Stayed in quite a few of the village hotels and like them very much. Did`nt get to use the pool etc at this place but room,food and staff all up to the usual good standard. For the price I paid I think its pretty good value for money. Would of course stay here again, If I have one moan ,its the price of the drinks in the bar. Little bit steep but having wall to wall sports on the big screen makes up for that to be fair.

Had an excellent valentine experience. Two wonderful nights with full use of leisure facilities, fantastic 3 course meal and full breakfasts. The tribute act was wonderful and the 3 course meal was lovely. A wonderful time was had by all.

I have stayed here three times this year on business. Check in is quick although I have turned up after 2200 and had to go and find a member of check in staff as there's no way of contacting anyone from the reception desk. Annoying when you have a lot of luggage.

The rooms are ok, the cleanliness does vary and some of the bathrooms look tired compared to the rest of the room. The pillows are very soft so after my first visit I took my own as they were too soft for me. On my last visit I had a problem getting the main lamp in the room which provides the majority of the light working but the receptionist came up very quickly and resolved the issue. Good hairdryer, iron and ironing board in the room,

Breakfast is self service and of average quality. Nothing spectacular but perfectly adequate. The meals I had in the restaurant and the Victory pub were very nice in particular the burger and chips in the pub were gorgeous however room service is very disappointing. The karaoke on a Thursday night in the Victory pub is quite amusing. The pub manager is also very good, friendly and deals with any drunk troublemakers efficiently.

First nights stay in Jan it arrived late but within 15 minutes of the time specified so an hours wait. The second night I ordered at 1900 was told it would be 45 minutes so expected it around 2000. When I rang at 2020 asking when it would be arriving I was told they were very busy in the restaurant but it would be up within 15 minutes. I thought ok that's fine however by 2100 when it still hadn't arrived I had to go downstairs and ended up cancelling the order. My issue was why they said they could honour the order when they were clearly too busy. I ended up eating from the Starbucks cafe in the hotel that night so I wasn't best pleased.
However I did get a call around 2330 offering a bottle of wine on check out to apologise. Since that experience I have then eaten downstairs and the food tastes much nicer than when served via room service,

The team leader at the Starbucks is so friendly and cheerful even at 7am in the morning!

The pool is lovely and the jacuzzi is nice and large. The ladies gym has a good range of equipment but the decor is slightly tired and things like the clock weren't working minor details but would be easy things for the hotel to improve, Changing rooms are massive and clean.

The hotel is in a good location and seems mainly to cater for business travellers but the health club is very popular with locals.

Would stay here again.

Just got back from a Village- we were surprised just how busy this hotel was. Check in was effortless and our room was available 2hrs before the 3pm check inn.
The room itself was pleasant and clean- no complaints whatsoever.
We then went to the victory bar for lunch, We ordered the two for £10 burger meal- it was excellent value for money. loads of chips too
Later that afternoon we went down to the leisure club; had half an hour in the gym and then made full use of the pool and sauna- again it was really clean and very well managed.
We then walked to the football match and after the match stopped at the Asian Lounge on the Rochdale Road approx half a mile from hotel. The meal there was absolutely fantastic we both had a Thai dish.
We then returned to the hotel I did find the room slightly hot during the night .
This morning we had a wonderful breakast -both of us had full English -it was excellent quality, The bacon was very lean and the food was hot. My wife would have preferred a cup rather than a mug of tea , otherwise excellent.
Check out was not till 11 am so we went down to the leisure centre and took part in a 45 min Zumba class: great teacher, great music and very friendly group of people.
If I lived in Bury I would certainly join this leisure club.

I stayed here for for 2 nights in Feb over my wedding, the night before with family, and my wedding night with my husband. The minute my sister and I walked into the room, we were greeted by a blast of hot air, the electric heater was on full heat, and would not be turned off. We asked at reception straight away if this could be sorted, as the heat was unbearable to sleep in, and then left the hotel, we came back to no change, I dont know if anone look at the heating or not whilst we were out, so we opened the windows as far as they would go,and hoped for the best. Unfortunalty, neither of us slept well, due to the heat. I woke up the day of my wedding, with a banging headace, having not had enough sleep, hoping breakfast would be nice..unfortunalty again, whilst the toast and sausages were nice enough, the bacon I have to say was actually disgusting.
Returning to the hotel the next day after my wedding, the heating was still the same, and we had to ask again for it to be sorted, to which it was turned off at the fuse.. which sorted it for us. I feel sorry if it gets turned on again for the next guest though..

