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“You Must be Mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

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1 of 5 stars
yorkshire
15 Oct 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

I and a group of friends have just returned from a 2 night stay at this hotel. It is far from gr8. The hotel smells of stail smoke as soon as you walk through the front door. The rooms are far from clean. The floors are dirty, the walls the same. The fact that the hotel front door stays open all night is not safe. In the middle of the night we had someone try to get into our room, but then realised it was the wrong roon. This woke us up and unsettled us. Then a short time later when we had gone back to sleep, a couple (very drunk and aggresive) tried to get into our room. They tried to bang the door down. when we opened the door and told them to go, the women fell into our room, It took two of us to move her. The man later returend tried our door again. when we answered this time, he appologised and said they were in the wrong hotel. We were three girls in a room on our own, our friends split over three floors. As you would expect we felt unsafe after this. Our other frinds also had people try to get into thier rooms. I can appreciate that the hotel is a party hotel, but you still have a right to feel safe once you go to bed and lock your door. the locks are not exactly secure. The pictures of the dinning room on the website are far from accurate. The dinning room is very small, dirty and dark, some lights do not work. Dirty cups and glasses are left on the side, mixed with the clean ones. The breakfast however was not that bad. The hotel is in a good location which is probably the only thing it has going for it. The people who have reccommended it must have very, very low standards. I would not reccomend it to anyone and am supprised it is allowed to opperate. A friend in my group has previously stayed at this hotel and that is the reason we booked again. However she was as disgusted as the rest of us and would not stay there again. I have heard of cheep and chearful and no frills, but this hotel is not even that.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — leaving
    • Disliked — everything
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tigger200's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 25-34
Member since: 15 October 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
No way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Management Response
gummsy, Landlady
(Management representative)
18 Oct 2007
I cannot understand why anyone could say that there is a stale smell of smoke whilst checking into the Hotel as everyone is aware there is a smoking ban in place (this might have been the case before the ban came into effect) There is no smoking allowed in any of the public areas of the Hotel. As far as people trying to get into the rooms I can only say that had one of the team been alerted this would have been taken care of immediately. The door is not left open all night but has a night manager on duty to ensure that people can get in after the bar is closed. To say that the people who write good reviews of this Hotel must have very very low standards is I think a slur on the majority of guests who return year after year and I do not think anyone has a right to insinuate this. Communication is the key to any problem fixing and we were not approached regarding any of the alledged matters at all. In fact if it is so bad it makes me wonder why the person that booked it had previously stayed with us obviously with a different group altogether.
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“disgusting”

GR8 Hotel

12 Sep 2007

I booked this hotel 4 my stag do me and 14 lads each paid £25 so £50 a room we wer greeted with metal camp beds that were approx 3inches apart or bunk beds.most of the windows we could not see out of they wer that filthy 1 of them had some1s sick down the outside.lads blatently doing class A drugs in the restroom bar, the front door was open all night leading to strangers coming in and robbing 3 of my friends rooms.went for breakfast which was disgusting and a few lads were already drinkin cider 8.00 in the mornin!!!I would not recomend this hotel if u can even call it that to my worst enemy

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — nothing
    • Disliked — everything
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andya477's Summary
Date of Stay: September 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 25-34
Member since: 12 September 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
No way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park, Gambling / Casinos
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Management Response
blackpooldave, owner
(Management representative)
18 Sep 2007
It’s a good job our regular guests know us, after this mud slinging review. Andy seems to be a bit confused, although the high season price for standard rooms is correct. The bar does not open until 10:00am in the morning, although it is open until 04:00am – we do need some rest!! If people want to complain they will but what does concern us is the matter of guests taking drugs – we have a very strict policy on drugs and will not tolerate them in any way. Our policy, at the recommendation of Lancashire Constabulary is to confiscate them, put them into a designated container and then call the police. If it is true that this trip advisor member saw guests taking drugs and did not report it, then he is totally irresponsible. I cannot believe that it was not brought to the attention of the staff.
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“loved the place”

GR8 Hotel

9 Aug 2007

Turned up at the gr8 hotel and was very aprehensive after reading the last review. Room was spotless amd dont know what the fuss was all about. Ideal location and the hosts fantastic. Lynn and HUgh were gr8 with the kids and explained that the cleaner from the previous review had been dismissed. We were made very welcome and would not hesitate in returning next year for the warm friendly welcome from Lynnn, Hugh, Daney and John. Thanks once agian for a womderfull holiday

Thanks see ya all next year Issy Fae Scotland xxxxx

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Lynn and Hugh
    • Disliked — The perty poopers next door
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issyfaescotland's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: 09 August 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Other
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“Worse Hotel Ever!!!”

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1 of 5 stars
staffs
29 Jul 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

where do i start???? my family where given the keys on arrival to a room at the top of the hotel, room was dingy [ splattered walls}, dirty laminate flooring, my husband went to en-suite !! to be greeted with a huge fermenting faeces of the previous occupant as the loo didn't flush, meanwhile i checked the bedding and found one bed hadn't been changed as there was body hair and a 5pence piece in it!!!! refused room, got keys to another room opposite, a little better i suppose, walls still dingy smearings all over!! Doors banging all night, intoxicated people trying door handles, knocking on doors, definatley not a hotel for children and i would only say it's for people who like their alcohol and don't mind where they sleep or more to the point what they sleep in. I would rather pay the extra money and have nice clean rooms.
The only reason we stayed on is that everywhere else is solidly booked for that time of year, we renamed the hotel the grotty hotel. sorry for people who like the accomodation but me and my family have got standards!!!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — leaving it behind
    • Disliked — everything
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lj1964's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2007
Travelled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 35-49
Member since: 29 July 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
No way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park, Sporting event
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“Wicked Weekend”

GR8 Hotel

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5 of 5 stars
north wales
4 Jun 2007
0/1 found this review helpful

Went for 2 nights with a friend for my Birthday an didnt want to come home! Lynn & Hughie were great. Any problems and they were on to them straight away. The atmosphere in the hotel was amazing, we had so much fun, all the guests were gr8 too.

We were free to do what we wanted when we wanted which is a bonus for all.

We will be going back to Blackpool again in the near future and will definitely be staying int The GR8 Hotel again.

Thank you for a fab weekend xxx

Kelly & Ceri

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weekenders1's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 18-24
Member since: 04 June 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, Girlfriend getaway
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Shopping
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56-58 Central Drive, Blackpool FY1 5QB, England