Guest User
February 27, 2023
Possibly the worst hotel we've stayed in and we've stayed in some dumps over the years. We travelled the end of Dec for new year along with friends. We checked in no problems, in fact it was very quick and efficient, we were given room 4 which was next door to our friends. Everything seemed fine when we first checked in, however, on checking the room out closer it soon became apparent that its nothing like its described on the booking sites. There was no wardrobe, the only item without dust on was the broken drawer unit, the toilet was missing the lid and was not securely fitted, the shower was dirty, the list goes on. We convinced ourselves, OK, it's not the Ritz and doesnt claim to be, it's in Blackpool and is your typical seaside hotel so with that in mind we decided to overlook the cleanliness, we were only staying 2 nights after all and it was literally a place to change and sleep. At this point we went out and returned a couple of hours later its then the fun started, by now it was cooling down a fair bit, the room was cold and we ended up plugging a hair dryer in to add a bit of heat, we tried to have a shower however there was no hot water. Another member of our group who was staying next door approached the owner who said the water had been turned off by mistake and said he'd turn it back on. We didn't bother with a shower in the end as we were running late and had to leave to meet others in town. Once back in the room around 2.30am it was again freezing cold and we ended sleeping fully clothed. We got up around 8am and went to have a shower, but, once again the water was cold. As a result we decided there and then we could not stay the 2 nights as planned and booked into another hotel which was great, it was warm, had hot running water and no dirt to be seen. Never in all our time visiting Blackpool or anywhere else for that matter have we decided to actually cut our stay short or book in elsewhere. We read reviews before booking BUT only from 1 place, we have now read more reviews and it seems to be a common theme with this hotel along with snide comments in reply to customer reviews. To be fair to the hotel they have fully refunded us for our stay, so effectively admitting the faults as detailed.