Hilton Hotel, Blackpool

... Intro It’s Summer 1999….it’s been quite a summer already (what with 35 of us going to Gran Canaria after our A levels), but now it’s time to do something cultural and a group of us plan to go away to Stratford-Upon-Avon for a couple of days. However, one by one everyone drops out except Stuart and myself. We are friends, but don’t really know each other that well, but we think “what the hell, we’ll still go!” We stay in the Hilton Hotel in Warwick, and it costs £100 each for 2 night’s bed and breakfast, and dinner on the first night (I only remember because it was such a round amount) ... more

Myself and my mum have a girly break every year around April / May time when we take the girls away. We always opt for somewhere where there is plenty to do for the children, and this year it was decided that we would take the trip to Blackpool. Knowing full well we could probably go and stay somewhere for £20 a night, we really weren’t interested in cost per se, and instead wanted somewhere that could offer us a bit more of an upmarket stay and avoid as best as possible any hen and stag do’s. I’ve nothing against hen / stag dos (I’ve got two myself this year), however I didn’t want my girls ... more

Here comes a rather long review. There will be 'typo's as I struggled with editing this, so please just ignore any as I will get round to them, sorry about this! All the information is completely accurate of my experience and I have left absolutely nothing out - I spend a long time on this one so I hope that will be appreciated. Finally I apologise for the length of this review, but I have purposely broken it down into sections so readers can choose which bits are most relevant to them. Not everyone will have dinner in a hotel or use the gym facilities, for example, so just read which bits you ... more

We booked the room online at www.Hilton.co.uk, Hilton guarantee that their best rates are available online. We booked a few months in advance and got a really good rate. Rates do change, at the moment double roms are £110 per night with guest room plus rooms £134. Because I boked well in advance i got a double plus room (gets a sea view, fluffy bath robes etc) for under £100. The Wbsite has info about the hotel including pictures of rooms etc The hotel is relatively modern with lots of car parking. When we checked in Reception was busy but was very efficient. All the public areas of the hotel ... more

The Hilton hotel in Blackpool is in an ideal location on the sea front at the end of the promenade. The rooms are on the small side but have all the necessities. I do not think it is as luxurious as some other Hiltons and it appears to be an oldish hotel, which has been taken over by this company. The shower was a bit disappointing - weak and too short for anyone over six foot! On the plus side, the hotel lobby is very glamorous and the staff were very helpful. The buffet breakfast was huge and could satisfy anyone. I had dinner there but was quite disappointed with meal as it was fairly ... more