Name: Best Western Carlton Hotel
Address: 282-286 North Promenade, 282, Blackpool, FY1 2EZ, GB

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Deborah

I could not fault our stay. We arrived early and was allowed to park and return later to check in which was easy and smooth. On entering our room we were surprised by everything, the size of the room, the view, the size of the bed, the coffee machine, the bath in the room, table and chairs near the window it really did put a smile on our faces. On returning in the evening Luke advised us that we had been given a free upgrade, which explains the fantastic room. It is about a 20 min stroll into town although there is a tram stop out side the Hotel. Although the room was on the front it wasn't too noisy even with the windows open. All the staff we encountered were very pleasent. Plenty of options at the buffet breakfast. Parking is £7.50 which we thought was reasonable. All in all a very nice stay and have already booked to stay next year.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2026

Arlene

This hotel sits in the north close to the north pier and lovely view of the sea. We asked for a quiet room and that’s what we got very peaceful. The room was very clean albeit this particular room requires upgrading. I believe some or most of the rooms have been. The hotel general area was modern and spotless. There is a lift and stairs. Great staff! The two young people in dining area were hard working and efficient. Heard the young girl staff member check in on an older lady and remind her how hot it would be today. So lovely to hear this and for her to take that time out to be kind. The reception staff great too! Bar area lovely place to sit and nice and cool in the hot weather. Main hotel toilets absolutely spotlessly clean - best I’ve seen in a long time! Breakfast was great choice covered all from cereal to hot items. There is car park but not large. Nice seating area outside too. It is pet friendly too and a couple we sat next to told us best hotel they had been at for ‘pet friendly’ overall good hotel and I would go back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Richard

Nice hotel close to the shops and trams to get around

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Kelly

The room was quite small, especially the bathroom, which lacked any counterspace whatsoever, and it was very inconvenient having to climb 3 steps just to get to the bathroom. I was really afraid of tripping and falling if I got up during the night. The bathroom was clean overall, except for a considerable amount of black mold and rust around the poorly positioned (useless) grab bars and on parts of the tub grout. The bed was comfortable though. The TV remote was very old and it was hard to figure out how to operate it since most of the lettering had completely rubbed off. The corridors are very narrow and outdated, and they also have inexplicable steps up and down along the way, making it hard to wrangle your luggage. The lift is very small - maybe 2 or possibly 3 could fit, if they don't have luggage. The breakfast was fairly limited in range but OK. Parking in the lot out front is also very limited. On the plus side, the staff were all very kind and helpful. All in all, I felt it was a poor value for the money (not that much cheaper than staying at the Hampton Inn or the new Holiday Inn Express), and I would not stay here again.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2026

PHILIP

It was adequate

Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

PHILIP

Everything was adequate

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Carl

Good hotel located close to all shops and pubs

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2026

Karen

This 2as our 2nd stay at

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Brenda

I had an early check in and a great room which took my mobility scooter .
Staff was helpfull and went out of there way to make it easier for my disability.
I will come again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2026

John

Ok

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2026

Jenny

Clean room with a comfortable bed and everything was in it that I needed. The bathroom was just a little outdated. The staff weren't very welcoming either. Just a payment requirement rather than any form of customer etiquette.

Self

2/10

Poor

03 Jun 2026

Rhyanna

Staff were incredibly unhelpful.
Room was dirty.
Room was not as advertised, was absolutely tiny.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2026

Ben

Check-in was very fast and friendly. The Scottish man was very nice and got me checked in very quickly. The only other staff member I interacted with (had a beard) was doing the late shift and was very friendly as well.

Location was pretty convenient and the cost was low. Only got 4 stars rather than 5 as it wasn't really a double bed but rather 2 single mattresses.

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2026

Louise

Great hotel with a good sized car park. The plus for us was how dog friendly it was . Only downside was the bedroom doors didn’t provide much soundproofing from the noise on the corridors .

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Lisa

Staff friendly. Breakfast was buffet and great. Room clean

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Gillian

Polite helpful staff especially the guy in reception. Good parking. Excellent location. Room spotless. Really comfortable beds.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2026

Peran

Very clean room, spotless and very comfortable bed.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2026

Claire

Really helpful staff. The hotel is dated but clean and tidy and in a great location to access all that Blackpool has to offer.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2026

Gary

Good and clean hotel with a decent car park. Good access to Blackpool.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Kev

Very friendly staff and team.
Able to book the car in early and head out for the day.
Nice room and was exactly what we needed

