The hotel is a bit rough around the edges to be honest, but Mercure often do good deals so we gave it a go and were pleased that we did.

When we arrived there was a wedding going on and the room we were allocated was literally right outside the function room. We were there for a family weekend and didn't fancy a massive party outside our door all night so reception were able to move us to a room further away.

I think there are 3 separate function rooms at this hotel, all capable of hosting weddings at the same so if you're there for a weekend, there's a fair chance you'll be sharing the hotel with some wedding guests. It's noisy and the bar is busy but the noise will stop at midnight (even after moving rooms, we could hear the music and chatter but it was more of an annoyance than a serious disturbance).

The next day, all the wedding guests leave and the hotel is transformed into a haven of tranquillity! It's still reasonably busy (coach parties come and go), but the guests don't shriek and shout, so it's a calm, pleasant environment.

The family room we shared was clean, comfortable and spacious, the bathroom was very 1980's but it did the job (and the Mercure shower gel smells lovely).

We only ate breakfast at the hotel, and it was a good standard buffet with lots of fresh fruit and farm-style bacon. Everything is self-service, including the tea and there's one of those furnace-conveyor-belt toasters. The dinner/room service menu was too expensive for us!

The changing rooms in the Spa are pretty grim (don't look up), and the gym equipment came off the arc (and has the rust to prove it), but despite that the Spa is still a pleasant place to be and seems looked after and clean - it's just old.

All in all, we enjoyed our trip and will go again if a decent deal is available, it's not The Ritz, but it's very good for the money.

Good location for the motorway but this hotel is very 80's in its dated fit out, although very clean my bedroom was reminiscent of a Hotel 20 years ago. The Bathroom was outdated with a Shower that just about got you wet.

Dinner was good and service attentive, the only thing I could fault was the Coffee. I ordered a Americano which tasted like a powdered or filter coffee that had been standing for a while, disgusting!. At Breakfast I tried a Coffee from the machine but ended up having Tea. I love good Coffee and most hotels seem to have caught on to the fact that this is important to guest. The Breakfast was hot and very good quality.

I did go for a Swim at the Leisure Club, I was told there were no lockers and I would have to leave any valuable's behind the reception area. Very poor show, when there were loads of empty Lockers but obviously not enough Padlocks to go around.. One thing I hate is being addressed a 'Bud' , I am a paying guest and expect to be treated in a professional way.

The reception staff at this Hotel go the extra mile to help and should be highly commended for the front of house attitude. Well done ladies.

This could be a great Hotel with a good location for Bolton but needs a bit of TLC and decent Coffee..

We stayed here for one night while attending a family party nearby.
Booked at the last minute through Tesco Clubcard, we thought perhaps we would get one of the 'lesser' rooms, especially as the hotel was fully booked when we arrived. However, we were welcomed kindly and given a really lovely, spacious room (standard double). For me, our room exceeded expectations for a standard double. There was a settee and the bed was HUGE.
The bathroom was also clean and a good size, with toiletries provided.
The staff were really friendly and helpful. We asked for some more milk for the tea and coffee making facilities in the room and were actually given a little jug of fresh milk. It's these little things that make you enjoy your stay.
The only thing I would have liked in the room is air conditioning. The room was warm, so we had the window open. Unfortunately, our room was overlooking the car park and we were woken by a coach with its engine running and reverse warning quite early in the morning, but the hotel can't really be blamed for the ignorance of a coach driver.
Free wifi in the hotel, which worked very well (no dropping of signal).
Overall, a lovely stay, thanks to the staff.

Stayed overnight for a family wedding - one of 3 weddings held that day. Check -in was good and rooms were ready for early check-in.
Wedding event was good but there were some issues with the bar - my husband stopped drinking as the beer was so bad!! Also drinks very expensive.
Room facilities good and breakfast excellent.
Checkout was a disaster - guests queuing round the reception area as only one member of staff on desk

Arrived in the early hours and received a room with a view, as requested, overlooking the green fields and woke up to cows in the fields, the following morning.

