Ibis, Carlisle

Author's product rating:   

Advantages:	location, price
Disadvantages:	average bed

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

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Hotel Ibis Carlisle

Nice cheap but good hotel at the centre of Carlisle.

Ibis Hotel

The Ibis hotel Carlisle is part of the Ibis Company. The Ibis is a European company and a subsidiary company of the French Accor. They have worldwide 750 hotels. Characteristic of the Ibis is that they are cheap, simple but you get good quality for your money. They have a nice breakfast and offer several services. I have stayed a few times in an Ibis, often because of the location of the hotel in a city. They are often next to an airport or in the middle of the centre.

Ibis Carlisle:

The Ibis Carlisle is located at the Botchergate in the centre of Carlisle. It's a nice small hotel with 102 rooms. On the ground floor you have the reception with 1 or 2 persons, who speak English. At the Ibis you will always find people with different nationalities, so they might speak several languages.

At every Ibis the ground floor is the same. You have the reception, a bar where you can go for a drink or a snack. They do offer almost every kind of alcohol, since they have a liquor license and is 24 hours a day open. They have a computer, which you can use for a small amount of money. Then you have the breakfast section. To go to your room you have the option to use 2 elevators.

Location:

The Ibis Carlisle is located at the centre of Carlisle and on walking distance of the shops. In the street of the hotel you will find the possibility to go for a drink at night, since they have clubs and bars. 5 minutes walking and you are at the main shopping street where you can spend the whole day shopping. If you arrive with train, the hotel is located 10 minutes from the train station. If you are with car, then you can car your car behind the hotel for free. You will get a parking card that you will have to place in your car. Don't forget that, otherwise you will get a fine, what happened to me.

Room:

I have stayed twice at this hotel and every time at a standard room. The standard room is in every Ibis hotel the same. You can stay with 2 persons at this room and they offer the possibility to stay with a child. The rooms are very clean. When you enter the room, at your right you will have the bathroom with shower and toilet. It's a little bit small but you got a mirror with free soap and other stuff. In the room you will find a TV stand and the television, the bed with 2 bed stands and a desk with a seat. You have a water cooker with tea/coffee. The bed is ok, good enough to sleep, but not very comfortable. The got 2 small pillows, but you can always ask for more pillows. The room has air-conditioning and a telephone.

Facilities room:

Telephone.
Television.
Air-conditioning.
Bathroom with shower and toilet.
Coffee and tea facilities.

Breakfast:

I didn't have breakfast when I stayed there, but it looked very good. Especially the times are very good. You can have breakfast from 4 to 12 o'clock. Although the breakfast difference at which time you arrive:

4-6:30am: coffee or tea, fruit juice, bread and pastries

6:30 - 10: a generous "help yourself" buffet breakfast

10-12 noon: coffee or tea, fruit juice, bread and pastries

Internet/computer:

At the ground floor there is a computer with Internet available against payment. IN the whole hotel you have wireless Internet, also against payment.

Children

If your child is younger then 12 years old, he/she can stay free if he/she stays the same room as the parents. You also get 50% off the breakfast.

=== Quality commitment: ===

At the Ibis hotel they got this Quality commitment, which is always good to know:
'In our 700 Ibis hotels, if by misfortune you have any little problem, we set ourselves 15 minutes to solve it. Otherwise? You will be our guest.'

Times:

Check in: 14.00
Check out: 12.00

Price:

The rooms are offered for 48 pound a night and breakfast is 5,50 pound a person.

Conclusion:

Carlisle is a nice city to go shopping or to go to a club. The Ibis is perfect for that kind of visit. The location is great and the hotel is good for staying there to sleep and have breakfast. The bar gives you the option to go for a snack or drink if you are bored. The hotel room is fine, the bed being averaged.