are a family of 5 and stayed for only one night. the apartment was perfect for us in a great location. Its above a pub, but it wasn't noisy. Lovely corner position overlooking the streets below and really handy for the sites around the dockside and Liverpool one. I would recommend highly. Some reviews have mentioned the hassle of getting the keys but we found know trouble with this and knew what to expect.

8/10 Good

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Elaine, Cannock

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Liverpool Birthday Bash
5 Ladies staying here for the weekend. Was well worth negotiating all the steps to the Penthouse the view was lovely. Well set out spacious apartment well big enough for 6 people. Very clean on arrival with lovely towels. Easy process to collect the keys on the way in and leave them inside the apartment on leaving. Thank you very much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Stayed in the penthouse good location apartment good but 5 flights of stairs and no lift was a negative also hold card details for 5 - 10 days

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth to stay
Comfortable, marvelous neighbourhood,home feel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Marilyn, Llandudno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Ear plugs essential!
Lovely apartment with large bedrooms, comfortable furniture and very pleasant reception staff. Two reasons it didn't get five stars was lack of dishwasher (at £150 a night more or less an essential rather than a luxury) and lack of sound proofing. On a Friday and Saturday you can expect loudness from the street below until about 6am, then followed by the excellent council clean up.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this place! Check in extremely complicated and accommodation was not as advertised.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was very nice but the checking in process I found to be very inconvenient. I had to walk quite far to another location to pick up the keys and then walk again about 20 minutes to the apartment with luggage I found this to be quite hard after a long journey. The wifi was also not working.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stylish, affordable apartments near city centre.
Overall, I don't have any major complaints about my stay in these apartments. They are spacious, well designed, and cheaply priced when split with a group. I came here for a long weekend, found the check-in procedures a bit tedious but not too difficult (keys are picked up from a separate location across town). We were in the 3 bed apartment, which was perfect for our group of 7. Each bedroom felt like an individual hotel room with an ensuite, and the main lounge/kitchen/dining combo was great to socialize in. All the main Liverpool attractions are within walking distance of the apartment, and we all felt safe and comfortable our whole stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
business stop over
Bit of a pain having to get keys from another location. Was pretty noisey from 6am.

6/10 Okay

Kamran, Oslo

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location
I had a two Nights stay by myself. Everything was fine, and I can recommend this flat, mostly because og its location near to city centre. The only downside is that you have to pick up the keys from somewhere else, and it's NOT a short walk, especially if you're carrying luggage

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Wrong accomodation
This was not the accomodation I wanted to book. We were then sent accross the city to find an office to check in. We were met with poor service and the shock of paying a deposit on accomodation we had already paid for. Overall a poor experience which I would not recommend to anyone.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't forget the bollards...
booked the penthouse suite and arranged parking. Got to the street where the car park was and discovered it had bollards after 6pm. When i called the office they seemed to know nothing about it. I eventually went up a one way street the wrong way to get to the car park. Penthouse was amazing however it is 5 floors up with no lift. Really central to everything.

6/10 Okay

Jonny Boy, London

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice but noisy
The room was pleasant and had most things needed. Could do with aircon as you are right on top of a main road so having the window open is a no go. Great customer service apart from have to collect the key from the other side of Liverpool

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Could be better organized
Nice apartment which I stayed in for two days, very central and well decorated. Expect some trailing about to collect keys which is 15 mins walk across town and there is no elevator at the apartment building which is not mentioned and so is hard work with a big case.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ID
Not only is the reception miles away from the actual address, but once there they wouldn't let me stay without photographic ID. Too make matters worse, they wouldn't give me a refund.

8/10 Good

Americo

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022