The Driftwood Hotel

Location: 36 Woodfield Road, Blackpool, gb

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Family rooms
• Luggage storage
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• CCTV outside property
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Internet access

Rooms Available

• Family Room with Private Bathroom

  The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

• Double Room with Private Bathroom

  The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

• Family Room with Shared Bathroom

  The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

• Single Room with Shared Bathroom

  The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

• Budget Double Room

  The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

• Family Room with Private Bathroom

  The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

• Family Room with Private Bathroom

  The unit has 4 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

Guest Reviews

• Hannah (1/5): Don't go - Nothing Different hotel to what we booked no private bathroom was shared did book a private bathroom not clean holes in the wall food in the bed no TV plug hanging off the kettle the host just said they are on a budget no hot water only stayed the one night booked four had to pay out for another hotel
• Chris (1/5): Terrible due to the hotel being shut for refurbishment - The hotel wasn't actually open it was closed and me and other guests got told to go to a different Hotel The other hotel that mean the guests went to because the original was shut was it not good as I've left in the photos + had the police out due to antisocial behaviour in the hotel
• Mathew (9/5): -
• Matt (1/5): -
• Matt (1/5): -
• Ajayi (4/5): -
• Rebecca (1/5): -
• Maria (4/5): Decepcionante salí un día antes - No estuve en el alojamiento me enviaron a otro sitio Al alojamiento que enviaron estaba muy sucio el cuarto mucho polvo en las camas y en la carpeta parecía que no la limpiaban
• Stacy (10/5): -
• Chirunga (1/5): poor communication or no communication with client at all which is needed especially in that busines - Absolutely nothing ,only to be everywhere simply bcz of lack of communication to clients,if it was that we didn't call them ,no one knows what gonna happen next ,how can they mention "fully booked" after a 2 week booking before the day ,only to kno on arrival,besides looking at the place it needs renovation first before that building collapse with clients in ,I wouldn't stay in there with it's outside looks it simply shows nothing better inside, disappointed though the staff helped us last minute only to refere us to another dirtiest hotel which I refused staying in then the last one which one better for humans ,wasn't happy at all , thanks 👍 poor communication with management which caused us roaming around like chicken with no head last minute,which there were supposed to do before the booked day but never got in touch 😔
• Scott (10/5): - I really enjoyed my stay at the driftwood hotel because the rooms was a decent size and I had my own bathroom and the staff was really understanding and respectful . Nothing
• Etchells (7/5): - Nice xx
• Callum (1/5): -
• Luke (1/5): - Nothing at all I had a text that they had moved us to another hotel never said why and it was a asylum seekers hotel it was vile we payed for a private bathroom but had to share one and showers the mattress was disgusting the list goes on I want my money back
• Kerrie (1/5): -
• Kerrie (1/5): Watch the bed bug dont bite - Where it was located Unclean beds broken mattress old and warn out Toilets dont flush fully No staff around No heating in some rooms Windows dont shut fully Price was a little high for what we got
• KayEllis (3/5): - Comfortable bed. It was quiet. I slept well. WiFi worked most of the time. Plenty of towels. Only socket was next to top of door. Bathroom very cold and had not been swept behind the door. Taps wobbly. Hot water tap had to run for more than 5 minutes, then very little came through so I didn't dare try the shower.
• Stacy (10/5): -
• Anthony (10/5): -
