Barnsley hotels

We stayed here for a couple of nights while I was visiting my mother in Birdwell, Barnsley. The hotel gives an excellent first impression and is in a quiet and peaceful setting. Check in was fine and we ordered a newspaper for both mornings - unfortunately didn't get it. No decaf coffee for breakfast the first morning and the second day they gave me a pot of hot water and a pack of decaf! Dinner on the first night was a catastrophe. I asked the ladies if it was ok if we sat in the bar lounge rather than in the restaurant for dinner and they said that was fine. We sat for about 20 mins and then I asked if we could get a menu. The waitress gave us one and said she would be over in a few mins to take our order - 20 mins later, I went over and asked if we could please order. They then took our order - I asked what the soup of the day was and she said she didn't know but thought it might be mushroom - didn't bother to check, so I ordered something else. Food was bland and disappointing. Accomodation is great at this hotel - but food is mediocre at best. Breakfast is ok. I would recommend if you stay here, that you eat out for dinner.

Apart from overworked bar and restaurant staff in the evening this is a great value for money place to stay. No problems and will stay again

Staff were helpful, always at hand. Breakfast was excellent, restaurant staff very friendly. Room was large, décor was dated, cleaned daily, bathroom large, lots of towels / soap available. There were areas of the bathroom which were not cleaned for some time.. floor was sticky as if layers of cleaning liquids were not washed off. I would have liked a safe in the room and a small fridge would have been helpful. I would definitely stay again...

Ideal for what we needed. Good location. Breakfast was somewhat disappointing with limited fruit etc for the continental and the full English generally left something to be desired.