Name: Blackwell Grange Hotel
Address: Blackwell Grange, Darlington
Telephone: 0800 031 8416
Rating: 4.25

Superb

Liked: A great breakfast, the best I have seen in a long time
Disliked: Nothing

Very good

Good

Exceptional

Nice for location, but they...

Liked: The location was ideal. The breakfast was lovely, a lot of choice.
Disliked: The bed was 2 single beds pushed together, so a gap in the middle. We asked if we could check in early (didn’t need to go in the room) as we were at a wedding at another location in Darlington, and didn’t want to have to check in and take luggage up early hours in the morning, only to be told we would have to pay £20 an hour extra for the early check in. Found it quite hard to believe that the room wouldn’t of been ready as the cleaners are in the corridors and cleaning rooms out early on the morning as we heard them and seen them when we went for breakfast the next day.

We went to a wedding...

Liked: Everything I can't wait to stay again
Disliked: The pool been open but it won't be long we were told

Lovely short break

Liked: The property had lots of space for you to sit outside. Staff very friendly.
Disliked: Very hot rooms Windows original, so could hear people talking outside till quite late

Exceptional

Liked: What a beautiful place to stay. Comfortable rooms, lovely staff. Breakfast fabulous loads of choice. We were at a wedding and it was amazing. We will definitely stay again.

Past its prime with slightly...

Liked: Had potential to be lovely and the grounds looked lovely on way up drive
Disliked: Room location was poor at back with a van and boxes to look at and men in can in morning so had to close curtains for privacy. No headboards. Heating didn’t work properly so cold and then boiling in middle of night when it was returned on centrally. Worst of all was the food at supper in the bar. It tasted like food from a burger van in a fair and my mum, who had the chicken Caesar salad was really ill all day t is at with a bad tummy and ended up being sick twice and that was from the chicken. Really disappointing especially for the price.