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2026

pauline karen

I have a very mixed review for this hotel. The renovated rooms are nice, but the pre-reno one I refused to stay in was nasty. Some of the staff are lovely but the manager was rude and unpleasant.
I booked a superior king suite which was listed as having a sea view, sofa bed and deep soaker tub. The room I was given was smaller with a shower. According to the manager I couldn’t stay in the room I booked because it’s actually the junior suite not a superior king room. She then said it had recently been booked by a VIP for part of my stay and the error was my fault for not booking directly with the hotel, but the hotel took no responsibility.
I was given the choice of the room with a shower or a room with mold around the bathtub, peeling wallpaper and water stains on the ceiling. I couldn’t simply get a refund and leave.
I’m not the first person to complain about not getting the room I booked at this hotel. I suspect I won’t be the last.
The hotel would get 1* from me based on the booking error and the manager, but it deserves more than that. It has a tram stop in front, making it easy to get to the tower or pleasure beach. The renovated room I stayed in was pleasant with a view of the seafront. Breakfast (sometimes a hot buffet, sometimes cooked to order from the menu) was good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

Nicola

Great hotel

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

Gavin

Public areas pretty good. Staff were pretty good. Bedrooms and bathrooms are in need of an upgrade.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Gary

Very good breakfast everything you possible wanted

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2026

Gary

Easy book in and great staff. Nice and clean hotel.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Bruce

Overall was a nice stay. The room was spacious and the staff was friendly and welcoming. Onsite parking with charging is a plus. We look forward to our next visit.

The biggest issue we had was not the hotels fault (which is why my rating stayed high across the board) but other guests being noisy going to from their room. We were near the stairs and each morning between 5 and 8 before I woke up fully I could hear folks having loud conversations or yelling up the hall which was annoying.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

Graham

Small single room at rear of hotel, clean with all basic amenities, the bathroom was ok, functional but a little tired looking.
The hotel was clean and inviting and the staff were friendly. It is ideally located with the town centre only a 10 min walk.
I have stayed there a number of times over the years and find it a good safe bet.
The only downside I would note is that the car parking is no longer free for guests..just saying!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Amanda

Staff were lovely. Room was clean and quiet. Bathroom is beautiful. It’s the warmest hotel we have stayed at in a long time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2026

David

Room was fine. Clean and warm. Car park fees extra £7:50 per night!! Note to others just park on the road a few streets away for free. Hotel has a pod point charger for electric cars. But as usual ICE cars just park in front of it. How would they like it if I park my EV on the petrol station forecourt!!

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2026

Rodney

Staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast very nice. Rooms clean & comfy

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Ian

Excellent room, nice and warm for a very cold weekend. Great staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Vijay

Room and anenities all very good. Staff all very helpful.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2026

Darren

Have stayed here a number of times, staff are always friendly, rooms are always clean... Will stay there again

Self

2/10

Poor

02 Feb 2026

Akash

I don’t usually leave reviews but I spent the same money as what a room at the boulevard hotel normally costs (fully booked on our dates). I found that the rooms look nothing like the pictures, the room was so claustrophobic that I volunteered to pay for the ‘executive room’ which was on the ground floor, with foot traffic that could see in and it faced the opposite side to the sea. Temperature was never right and the little bit of racial abuse from the other guests was the cherry on top. It was the first time going to Blackpool as a married couple which I made them aware of, I volunteered to pay extra, I just wanted the room shown in the images. I’m not sure that room exists.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2026

Jeffrey

Staff very courteous helpful room clean well supplied bed rather uncomfortable nice & warm breakfast fine would recommend to others thank you

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

elaine

Clean room and spacious, staff friendly

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2026

Peter

Yes fine.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jan 2026

Yi Lenh

Really nice staff, nice hotel, nice room but it was a little far out from the main part of towm as i would have liked.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

Julie-Ann

Room spotless staff helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Mary

Room spotless,bed huge and very comfortable, bathroom was suitably kitted out for disabled guests and gorgeous. Staff were lovely and friendly. Bar prices were quite steep and there were no arcade machines which was nice for a change. We didnt have breakfast at the hotel as we needed to get home quickly.if a quiet hotel near enough to the town centre is what you want then the best western carlton is perfect.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

Suzanne

Friendly staff

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Diane

Reception staff on arrival really welcoming.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

david

everything was fine apart from Saturday night heating was off so in morning room was just a bit cold

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2025

Dario

Polite staff, good location.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2025

Pete

There was mould on the Bathroom ceiling and the Bath had rust in it , where the enamel was chipped!
Big area of paint looked like it had come off from above the Bedroom window and had to fight with one of the curtains to get it closed!

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

simon

Good breakfast, very friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Karen

Yes

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Denise

Original room we were given had a strange smell, asked to change rooms and was given a free upgrade. Staff are a credit, helpful and friendly, rooms adequate for a short stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Patricia

Enjoyable stay ,staff lovely and helpful, clean rooms and great location

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2025

Emma

Room clean and well kept. Bathroom disgusting. Needs a refurb. It must be over 20 years old, sink cracked, black mould around bath and bath chipped. Poor quality for the price.
Breakfast was nice, staff helpful. Location is good.
They just need to refurb the bathrooms to make this a 4/5 star.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Lee

Great hotel

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

BRUCE

Was a nice stay and the team were very friendly and welcoming in a great location.