Overall, a nice hotel, friendly staff, was expensive for how I feel the weeked went, considering we had family stay in the Premier Inn, not very far away who couldnt praise the hotel and staff enough.. will stay there next time I think!!

Hotel is located just of the m66 at bury about one and a half miles from the town centre the hotel has a very good resturant the verve and the food is very good we found it best to use the set menus such as befour 7pm as this was good value the main bar runs daily deals on food and drink as can get very lively the hotel also runs theme nights at the weekend in its function rooms the gym and spa are very good a huge gym also heated indoor pool steam room sauna and spa pool

I am a member of the village, and I do like to have short breaks away, and myself and my partner found everything ok, no problem, the carvary on the sunday was very tasty £11.95, I used my discount so we got 20% off so thats abit of a saving...every little helps.

All the rooms are pretty much the same, dark but clean, on a negative note, if you do have a disability of any sought, you will find the bath very high, and difficult to get into, also very slippy, I have a severe back/leg disability and found it very difficult to get myself into the bath to have a shower.

Everything else was fine.

Thankyou for reading my review

We went to an ABBA tribute night with a few friends recently and we have to say we were really impressed. We had a lovley meal, entertainment and a DJ for a very reasonable price and we all had a great evening. Will definitely be going back soon!

We went to an ABBA tribute night with a few friends recently and we have to say we were really impressed. We had a lovley meal, entertainment and a DJ for a very reasonable price and we all had a great evening. Will definitely be going back soon!

Located just off the motorway and easy to find with ample parking. There are around 30 steps up to the front reception, those less agile may need to arrange arriving through another entrance? Check in was a quick, easy and friendly experience. There is a handy lift just by the reception desk. Our room was clean, comfy and modern with tea, coffee, hair-dryer, iron, lots of coat hangers, imperial leather shower gel and hand wash in the bathroom. The pool, sauna, steam room were really quite nice. We stayed in the hotel as part of a hen party on a bed, breakfast and dinner deal for around £55 - great value for money. The drinks are quite expensive which obviously prompts people to take their own in..... beware you get a bag search on the way into dinner!!!!!!! Over-all I was impressed, its not a classy place, but its clean adequate and a great place for a good value get together.

Excellent hairdryer.
booked it for its location between whalley and oldham.
20 steps from car park to reception not easy with bags
leisure club provides good standard
I wasn't sure the room was non-smoking due to the smell so rang receptionw twice to check but no answer. I later found the notice saying the whole hotel was non-smoking, but my bedclothes still came away smelling of stale smoke
reception not the most professional but a good allrounder with only a little motorway noise.

So, booked a stop over as it was 30minutes from the airport and located conveniently for Busy, Bolton and Rochdale. Massive building, with quite a few Steps to get to reception. Didnt see any disabled access, but am sure there was some. Reception and check in quick and simple and room on the 2nd floor. Lifts within easy reach. Busy Hotel as it has a large bar and large leisure club. The room was decorated in a modern style, but was cold. Due to the fact that NO radiators, just electric plug in radiators. Had to leave this switched on during evening meal to get warmth into the room. Large TV, settee and good facilities.
Restaraunt - Cooked evening food to my personal tastes and reasonable priced. Noticed another chain of restaraunts next door. They hold different themed nights for everyone, from Karaoke, through to Quiz nights, so if its entertainment you like, you'll be at home.
breakfast - large choice, hot or cold buffett....although again, NOT HOT ENOUGH!

Overall, good for business, short stays, entertaining - Get the heating on if its cold

If you can get onto their Deals it is value for money, otherwise the Premier Inn in Bury is far better value. Plus the Breakfast in the Premier Inn is far better and far hotter.
Village breakfast no matter how early you go for them are never really hot, only luke warm.
breakfast should be cooked to order not left to go cold, this is a health Hazard.
Food should be removed after 15mins not left until it is congealed in the dishes.
Resturant meals are overpriced, it is a 3 star hotel not a Michelin star, get thing inn perspective.
first nights eveining meal was included in price, but my meal was partly overcooked and partly raw. dining room manager asked me to choose again and " Low and Behold" replacement meal was cooked to perfection. Why was this not done with my first choice ANSWER Too busy and probably thought customer will not say anything,but just leave. They were wrong. I do believe in complaining but only if it is justified.
another strange thing is that my room for the less abled visitors was for wheel chairs, but instead of a shower it had a bath. why?