• Tia (1/5): Absolutely terrible , please pay extra for a more decent hotel ex: no hot water , no heating , bed had dirty bedding on - There was not anything I liked about this property. The fact you walk In and it stunk of wet dog. The owner tried to make out the dog was tiny and was a “newborn” the dog was massive and stunk , it would run up and down the stairs all night. I added a note my son was disabled however was still given the top floor/room. The room was so out dated , everything was either broke or going moldy. The curtain was hanging by a thread. X2 guests but only 1 cup the cup was dirty , the kettle was disgusting. The carpet was coming up , given 1 hanger for x2 guests supposedly for 2 days. No wardrobe. Would NOT recommend! The shower was filthy , dirty towels all over the floor , razors in the shower with hair in , it stunk all the way thru the house. Shared toilets, disgusting. Do better wouldn’t go back. No hot water in the room or the bath room so couldn’t wash. Hot tap didn’t even work in the bed room! Tv smaller than my son’s iPad 11 , no remote for the tv. My view out of the window was a pile of dog shit. (Which was there from when we checked in / and left). Men running around all night banging on doors , no heating in the bedroom (it was that cold I had to go out and buy my son thick pjs he was freezing) on exit the landlord wasn’t even there. I left to check out at half 9 and I was still nocking on the door at 10:15am waiting to hand the keys over. In the end I had to leave them on a light switch because I couldn’t stand there anymore! It stunk of wet dog and disappointment! If I could add more pictures I would.
• elizabeth (1/5): Not family friendly at all! - Free parking Hello, please can you respond to my messages. Apparently, this message goes through to the head office which was confirmed by the manager of the hotel. I do my believe this one bit. I expect a reply please from wherever this message goes to. Reason for a refund; The owner of the hotel said they would sort out a refund via the management due to myself giving back truthful feedback about the reason why I didn’t wish to stay in there with my 6 year old. The hotel was a mess, no kettle but did have cups and tea/coffee. Drawers were a mess inside. Adults smoking cannabis outside. The windows were filthy, the windows didn’t close. No heating in the room - freezing cold. Cobwebs hanging off the ceiling. Door didn’t lock from inside. The room we were meant to have wasn’t ready on arrival, even though myself and my daughter had given them 2 hours notice that we arrived and parked up. We wasn’t put in the hotel we had booked due to the room not being ready, we was transferred next door which again was absolutely filthy and the downstairs was being refurbed - not child friendly at all. Excuse by a gentleman were that the hotel was having a new refurb. We got moved into another hotel after I handed my keys in. Again, filthy hotel, excuse was that the manager only started her job 3 weeks ago and that they had no cleaner. Loud residents. Residents smoking canabis outside again. Manager up until very late with residents - talking loud. Again, not child friendly. I will be leaving a review very soon via all review platforms - I would appreciate a refund due to this situation please. It is very unprofessional of you ignoring my request!
• Michaela (1/5): VILE - NOTHING! IT WAS A DUMP STAFF WAS RUDE THE HOTEL WAS A MESS DAMP BROKEN BEDS MUCKY FLOORS DIRTY BEDDING ROOF ROTTENING NO HEATING UTTER DIRTY
• Michael Barlow (8/5): -
• Harley (10/5): -
• David (1/5): - Nothing Didnt even stay the night checked out Rat droppings Bedbugs coffee stained cups Toilet sellotaped to the wall
• Lillie (8/5): Good little place. - Loved how friendly the owner was, we didn't mind the small wait to check in at all as we understand we can all be busy at times and thought it was very kind that he offered to help bring our bags up as we were on the top floor. The room was a good size with a really nice view of Blackpool tower although my photo doesn't do it justice. There was free tea or coffee available and had it's own private bathroom, everything was clean and tidy ready for our arrival and the bed was a good cozy spot for us to crash at the end of the day. Overall we had an amazing stay and hope others give it a chance.
• Leah (5/5): Never again - Nothing When we walked in smelt really bad staff ignored the message I sent the heaters were broke very cold in the room and when trying to sleep plugs didn’t work in room mold everywhere wallpaper coming undone even the wall inside was mold never again no towels so couldn’t even get a shower bathroom was even dirty just the floors were all wet
• Coral (1/5): I didn’t stay it’s disgusting and so are hotel management. - Not a thing at all couldn’t stay there🤢 Everything, owners off their heads and pissed, absolutely filthy wouldn’t let an animal stay there, damp everywhere, hole in ceiling, broken beds, no heating, the place hummed. Everywhere was filthy not been cleaned at all.
• Max (5/5): -
