The Merlin Hotel

The hotel was amazing it was

The couple who worked there were lovely, couldnt fault them at all. For a SUPER budget hotel the amenities in the room were surprising. Free tea and coffee and a kettle, a TV. Soap, towels, were all really unexpected but a great addition. Location is brilliant, just off the main centre so quiet enough to be just outside the action for a quiet nights sleep (as long as the people in the rooms next to you SHUT UP!) Over all, pleasant for £17 a night. The ONLY thing I would say is watch out for bed bugs :'( we found one and a few blood stains on the bedding. (Id sleep in a bin bag it doesnt bother me) But for those who are precious about this, just be aware :) The matress was a bit hard too but like I said, 17 im not expecting a cloud.

the shared shower was filthy and would of taken well over an hour of cleaning to get it up to any standard of use. Also there was no sink to wash your hands after using toilet so your hands would remain unwashed until you got back to your room. the bannisters couldn't possibly be sanitised as all guests would have had to use it with unwashed hands after toilet. Nasty.

this was a terrible place, stayed 4 days and got covered in bites from the bed bug infested dirty bed. place is dirty, outdated and needs a complete overhaul to be even satisfactory.

Despite not being able to reach this hotel by phone the new landlady was very nice and helpful. Room was adequate for our one night stay and beds comfy. Clean towels provided and tea making facilities (though our kettle didnt work). It was clean but there was no breakfast as stated on the booking and she was waiting for her bar licence to come through so not available for our stay. Only 6 min drive to Pleasure Beach which was our reason for visiting Blackpool.

Stay was good bar area in my eyes is to dark and dingy the staff all overly friendly

never go here, not worth the money bed was broke and stains all over meant to have a on suite bathroom had a curtain for a door and blood smears in the sink it was a state we had no heating and the hotel stunk ded loud got a tele in our room bu no remote the door looked like it was gonna blow over the whole place was a state and it looked like a hostile

Don't come to this hotel, it's horrible. Bad smell, a lot of noise, dirty, beds in poor condition. I'm disappointed . There is a pub downstair, lots of noise, people shouting. It's true that the prices are cheap, but it's not worth coming here.

So disappointing! Went last year, an although not the best hotel by any means, at least it was clean and staff was helpful and polite. Just been with my wife and 2 children and it was horrendous. New management haven't got a clue! Rooms smell damp, towels not clean, tv got no aerial good job we took firestick. Staff arguing till early hours, in and out of hotel, shouting down corridors. Smoking ****, my wife was awake all night the 1st night and from 4am on the last night. Avoid like the plague! Told him about keeping us up and he said welcome to the Merlin Hotel. Needs shutting down!