Hotels near Hall Lee Bank Park, Bolton District

Just returned from a 3 night stay at the Britannia Bolton hotel having read reviews I was not looking forward to our stay but was pleasantly surprised when we arrived, reception and corridors all spotless and the room we received was clean, comfortable and bathroom looked like it had just been upgraded, the staff were all pleasant and looked after you very well. Our morning started with a lovely breakfast good selection of cooked items as well as cereal's, toast etc not a large choice for evening meal but the price you pay couldn't complain.

My time here was really enjoyable. I was made to feel welcome from when I first walked through the door. The staff are extremely friendly, polite and helpful. I would also highly recommend the food, they have a wide variety of different choice from the menu. I tried many different things over my week stay and was all extremely tasty. Would recommend anyone to use the hotel for business or pleasure.

This venue/hotel has a lot of work to do. I booked a two-night stay for a business conference. To be fair, the conference, reception, and bar staff were lovely, helpful and friendly The room itself was basic. Only found the kettle when packing to leave as it was packed away in a drawer! No water was available in the room, so I had to go back to the bar to get a glass of water. There was a constant smell that I originally thought was coming from the bathroom but wasn't. It was musty and damp which kept catching the back of my throat and making me gag. The room wasn't cleaned, or the bed made during my stay - due to a shortage of staff - a note was pushed under the door. It is what you expect from Raddison! You can tell it is due to have a refit. The pricing should reflect that. I did say to the reception staff I should have stayed across the road at the Premier Inn.

Really nice decor and relaxed bar space. Nice rooms with bottled water by the bed and rainmaker cleaning utensils. Great selection of drinks behind the bar. Really friendly staff - our night team was Reece and Vicky and they accommodated us beautifully. Also I totally whipped whipped chicken at pool in the bar!

First the good bit. Staff very welcoming, helpful and efficient. Not so good. Ordered soup of the day, it was barely on the warm side. What’s hard about checking that food is hot before it’s served? Also, eleven quid for a glass of Merlot. Is this North Manchester or central London? Went to my room for a shower. The shower rail and head were incapable of being secured in a fixed position. The whole thing continuously drooped, sagged and slid around and had to be constantly readjusted. There were only two settings available for the water. A pathetic red hot dribble or a freezing cold dribble. No amount of swearing or fiddling and faffing with the controls made the slightest bit of difference. After a pleasant evening out in Tyldesly l returned to the Hotel and retired to bed. At approximately 5.00 am, l was very suddenly awoken by what sounded very much as if someone had crept in to my room in turned on a vacuum cleaner. Despite having established that no one was actually in the room and no vacuum cleaner could be seen, the noise continued for about five minutes. I was unable to find out what the noise was or where it was coming from. I returned to my bed. At around 9.00 am l started to have strange dreams about someone knocking on my hotel room door while muttering something about “ house keeping” the dream suddenly became real when this same person unlocked and entered my room, still blathering away about “ house keeping”. I suggested that he might wish to travel far and multiply. The room was mine till midday, what was he thinking? Later l went down stairs to find the breakfast room. I wondered around trying to find it, but could only find what appeared to be a 24 hour night club that was serving food accompanied by loud music. On closer inspection and some tentative, shouted, inquiries, it turned out that this was in fact the breakfast room. Has anyone ever, in the entire history of UK commercial accommodation, demanded or complained about the lack of loud music while eating breakfast? I very much doubt it.

We have just returned home after a three night stay at Astley Bank. On arrival, we were pleased enough with our room even though it looked a bit dated and tired. Friends joined us for dinner in the restaurant that evening and the food was good. On our first morning, we had breakfast in a small side room where we had the choice of fruit, yoghurt, pastries and a cooked choice from the A la Carte menu. All very nice. We had been informed their was a wedding that evening but as our room was on the second floor we weren't at all bothered by the noise and had a good night's sleep. Our main issues are around breakfast on the second day. Because of the wedding party, breakfast was a buffet in the restaurant. Also, on our last morning breakfast was again served as a buffet in the restaurant. On both days we were told to leave the restaurant at 9.30 sharp as the staff needed to prepare for lunchtime guests. We were also told there were no more pastries left as they had all been eaten. Astley Bank is a four star hotel but from our experience on the last two mornings, breakfast was not a four star event. We should have been informed that the A la Carte menu would not be available and, in our view, offered a refund. Our other issue was the over the bath shower in our bathroom. The water came out little more than a dribble, again, not what you expect from a four star hotel. The majority of the staff were very pleasant, with a ready greeting and smile. Mainly because of the issue over breakfast, we would have to think hard as to whether we would return. Any changes from what one might expect should be clearly explained upon booking.