Well we arrived as part of a family booking with our two children to stay for a few nights in december as a little treat for the kids. Although there wasnt alot for the kids to do we were still made welcome by the lovely girl on reception Elise. She offered to carry our bags as she could see our struggle. Upon checkin we booked our table in the verve grill as were told that kids were not allowed in the pub during the football. However we ate here for all 3 nights as the food was fantastic. Plenty of choice and the waitress even offered to get us extras that were not on the menu.
Breakfast was a basic self service buffet with alot of choice. Was shocked to see no black pudding, but nevertheless it was fantastic. Although it being very early, the staff were awake, laughing and chatty. Especially matthew and carol who even helped us with a list of local sites and attractions and directions to them for the kids.
The hotel was clean, comfy and warm. Very relaxing and spacious. The pool was clean and there was plenty of room for us to swim. The changing rooms even having a dryer for your swimwear.
The only downfall of the stay was the cost. We expected high prices with it being a hotel but was shocked to find out what the food and drinks prices were on arrival to verve. This put us off drinking on the second and third night. The food was well worth every penny however.

I stayed here during my works christmas party 2011.

Check in was at 3pm, and the rooms were decent enough - two twin beds which were comfortable and a decent sized bathroom. Although it took me about 5 minutes to manage to turn on the water for the shower!!
The room has a television, which i'm assuming has all freeview channels- we only listened to the radio.

Tea and coffee available in the room.

The pool did look very nice! Wish i would have made the effort to go down.

The breakfast in the morning was a buffet style- serve yourself. Which gave the basic options for a breakfast- eggs/ sausage/ beans/ toast/ cereal/ bacon etc. Was basic but eatable!

Overall, i would stay again for a christmas party or something similar. But if i was to go for a night away with my partner, i would probably go to a hotel which was smaller. Although for such a large chain hotel, you can't complain really ! :)

Only stayed one night and we didn't eat in the restaurant for dinner. Rooms are what you would expect from a 3* hotel, basic and generally clean. Reception staff were attentive but this didn't extend to the Breakfast restaurant staff. Mainly self service but clearing empty table was haphazard and ensuring the Hot Food counter was adequately replenished was lacking. Would I stay again? at the price charged NO. I have had better service at the Premier Lodge a couple of miles away, at half the price!

Fantastic venue for a Childrens party. I took my two kids to the Woodbank FC Village Party last weekend and have to say that the Village Hotel was the perfect venue. The food was of excellent quality and there was lots of it too for the hungry young footballers, the DJ got the kids up dancing and Santa gave some great toys too. Excellent, 5 stars! Debi Fellone

After reading some of the reviews on here i was Worried that i may have paid for a room in a hotel i wouldn't have wanted to step foot in but it turns out the hotel was very pleasant and i think some of the bad reviews have been writen a bit dramatically. I stayed over for the night last week and fell in love with everyone, the receptionists were kind and had a smile on there face even when it was busy, the victory pub was good with something on every night and karaoke on thursday if you fancy it. Starbucks were very friendly with a smile on there face at all times and the Verve grill was fantastic, after waiting to be seated for 5mins i was welcomed into the restaurant by a tall blonde guy (i cant remember his name) with open arms, he sat me down on a table near the windows so it was a bit chilly and he talked me through their specials, after ordering my drink it was with me within 3minutes and left on the table by a very young lad who said the words " enjoy your evening" with a smile to every table. After waiting a while my order was taken by a lovely girl called Nic, she was very friendly and dealt with my fries complaint very well, and then came along my food , a well done fillet steak with onion rings and bernaise sauce. No complaints about the food what so ever! The only downfall i see on the restaurant is its a bit overpriced and the drinks are a different price to the rest Of the hotel. COntinue on with the room it was very comfortable and spacious , the batroom was a bit dirty but nothing a little age wouldnt have done. I didn't get to use the gym as i was on a business trip but i will use it the next time i stay. And last but not least the residents bar ( same bar as the restaurant) i was very dissapointed with the resident bar because of the payment method, everything must be charged to your room!! But still, even though i got a drink at 12am the lad behind the bar ( mentioned earlier in the restaurant) still had a smile on his face! so now to end this review i think the only word i could use to describe the hotel is FANTASTIC! The manager of this hotel should be proud! All the best Alan Cooper

