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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4.0 star property

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

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • 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)
    ‪59 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

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About this property

Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4-star Preston hotel close to Brockholes Nature Reserve
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a conference center, a coffee shop/cafe, and self parking.
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.

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 terrace, coffee/tea in a common area, and dry cleaning/laundry services. 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)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

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

  • 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

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

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

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

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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 347 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 311 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 175 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 98 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 72 out of 1003 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

George

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Probably a good hotel in the 90s.
Quite a dismal experience. All started with having to phone someone to request attendance at reception so that i could check in. A member of staff was walking past seeing I was waiting and didn’t mention a word. Then when someone else arrived after five minutes or so, I was advised that it would cost £5 for parking (not detailed on booking). Get to the room past the corridors that have not seen a lick of paint of had the deteriorating wallpaper replaced and things aren’t much better. Black marks on the walls, mould on the shower grout, dust in the light fittings, a TV from 2005.. it’s endless. Upon departure the next morning the breakfast was just as dire. Continental selection barely existent and the quality of cooked breakfast definitely isn’t aware winning as per their menu. For the price point they charge, steer clear.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The supper was very good but other things not so good. The bedroom lighting was very poor as it was so dim. The shower head mounting was loose so the shower head fell onto my foot. I was irritated to have to pay a parking charge - having not had to do this before in a hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No one on reception when arrived. Hotel corridors and rooms smelled very strongly of cigarette smoke right through the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Traveled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel satisfactory, but a few issues.
At check in, we weren't given a code to exit the car park. We assumed the barrier was automatic. On check in, clerk only took payment for 1 night. On check out, we were informed we hadn't paid. So we had to look at the email to see if an amount was due. The shower in room 204 was faulty. I had a lukewarm shower 2 days running. It also fluctuated to cold during use. I had informed reception on the evening of the first day, but nothing was done. THIS WAS VERY UNSATISFACTORY! Not what we expect for the money paid. The hotel was clean and otherwise comfortable for our requirements.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dalip

Liked: Cleanliness
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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Lily

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Paddy

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel badly in need of renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy Mary Denise

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay for holiday
It was nice, the staff were incredibly nice and the placecwas so quiet snd cosy
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Diane

Business traveler
Liked: Room comfort
Good location
The hotel is in a good location. The bed was comfy and bathroom clean. Fairly standard accommodation but staff were friendly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Great as always
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Frederick

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was dated and had a very bad musty/damp smell. It didnt clear after leaving the window open for an hour or so. Bedding was clean but room could have been cleaner. Bathroom was dated and needed grout and silicone redoing. The menu in the room had what we can only presume was resude from drug use left on it. Tv didnt work with the remote and the window didnt seal so wind and road noise keep waking us Staff were fine and the bar ok.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alison

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing, Tired and does not match website
The pictures and descriptions on the website do not reflect the rooms. Broken and old furniture that was badly marked. Missing furniture (bedside table even reception believe what we were telling them) and indeed also a missing phone so couldn’t call reception to report issues. No air conditioning although a fan was provided in the room which was incredibly warm. Holes in walls and doors, not sure what was spilled down the walls however the runs were evident. Two bath towels and one hand towel for a couple and only two soft pillows. The view was of the hotel roof. The one star was for breakfast, a good variety but most items luke warm at best.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Alina

Traveled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Dated but clean and did the job
Last minute booking as late ferry from the isle of man and short drive away heading south.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable night.
Lovely comfortable room. Lots of space with riverside view. Staff especially Vicky the Manager. Very helpful & friendly. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024