ParkRoyal Blackpool

dance competition

Liked: peace and cooperation
Disliked: The internet password was not visible.

Exceptional

Exceptional

Liked: Great location and not outdated like alot of the other places I viewed before booking. Very friendly and accommodating

Great value!

Liked: The stay was comfortable, clean and in an AMAZING location!! The owner was super friendly and i’d definitely stay here again.
Disliked: There was no wifi or signal for me anywhere in the property, even in the living room space. Not the end of the world for me but it may put some people off.

Good

Liked: The location was great for the waterpark and the theme park. There's a small spar shop locally for little bits and plenty of chippy's. The room had a kettle for a morning cuppa and a fridge. It was a nice place to stay.

Very good

Good

Absolutely jaw dropping!!!

Liked: Generally on my trip to Blackpool I will only use well affiliated branded hotels because of disastrous previous B&B choices. On this occasion it was a spur of the moment trip with no availability in my regular hotels, in be known to myself it was fireworks display evening and everything was fully booked. Unwittingly I stumbled across the Park Royal which with its remarkable reviews and photo uploads I was convinced this would be suitable accommodation for my weekend trip. Foolishly I booked for 2 evenings. So impressed with the rates I opted for the slightly more expensive Superior room. Shortly after booking through a well known website, I started to receive text messages from the proprietor with a barrage of do's and don't and it's T &Cs that the booking site had not stipulated. Then a text asking if I was still coming. Very dubious but I had already paid so I was at a point of no return. When we arrived there was no where to park and looking at the down trodden street it was safer to park my vehicle in a secure parking complex which was quite a distance from the guest house. Any similarities to the pictures on the website had vanished off the front of this run down property. The sign is faded and covered in bird muck, no sign of any beautiful flowers in hanging baskets. On entering you have to fight your way through the overgrown plants all around the door and hallway, it's like the Amazon rainforest. Then there is a whole heap of junk placed around the hallway. First impressions where I have just stepped into Steptoes yard. I'm afraid it just went downhill from there onwards. The room was tiny, the mirrored furniture was smashed. The wallpaper was falling off the ceiling. A garden table and chairs plonked in the only bit of space left on the floor with more plants. The towels were grotty and like sandpaper. Still we were determined it wasn't going to spoil our break. I told myself to shut up and put up and to go and enjoy...
Disliked: Evening out, the place was in darkness and the key was faulty it took a while to get into the property. (No we don't drink,so that wasn't the problem.) Inside was freezing, it's October and no heating??? The bed was disgraceful, the bedding was cheap nylon with a sweaty lumpy duvet inside. On top of all this I was bitten through the night by what I can only assume to be fleas as the premises has a pet dog. I didn't get a wink of sleep and it was Baltic in there. You cannot physically turn on the radiator because it is covered by a wooden cover. Bythis point enough was enough we didn't get washed, brush our teeth or enjoy a relaxing cup of tea, it was too cold to do anything, we used no facilities whatsoever. We got dressed and normally I would just leave and put it down to experience and not return. Not this time I approached the proprietor and discussed our findings and I did question reviews because anyone who finds this place acceptable must be pretty down on their luck and grateful for somewhere to stay. Nevermind the 9.2 Exceptional scoring by the booking site. The little man was very nonchalant and couldn't careless. I requested a refund but the greedy little man refused, I only hope he has used my money wisely and paid his utility bills so his next unsuspecting guests can at least have some light to see where they're going and some heat to keep warm. The booking site did refund me there commission which was a minimal fraction of the price and if you're still daft enough to book here like myself the Superior room is the standard room and leave your socks on because the carpets are filthy.

Exceptional