DOYLE/AHEARNE FAMILY - 17 IN TOTAL

What can i say but Avril, Ste and Margaret make you feel really welcome. home from home. We have been going to the Oaklea for the past few years and we keep growing in numbers. The accomodation is excellent and the food is fantastic - non of this tv dinners frozen all cooked fresh.
the oaklea is central for all accomodations and shops. Easily found from front promenade. The oaklea is a family run hotel and this shows in their delivery of attentiveness. They are always willing to help. they feel part of our family now as we have known them for a length of time.

my family and i stay at the new oaklea hotel often because the service is great. avril,steve and margret do so much for us to make our stay comforable. my wife and i have 3 kids and they cater well for them. the food is amazing, the rooms are very clean and cozy andthe hosts are extremely friendly i would recomend this hotel to anyone .

Upon arriving at the Oaklea, first of all I found the parking to be a right pain, the traffic wardens are really strict and prompt in Blackpool, so if you overshoot the parking time for the spaces directly outside the hotel, expect to be punished. When I arrived inside the building I found it very smokey and this was the case in the room as well. As a non smoker I didn’t like this.

I actually wanted to cancel my stay at the hotel straight after handing over the money as my girlfriend fell ill, however the man in charge told me there was no way at all that I could have a refund. I found this not just bad service but extremely annoying.

I found the bathroom not very pleasant, however it was clean. It is also easy to hear other people on floors above you which disrupted me in the morning a bit.

Overall : staff not very helpful, bad parking (not the hotel’s fault though), smokey atmosphere, average to poor room.

i had my stag weekend in september 2004 with 16 of my mates, i have to tell everyone how welcomed we were made by avril steve and margaret , steve even took us out to the good clubs we really felt relaxed and at home from the moment we arrived until we left. we will certainly be back and would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to anybody young or old ,they were great hosts.