A very restful good nights sleep, in a, " to die for bed." I'm sure that they would not notice us taking it home in the early hours !!!

The very friendly young man, and lovely young lady made a fantastic team when my son and I attended for breakfast. Very clean, polite and extremely friendly service. And, it was service. I asked for poached eggs, and five minutes later, was served good quality and well cooked eggs. W ell done Chef, and thank you. There are still some people who can cook. You passed us on the stairs, and said, "Good Morning."
We complimented you via the fantastic team. Why? because, we really enjoyed our breakfast experience. Excellent service, and well cooked food. You really should roll out the Chef's mushrooms, as they were exquisite. Flavoured with herbs. Well done Chef. Seriously, they were good.

A pleasant breakfast experience, in lovely surroundings. A very good night's sleep.

A lovely, clean pool. A good clean bar area, with a very friendly lady.

The hotel, actually was clean in every department, and this was very noticeable. Well done to all, and thank you.

We will be back.

A hotel that is both exceptional for a leisure visit, and also a corporate one. There are many corporate facilities, and the hotel is ideally situated near all motorway communications for Manchester and beyond. Give it a try. You will be happy with your choice.

Clean, comfortable, friendly, professional and warm. We were not cold at all, and trust me, we have been in some cold hotels. But, this was a lovely environment. So, book now.

We would definitely recommend this hotel, and will be back before Christmas.

Thanks to the staff, for a clean, friendly, pleasant stay.

Regards,

David and family.

My family and I went to the Georgian House for a wedding and the whole event from start to finish was immaculate in every way.
The food was good and the staff polite and helpful. The drinks prices were very expensive and out of the reach of some guests.

Excellent hotel, have actually stayed here quite a number of times, usually when attending a function. Rooms are all fairly similar, but have been given one of the larger rooms previously which was nice. Food is very good, either served in the restaurant or in the bar. Staff have always been polite and efficient, plus there is a gym and pool on site.

This is a review of the breast cancer care event held at the hotel. The room and tables were decorated beautifully. The food was really nice, fresh tasting and well thought out. Special mention must be made to the hotel staff, who worked really hard at the event and were pleasant and helpful throughout . Nothing was too much trouble.

We recently had our wedding at the Georgian House Hotel and I must say we were not disappointed.

From the first time we drove into the hotel grounds, we knew that we wanted to book our wedding here. Our first meeting with Marie was excellent and the quote was emailed though to us within a couple of hours. We did not even bother looking at any other venues as we had our hearts set on the Georgian House.

In all the run up to the wedding, Marie was a godsend, answering and clearing up all my queries and worries of the day. All emails were answered quickly and fully. In our meetings, I made a number of changes, all of which were no problem at all. The mealtasting was excellent, as we had opted for the hot buffet of Lancashire Hotpot, Curry, Lasagne and Salmon we had a choice of what we would like to try, also with the desserts we were undecided so tried 3! We settled on the apple crumble which I can honestly say is the best we have ever tasted.

On the wedding day itself Louise ran our day and like Marie, nothing was too much trouble for her. Even when I was asking to turn down the air con then turn it up again a number of times. Our day ran so smoothly, with Louise making sure I was at the Registrar on time, at the ceremony room on time, letting us look at the wedding breakfast rooms and evening reception rooms to make sure were happy before the guests were allowed in. She also calmed me down on a number of occasions when the emotion of the day started to get to me.

We had a lot of complements on the meal with not one bad word being said - even my brother who states he is allergic to vegetables ate the vegetable soup!

The complementary bedroom was amazing with the four poster bed. The swans made out of towels were a lovely touch and it was a shame to remove them. The bed was very comfortable and we both slept very well. Breakfast was lovely with a large variety.