The room was very clean and the shower powerful. Overall the property is looking tired BUT I have already booked to stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Karen

Sea view room, lovely view. Hotel in perfect location.
Bedroom ok but lack of attention to detail in cleanliness, long dark hairs on body wash dispenser on the wall, dropped my bracelet and found debris under the beds.

Breakfast was good, buffet help yourself for everything, food replenished and hot

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2025

Geralyn

The staff were all friendly and helpful and despite being between two main roads it was very quiet inside. There was plenty of parking and it’s conveniently situated for all attractions without the need to use your car about town.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

simon

Great food great staff

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Elizabeth

A pleasant stay.. The bedroom & bathroom were clean but needed updating..
The reception staff need more training !!!
The food was ok

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

William

Excellent hotet for getting to town, quiet area with a tram stop in both directions in front of the hotel.

William Jamieson

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2025

Nick

All the staff were helpful and friendly. Easy going place for a quiet few days, good food available basically any time you wanted.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Catherine

Single stay

Excellent single room with plenty of space and an excellent on suite.
Food was great, public areas were very clean and welcoming and the terrace had great views of the sun set. Loved it!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

Rebecca

Great stay

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2025

Teresa

Property was clean. Staff helpful and very friendly. Down side is sand flies. When hot and tide out it was swarming with sand flies. They were horrible. Not hotels fault but because of them you couldn’t have window open in room and no air con so room was really hot

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2025

Joseph

Short stay.

I booked a double room with free breakfast,when i got to hot they told me my wife was not on the booking,so they charged me for her breakfast.If you book a double you shold inclued 2 breafasts.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2025

Susan

Good place to stay

Overall a good experience, always stay in this hotel for an overnight stay in Blackpool. Had a good nights sleep, bed was very comfortable. The hotel is an old building and could maybe do with some TLC in some areas , stairs and corridors however the room was super clean. Didn't have food on this occasion but on our previous visit the food was lovely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Julie

.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2025

Linda

Room with a view

Check in was good. The room wasnt very spacious but was fine for our 1 night stay.breakfast wasnt exceptionally warm but food had a good choice and edible.The bar was pricey.The beer was flat and the outside area wasnt very clean. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Gill

Short weekend stay was allocated a premier lovely spacious room. Car park is a little small

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Ian

Great Stay

Very good stay, staff were excellent, lovely food and good location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2025

Laura

Small but comfortable room. Room was a little.tired , toilet seat broken, so a few.issues

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Stephen

Brilliant thank you 😊 🙏

The staff make this place . We will be back !!!!!

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2025

Evelyn

Needs a deep clean and a refurb..... friendly check-in and -out.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2025

Terence

On site parking for only £5, electric ccar charging facilities at only 35p / kw daytime and 25p / kw night time.Room was clean. I did not eat there

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2025

Mikey

Great staff but the hotel is very dated

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Dean

Lovely and clean staff were nice and helpfull and breakfast was nice with plenty of options will deffo be staying again

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

William

Staff brilliant nice food food location

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

25 May 2025

Nicola

The room was clean.

The toilet was broken, though quickly rectified.
The shower worked but with extremely hot water, which could not be changed, hop in/out.
The lift was out of order the whole week I was there, I was on the third floor.
Surely maintenance should be regularly checked?

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2025

Grahame

Nice staff, easy parking

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2025

Lynn

A great place to stay

We made a booking for ourselves and 14 other people to stay for 2 days for our wedding in town. The hotel catered for all of our requirements without any problems as far as i know.

The service was efficient and friendly, the food at breakfast was tasty, and there was plenty of it, and the room we stayed in was excellent, especially the bathroom.

All in all a very enjoyable stay.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2025

Angela

Great place

Great place to stay. Breakfast was really good.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

M

5 Night Getaway

5 night getaway with the Dog
Plenty of Parking on arrival - £5 per night
Easy check in - £10 per night for Apollo (dog)
Found the room and bathroom to be clean and tidy and a bath :) with shower over
Location is a short stroll from the Tower / North Peer and Centre
Trams and Bus stops basically outside of Hotel
Weather was perfect for this time of year
Will definitely look at booking here again next time

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2025

Mark

Very disappointing Best Western.