• Georgeta (1/5): - The worse place in my life Everything starting from staff till the cleaner and also the size of the rooms(I mean rooms,not what I received there)
• Elizabeth (5/5): Get what you pay for - Friendly staff . Good area . Quiet . Good price somewhere to sleep Dirty . Beds looked made and clean but floor was dirty , rubbish under the beds , ball of hair on the floor .
• Maureen (1/5): Awful,rooms disgusting, wallpaper pealing off walls,bed springs coming through,live wires showing - Didn't have breakfast, left after one night, awful 😞 Everything
• Shannon (10/5): Amazing would definitely stay again - I like how it was in walking distance from the beach Amazing service and amazing people would definitely stay again
• Kirsty (3/5): Not nice - The hotel rooms was absolutely disgusting skirting boards was grafted Shower was broken The bed my child had to sleep in was vile no board underneath bed was ripped The bedroom smelt vile because of all the rubbish round the back it absolutely stunk Every night a couple upstairs pissed-up blasting music till 3-4 on a morning Windows was knackered no saftey for children Door locks aren’t right secure either on bedrooms
• Chris (1/5): Dissapointed. - Nothing Cold and old fashioned wasn’t very clean shower stank of smokers
• Dominik (5/5): Very cheap so good value - Close to attractions Uncomfortable beds and shared toilet/showers
• Jamie (7/5): -
• Tracie (5/5): Never again beds not comphy and flat pillows just want it for the money - Didn’t like the property wasn’t the property it was nx door never saw n1 never saw a cleaner for all my stay Nothing
• Jessica (1/5): Very very very disappointing - Nothing Extremely messy no running hot water no heating no towels no Handwash cigarette ash and drug residue on sides
• hywel (3/5): -
• Bradbury (1/5): Worst experience of our lifes - Well when we arrived we got put in the wishing well hotel NOT THE DRIFTWOOD HOTEL 2nd of all we was put on the 4 floor with an elderly lady having to climb 34 stairs and was told by the landlord that we will get moved to another room the next day (didn't happen) Then we was in our room there was NO HEATING THE RADIATOR DIDN'T WORK, THE HOT TAB IN BATHROOM SINK DIDNT WORK, THE ROOM AS A MESSY ON ARRIVAL. GOT DOGS ABUSES FROM ROOM 1 FROM 2 OF THE MEN. THEN WE HAD PIGEONS TRYING TO GET IN ROOM. PUT ON 4TH FLOOR WITH A ELDERLY LADY HAVING TO CLIMB 34 STAIRS EVERYDAY NO HEATING NO HOT WATER SOMEONE HAD BEEN SICK ALL OVER THE FLOOR AT SIDE OF BIG BED. MESS ALL OVER THE FLOOR. PIGEONS TRYING TO GET IN ROOM THE LAMP KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF.
• Harley (10/5): -
• Harley (10/5): -
• Christopher Dalton (8/5): - Bed was comfy, staff was friendly, very resonably priced. Dated needs sone TLC bit for tge money cannot complain.
• Tony (10/5): -
• matthew (1/5): - rude staff, accepted a late night online booking only to refuse check in once I'd arrived .. not happy tried to request a refund ect all correspondence by myself has been ignored
• Alan Diamond (1/5): What a dump - What a dump! Everything woulf not let my dog stay here!
• Jamie (7/5): - Great staff ok place to stay Just the heating needs sorting out ASAP as winter kicking in yes you get a little heater to keep warm at night
• Creaney (1/5): -
• Patrick (8/5): Value for money - Great location
• Heidi (1/5): Avoid at all costs - It was cheap We was put in the property next door as our room wasn't ready one towel for 2 people. 2 pillows no heating in our room in October and no hand-wash or instructions on how to leave the key etx
• Patrick (8/5): Great value for money - Very friendly staff and great location. Nothing.
• William (10/5): Nice place - Staff are nice.
• rhys (1/5): Checked out in under 5 minutes of getting the keys - Norhing this hitel needs closing down its a health hazard Everything double bed matress on singlr bed frame Dirty Ripped decor Musky smell Window wouldnt close Flys i room
• Racheal (1/5): Disgusting - Nothing ★☆☆☆☆ Extremely Disappointing and Unsafe Stay We booked two rooms for four adults, including one guest with a mobility disability who uses crutches. Despite notifying the host in advance, one of the rooms was not ready upon arrival. When we inspected the room, we discovered used underwear in one of the beds, which immediately raised hygiene concerns. Throughout the stay, there was no heating or hot water in the rooms. The host, who initially advised us to call with any issues, did not respond to multiple attempts to reach her. The area felt unsafe as individuals on the premises approached us multiple times offering drugs. Additionally, there were more than 45 rubbish bags piled directly outside our window, attracting flies into the room. The wardrobe was in poor condition and practically unusable. Fire safety also appeared inadequate, with no clear evacuation signage and fire extinguishers that appeared out of date. Overall, the property was unclean, unsafe, and poorly managed. We ultimately chose to leave and stay elsewhere. I strongly recommend avoiding this accommodation until significant health, safety, and management issues are addressed
