Local Reviews
In July 2014, Raymond471 said about Holiday Inn Preston
Stayed here before always find staff very friendly,rooms very clean. It as been quiet both time we have stayed.Never tried bar or restaurant have walked in to Preston town centre only a short walk away with plenty of pubs and eating places.
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In July 2014, Joanne094 said about Holiday Inn Preston
This was our first stop on the holiday at the Holiday Inn Preston, it was nice inside and the staff were friendly, The a la carte menu did look very nice and the rooms were very nice too. The hotel was nice inside and the rooms were clean and well presented. The bar and restaurant seemed to be classy and updated.
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In July 2014, COLIN Y said about Holiday Inn Preston
My wife and myself stayed here on Friday night the 25th July 2014 as part of a Shearings Coach Holiday on our return from Scotland, and found it to be a very nice good quality Hotel. Our room was comfortable and clean, and we had a meal in the Restaurant in the evening and also breakfast which was a Buffet style meal. The food was good and found it to be very tasty and nutritious.
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In July 2014, ManxQueenies said about Holiday Inn Preston
Bit of a mixed bag of a hotel - I have stayed here in a number of guises, from Crest Hotel in 80s to the holiday inn it is now.
Now it's furnished well, rooms are not huge but fairly well designed, and comfortable, air con now installed (albeit with a odd habit of turning itself off during stay), great housekeeping - v clean, and delivered extra towels, iron etc in minutes.
Check in took a while, queue, but receptionist apologised, but mix up with booking - had booked double for 2 with breakfast, hotel insisted this was double for 1 without breakfast, they tried to increase cost to £75 to meet what we had booked - fortunately I had the printed confirmation from their website so they honoured. There are good deals here - through their site £44 b&b. Pricing seems an issue here - I overheard a couple being charged £25 for breakfast for 2 - they were muttering later when they saw advert in lift for breakfast for £10 per room - they were well fleeced....
Breakfast I experienced was initially poor but improved after a while - a room full of bus trip guests had cleared the room out - no bread, butter, very limited hot food - but within 30 mins restocked and fine. The Philippino (?) lady at breakfast worked like a Trojan, serving, stocking and being spot on with customers, the other 3 staff did less between them than her alone - hence service hit and miss.
In summary - hotel is dated from outside, rooms fine though and for the right price a decent option for preston. I have been staying so the premier inn for the last year - the £25/£29 deals too good to miss, but for £15 more worth staying in the Holiday Inn.
Now it's furnished well, rooms are not huge but fairly well designed, and comfortable, air con now installed (albeit with a odd habit of turning itself off during stay), great housekeeping - v clean, and delivered extra towels, iron etc in minutes.
Check in took a while, queue, but receptionist apologised, but mix up with booking - had booked double for 2 with breakfast, hotel insisted this was double for 1 without breakfast, they tried to increase cost to £75 to meet what we had booked - fortunately I had the printed confirmation from their website so they honoured. There are good deals here - through their site £44 b&b. Pricing seems an issue here - I overheard a couple being charged £25 for breakfast for 2 - they were muttering later when they saw advert in lift for breakfast for £10 per room - they were well fleeced....
Breakfast I experienced was initially poor but improved after a while - a room full of bus trip guests had cleared the room out - no bread, butter, very limited hot food - but within 30 mins restocked and fine. The Philippino (?) lady at breakfast worked like a Trojan, serving, stocking and being spot on with customers, the other 3 staff did less between them than her alone - hence service hit and miss.
In summary - hotel is dated from outside, rooms fine though and for the right price a decent option for preston. I have been staying so the premier inn for the last year - the £25/£29 deals too good to miss, but for £15 more worth staying in the Holiday Inn.
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In August 2014, ALivesley said about Holiday Inn Preston
Stayed overnight, the room was clean and serviceable - although was a twin when I'd booked a double. Food was good although a number of the menu items were unavailable. Service was good and staff were friendly.
Hotel has no ambience and the internet connectivity was problematic.
Hotel has no ambience and the internet connectivity was problematic.
