Swallow Hotel, Preston

Please note that whilst Ciao rates the Preston Swallow as a two star hotel - all publicity material relating to it, as well at the hotel itself, shows this as a three star hotel. Following on from my update on the Bower Hotel in Oldham, two weeks later (in December 2009) we re-visited the Preston Swallow. Two hotels of a different character, but of one group and, on this occasion at least, we were less than surprised by our findings two years on – what is surprising is the sheer speed and extent of the deterioration in this case. Obviously our reasons for choosing the Preston Swallow remain ... more

Delapidated dirty smelly hotel. Broken patched up doors. Holes in bedlinen. Worst of all room 102 smell of damp and sewers which kept me awake all night and triggered asthma attack which had been well under control prior to this visit. Bathroom, floor dirty, door appeared as if water had crept up from bot tom. Enamel off bath showing areas of bare rust. Damp spots on ceiling. Decor appeared unchanged since 60's/70's. Carpets not cleaned piles of dirt/ behind doors. Flies in the bedroom and dining room. Booked in as part of coach tour 3* standard. This hotel is definitely not 3*. Food quality ... more