Daresbury Park Hotel and Spa

I want to thank all the bad reviewers ... After reading them I was fearing the worst. But my expectations were absolutely blown out of the water. Lovely welcome from friendly receptionist. Quick and easy check in with full instructions of all facilities. Nice relaxing massage in the spa and a nice swim and chill in the jacuzzi. Room light, airy and clean ... yes decor is slightly dated but I'm sure they will be revamped in the near future! Had some nice drinks in the bar followed by some gorgeous food. Salad bar was lovely and there was an excellent selection of main courses catering for all needs. Pudding was nice too! Lovely friendly and helpful waiting staff as well. Bed was super comfortable. Breakfast was delicious too and again all the staff were always willing to assist. The staff said hello to us in the corridor. I honestly don't understand the bad reviews at all! The hotel doesn't claim to 5 star so perhaps people shouldn't expect this!

Stayed overnight before a day out in Manchester. Really find it hard to believe the other reviews. Yes, the hotel is looking tired in places, but it is obvious that it was once a quality hotel. Cannot fault the staff! Everyone we met were polite, courteous and helpful. Whilst we only had breakfast, it was hot, plentiful and good quality. The staff were again polite and helpful, clearing tables and dealing with requests efficiently. No signs of the massive queues mentioned in other reviews. The room was warm, comfortable and quiet. We had a great nights sleep! The only reason I wouldn't give the hotel 5 stars is the fact that it does look a little tired in some areas & the lift was a bit scary! Certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

This place is in a good location with comfortable bed. Room are very spacious and cleanliness is of high standard. The foods is delicious you will love it. Though I felt bad when we missed breakfast with 5 seconds. I was expecting to get at least something even though is not full breakfast but the staff were not bothered. The breakfast restaurant is far from the rooms not convenient at all. Another thing I did not like is where to plug the kettle...they need a good electrician to rectify the socket as it is not a straight forward way to plug the kettle...if you are not intelligent enough you may not be able to use the kettle....again we were told that in case we need anything we should call the reception mind you there was no phone in the room regardless of been told to ring the reception. Overall I will give 4 stars

Great stay and great location to get to Creamfields festival. We got a taxi for £10 to drive couple of minutes and then walk another 10min. Then back to hotel we walked 45min. I put 4 stars as we wanted to go for spa next day but no one has notified us that the hotels spa is under refurbishment and is not available.

This didn't get the best reviews but there was limited choice due to 2 big events in Liverpool. We weren't expecting too much but were pleasantly surprised. The room was clean and bright with adequate space ( I've been in smaller!) We had a bath as well which I personally like and tea and coffee making facilities in the room too. The bed was a little hard but I slept really well, I can imagine it could be a little noisy as the corridors are narrow and the doors opposite one another, there was a little noise but nothing too extensive. Great location just off the motorway and for the price unbeatable

We turned up early and found plenty to occupy us while we waited to check in. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I paid for flowers to our room as it was our wedding anniversary and once we got to the room, they weren't there. I went down to see why and it wasn't put on the system properly. The staff were very apologetic and gave us food and wine vouchers which more than made up for it as they upgraded our room too. We loved our spa treatments and time in the jacuzzi, bit disappointed the sauna was out of action. The gym could do with updating but I did get what I needed out of it. The restaurant staff were very friendly friendly. Our bed was very comfy and room was way to hot. Had a lovely shower and all in all lovely stay. Will definitely stay again. I will say the decor could do with updating

After staying at a Britannia Hotel before and being disappointed I was pleasantly surprised. Our room was very clean, warm and comfortable. The evening meal was very enjoyable. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. We spent some time in the enclosed garden, shielded from the elements. Breakfast was also enjoyable, staff being very helpful and friendly despite obviously being very busy. We only had an overnight stay, but we were made very welcome.

Had a lovely visit to Daresbury Park for afternoon tea, including spa access, with my wife. Arrived in good time for our booking time and enjoy a nice relax in the spa facilities. The pool area feels a little bit leisure centre like than a solely spa experience, but the pool was good. The sauna and steam rooms were well equipped and maintained. Changing areas were all nice and clean with lockers available. The food was good, although the vegetarian selection for the afternoon tea was a little bland in terms of the sandwiches offered, it wouldn't hurt to branch out into some richer flavours than just egg mayo and cheese (falafel maybe?). The only downside to our experience really was the receipt of a parking ticket a few days later. It wasn't clear when entering into the spa area that parking needed to be validated and no-one on reception checked that despite us having to nip back to the car to get a forgotten towel. Despite this the staff at the hotel were happy to contact the parking company and rescind the ticket. Admittedly there were apparently signs to this effect but we didn't notice them on the route from car to door. That said its often how things are fixed that leaves and impression not what has gone wrong, and in that regard I cannot fault the staff.