I would like to say one last thank you to all the staff at the Georgian House hotel especially Louise and Marie for making our day so special.

All in all we knew we had made the right decision in picking the Georgian House Hotel for our special day and I would not hesitate to recommend friends and family.

So I just stayed a night in the hotel as it was a business visit but I would like to mention that the front desk was extremely attentive and quick to respond even when I checked in the wee hours of the night. It was a clean room like every Mercure and was a comfortable night sleep. I breakfast spread wasn't as brilliant as I expected but was decent nonetheless .. Overall a pleasant stay

Recently attending a wedding reception here and it was very convenient.
The grounds are lovely and big but the rooms are actually quite small. The reception room was very ideal, plenty of tables for the meal and good polite staff serving the food and drinks. The bar is small but never waited too long to get a drink which was good.

it was a reasonable price to stay over and the rooms are nice and clean, but again they are small. you can have your drinks put onto your room tab which is handy so you don't have to deal with cash all night.

breakfast was included in the price of the room, it was a traditional buffet style breakfast but not many tables in the room.

The one thing that lets this place down is the price of the drinks, they are expensive. other than that it was a lovely weekend.
plenty of car parking spaces too :)

The hotel itself is very attractive and stands in lovely countryside. I was recently here on a coach trip, and although overall my stay was enjoyable, there is much room to improve. Firstly being used to London prices I was shocked to be charged £9.50 for a large glass of white wine but the worst part of my stay was the blantent rudeness of the two lady receptionists. At first I thought their contempt was aimed only at guests on the coach tour, however I overheard them speaking to other customers in the same rude manner.They were content to have a queue of people with no apology, blamed several people on different days for causing their door keys to become deactivated and being most unhelpful regarding requests about extractor fans not working and the shower needs of elderly customers. I believe the ladies on Reception should behave more like the lovely staff in the restaurant and bar.

We recently stayed at The Mercure Bolton Georgian house Hotel while on a coach tour holiday. The staff were helpful and friendly - nothing was too much trouble - when I needed an extension lead for an electrical item it appeared in my room within 30 minutes. When I had trouble with the electronic room key I was told it would be sorted and when I returned to my room it was working perfectly. The food was very good and the chef was an amazing true Lancastrian who apart from providing an excellent menu entertained us at the servery with his extrovert and amusing banter. I enjoyed a swim in the pool which was very refreshing - my only criticism was that the jacuzzi was not working and could do with updating. Also I would advise travellers to ask for a room facing towards the countryside rather than the main road as the road is very noisy. I would certainly be happy to stay here again.

Stayed at the Mercure Bolton for the Ironman Bolton weekend. I was support for brother-in-law. Really enjoyed the experience. The hotel is just round the corner from the Bolton FC stadium which is where registration and Transition 2 is situated, trust me when you are looking to drop off and pick your bike being close is a definite advantage.
Room was fine, and there is a good gym on site. Best thing about the hotel was the service and food. Staff very friendly, especially Irene behind the bar, and understood the needs of the triathletes during the weekend. Food was also brilliant, pre race carb loading buffet was very popular as was the post race pig out buffet. Lots of triathletes staying at the hotel which made for a great atmosphere.
I would definitely recommend this as a place to stay for the Ironman weekend and hopefully i will be doing it myself in the near future.

This hotel is right on the edges of Bolton about a fifteen minute taxi journey away.

The hotel itself is a standard business type place, the fixtures and fittings are a bit tired, my room had no aircon and in fact the extractor in the bathroom didn't even work. This meant I had to leave the window open and got bitten two or three times.
The saving graces for this hotel were the most excellent and helpful staff team and a good breakfast.

The gardens were nice around the hotel and it is five minutes in a cab from the football ground so convenient for match days.

