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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4.0 star property

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

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Pet friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk

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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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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

Property is also known as

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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 336 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 303 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 176 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 105 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 80 out of 1000 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just a very nice place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awful hotel

Would not recommend this hotel, and would never stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

pk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
quick check in/out large rooms very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

John

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

10/10 Excellent

philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service and staff very helpful and polite. Food was brilliant
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Marie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming staff and a great breakfast also it has a lift grear for us oldies
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Traveled with group
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

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

Nice comfy hotel just a little tired in places.

Nice hotel friendly staff Dated and tired in places, lacks some TLC Big of a fusty smell in the corridor leading to bedrooms, I have visited before 6 months ago and it’s the same stench needs looking into. Restaurant food mediocre nothing exciting but edible. We stayed in hotel for good as the M6 traffic had gridlocked us in. But wouldn’t eat in restaurant again. We did like the hotel & for the money paid was fair and would use again,
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

MEENA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

What a great hotel …. Loved our short stay

The personnel were absolutely lovely and helpful. Anne was wonderful and she had organised our meal after the kitchen had closed for a function. Everyone was so cheerful including the morning breakfast staff who were absolutely run off their feet as the hotel was quite full. We loved the whole Fawlty Towers set up :)
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Abhinandan

Good location. The condition of room needs an upgrade. Shower hose leaking
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Jas

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Pleasant stay

Parking outside, easy to find, clean room, spacious
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Catherine, Bo'ness

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Fraser

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Because I booked through a 3rd party I was charged £5 to get out of the car park. The room was grubby and the shower would only give boiling hot water.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Nigel

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Faulty towers

Deluxe rooms don't have a view of the picturesque river. You now have to pay for parking. The shower thermostats in almost all the rooms I've stayed in have all been poor.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
I stopped for two nights, the first being booked as a member of the Macdonald hotels website. I then needed to extend my stay by a further night. I had booked a non refundable tariff so could not cancel and re book a 2 night stay, so opted to book an additional night. To my surprise I found that booking via Expedia was around £14 less expensive that booking direct. When I checked in, the staff at first said they would reduce my first night's tariff to match the Expedia rate, then changed their mind. I spoke to the manager who was pretty unsympathetic and did not seem concerned about the issue and was intransigent in her attitude to do absolutely nothing about it at all, and even had the cheek to suggest that I had saved over £20 by booking in advance rather than booking on the day. In the end, our conversation was becoming somewhat terse and so it ended. Even a good will gesture of a complimentary drink or similar might have diffused the situation but nothing was forthcoming. I find it bewildering that by being a loyal member of the company website, I was not able to obtain the least expensive rate. How does this promote brand loyalty? When I checked in, I asked the receptionist if a colleague who was due to arrive after me might be allocated a room close by and was assured that their room was indeed close by. When they arrived, however, they were allocated a ground floor room, while I was on the second floor. Hardly close by. There was no mention of the newly introduced £5 p
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Nilesh

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

4/10 Poor

Mark

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It took 10 mins before anybody came to reception to give us our key, the first room we were given smelt really bad, and whilst the second room didn’t smell, it wasn’t particularly clean. Overall, the hotel seemed very tired.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jeremy

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

unclear pricing at Tickled Trout

Really disappointed to find that additional parking charge is added to my bill on arrival. That was not clear in the booking process and I believe I had a fixed price with only breakfast added as an additional cost. This is really not clear. Gives a very poor first impression.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

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