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In August 2014, ButlerSommelier said about Holiday Inn Preston
Travelling South this was ideal location 4 hours into a Friday night journey. Just off the M6. Lovely welcome and nice staff. Rooms ideal and very good value. Clean accessible and very reasonably priced. Comfy beds big bar area with PGA golf on. Perfect stop over
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In March 2020, David L said about Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel
i have recently stayed at this hotel and trained as a guide dog useri was there for 10 ten days and can honestly say what a fantastic hotel all the staff were amazing and nothing was too much trouble no matter how large or small it was that you were asking them to do for you i want to give a special thank you to julie who was in the breakfast room mostly and irene who was on the bar these two staff in particular were fantastic they made it feel like home always ready to help and chat about what ever you wanted it was sad to leave after a great stay i will return with my daughter as soon as i can 10 out of ten
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In March 2020, SmithHonestReviews said about Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel
This is a completely honest review..some good points and some bad points
Arrived for 2 nights stay as a couple ..easy to park and nice reception staff.
Where we stayed rooms / Hallways are very old and need painting ..its tired and I would expect more
Room is very outdated ...very old wardrobes and furniture..bathroom needs updating ..beds comfy enough and clean
We paid for a spa stay with breakfast and evening meal
Spa and swimming pool are again very old and need desperately updating ..they really need to spend some money on these
Breakfast is good with a lady called Julie who is absolutely brilliant..shes a great host and made the breakfast experience really pleasant
Evening meals is in the main bar by reception and this is where it went wrong.The menus say they cater for Gluten free but in all honesty the GF options are terrible. The staff try there best but the menu just complicates the issue.
(Only Gluten Free Starter is Goats cheese that's it nothing else)
(Only Gluten Free Main meal is fish or pasta)
In a hotel they should have more options than this and really need to try harder as a group that owns 700 hotels
The picture shows the lack of care the breakfast was left by the lift at 8:30am (not by us) and still there at 9pm the same day ..over 12 hours ...
We even reported it and it still didn't get moved
Management really need to get a handle on this
Arrived for 2 nights stay as a couple ..easy to park and nice reception staff.
Where we stayed rooms / Hallways are very old and need painting ..its tired and I would expect more
Room is very outdated ...very old wardrobes and furniture..bathroom needs updating ..beds comfy enough and clean
We paid for a spa stay with breakfast and evening meal
Spa and swimming pool are again very old and need desperately updating ..they really need to spend some money on these
Breakfast is good with a lady called Julie who is absolutely brilliant..shes a great host and made the breakfast experience really pleasant
Evening meals is in the main bar by reception and this is where it went wrong.The menus say they cater for Gluten free but in all honesty the GF options are terrible. The staff try there best but the menu just complicates the issue.
(Only Gluten Free Starter is Goats cheese that's it nothing else)
(Only Gluten Free Main meal is fish or pasta)
In a hotel they should have more options than this and really need to try harder as a group that owns 700 hotels
The picture shows the lack of care the breakfast was left by the lift at 8:30am (not by us) and still there at 9pm the same day ..over 12 hours ...
We even reported it and it still didn't get moved
Management really need to get a handle on this
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
In March 2020, Martin H said about Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel
Stayed for 2 nights stay as a couple, plenty of car parking and a very nice and helpful guy (Dave) on reception. Some of the hallways need a fresh coat of paint, but not all. I'm sure this is in the maintenance programme, as it was obvious that a lot had recently been undertaken recently. The spa and swimming pool were included in the price, although we did not have time to use these facilities. Breakfast was excellent and our host, Julie, was very, very pleasant and helpful absolutely brilliant, she was a great host and made the breakfast experience very personal to us. Evening meals in the main bar were a little pricey for our budget, but there was an excellent carvery just up the road.
Very friendly and good value hotel would have no hesitation in recommending it or using it again.
Very friendly and good value hotel would have no hesitation in recommending it or using it again.
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In March 2020, michaelamckenna said about Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel
Visit this hotel on a regular basis, excellent location and the staff are amazing especially Julie on breakfast and Dave on Recepcion would highly recommend this hotel exceptional.
Food is lovely and service is excellent
Food is lovely and service is excellent
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