A mixed stay while using this hotel as a business base.
Asked for a quiet room and got it. They have a wing reserved to provide for a quiet stay and it works, mostly.
The facilities are excellent with a good gym and pool and the Zumba? class was really fun. There is also a hairdressers and beautician.
Staff were friendly but in short supply, especially poor as it was a big match night and only one untrained bar lady for drinks and food orders. We felt sorry for her but the wait was far to long at 15/20 mins to be served a drink. When the food arrived 2/3 were o.k. We did not pay for mine! We did try the restaurant but on entering we could hear it was just as chaotic. The next day the bar was fully staffed we noticed.
For the rest of the stay we ate out and can recommend the pub just up the road (turn left out of hotel) just a short walk and serving good food with good service.
Would possibly us it again.

We stayed for two nights on a trip to Scotland.

The Suite 229 was lovely and the bed so comfortable.

We did not have Dinner but the breakfasts were excellent.

The bar area was good.

The staff were so friendly.

When going that way, we will definitely stay again.

We stayed there on Whit Monday night as part of a deal with Groupon to see Take that in Manchester.The hotel is very pleasant and the staff were very friendly. As some of the previous reviewers have said the rooms are a "tired" and need a bit of a makeover but saying that it certainly would not put me off in returning again

Stayed here for 2 nights in May attending a wedding. The family room was large, clean and spacious. Breakfast was hot and nice. The staff were all friendly and helpful including the housekeeping and bar staff. No complaints for the price we paid and would recommend this hotel as a good base if you were wanting to explore the local area.

We booked this hotel on the day that we went for just a quiet night out. The service is lovely and I couldn't fault the staff. The food was very good and the staff were very attentive. If you want somewhere slightly cheaper to stay without it being anything special, it would be suitable. If your looking for something with a bit of character, it appears to lack in this. The rooms look like they haven't been redone in a while and the decor is looking very tired, the bathroom in particular could do with a complete makeover. Overall it was a nice stay but I probably wouldn't stay again.

Great service, great bedrooms! Recommended.
Spent a week during Christmas it was awesome.
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Stayed at the Mercure on a business stop over. Decore is basic in the rooms and a little uninspiring but acceptable. The bathroom was in need of a revamp. Everything though was clean and tidy.
The tv infotainment system was a little complicated and convoluted to just get to watching a tv channel and may be too much for a technophobe.
Wifi was reliable, fast and free.
Breakfast was pleasant enough and enjoyable although the self service coffee machine seemed to be playing up when I was there and I stuck with juice.

Stayed over for a friends wedding nearby, easy access to motorway and retail park, decent place , nice room, shower a bit poor but overall quite good for the money
Try the carrot cake in the nearby Costa - it's ace 👍

Recently had a Gideons International dinner for 50 here at this hotel who were amazing, Nothing was too much trouble. The food was wonderful and the standard of service so attentive. I would certainly come back here. Thank you

It has been sometime now since I reviewed this hotel. I stay here every week, and so after reading some of the poor reviews (some I believe for petty reasons), thought I would review it again.
I am not saying it is the most luxurious hotel I have stayed in, but it is one of the most comfortable and definitely the friendliest. From the moment I enter the hotel to leaving it, the staff are brilliant and always seem to be enjoying what they do (which you can't say the same about the majority of hotels), they can't do enough and nothing is too much trouble.
The rooms I have stayed in may not be the most modern I admit, but are spotlessly clean and very comfortable, with large comfortable beds (albeit the pillows are a litter on the hard side for me); Dated rooms to me are not a problem, provided they are clean, and the rooms at the Georgian House are clean.
The restaurant is ok, but since I have eaten most of the menu, I like a change; the food is good and prices a little on the high side, but hey, it's a hotel what do you really expect. Anyway there are several good restaurants and pubs around to choose from.
The location for me is perfect when working or visiting the area.
I have given it 5 stars (at first four) but it's worth 5 because after a long drive in the morning and then working all day, the hotel is where I want to be when I arrive in the evening looking forward to a nice long hot bath (plenty of hot water), what more do you need.