Local Reviews
In December 2021, Paul S said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
Im really enjoying the stay particularly enjoyed the evening meal Christopher and Kayler were really pleasant. The is room was lovely. The reception staff couldn’t find our booking but sorted it out in no time and upgraded our room. Lovely hotel with lovely staff. Thanks
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In December 2021, Rsta1971 said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
Staying at Mercure with Son for a night before football.
Nice enough hotel with some rooms outside main hotel and almost everything you need in room (just a fridge missing)
Pool is fine but gym dissapointly had a 16 year old age limit.
We ate at hotel and received excellent service from Christopher and he was managing the room well. Food was pretty good.
Nice enough hotel with some rooms outside main hotel and almost everything you need in room (just a fridge missing)
Pool is fine but gym dissapointly had a 16 year old age limit.
We ate at hotel and received excellent service from Christopher and he was managing the room well. Food was pretty good.
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In December 2021, Mr_Mote said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
Executive room was fresh and clean if a bit spartan but assume this is covid related.
Breakfast good except the fried eggs which were just weird. Ribbery doesn’t come close. They actually had a hard sole like a shoe. I wasn’t even going to try to digest it.
What let the stay down was the evening (Christmas party) function.
The bar area is too small for the number of people who were waiting to enter the function room and is a walk way for people going to their rooms in the external wing.
Evening function food was very poor. Especially when you consider it was £38 per head, no drinks, a naff “disco” and the cheapest party cracker ever. Morrisons do a bigger, better quality festive main course for £5.95.
The only saving grace was that the portions were tiny. And mean TINY.
My ham hock terrine starter looked like a can of Caesar cat food plonked on top of some piccalilli straight out of a jar. Fortunately it didn’t taste like Caesar, as it was tasteless.
Talking about tasteless… the Breaded Goats cheese was the most uncheesy cheese I have ever eaten and I doubt it had ever seen a goat. I think you got it from Amazon, as packaging around the crackers.
Main course was terrible. The "veg" was tiny ready diced cubes of carrot and turnip (it said parsnip) straight out of a stew pack packet, the sprouts tasted like they had been cooked in horseradish and I dont recall any roast potatoes or a chipolata sausage. The roast beef was similarly sparse compared to the lavish description. Please don’t insult people by using terms like “red wine jus” and “pan roast jus” when what you are serving is watery gravy. And I use the word gravy loosely.
That said, what we did get was hot. Small, poor, but hot. The Christmas pud was as though it had been nuked. Red hot and bone dry - straight out of too long in the microwave.
They certainly offset the early doors “happy hour” drinks pricing with regular hotel drinks pricing for the rest of the evening.
Another problem was the music, which was at full volume as we entered the function room and continued at full volume throughout the meal.
Conversation during the meal was very difficult. We asked several times if it could be turned down slightly until after service but it just continued. Even though no one was dancing and everyone was eating. Read the room is my suggestion.
Breakfast good except the fried eggs which were just weird. Ribbery doesn’t come close. They actually had a hard sole like a shoe. I wasn’t even going to try to digest it.
What let the stay down was the evening (Christmas party) function.
The bar area is too small for the number of people who were waiting to enter the function room and is a walk way for people going to their rooms in the external wing.
Evening function food was very poor. Especially when you consider it was £38 per head, no drinks, a naff “disco” and the cheapest party cracker ever. Morrisons do a bigger, better quality festive main course for £5.95.
The only saving grace was that the portions were tiny. And mean TINY.
My ham hock terrine starter looked like a can of Caesar cat food plonked on top of some piccalilli straight out of a jar. Fortunately it didn’t taste like Caesar, as it was tasteless.
Talking about tasteless… the Breaded Goats cheese was the most uncheesy cheese I have ever eaten and I doubt it had ever seen a goat. I think you got it from Amazon, as packaging around the crackers.
Main course was terrible. The "veg" was tiny ready diced cubes of carrot and turnip (it said parsnip) straight out of a stew pack packet, the sprouts tasted like they had been cooked in horseradish and I dont recall any roast potatoes or a chipolata sausage. The roast beef was similarly sparse compared to the lavish description. Please don’t insult people by using terms like “red wine jus” and “pan roast jus” when what you are serving is watery gravy. And I use the word gravy loosely.
That said, what we did get was hot. Small, poor, but hot. The Christmas pud was as though it had been nuked. Red hot and bone dry - straight out of too long in the microwave.
They certainly offset the early doors “happy hour” drinks pricing with regular hotel drinks pricing for the rest of the evening.
Another problem was the music, which was at full volume as we entered the function room and continued at full volume throughout the meal.
Conversation during the meal was very difficult. We asked several times if it could be turned down slightly until after service but it just continued. Even though no one was dancing and everyone was eating. Read the room is my suggestion.
