Phoenix Guest House

Phoenix Guest House at 12 Cocker Street is a gay-owned guesthouse, according to Travel Gay, with 10 rooms, eight of them en suite. It's on the same street as Chaps Hotel, a few minutes from Talbot Road, the Dickson Road bars and the seafront. Google reviews average 4.2 from about 75, a little below the gay guesthouses around it, so read recent reviews before you book. It's a traditional terraced seaside guesthouse rather than a hotel with facilities. Book at phoenixblackpool.com.