We have stayed here before in a standard double room, so thought we'd upgrade to a superior deluxe double. But in fairness the only difference we could see was some bathrobes in the wardrobe! Previously we'd had a view over the sea front and a good sized room with a very adequate ensuite on the first floor. The room we had this time was about the same size with a bigger bathroom, but only because we were on the ground floor in a disabled room. We had no view as the window looked out onto main road where people were walking and driving passed and also over looked by other hotels, so had to keep both windows and curtains shut to stop prying eyes and noise!!! Although the room seemed clean initially, when we turned on the bedside lights and they shone up the wall we could see large amounts of dust!! Also because we were in a superior room our bed was two single pushed together to form a superking, however the duvet seemed to be a double in a king-size cover. We were also located next to the toilets for the bar and restaurant. Overall for the extra money very disappointed this stay. Would probably look elsewhere next time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2025

Hayley

It was a shame the room wasnt ready when we arrived after check in time but it was fine as we left our bag and ventured out

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2025

Sandra

It is expensive what they charge for a tiny single room with a poor shower that has seen better days with not a lot of pressure coming from it. Best thing about staying here is it is right opposite the tram stop!
I wouldn’t stay here again though!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2025

Christine

Enjoyed our stay

We enjoyed our food and staff were excellent. We parked in the hotel parking as we felt it was safer. Our room had one fault the windows would not close and traffic noise gave us a disturbed night sleep. Next time we will request a sea front room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

Karen

Comfortable and quiet

We had a great stay at this hotel. Clean, comfortable and quiet. It's about 14 minutes walk from the tower.The staff are fabulous, helpful and friendly. Lovely comfortable bed and great tea and coffee making facilities in the room. We had a tasty hunter's chicken for dinner in the restaurant and an excellent cooked breakfast. We managed to get on the car park but if you can't there is another little car park a minute down the street. We are already planning to stay again in the summer. It was a great find.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2025

JEAN

Value for money

Very good room for the price. Good. Sea view. Very clean

Business

2/10

Poor

03 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Thilthy !

This hotel was disgusting the room was thilthy,and when we spoke to the manager he said it was fine,so stains on carpets,curtains,chip in the bath,paint flaking off the walls,window sill,hole in the window opeming all very dirty .And for a manager to say that room is fine is unbelievable,i will never return to that hotel again .Ive never dealt with such an obnoxious manager in all my life it was embaressing !!This will be taken further!!As we checked out the receptionist just said safe travel home but not asked us how our stay was then starting going on her mobile phone not very professional is it !!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2025

JANET

A basic hotel with no frills

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Daniel

Excellent stay here and the stay on shift last night done an excellent job.

We were made to feel at home as soon as we arrived.

Great bar area and food in the evening was delicious.

Great work.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Superior double with sea view

Arrived early. Had a drink in the bar until 1.30pm when we were able to checkin.
“Superior” room was below our expectations compared to other “superior” accommodation providers we have used.
Hotel was clean; Bed was comfortable; Breakfast was filling. Staff very pleasant and helpful.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2025

Tim

Expected more from a named Brand.

Good location for walks on prom, trams and access to Blackpool centre. On the sea front with resteraunt facing the promenade, with sea views.
As long as you're not expecting the Ritz, you should be satisfied with the £50/night paid. We stayed one night, not sure I'd want to stay for longer due to noise of families in adjacent rooms. Bedroom was ensuit but a bit cramped & tired.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2024

Sheila

Sorry have to address my true view thoughts

Was very disappointed with the Xmas dinner as I had beef which was like leather…1 chipolata on friends dinner,he said turkey was just ok ..for £50 was not worth it..Buffet Xmas night was soso pathetic and heard plenty agreed with us£15 was a disgrace…Its such a lovely friendly staff and lovely hotel but don’t think we’ll be back My 76yr friend has diabetis along with other med probs and we purposely came as wanted to bring my 2dogs and a disabled room which was perfect but the cost and bad experience of food and lacks in hygiene in the restaurant with no table covers and some staff not in uniform …

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2024

Peter

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8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2024

Kenneth

it is close to the beach and town centre

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2024

Jane

Room was comfortable and a good size. Had everything we needed

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Nov 2024

Patricia

The bedroom was very small, not large enough for 4, the bedroom carpet was very stained and the bathroom not cleaned properly, overall the property needs a refit

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2024

Patricia

Rooms a little tired . Position is excellent as are the staff. I would certainly stay at this hotel again .

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2024

Paul

Good location. Room was a little small but comfortable. Friendly staff and excellent breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

John

Above Average

I have only one complaint the hotel is a warren with a lot of steps most of which had no banister. As I am disabled this was a matter of concern in falling

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2024

Geoffrey

very quiet at check in, waited 5 mins till someone could check me in! Bedroom light flicking when i went in! Breakfast hot buffet not really hot! Young lad in restaurant should had his hair tied up or covered it was long!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Ian

Descent hotel right get on the front. Tram stop outside the front door. Service and staff excellent. Room was slightly small but comfortable.

Leisure Partner