The hotel is modern and has leisure facilities which was the main reason I chose the Georgian Mercure for a 1 night business trip to Bolton. My room was situated in the main building at the front, on floor 1. The decor is slightly dated with old fashioned, ill fitting wardrobes and drawers - see picture. The bed was very uncomfortable and you could easily feel the springs through the sheets. In conjunction with a dripping shower head (it wasn't possible to stop this), I didn't get a great nights sleep. The very low water pressure of the shower rendered it almost useless....not a great start to the day!! The leisure facilities (pool area) were OK but had a number of faults. The pool isn't very big, the jacuzzi doesn't function as it should (i.e. the water jets are ineffective / don't work - a member sat next to me said "it's been like this for years,the hotel have done nothing to fix it"), the steam room didn't work (it's just a warm room with no steam!). In common with most hotels food & drinks prices are set on the high side, which is to be expected. The food I ordered was generally of good quality, with a couple of let downs. The "jalapeño mushy peas" (served with the haddock & chips) turned out to be no more than standard garden peas and the chips were luke warm due to...The hotel is modern and has leisure facilities which was the main reason I chose the Georgian Mercure for a 1 night business trip to Bolton. My room was situated in the main building at the front, on floor 1. The decor is slightly dated with old fashioned, ill fitting wardrobes and drawers - see picture. The bed was very uncomfortable and you could easily feel the springs through the sheets. In conjunction with a dripping shower head (it wasn't possible to stop this), I didn't get a great nights sleep. The very low water pressure of the shower rendered it almost useless....not a great start to the day!!

The leisure facilities (pool area) were OK but had a number of faults. The pool isn't very big, the jacuzzi doesn't function as it should (i.e. the water jets are ineffective / don't work - a member sat next to me said "it's been like this for years,the hotel have done nothing to fix it"), the steam room didn't work (it's just a warm room with no steam!).

In common with most hotels food & drinks prices are set on the high side, which is to be expected. The food I ordered was generally of good quality, with a couple of let downs. The "jalapeño mushy peas" (served with the haddock & chips) turned out to be no more than standard garden peas and the chips were luke warm due to the silly pretentious wire basket they were suspended in! (If you suspend chips off the plate they are bound to go cold quickly!!).

On balance I wouldn't choose this hotel again if I stayed in Bolton. If you want leisure facilities choose the De Vere White (Football stadium). If you want a modern comfortable room and are not interested in leisure facilities, go for a Premier Inn.More