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The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel: Traveler Reviews

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Average price*: $62 (£35) (year-round)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 based on 10 reviews 10 reviews
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #311 of 402 hotels in Blackpool
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  • Rooms: 32
Description: Traditional seafront Hotel situated on the more select Quenns Promenade with carvery style restaurant and cabaret showbar. Lifts, car parking etc and... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Address:
256/258 Queens Promenade
Blackpool FY2 9HB
England

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Reviews of The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel

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“gutted dont stay here”

The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel

Nov 6, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

we booked this hotel based on their internet pictures, please don't be fooled. as they told us when we complained about our room being nothing like the one we thought we had booked as shown on the internet, " they are not able to place a picture of every room avaliable, therefore we placed just one of our rooms for guests to look at". well they picked the best one to advertise because if they had shown the actual room we got they would never have any customers. we didn't even stop at this hotel we just left after seeing our room and lost £210.
it wasn't clean, it felt grubby and not what we had been sold on the internet. also be aware that altough thay have parking you are asked to leave your car keys so your vehicle can be moved this was not mentioned on the internet.
as we had booked a family room we expected a room with a double bed and a single bed but no our sons room was accessed through an arch so he couldn't sit with us in the same room, most of the fixtures looked like they were from the seventies and more worryingly the room door didn't even fit in the door frame and the en-suites were cupboards.
after seeing this room staying at a travelodge was absolute luxury, at least it eas clean, modern and you can all stay in the same room

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — nothing
    • Disliked — everything
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gutteddorset's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2007
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: November 06, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park
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“worst ever”

The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel

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1 of 5 stars
pembrokeshire
Oct 20, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

The staff friendly, but the hotel needs some serious decoration & modernisation, I booked through superbreak so paid through the nose to stay here £250 for 3 nights for 2 people. When we arrived they had no record of my booking but accomodated us anyway as they said they had room, we were told the room wasn't ready & to come back in an hour, which we did but when we got to the room on the top floor, it was filthy, the carpet was a disgrace didn't look like it had been hovered for weeks, crisps & bits all over the floor. the furniture needed to be dumped the bed was almost ready for colapse and the shower kept running hot & cold, the only saving grace was the bed linen was clean, & the breakfast not bad.

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happywanderer18's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2007
Member since: October 20, 2007
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“Vile and expensive”

The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel

Apr 10, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

Myself and my partner travelled to Blackpool for a family wedding anniversary over the Easter Weekend. We have stayed in Blackpool a few times and had the usual naff B&B, we weren’t disappointed.
From the outside we thought the hotel looked quite reasonable, until we walked inside. We thought for a moment we had stepped out of the Tardis and it was 1963. We were greeted by the Hotel Manager who was very friendly and polite, but was crammed into the tiniest reception desk stuck under the stairs. Check-in time was 2.00pm, but when we arrived we were told our room wasn’t ready and to come back in an hour. Kindly, she gave us our key anyway and then let us leave our bags in the bar area. The bar clearly had not been cleaned from the previous night as it both looked like and smelt like a working men’s club tap room.
An hour later we returned, no one on reception so we made our way to our room, which still wasn’t ready when we got there. The cleaner came in and asked us to go and come back in 15 minutes, which we did.
We returned around 3.15pm and could take stock of what we had been given, room 15. My Great Great Grandma’s house is more modern then this hovel. The room was clearly ‘a make do room’ because the furniture looked like it was from a house clearance and they had picked out each item saying ’that will do’.
The furniture didn’t match, we had a white scruffy unit which had a TV and coffee making facilities on it, a brown wardrobe with 5 different coat hangers in it.(probably still in there from the house clearance) There was a mirror in the wardrobe with a light over the mirror. Surprise! When I went to turn the light on, it didn’t work. That was because there was no plug on the flex, which had been stuffed down behind it.
The carpet, which had very likely been there a lot of year’s ran through to the bathroom, please, who the hell has carpet in the bathroom!!!!
The bathroom wall fitting which was avocado green, fell off the wall when we tried to open the cabinet, the shower head came away from the wall when I tried to adjust the position.
The room wasn’t dirty, although there was a line of dust running down the line of the carpet which ran against the skirting board (which was scuffed and in need of repair, see photo) The problem was, the whole décor of the hotel, it was vile, un-inviting and shabby which gave you the feeling of it being dirty. If I had been staying in Blackpool more than 1 night, I would have checked out and gone elsewhere.
I nearly forgot, I went to reception to ask if I could borrow an ironing board, no one there, so I rang the bell. Two minutes later a guest popped his head round the bar door and told me that “he is behind the bar”. I asked the nice Scottish chap behind the bar if I could borrow an ironing board, to which I was told “oh, I don’t think we have one, I’ll just check and ask, oh, no, we don’t have one, I live here and even I don’t have an ironing board”.
If you don’t have expectations, standards or care where you stay, then stay at this hotel. If you do have standards and do not want to pay £68 per night for two people, then definitely, do not stay at The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Nothing
    • Disliked — Everything
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
leelewis's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Age group: 25-34
Member since: April 10, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Business meeting / Event
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“A++”

The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel

Jan 21, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Stayed here for my 30th birthday in Blackpool.
5 adults and 2 c, owner very welcoming made us sandwiches when arrived, food was good ,staff were nice.
Will be visiting again.
Davies family

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Dviesfamily's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2007
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: January 17, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 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?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Management Response
thewawh, manageress
(Management representative)
Jan 29, 2007
Thank you for your review of our hotel, it was a pleasure to have you and your family stay with us. We hope that you will visit us again in the future.

Thank you from
Alan and Maxene and all the staff at
The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel.
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
“Worth the Money”

The Windsor and Westmorland Hotel

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4 of 5 stars
Scotland
Oct 9, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

Booked the hotel by telephoning the hotel on the Thursday for a 2 night stay at the weekend for 2 adults and 1 child. On telephoning the hotel I was advised that there was a 4 bedded room available and I could have this. The receptionist was very friendly and helpful. On arrival at the hotel, which is currently being upgraded again we were greeted by the friendly receptionist who gave us the key to our room. On opening the room door we were pleasantly surprised to find that the room had a sea view and a double bed, thro an archway there was then a further two bedded room - both with en-suite facilities. There was also tea-coffee making facilities availabe in the room. Breakfast was included in the cost and again this was good. Did not try the carvery which is available at £7.95. The only down side was the bar facilities - we felt that the bar could have been open longer and that we were being rushed to our room. Would certainly go back for a weekend again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — the room
    • Disliked — bar hours
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MMGX's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2006
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: October 09, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park
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Management Response
thewawh, Manageress
(Management representative)
Jan 29, 2007
Thank you for your review of our hotel.
It was a pleasure to have you stay with us.
I am sorry that you felt the bar opening times were not satifactory, we are always open to changes and thank you for your comments, we can only work forward to change our mistakes and make the hotel even better.

We hope you will visit us agin in the future,
From Alan and Maxene and all the staff ant The Windsor and Werstmorland Hotel
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.

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256/258 Queens Promenade, Blackpool FY2 9HB, England