• philip (9/5): Definitely value for money Land lady very friendly she introduced herself as Zoe and said if I neede - No breakfast included but the location was ideal just off the seafront landlady very friendly nothing too much trouble very pleasant enjoyed my stay there I will definitely try there again As far as I could tell throughout my stay the place was cleaned on a regular basis a young lady was hoovering the stairs and the passageways and replacing milk coffee etc so all okay
• Peebles (1/5): -
• Fielding (10/5): Class - Good people offering what you pay for...... The landlady was brilliant All good in the hood
• Annette (9/5): -
• Ann (1/5): Omg - Nothing The staff where off there heads locked my bag and car keys away and would not let me in the hotel I will never stay there again and they didn't have my room ready 😢
• Danielle (1/5): Communication between staff is awful, they haven’t got a clue how to run a hotel ; we got checked in at 9pm instead of 3 -
• Clive (10/5): - The well decorated and warmly heated room I was in. The ambient lighting. The friendly service in the hotel. Recommend. I didn't like having to leave.
• Tony (10/5): -
• John (10/5): -
• Lewis (10/5): Great - Friendly easy going staff
• Bestwick (1/5): - Nothing staff not even there Staff not even there so carnt even check In
• Mcgivern (1/5): - Nothing The whole hotel,it was rotton,not clean at all,our window look out to the back garden that was covered in dog dirt,no use of hot water,room was leaking from the roof beds were old and smelly.smell from room was awful.
• Little (1/5): Do not stay here under any circumstances - Rude owner always on drugs attitude lije you wouldnt believe.constant shouting till the early hours. Everything about the place.
• Jody (1/5): -
• Martin (1/5): - Nothing about this hotel it was an absolute disgrace We'd booked 2 family rooms. However, when we arrived, the 2 family rooms weren't what we received. Yes, we ended up with an extra room, but this just added to mayhem. We were told the rooms would be ready for 3 pm. However, we had to wait an extra hour before receiving the keys. When ending the rooms, the rooms were not up to minimum standards. In the bathroom, the sink was broken. The toilet hadn't been cleaned, and the hot water wasn't even working at all The beds were all ripped, and the bedding wasn't the best. The window in the room the glass of it was cracked and needed replacing. When looking out of the window, the owner had a dog, and there was dog poo everywhere you looked from the window. There was blood on the walls in the room. Also, the coffee/tea set up everything was dirty. We were booked in for 2 nights, and we all ended up going the next day as this was unacceptable. My children and I have been bitten all over our bodies, so there must have been fleas throughout the hotel. If I could do this rating 0/10 that us what thr score would be.
• Adele (1/5): Awful - Nothing at all Everything the mess of it was unreal
• Nicola (1/5): Never staying here again - Staff were nice and welcoming The rooms were disgusting 1 plug for the room cuboards were all scruffy and peeling springs in the beds were a mess sticking into your body very uncomfortable night sleep wasn't clean atal window was broken couldn't close it of a night time hot tap didn't work carpets were filthy walls were filthy and paper peeling off cobwebs everywhere things left from previous people under the beds people arguing and drinking in the middle of the night slamming doors ext just really isn't as the pictures show
• Clive (10/5): - If you feel like drifting this is the place for you. Nothing.
• jones (2/5): -
• Kalvin (10/5): Good hotel for value - Good for £18 a night Shared bathroom but good for money
• Piotr (10/5): -
• Natalie (10/5): -
• June (1/5): Very poor - Nothing The bed was very uncomfortable you felt every spring in the mattress very noisey pipes every time the toilet was flushed not clean at all no towels till you asked for them taps on the sink didn’t work no hot water on the sink taps will never stay here again.
• Tony (10/5): -