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In December 2021, jayniepie said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
I’m so pleased I chose to come to the party night here, all I can say is WOW. The atmosphere was so festive and warm and all the staff so accommodating. The bar greeting area prior to sitting down was lovely I particularly liked the fact that the function suite was separate from the main hotel and that you can also be accessed separately too if needed, I loved the space where the lobby area was too, albeit there could have been a few more chairs in here so guest could escape the louder dancing area if they wanted. There was also a lack of seating in the bar area too, maybe it’s a covid thing, but it would have been more relaxed with a few seats. The food was AMAZING! I loved that it was piping hot when it came out and totally fresh! Food was so hot it was perfect! The soup my starter was lovely, the main turkey, was so moist, I love turkey like that! And my chocolate dessert was ultimate perfection!! Then dancing and partying!
As it was during media coverage of covid getting worse I was a little cautious about attending. I spoke to Lisa the Director of Sales who reassured me that the hotel is doing everything to go above and beyond for their guests. The hospitality industry is regulated so much it is actually the safest industry. She mentioned Including all staff wearing masks and gloves, food prepared to strict guidelines, sterile areas, rooms to exceptionally high cleaning standards and tight regulations with distance for tables. We were advised to wear masks if required too. I felt really safe when visiting.
My room was fantastic too! Set close to the function room, all guests attending the function and staying were in the same wing part of the hotel, which is great! Imagine having a wedding here and all your guests can be so close is fantastic!
My room was equipped with a stunning bathroom perfect comfortable 6 foot bed, a self controller heater, fridge, robes, hairdryer, kettle and a nespresso coffee machine! Truly spoiled! I slept like a baby!
In conclusion….thanks for an amazing night! I’m coming back to use the spa facilities next time!
As it was during media coverage of covid getting worse I was a little cautious about attending. I spoke to Lisa the Director of Sales who reassured me that the hotel is doing everything to go above and beyond for their guests. The hospitality industry is regulated so much it is actually the safest industry. She mentioned Including all staff wearing masks and gloves, food prepared to strict guidelines, sterile areas, rooms to exceptionally high cleaning standards and tight regulations with distance for tables. We were advised to wear masks if required too. I felt really safe when visiting.
My room was fantastic too! Set close to the function room, all guests attending the function and staying were in the same wing part of the hotel, which is great! Imagine having a wedding here and all your guests can be so close is fantastic!
My room was equipped with a stunning bathroom perfect comfortable 6 foot bed, a self controller heater, fridge, robes, hairdryer, kettle and a nespresso coffee machine! Truly spoiled! I slept like a baby!
In conclusion….thanks for an amazing night! I’m coming back to use the spa facilities next time!
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In December 2021, andyhorne2021 said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
First room taken was difficult to find up a shady old wooden outside staircase . Then turns out that there were electrical issues. Another room sorted which looked fine but with the worst shower ever !
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In December 2021, Jane P said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
as we turned in the driveway such an imposing beautiful building. Easy to park, plenty of space. Lovely welcome at reception, informed to put car registration on system for payment of carpark. Walk through to room was very festive and put us both in the Christmas spirit. Room a lovely surprise, really clean, spacious and a nice outlook.
Stay was for a party night and really enjoyed the food which was hot (nice surprise - usually party nice the food is average and never hot). The ambiance was festive and fun and the waitresses kept smiling throughout.
Breakfast was really nice a good choice of hot and cold food.
Overall 5 star as I could not fault the staff, the hotel and the food. Thank you for making our stay and Merry Christmas
Stay was for a party night and really enjoyed the food which was hot (nice surprise - usually party nice the food is average and never hot). The ambiance was festive and fun and the waitresses kept smiling throughout.
Breakfast was really nice a good choice of hot and cold food.
Overall 5 star as I could not fault the staff, the hotel and the food. Thank you for making our stay and Merry Christmas
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In December 2021, 686Mike said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
Went for a Christmas weekend with my adult sons absolute bargain deal great staff couldn’t do enough for us great food and facilities perfect stay will definitely go again next year if not before the Christmas lunch was brilliant the service for so many people was amazing
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In January 2022, ianr0gers196 said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
We stayed in a Privilege room and having stayed in another hotel the previous night we were disappointed. We had a shower room, no bath, although the was a coffee machine with 3 coffee pods and a couple of bathrooms nothing else felt special about the room. Breakfast was ok, but we walked down a featureless corridor and outside under a covered walkway and through a cold bar area, I guess it was closed, to get there. It felt like a Premier Inn.
Our previous hotel had a bathroom two or three times the size, a comfortable sofa in front of the TV and better bathrobes.
Our previous hotel had a bathroom two or three times the size, a comfortable sofa in front of the TV and better bathrobes.
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In January 2022, Alison41503 said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
Courtyard room was lovely - large and looked recently refurbished. Reception staff were great friendly and helpful. We went to the Black tie dinner dance and weren’t disappointed - the food was lovely, staff excellent and we had a great evening
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In January 2022, Wanderingsmiles said about Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
This place outranks many excellent hotels that I have stayed at. A quiet gem of a place with good food, friendly staff and a fabulous gym. We felt safe, relaxed and well looked after. Lovely refurbished room which was very relaxing. Perfect!
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