Can anyone recommend a B&B or place to stay in Blackpool?

sashanut

Hi all

DD & friend (aged 16) would like to go to Blackpool for just a day or two during the long summer hols after GCSEs.....trouble is they are too young to go it alone & book into somewhere & want us to come/provide accommodation & transport (!)... I just wondered if anyone could recommend a decent B&B or hotel in that area; rather than just pick one at random. I would like a moneysaving option - but not sleeping on the beach!! There are 2 adults & 2 16 yo girls so 2 rooms needed.

TIA if anyone can help -

Marie

NewMat

We stayed in the Central Premier Travel Inn when we went a few years ago, and where we've booked for a trip up to the illuminations this Autumn. We went for the Travel Inn on the basis that it's reasonably priced and you know what you are going to get. Its also well located, being about 5 minutes walk from the Pleasure Beach end of the seafront, from where you can get a tram up to the Tower. It also gives you free parking for the duration of your stay, which I'm advised is quite handy in Blackpool.

Heva2015

I stayed in the Hotel California a few months ago. It was cheap, clean and lovely and the owners were so friendly.

nicky1312

we went to this hotel and the people were really friendly,
the ribble house hotel.
its very central.

jolenejolene

Hi,
we would also like to go and take our 2 little ones to see the lights! Can anyone recommend a B&B that has a little bar so we don't all have to be in bed by 7.30pm??
Sorry to hijack your thread
Thanks

Heva2015

The one I mentioned has one and it is super cheap.

MrSmartprice

We have stayed here several times and found it to be excellent. The people are friendly, the rooms clean and pleasant, and the breakfast (cooked by the husband) superb.

It is well situated near Gynn Square, and just far enough away from the central madhouse area. It has always been no smoking throughout too.

http://www.kimberleyguesthouse.com/

They do not do evening meals, but allow you to take takeaway food back if you wish. They will provide plates, cutlery etc too, so you don't have to eat it in your room.

Nenen

Hi ... I posted this for someone else a couple of weeks ago but thought it might be useful for you if I copied it here.

We went to Blackpool during last half term and stayed in The Carousel Hotel (Blackpool). 663-671 New South Promenade, Blackpool, FY4 1RN

We booked it through laterooms.co.uk but you can see the hotel's own website here:
http://www.blackpool-carousel-hotel.com/

They do several different offers including B&B or dinner B&B which are really good value (£84 per night DB&B for a whole family of 4)! The laterooms website only goes up to a family of 4 but it is worth you ringing the hotel and asking if they could squeeze another one in or give you 2 adjoining rooms (although 2 adjoining rooms appear to work out almost twice the price). Maybe if you quote the laterooms price they will do you a special deal.

We found it clean and comfortable (although the first room we were shown to was a bit small and didn't have a sea view as requested) however, we rang reception and they were very pleasant and moved us immediately to a lovely room complete with sea view. The buffet breakfasts were excellent and the evening meal (included in some deals or you could pay £17 per head as an optional extra) was very good value for money in the deal (not cordon blue but nicely presented and mostly freshly prepared) ... three courses plus coffee with about 3-4 choices for each course; e.g. starters like homemade soup, melon with parma ham, avacado with prawn; main meals like poached salmon in cream and tarragon sauce, peppered sirloin steak in mushroom sauce, something chickeny (can't remember what it was:D) or vegetarian option; lovely puds too! Don't know if they had special children's meals as we didn't take ours (they're a bit too old now)!
It was a little way out of the main drag of the town but the tram stop is just opposite and you can get a daily hop on/off pass. They have free parking there too. We liked being a little further out as it is quieter at night and the beach (right opposite the hotel but with a main road running in between) is less busy and absolutely gorgeous!
The only pain was the lifts were absolutely minute (2 people and a suitcase were a squash) and often not working... so as long as you're not bothered by a couple of flights of stairs you should be fine! Some of the staff were a bit young and inexperienced so it's not 5* service but all were very pleasant when we went.

If you go to Blackpool Tower (we did... just had to do the whole Balckpool experience) make sure you go fairly early and make a day of it as it is expensive (around £12 for adults if I remember rightly) so only worth it if you stay for the day and do all the things going! Alternatively, if you go after 7pm (or thereabouts) you can get a reduced entrance fee but then several of the attractions have finished (or had when we were there).

Hope this helps and have a great time!

PS My dh had a haircut and beard trim while he was there... cheapest he's paid for years and done brilliantly too... so if you have boys in need of a trim would be worth having it done there.... every penny helps:D !

Ticklemouse

This is the one we (the Old Stylers) stayed at last year during our "meet"

http://www.blackpool-hotels.co.uk/grosvenorhotel.html

Cheap and cheerful, clean, friendly, near enough to the town centre without being in the noisy bits, will do evening meal if you want and they have a bar. What more do you want?

lyndseyseddon

me and my 3 fiends stayed at the park villa and it is lovely, ideal location and the lady there is so nice and friendly and cooks a perfect hangover breakfast. It was £25 a night and would recommend to anyone. They have a lovely little bar and spotless.

owners email:[EMAIL="lyn.marczak@btinternet.com"]lyn.marczak@btinternet.com[/EMAIL]

Pictures: http://www.blackpool-holidays.com/Parkvilla/parkvilla.htm

blonde_bimbo_2

Hi, me my husband and our 3 year old daughter stayed at TIFFANYS HOTEL in blackpool, it was great. It had entertainment on all night from cabaret to disco to flamenco dancing. They also had a childrens play room with pool table and arcade games, and the bar had a good selection. There was all sorts to choose from for breakfast.. Well worth having a look at.