Room Photos

We took some photos yesterday while it was still a bit grey and now that it is gloriously sunny when we go to take some more, the camera battery has died!  Ah well.  Hopefully you will still be able to see some of our new decor in the rooms.  

This is one of the smaller twins on the first floor back corridor.  Needs more light for the photo unfortunately.

 We are redecorating this single and moving around the bed - still a few bits and pieces to be done!

 These are two of our doubles located on the back corridor of the first floor.

 We are redecorating one of the triples on the first floor, so hopefully it will turn out like the other triple pictured further down! 

 This is one of the singles on the smoking corridor (second floor).

 This is one of the doubles on the smoking floor, recently redecorated and swapped from being a twin room.

 This is one of the larger twins on the smoking corridor (there are two rooms this size) and one slightly smaller.

 This is one half of the redecorated triple room on the second floor (Room 215).  

 And the other half of the room, now with bunk beds instead of a single bed with a pullout bed.

Let us know what you think by leaving a comment.  As soon as we have the other rooms finished we shall post some more photos.  

Updated Website

We've made a few little changes to our website and will be adding some new photos to the gallery this week too.  We were hoping to add them today but as it's a bit grey looking outside the light isn't so great for photos!  Booo!

Unfortunately we've had a few coach trips cancel their bookings this month and in early June too!  It seems the economy is still keeping people at home.  We've introduced some Early Bird discounts on the online booking site as well as Late Availability discounts too but they don't seem to be coming in as much as we'd like.  It's very sad especially when the weather for the most part has been pretty decent. 

There are lots of events happening in Blackpool over the summer including Armed Forces Week, the UK Taekwondo Festival, Manchester to Blackpool Cycle Ride and the Car Run to name a few.  If you're planning on particpating then we hope you'll choose to stay with us for a few days. 

Can you believe it is already the third week of May?  The year is just flying by... before you know it, it'll be Christmas!!
EALT

More Updating Projects

have been going on in the last few days.  We started to redecorate and move around some furniture in 3 of our bedrooms.  One of them is now finished (bar the headboard needing re-attached) and the second is underway.  We are also refitting a new shower unit to one of the first floor bedrooms.  We seem to have had nothing but problems with it over the last year and so now we have a quiet week it is getting a new shower tray, having new taps and shower head, the walls are being re-plastered and cladded and fingers crossed the moved pipework will give us no more issues!  There is certainly always something needing to be seen to in a hotel with it's almost constant use.  Hopefully we manage to stay on top of it as best we can without a resident Mr (or Mrs) Fix-It-All!
Our lovely Enderby brass band guests left on Sunday after the competition.  This coming weekend there is the Electric Garden Festival held at the Beat club in the town centre.  We are a featured accommodation on the website so if you have tickets or are planning to get some, we still have some rooms left for the weekend.  If you like Progressive Rock then this is the newest Festival for you.
The Dance Festival starts on 26 May and this is the 86th year it has been held!  At least 60 countries were represented last year and this year is bound to be the same.  Blackpool certainly has a good reputation for Ballroom and Latin dancing as there are 5 Festivals held here throughout the year.  We have previously had a lot of champions stay with us but lately we've had more people involved behind the scenes - dressmakers, hairdressers, stall holders and so on.  
We are getting a lot busier for the Punk Festival held in August.  All our singles are taken so we have only doubles, twins and family rooms left.  There is an extensive list of bands performing between 4-7 August and tickets for the event are still available from the site.  If you book now for the Rebellion event you will qualify for an Early Bird discount on our online booking page, saving you 10%!
We'll post some photos of our updated rooms as soon as we can.  Unfortunately the weather has been a bit miserable the last couple of days so the light isn't so great for photos.
EALT

Young Farmers

We are in the middle of a very busy Young Farmers weekend.  We always have the same club stay with us who book out the whole hotel.  Mostly they are well behaved but there are always a few (and not even from our resident club) who cause some problems.  Everyone leaves on Monday and then we have a quiet week before we have the Band Competition over the next weekend.
After that the Dance Festival starts until June 6.  We have a group of Japanese guests staying with us as well as people from the Netherlands, USA, Russia and so on.  A very international group.  We still have a few rooms left for the Festival as well as the Band event so please get in touch.
We've changed our prices on the third party online booking sites and have also added numerous Special Offers including breakfast and some with dinner.  Our Festive Breaks have also been added so if you're looking for a Turkey Tinsel or a few days away at Christmas or New Year then check out the deals on offer.  We certainly have a lot going on over the Festive Season and all our guests have a great time.
The weather in Blackpool has been spectacularly good for the last few weeks.  Lots of lovely sunshine and temperatures are mostly over 16 degrees.  The last couple of days though have been a bit miserable and rainy.  Although now the sun is out again and fingers crossed it will stick around again!
Why not book a quick Monday to Friday break on our site to take advantage of the sunshine?  Bed and breakfast for 4 nights for £70 per person - a definite bargain!
EALT