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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4.0 star property

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Bar (on property)
Lounge
Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Reception
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Pet friendly
  • Breakfast available

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Preston New Road Samelsbury, Samlesbury, Preston, England, PR5 0UJ
  • Brockholes Nature Reserve
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Deepdale
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • University of Central Lancashire
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Liverpool (LPL-John Lennon)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Standard Family Room 4)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 86 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room, Multiple Beds (Standard Family Room 3) | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Standard Family Room 3)

  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 107 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • 86 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Family Room Four

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Bathroom amenities | Combined shower/tub, hair dryer, towels

Standard Family Room 3

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard King or Twin Room 2 Single bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Combined shower/tub, hair dryer, towels

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
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$133 nightly
The price is $133 total
includes taxes & fees
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About this property

Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4-star Preston hotel close to Brockholes Nature Reserve
A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a snack bar/deli, a conference center, and a coffee shop/cafe are onsite.
Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel offers 98 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Preston hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The hotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. This Victorian hotel also offers a fitness center, a terrace, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite parking is available (surcharge), along with a car charging station.

Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 8 AM and 11 AM on weekends.
Scottish Steak Club - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, Hungarian, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Self parking on site (GBP 5 per day)
  • Extended parking on site (GBP 10 per day)

Food and drink

  • Weekend full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: GBP 22 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Scottish Steak Club

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On a river
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1972
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 30
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from June 8 2025 to March 31 2026 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 22 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 5 per day
  • Extended parking fee: GBP 10 per day
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 30 (subject to availability)

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 337 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 305 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 175 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 105 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 78 out of 1000 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Hotel resident but pay £5 to park

Why do you have to pay for parking as a resident at the hotel?
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly helpfull staff, safe parking and good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Adrian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff were pleasant and approachable, hotel very clean but does need a revamp, nice location and setting
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kyle

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

6/10 Okay

Susan

£5 to park your car in the hotel car park ?????

Hotel is good for the price but spoilt by lack of care- curtain where hanging off and light outside in the hall was off so needed to use torch on my phone to find the key whole. Also the fact that you have to pay £5 to park your car is not hi-lighted enough. Bit of a con really as the hotel is beside the motorway and no other place you can park ????
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Cheap rate and you get what you pay for . No complaints. £37 we’ll spent .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

JAMES

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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

10/10 Excellent

daniel

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

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

Mixed Views

Clean room but awkward to get to from reception. Some dust apparent. Bathroom very small with WC hard against the tiles and uncomfortable. Bathroom fan very noisy. Bathroom clean and well equipped. Staff very nice. Parking haphazard. One bed of the twin was collapsing at one corener/missing a foot?It wasn't obvious how to get into the hotel from the main road. Hotel in need of a lot of TLC and looks shabby from the outside.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wouldn’t say it’s 4 star

Car park is chargeable, receptionist smelled bad. Kevin that works in the bar great service from him, but he definitely has frustrations with his ‘lacking’ colleagues. Poor ambience in bar, no music/no tvs, Could hear a pin drop. Walls crumbling in the bar. 4 star hotel, didn’t even have dental Kits, hair in the room bathroom/bed made poorly/pillow covers dirty/pillow covers didn’t fit pillow/carpet stained/corridors smelled/rooms dated/poor route signage to ground floor rooms/poor/slow service from other bar staff/just about hot water. Food was decent, but then again I was hungry. Over all I’d be more inclined to stay in another hotel in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew, Ellesmere Port

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

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

A far cry from 4*

A last minute stay for us but not the 4* as advertised. Paper coming off the ceiling, someone else’s hair on our bathroom floor, Poor lighting in the bedroom, and wall so thin we could hear our neighbours snoring
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Cheap so what do you expect

Certainly not a 4 star. Struggling to make it a 3 star. Staff were good. Food was ok. Heating in room didn't work. Shower could do with a spray of mould killer. It was difficult to change channels on the TV. Kept jumping channels. Curtains were ancient.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

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

2/10 Terrible

Alison

Traveled with family

Not accessible and overbooked family room

Booked a family room as travelling with my husband and 2 young kids. Arrived to check in to be told there were no family rooms available because others had booked and already checked in, so instead we were given 2 separate rooms which wasn’t ideal given we had 2 small kids. After receiving the keys, we went to find the lift given we had a pushchair with our youngest, only to find to get to the lift you need to go downstairs… made zero logical sense and not very accessible at all.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Joanne

I had no light in my bedroom, no. 232, only in the bathroom and entrance area - both bedroom lamps did not work - this meant that I could not use my laptop as the room needs to be well let for me to do screen work. I moved the bed a little to the side to find another socket and when I did so, I discovered under the bed to be dirty, with paper waste on the carpet. The receptionist was efficient but not particularly friendly - no smiles - and didn't warn me that both the key and the fob had to be inserted a particular way, so I had to come back down to reception with a heavy laptop to explain the situation. Not as good as previous stays at the property when bar staff were exceptionally helpful. Also disappointed about the introduction of car parking fees. Happy I got a good room price though, but given my criticisms, I wouldn't want to have paid any more than I did on this occasion.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Aqbal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were friendly . Hotel is a bit dated . Room was clean and definitely dated . It did smell of being old . Bed was very comfortable. Room price was very good .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Anthony

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

8/10 Good

Barry

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Gemma

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Average room didn’t have a main light in bedroom area and no phone to ring reception. Ran out of toilet roll and had to go get some from the maid.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025