Stayed one night in the Hotel .Really easy to find just off the motorway.Reception staff verry helpful and great breakfast. Rooms are very well decorated clean and spacious. Large gym with plenty of equipment and excellent pool area. Was really impressed with the pool area it was very clean and well kept. There are also toning beds to use. There is a pub on the same sight almost next door which did a fabulous carvery for just over £6. We had a really good time and would stay again and recommend for a weekend break .

We attended the Lunch with Santa at the Village yesterday and to be honest we were a little a disappointed. The children got no time with Santa and there was no opportunity for them to have a picture with him etc. The turkey was lovely but the rest of the dinner was undercooked and other customers also commented on this. We felt the event could have been organised a little better, perhaps with Santa seeing the children whilst the food was being served in table order so the children could see and speak to him individually. There's quite a lot of waiting around which is tough for little ones as there was no entertainment in those periods so take some books or colouring with you. The kids loved the panto and there was a lots of joining in for them which my little boy loved. They had a good time which is the main thing. Overall the facilities, parking, staff etc were good but there were a few hiccups and there are some opportunities for improvement.

We have just enjoyed a 2 night break at the Village in Bury, we chose this hotel as it is a great base for visiting our friends & family in the area.

We had requested a quiet room and got just that, the hotel was full all weekend with party goers and we were not disturbed once, I would reccomend asking for a Superior Double room, it is £10 extra but worth the money as these rooms are so quiet -

We ate in the Victory pub and again although there was a private christmas party going on in there we were served promptly and the food was great.

All the staff we came into contact with were friendly and courteous and the hotel in general had a great buzz about it. On this occasion we didn't use the leisure club but will be arriving early so we can use it next time.

All in all a great weekend

Stayed here on business do two days. Easily found, just off the motorway. Nice big room. Ate in the restaurant on 1st night, good selection and presented well. Had pasta for mains and it wasn't overly stodgy with sauce. No complaints really, but at £86 per night it was in the expensive side. Better value with similar standard to be found. Can't fault the hotel but there is better value to be had

This is a hotel I would recommend fabulous place to stay facilities top notch staff give an excellant service and very friendly .The food would be one of Bury's best if you are going to Bury look no further than The Village .Thank you to all the staff

After having been to a Christmas party night with work in the last few days I thought it only right that I post this review of it. We had an amazing time dancing the night away on Friday at our chosen option "soul train" - wow, what a blast - and not just from the past! The atmosphere was fabulous with everyone seeming to get right into the party spirit (some quite literally - but that's another story). The food was great, the service was excellent and the staff were very helpful throughout. I think it was great value for money and i'd certainly do it all again and recommend without hesitation. Party on..... thanks guys we had a ball ;-)

We have stayed at this hotel on around five occasions over the years and, to be honest, I don't know why we keep coming back. I complained about the cleanliness of the room in August 2009 and received a letter from the management saying it was an "isolated housekeeping problem" and that they were very sorry and it would be rectified. We stayed here again last weekend and decided to upgrade to a superior room as a) a treat and b) to see if these rooms were any cleaner than the rest. On arrival we were disgusted to find HUGE toenail clippings still on the carpet, dirty towels in the bathroom and hair on the bathroom floor. The carpet was really grubby and dusty in the corners and at the edges. As far as I could see, all my extra cash went to pay for two bottles of water.....we complained to reception who sent up a very nice housekeeping lady who rectified the toenail clipping and dirty towel problems but that was it. We went down to the restaurant for something to eat and waited approximately 40 minutes for our meal (2 steaks-not exactly haute cuisine which required lots of prep time...).
When we checked out we mentioned the cleanliness problem to the manager. She said the cleaning services had been contracted out and they were trying to get rid of the company so noted our concerns but offered nothing in the way of compensation. She said she would deal with our complaint and get back to us but I'm still waiting to hear from her. I intend to write to the head office (again) and see what they can come up with by way of explanation and any kind of incentive for us to stay there again and compensate us for our disappointment at Village Hotels failing to come up to basic hygiene standards again. I await their response with interest.