• Aaron (5/5): Ok for value but won’t be staying again and the damages and arguments and host no where to be seen. - First night was quiet and we where out all day every day along the pier but had a kettle in with teas and coffees I messaged the host a few times but no reply and host was no where to be seen until the last day. no towels, lot of arguing in the hotel on the Wednesday night until 5am and lots of doors slamming. Window was smashed, holes in wall, cable cover box going over the cubboard, sink smashed, laminate flooring not connected near the door way and beds was on wheels which was on laminate so kept sliding all the time.
• Lance (1/5): -
• Chantel (1/5): - Nothing Everything there was mold on window and a big mark on the mattress couldn't sleep on it ut was still wet coming though the sheet had to get a another hotel
• Howell (1/5): It was nightmare. /. Nobody should have to see what we seen. Expecting a lovely hotel - There was nothing to like. It was a brothel / drug den Travelled & hours with 3 children They are traumatised and upset The owner needs mental health support and definitely to be shut down. Over 1000 complaints. £150 2 nights when £17 on other sites. It’s on you tube etc. how is the woman aloud to do this. It was tramatized my whole family and we lost our money. How is this fair
• Ben (8/5): -
• FAMOUS (5/5): More room for improvement - Close to the sea side It needs proper referbresment
• Sean (5/5): For the price we paid it was value for money - Friendly staff and great location and easy to get to everywhere Cleanliness has room for improvement, horrible smell as we got into the room
• Debbie (1/5): Disgusting room. - The staff member was friendly and helpful. The state of the room. No hand towel at sink,the floor was sticky, used tissues around the bed. Nothing had been cleaned including the bedding. The door lock barely held the door closed.
• Smith (1/5): - We did like driftwood nead lot work on it Could do bed and breakfast no good
• Michal (10/5): -
• Sarah-Jane (7/5): - The location Shared bathroom
• Martin (1/5): WTF.COM - It was close to the beach. Genuinely don't know where to start!! DO NOT TRUST THE PHOTOS, THEY'RE NOTHING LIKE WHAT YOU GET ALLOCATED!!!!! This place is NOT SUITABLE for families with children, unless you love cramped tiny spaces.... and if you love the smell of marijuana (weed) wafting into your room! Broken beds? Broken sinks? Broken taps? "ENSUITE" rooms, the size of aeroplane toilets! The wiring in the room 😯 it's like 1 plug socket with another one wired off that, then another wired off that one etc etc!! NO LIGHTS IN THE ROOM EITHER, just a lamp chucked on the floor at the bottom of the bed?!?!? But my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE has to be the pigeons 🐦 that you can hear walking in the attic and cooing all night!!! Or, was my favourite the P*ss stained duvets🤢?? I genuinely can't make my mind up as I have soooo many favourites (this is sarcasm BTW) So, overall maybe book it?? But I would highly recommend that you DON'T!!!!!! Oh, and they don't supply towels like they say!!! Oh, and there is NO vending machine like advertised!! I have added a couple of TRUE photos for anyone who wants to compare... I have more if needed 😳
• verma (2/5): -
• lane (1/5): - It's the peace That the problem not good at all and the people working there are great The rooms needs lots of work done to them as they are in very poor conditions only one plug socket in the room to
• Ricky (10/5): - Good and very nice people nice and clean There was nothing I didn't like
• peter (2/5): - the place was not too clean , the bed mattress has not been changed for years springs were showing
• Ms (10/5): - Really loved my room and the people who run the hotel are so friendly and accommodating. My room was perfect and I was so pleased with it.
• Ross (5/5): -
• Kieran (10/5): -
• Ms (9/5): Brilliant value for money with great staff - Great value for money. Round the corner from hotel have great value take aways. Staff are what makes the place! They are down to earth go out of their way to help ya and just really sound genuine people. Loved my room, it was clean, comfy bed and great value. Would stay again.
• Karen (1/5): Total shithole - Absolutely nothing Everything from the minute we got there we was put in the bnb next door as it was her boyfriend place it was absolutely filthy there was no option for breakfast the landlady was asking me and my partner to buy her and her bf alcohol the TV was hanging off the Wall the bedding was full ov food stains the toilet brush was full of excrement no curtain I could go it's was terrible

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