Hanover International, Basingstoke
Rack Rate: High
Leisure Facilities: Pool & Gym
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Comfortable
Location: Out of Town
Tel: 01256 764161
Website:
www.hanover-international.com
Amount paid: £75 bed & breakfast
Booked through:
www.laterooms.com
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Rack Rate: £140 room only (breakfast £9.50)
Leisure Facilities: None on site, but discounted access to
local pool / gym
Internet Access: High Speed (Ethernet) - £10 for 24 hours
Parking: Public car-park alongside hotel, 60p an
hour for first 10 hours, then 30p an hour thereafter
Rooms: Spacious and comfortable, although bathrooms
poorly designed
Location: Central, close to ICC and Shopping area.
Numerous bars and clubs alongside
Tel:
Website:
www.jurysinn.com
Amount paid: £63 room only
Booked through:
www.jurysinn.com
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The Clarion Hotel, Blackburn (Clitheroe)
Rack Rate Category: From £106
Leisure Facilities: Pool, health club/spa, tennis
courts
Internet Access: Dial-up / Dataport. TV Internet Access
Parking: Large on-site free car-park
Rooms: Free upgrade to suite, with lounge, bedroom, and
bathroom. 2 TV's, play-station, very luxurious.
Location: Remote countryside location about 5 miles from
Blackburn centre
Tel: 01254 822556
Website:
http://www.hotels-blackburn.com/
Amount paid: £46 bed, breakfast & evening meal
Booked through:
www.laterooms.com
My Verdict: Rate was £40 Bed and Breakfast, Bar meal was £6. Restaurant offered limited set menu. For what we paid, superb value for money, definitely the best deal yet.
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Imperial Hotel,
Blackpool 
(review contributed by SusanLesley)
Rack Rate Category: From £118
Leisure Facilities: Pool, Spa & Gym
Internet Access: High Speed Wireless (extra charge)
Parking: Large on site car-park
Rooms: Pleasant and spacious with satellite TV.
Premier rooms have a number of additional features
Location: A short distance from the town centre on the
North Promenade, around one mile north of Blackpool Tower.
Tel: 01253 623971
Website:
www.paramount-hotels.co.uk
Amount paid: £75 per night
Booked through:
Leisure Break Club Membership
Norbreck Castle
Hotel, Blackpool
(review contributed by SusanLesley)
Rack Rate Category: From £77
Leisure Facilities: Pool, spa & gym and 36 seater cinema
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Free, on-site for up to 800 cars
Rooms: Clean, but in poor condition and not up to
anticipated reputation as one of Blackpool's premier hotels
Location: Out of town at the far northern end of the
Blackpool promenade
Tel: 01253 352 341
Website:
www.britanniahotels.com
Amount paid: Part of a competition prize
Booked through:
Part of a competition prize
NOTE: January 2005; hotel is currently undergoing refurbishment
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Rack Rate Category: From £59 B&B
Leisure Facilities: None
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Guests are free in NCP Car-park behind hotel
Rooms: Small but comfortable
Location: Central
Tel: 01204-364352
Website: N/A
Amount paid: £65 bed & breakfast
Booked through: Direct with Hotel
My Verdict: Noisy, food expensive, not worth a second visit
Bolton Travel Inn
Rack Rate Category: £48.95 room only
Leisure Facilities: None
Internet Access: Wireless (extra charge - very slow)
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Spacious, no telephones
Location: Jctn 6, M61, close to Reebok Stadium
Tel: 08701 977 282
Website:
www.travelinn.co.uk
Amount paid: £48.95 room only
Booked through: Travel Inn website
My Verdict: Reasonable, would use in an emergency
Moat House Hotel, Bolton
Rack Rate Category: From £66 B&B
Leisure Facilities: Pool & Gym (closed during my visit for
refurbishment - not told beforehand)
Internet Access: Dial-up and Wireless (not reliable)
Parking: Limited free parking underneath hotel
Rooms: Spacious and comfortable with air conditioning
(don't bank on the wireless internet access)
Location: Central
Tel:
Website:
www.moathousehotels.co.uk
Amount paid: £66 bed & breakfast
Booked through: on the Moat house hotel website (www.moathousehotels.co.uk)
My Verdict: Could have been nice, but spoilt through missing extras in Executive room, unreliable wireless internet access and pool being closed (but not advised beforehand)
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Courtlands Hotel,
Brighton
(review contributed by Helen C Bradshaw)
Rack Rate: Single: from £42 w/days, from £72 w/ends
Leisure Facilities: Indoor heated pool
Internet Access: Dial up only (not confirmed)
Parking: Private car park
Rooms: On the small side, some bathrooms have shower
only, others have Jacuzzi baths
Location: On Grand Avenue, Hove about five minutes walk
from the sea front, close to local shops. Taxi cost into the centre of
Brighton around £6.
Tel: 01273 731055
Website:
www.courtlandshotel.com
Amount paid: £80 Conference Delegate Rate
Booked through: Third-party conference rate
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Hanover
International, Bromsgrove
Rack Rate Category: High
Leisure Facilities: Excellent
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Comfortable
Location: Out of Town
Tel: 01527 576600
Website:
www.hanover-international.com
Amount paid: £27 bed & breakfast
Booked through:
www.superbreak.com
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