The Liverpool Pod Travel Hostel
The 8.5-rated football-fan hostel on County Road, four minutes from Anfield, twenty minutes by bus from Bold Street.
The Liverpool Pod Travel Hostel is the highest-rated hostel north of the city centre and the obvious pick for Liverpool FC matchday bookings — it sits on County Road in Walton, a four-minute walk from Anfield Stadium and the Boot Room matchday pub. Modern pod-style bunks, free on-site parking, free WiFi, and a 20-minute bus ride to Bold Street.
The Pod is on County Road in Walton, a residential stretch about a mile north of the Liverpool city centre. The footballing context is everything: Anfield (Liverpool FC) is a four-minute walk, Goodison Park (Everton, until they move to Bramley-Moore) is fifteen minutes on foot, and Walton Breck Road's matchday pubs (The Boot Room, The Park) are walkable.
The building itself is a converted property with a 4-star Booking.com rating, modern pod-style bunks (curtains, USB, reading lights, private under-bunk lockers), private check-in and check-out via code, a self-catering kitchen, and a small lounge with dining tables. The vibe is functional rather than social — there's no bar crawl, no resident-led events, no on-site bar. People come here for football and a good night's sleep, not to make hostel friends.
Getting to and from town is the trade-off. The 26 or 27 bus from Liverpool ONE bus station takes about 25 minutes; a black cab is £10–12, an Uber £8–10. Last bus back to County Road is around 23:30, after which you're in taxi territory. Lime Street rail station is a 12-minute drive or two changes by bus. For a Bold Street dinner you're committing to an evening of bus or taxi.
Who this is for: Liverpool FC fans booking around a fixture, drivers who need parking, repeat Liverpool visitors who already know the city centre and want a quiet residential base, light sleepers who can't deal with Concert Square noise. Not for: first-time Liverpool visitors who want to walk to museums, party-first backpackers, anyone without a clear plan to travel into town daily.
- 01The 4-minute walk to Anfield makes match-weekend bookings genuinely possible
- 02Pod-style bunks with curtains and private check-in feel like a proper modern fit-out
- 03Free on-site parking — useful if you're driving up for the football
- 04Quieter than the city-centre hostels: no Mathew Street stumblers waking the dorm
- 05Walking distance to The Boot Room, the proper matchday pub on Walton Breck Road
- 8.5 rating — second-highest in our Liverpool list, the football-fan choice
- County Road, Walton — a 4-minute walk from Anfield (Liverpool FC stadium)
- Modern pod-style bunks with curtains, private check-in, lockable doors
- 20-minute bus from city centre on the 26 or 27 from Liverpool ONE
“All good here as it always is. It is not the Ritz but for a backpacker / cheap place close to Anfield it does the job perfectly. Smooth check-in, very clean for a hostel.”
“Location near Anfield and many restaurants and stores on County Road. The pods are well-designed and the kitchen is fully equipped.”
“The spaces were very clean. Bedding was comfortable. I didn't use the common areas much but the dorm itself was excellent value.”
- Anfield Stadium (Liverpool FC)350 m
- The Boot Room (matchday pub)250 m
- Goodison Park (Everton)1.2 km
- Stanley Park600 m
- Walton Lane bus stop (26 / 27 to town)200 m
- Liverpool ONE / city centre by bus25 min
