The Douglas Hotel

It was ok for one night as I just used it to put my head down for the night and it was great for that as I wasn’t expecting much for a £40 room but would not stay there for a week

Arrived 30min before check-in deadline; was stood at door for 10min trying phone no on door, phone no I'd previously been sent an entry code from, & ringing 'Ring' doorbell, before a (not particularly friendly) answer... Was panicking that I'd be roomless for the night. (Had had a previous poor stay but was desperate for somewhere convenient/cheap due to partner being kept in hospital.) And was almost out of phone charge! On approach to room (& spotting a discarded mug in the hallway that had been since morning) I was hit by smell of cigarette smoke, then a man (smoker) came in from fire escape adjacent to my room. There was a bundle of dirty bed linen on the hallway floor to the other side of my door. Within my room: *No TV remote - TV unusable without (buttons on unit wouldn't access the menus sufficiently) *I realised I would have to watch TV on my (lacking charge) phone, then realised there was only 1 power socket near the 'desk' - far from bed - but no seat so had to stand & hold it *took a while to realise I was overlooked by the 'smokers balcony', so quickly pulled blind *noticed something (underwear?) stuffed in the ceiling light, so had to keep it off to avoid fire risk (understand the staff unlikely to notice if a guest had done this) *The smell of cigarette smoke wafting in to the room was unbearable, then I realised the windows had been left open, closing the windows was a challenge reaching past desk and blind doesn't go back up *Floors not vacuumed/swept/mopped

Booked online, no one to greet us. I rang the out of hours contact twice with no reply. Dirty out dated. I booked for a homeless couple as an act of kindness. Then at 00.04 I got a call from them shouting saying 3 people were in the hotel, the 3rd person was me.

I don’t stay enought long yet ask me after week or two

I have to say that this place is very accommodating, clean and has great food . Having read some of the previous bad reviews I gave it a chance and was pleased with the stay. I would hazard a guess that some of the horrible reviews are fake due to a certain Blackpool hotelier. If I’m correct this is an extremely nasty thing to do by trying to sabotage a business. Give this place a try is all I can say. Based on my unbiased reviews.

Great experience! Great stay and good prices, good amenities nearby as well.