Southend Avenue, Darlington, DL3 7HZ, United Kingdom
#8 of 12 hotels in Darlington
Guests' ChoiceBased on 2367 hotel reviews
8.1Cleanliness
8.6
Comfort
8.6
Location
8.9
Facilities
8.1
Staff
8.9
Value for money
8.4
Free WiFi
7.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 21 September 2024
James
United KingdomB-fast all pre cooked beans sausages etc etc.Bacon was cremated by heatlamp poor choice for the healthy ;b.fast eater ie hams Not good.Only one coffee machine ,so you had to wait several minutes in a queue. Buy another machine.!!!
Great house with history ,,good parking area good B.fast room. Lose to city centre ref restaurants etc
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 17 September 2024
Stephen
United KingdomI only had one dinner and was a bit disappointed.
Breakfast god but would like warm plates. Room was fine.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 13 September 2024
Euan
United KingdomShower was too low
Good location. Good breakfast
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 12 September 2024
Hilary
United KingdomWe were given an up grade, which was a nice surprise, the room was nice and big with a four poster bed, but all the furniture was dated and creaky when you walked around the room. Bathroom was modern, and lovely apart from the shower, the tiles were a mess with lack of proper cleaning.
Central location, staff friendly
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 12 September 2024
John
United KingdomMy room was on the ground floor which is always a bonus for me as I have had extensive spinal surgeries.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 10 September 2024
Richard
United KingdomRooms were clean but tired looking and very hot and stuffy.
Location and breakfast was good
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 9 September 2024
Jill
United KingdomCouldn’t turn the shower to hot! (Not major as the bath was fine.)
Friendly staff, comfortable room, reasonably priced.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 9 September 2024
Angela
United KingdomGoogle maps did not know where the entrance was ... so that was a bit confusing on arrival. At night, the lighting in the area around the hotel is not great for finding your way back - but I managed. Not really the hotel's fault.
Comfortable, clean room. Fantastic shower. Lovely tea and coffee tray.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 8 September 2024
Annette
United KingdomWedding venue needs took precedence over breakfast dining. Told no tables in the dining room and then they were cleared away to get ready for wedding prep. Would have been nice to eat in the dining area rather than the bar.
Beautiful building, high ceilings. Great breakfast
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 6 September 2024
Kenneth
United KingdomNothing other than the cold breakfast items mentioned above.
Room was very comfortable but a little smaller than anticipate but it was a basic room as described on the website. Breakfast was an ample choice for both of us, my wife chose off the breakfast menu whilst I had the full English on offer, as with all help yourself breakfast some of the selection was a little cold but that comes with food served bu hot lamps. I did enjoy breakfast however. We did not dine in the restaurant as we had an early start to the show we had booked. A late night drink after the show refreshed us greatly. All staff we encountered we pleasant and friendly. A very enjoyable stay.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 3 September 2024
Fred
United KingdomGood central location excellent building, staff all friendly professional.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 3 September 2024
Andrew
United KingdomDuvet was very thick given it is August and there is no air con.
Room was very warm with no air con
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 2 September 2024
Sebastian
Germanylounge/Bar area not very cosy
large breakfast choices
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 2 September 2024
Julie
United KingdomCar parking was a problem due to a wedding function. Staff weren't as friendly as last time we were there.
Stayed here before and we would recommend it, specially when we had a Spa day at the Bannatyne which is not too far away.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 1 September 2024
Paul
United KingdomNothing.
I stay in a lot of hotels around Europe and I would rate this amongst the best! The staff were very efficient and friendly. The breakfast was superb! Given all this, I thought that the price was quite reasonable. Quite a beautiful old building. Decent tea/coffee making facilities.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 29 August 2024
Katie
United KingdomNothing
The room was very comfortable, and the breakfast options were really good
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 29 August 2024
Peter
United KingdomNothing
Comfortable and welcoming.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 27 August 2024
Petr
Czech RepublicThere was a fire alarm drill at night. We had to wait in a cold outside. We were bare foot cuz we thought that it was real. More than half an hour after 9 pm isn’t the best. Nobody apologised to us, nothing.
Nice staff Decent breakfast Nice room
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 27 August 2024
Callum
United KingdomVery nice facilities, staff were very helpful and accomodating
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 27 August 2024
Mike
United KingdomIt has been changed to buffet which is nice but it means it is not as hot as it should be , may I suggest warm plates
Breakfast was really tasty as always
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 26 August 2024
David
United KingdomPrice a bit high.
Good room. Good breakfast
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 25 August 2024
Fiona
United KingdomSausage was a little grissley, other than that good.
Breakfast- good selection. Room- basic as expected. Clean. Did not have dinner.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 25 August 2024
Heptinstall
United KingdomThe parking, hotel was extremely busy and when we arrived there was no parking spaces, all the streets around were double yellow, we had to park half a mile away, not impressed.
Very nice place, clean, very busy but the service was very good
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 25 August 2024
David
United KingdomBreakfast food was a little disappointing
Lovely staff , very quiet and good location
Stayed in August 2024
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