Holiday Inn Preston
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I've just spent 3 nights at the Holiday Inn Preston, for a business trip.
What a really well run hotel this is and my goodness what a pleasant change from so many bland business hotels in Northern England.
I'll list the bad stuff first
Limited car parking.
Short list huh?
What impressed me about the place?
The staff were just so pleasant and helpful, not just to me, but also to other guests, the receptionists we always smiling and greeting me by name, and unusually for me, I ate every night in the hote restaurant because the food was utterly fantastic and very well priced indeed, you simply must dine before 7pm and try the buffet and the £5 salad bar buffet.
Deserts are presented so beautifully that I wanted to take my sticky toffee pudding, dressed with butterscotch sauce and freshly whipped cream, with a biscuit base and decorative strawberry top, to Wolverhampton, to show the staff there what could be done!
Holiday inn group should be very proud of this establishment, the waiters, the barstaff, the cleaners all work as one great team and are a credit to the group.
So why would a tourist want to visit Preston?
Sadly again it's a short list but apart from the football museum and a really very good market, it is a short hop from Blackpool and preston does have a very nice "Northern town" feel to it. Stop here on the way to the lakes and you may stay here just for the hospitality and the humour.
Back to the hotel - it does have a nightclub nearby, but seriously, for a city centre hotel, this has to be the quietest most relaxing one I've been to.
Thank you guys, thank you very much.
ps ask about the discount breakfast vouchers!
What a really well run hotel this is and my goodness what a pleasant change from so many bland business hotels in Northern England.
I'll list the bad stuff first
Limited car parking.
Short list huh?
What impressed me about the place?
The staff were just so pleasant and helpful, not just to me, but also to other guests, the receptionists we always smiling and greeting me by name, and unusually for me, I ate every night in the hote restaurant because the food was utterly fantastic and very well priced indeed, you simply must dine before 7pm and try the buffet and the £5 salad bar buffet.
Deserts are presented so beautifully that I wanted to take my sticky toffee pudding, dressed with butterscotch sauce and freshly whipped cream, with a biscuit base and decorative strawberry top, to Wolverhampton, to show the staff there what could be done!
Holiday inn group should be very proud of this establishment, the waiters, the barstaff, the cleaners all work as one great team and are a credit to the group.
So why would a tourist want to visit Preston?
Sadly again it's a short list but apart from the football museum and a really very good market, it is a short hop from Blackpool and preston does have a very nice "Northern town" feel to it. Stop here on the way to the lakes and you may stay here just for the hospitality and the humour.
Back to the hotel - it does have a nightclub nearby, but seriously, for a city centre hotel, this has to be the quietest most relaxing one I've been to.
Thank you guys, thank you very much.
ps ask about the discount breakfast vouchers!
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
This place is pretty good for what you pay (I paid £75 for a twin room). The room was clean, had AC and the breakfast was tasty. The only negative point i can think of is the parking facilities (or lack of); there simply aren't enough places. The only alternative is to park in a dodgy looking Pay and Display car park accross the road or on a single yellow line in the surrounding streets....Still recommend this place though.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
This was as my wife & I would expect from the Holiday Inn group of hotels - a good value for money experience with an excellent English breakfast & a car park.
Ideal location for events in Prestons Guild Hall & town cwntre.
Clean & staff pleasant!
Ideal location for events in Prestons Guild Hall & town cwntre.
Clean & staff pleasant!
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
My wife & I recently stayed at this hotel.
All the staff, from the management through to the cleaning folk, are extremely courteous and very helpful.
The entire hotel is spotlessly clean.
We had a meal from the A La Carte menu and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is also a very reasonable bar menu for anyone on a tighter budget or with a less healthy appetite!!!
We will most definitely use this hotel again. Highly recommended.
All the staff, from the management through to the cleaning folk, are extremely courteous and very helpful.
The entire hotel is spotlessly clean.
We had a meal from the A La Carte menu and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is also a very reasonable bar menu for anyone on a tighter budget or with a less healthy appetite!!!
We will most definitely use this hotel again. Highly recommended.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
I have stayed at this hotel many times and continue to return again and again. If you book online you can get a much cheaper rate than the stated £120 per night shown in the reception... I paid £75 which included breakfast for two and a double room. The rooms are immaculate with clean sheets and fluffy white towels. The tv always works. The windows have inner windows to shut out any noise from the roads and other guests are quiet even when the hotel is fully booked. Its always warm in the rooms with lovely bath/shower and jet propelled water!!! Staff are friendly and helpful and go out of their way for you if necessary. The breakfast is hot and tasty with excellent service by the waiting staff. There is only one negative about this hotel and that is the parking facilities, if you don't arrive before 4pm you have to park over the road in the multistorey car park, its free but its a little inconveinient.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
Following previous stays here I had expected the usual generic Holiday Inn experience, but was pleasantly surprised by a smart refurbishment, well apppointed and super clean rooms and a general willingness to please guests. The staff seemed to be trying to make it a cut above the average Holiday Inn and for the most part succeeded. The only demerits were no fish available at breakfast, something a good hotel should provide, and meagre car parking at the front (though to be fair they were still finishing off refurbishment when I was there).
Overall the hotel exceeded expectations and is very well located in the centre of Preston.
Overall the hotel exceeded expectations and is very well located in the centre of Preston.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
I stayed here in August 2002, the staff were fantastic. Although the rooms on some of the floors are a little older, pay a little extra for a superior one and you get a better quality room as you would expect. The breakfast in the restaurant is slightly expensive, but you can always have a wander into the centre of Preston to get some breakfast from one of the cafes. The hotel is the only main branded hotel in the centre and as such is ideally located for the nightlife...
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