Honest Lawyer Hotel

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Serves lunch and dinner
Front of property

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
$77
includes taxes & fees
Nov 9 - Nov 10

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Croxdale Bridge, Croxdale, Durham, England, DH1 3SP
  • Place, Durham University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Durham Cathedral
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Durham Castle
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(47 reviews)
  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

4 Poster Room

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About this property

Honest Lawyer Hotel

3-star Durham hotel close to Durham University
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a meeting room, dry cleaning, and a 24-hour front desk.
Honest Lawyer Hotel offers 46 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Durham hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden.

Honest Lawyer Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Baileys Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Bailey's Bar - This bar serves lunch and dinner.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 11.95 for adults and GBP 11.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Bailey's Bar
  • Baileys Restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 7.50 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 11.95 for adults and GBP 11.95 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 7.50 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Honest Lawyer Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 427 out of 936 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 342 out of 936 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 115 out of 936 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 936 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 936 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good olace to stay

Nice rooms motel style and bar restaurant on same site. The bed qas ok but not that comfortable ild mattress? Great place to stay if visiting durham with local bus very frequent and only 13 minutes to durham centre
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent room, comfortable and quiet. Not worth having the breakfast, it took over an hour for the food to arrive
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent hotel worth a stay

Good hotel with a restaurant and bar, so plenty of facilities. Tidy and clean. Rooms decent, all what you need but nothing particularly special. Out of centre so need car or taxis to go into centre. Some noise between rooms but not too much.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Short break

Hotel room was ok restaurant very poor. They are looking for a chef so this may not be relevant to future bookings
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always a a good stay with comfortable rooms, helpful staff, and nice food, including excellent breakfast. I would like the bar, restaurant menu to vary though as it has been the same for the many times I have stayed in the last few months.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Amenities
Couldn't fault it
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are rundown need a deep clean staff was rude don’t acknowledge the fact we were standing there
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tahir

Traveled with partner
Good location. Terrible WiFi unusable. Breakfast average. Room comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arda

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very helpful and the hotel itself is unique
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

paula

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Second time staying here excellent value for money. Staff are extremely friendly and always happy to help.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We stayed he for 4 nights possibly on the hittest days of the year, no fan was offered and was unbearably hot for sleeping, sheets of towels were not changed even thiugh i left the note on the door handle to do so. Theres no fridge so had no way if keeping drink cold. The rooms are not very big, and having the window open you could hear the tv and talking in joining rooms. One bonus is the buses pass by into Durham and further afield and run frequently and late.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value for money

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Lorraine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice comfortable stay, catered for my vegan needs. Room was a little bit dated, and bathroom could do with a refurb.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Delme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good value for money, friendly and helpful staff. Good location for visiting Durham.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edwin, Campbell

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Have stayed at the Honest Lawyer before 7 years ago. As then it is great value and convenient location just outside Durham
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good stopover

Great stopover comfy bed good food and John was very nice. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean and comfortable, but my towel had a small brown stain on it. Two of the staff were very unfriendly, when we arrived she just gave us our key without a smile and we had to ask twice before we discovered that the room was a little chalet in the car park. There is a nice view of a peaceful field and trees from the window and generally it was okay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Laura

Traveled with family
This hotel needs to invest in new/decent pillows. For many people pillows make or break a good night’s sleep. The ones in our room were totally flat/worn out - we asked for some additional ones but were told none were available as the hotel was fully booked. Seems very strange that a hotel with this many rooms would not carry extra bedding/a few reserves. Just not good enough really. And such a shame as it did cost us a good night’s sleep. Otherwise - bed itself was comfortable enough. Cleanliness just about alright - but really filthy roller blind in room (complete with squished flies) needs to be replaced. Breakfast just about ok but a little lacking in options given the price. Overall advice - if a decent pillow is important to you, bring your own if you can.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Bob

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast very disappointing. No pastries as on menu. Poor quality produce. Staff pleasant, Will certainly not return.Too many "Workie" guests. Terrible noisy neighbours (both sides) To be avoided.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025