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Gainsborough Hotel

291-295 Promenade, Blackpool FY1 6AL, England
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Gainsborough Hotel
Ranked #565 of 782 Blackpool B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 81 Reviews
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What travelers say about this B&B/inn
  • Sea view(6)
  • Car park(4)
  • Very good(4)
  • Evening meals(3)
  • Friendly and helpful(3)
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Contributor
15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012

This hotel is ok, its not great its ok. The beds are comfy and the rooms are clean. The staff are lovely very friendly welcoming people. The room we were given was the smallest "family room" i have ever seen in my life! There were four of us staying here for my friends 21st. The room we were given had... More

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Nelson
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

The good points: Our room was very basic clean linen and towels, the staff were friendly and the breakfast was good in a nice area. The bad points: The Decor in our room was dated and shabby and wall paper was peeling of in the corner, there was an old piece of carpet on the floor in the on suite... More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 14, 2012

we stayed at this hotel in march 2012 in room number 107, the very big with 2 sea view windows and great view of the promenade. we had nice breakfast from the buffed help your self.the staff was very good and very clean we will be going back. thank you gainborough Hotel

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Stockport, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 8, 2012
2
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My boyfriend and I stayed here on 28th Jan 2012 and I must admit that I was disappointed when I first saw the room. We had booked it the night before and from the pictures, the hotel looked fantastic and the rooms looked quite large. We stayed in room 108, which as someone else has already pointed out, is tiny... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2011
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We stayed in this hotel in early December as we thought we would have a short break before the christmas period, we were sorry we bothered, we should have stayed at home. We arrived at the hotel only to be told the room we booked was not available, however, it would be available after the occupants left the following day.... More

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Kaya Turkey
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 28, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I frequently stay at hotels, a different hotel every 3 or 4 weeks at least and have never found the need to write in trip adviser. I felt that I must howevever make people aware that the hotel room that we booked was not the one that we booked and that there is false representation on the internet.The room number108... More

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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 16, 2011

after reading other reviews feel shocked at them,thought trip advisor was a review for this hotel not blackpool!!! we have stayed at this hotel many times, as a couple or with family. owners are very friendly, always accomadating, breaskfast is lovely, something for every one to eat, alot of choice. stayed in other hotels in blackpool but always feel welcome... More

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pembrokeshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 8, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We stayed at this hotel on speck for 2 nights on 26th october 2011 and what a pleasant hotel, the rooms were clean, furniture fine, beds comfortable, bedding as you would expect clean & crisp. The owners went out of their way to make our short stay as perfect as we would hope for. The walls of the rooms were... More

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Warwickshire
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 7, 2011

Just returned from a three night stay at the Gainsborough Hotel. My husband had wanted to stay at Norbreck as we had been there before, but fortunately for us, it was fully booked. I read some of the reviews before I set off and did not tell my family as some were quite bad and I did not want to... More

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ramsgate
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 6, 2011

i would like to say how nice it was to stay at the Gainsborough hotel. I found the small hotel clean and all the staff very friendly. Although i was by my self i noticed how good they were with small children, They allow guests to take their dogs making the hotel to have a real family atmosphere about the... More

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291-295 Promenade, Blackpool FY1 6AL, England
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