We stayed here last minute on a weekend where heavy snow was forecast. Its been refurbished and has that "new" feel to it but keeping some of the old features but brought into a modern style . The room was lovely, well decorated, large bed, very clean, lovely bathroom, fridge with complimentary kitkat and soft drinks, and a safe which came in suprisingly handy. The only problem we had was with the heating controls as on the second day it appeared to break, however as we were leaving that morning we informed reception on checking out. The snow came as predicted so we used the swimming pool, sauna and steam room which again was complimentary which were ok (its in need of a refurb around the edges which i believe is in the pipeline but even so, was clean and pleasant). On the saturday evening we ate in the bar due to the bad weather, this was a little pricey however the food was very nice and the homemade chips were lovely and the setting was very relaxing.

We had breakfast on the one morning and this was a disappointment. having stayed in a holiday inn a few weeks previous and having had a lovely breakfast, this was a let down. We arrived at 9.45am, there were 2 other people having breakfast, there were about 3 sausages left, 1 hash brown, no fried eggs - we werent informed by the waiter that more would be available, so we shared what was left, about 10 minutes later more food was put out, by which time we had already eaten. We sent back our tea and coffee as they were both cold. All in all, breakfast could have been made so much better.

On checking out we were informed that the breakfast had cost us £10 EACH!! definitely not worth the money at all.

All in all i would stay here again as its a lovely hotel and a good location, but i would find breakfast elsewhere in future !!

A one night stay on business. Of all the Holiday Inns in the UK that I have stayed in this is one of the better ones, having obviously been recently refurbished. As a Platinum Priority Club member, I was not offered an upgrade and they told me all the rooms were of the same standard. The room was well appointed if a little small but it had a spacious bathroom and the bed was comfortable. There was a good quality LCD large TV and in a nice touch they provided a complementary mini bar with a kit-kat, water and orange juice (maybe for priority club members only?). The desk area wasn't really compatible for doing any serious work so I had to work lying on the bed. With all said and done and with a very reasonable B&B rate, I will be staying here again, it is better than other alternatives in the Darlington area.

My 5 year old granddaughter & I stayed during the Christmas break. What a transformation from the old Scotch Corner Hotel!
We had an amazing time from Check-in to Check-out.
All the staff were lovely, especially with my granddaughter,who proceeded to take photos of everything & everyone.(Santa brought her a camera for Christmas.)
Our room was beautifully decorated, warm & cosy. A spotless bathroom & a really comfy bed.
The food was reasonably priced & delicious.
As a retired hotel manager I'm not that easily impressed, but I certainly was here!
Worth paying a visit to nearby Richmond,a lovely cobbled market town,with a castle & beautiful riverside walks.
The old Station,converted to a cinema/eateries/little shops etc.,worth a visit too.

Stayed for New Year weekend and very impressed with this hotel, recently refurbished and looks the part! Can't fault anything, all staff members were very professional, friendly and helpful. New Year party and dinner was well organised. Lovely meal.

Will be booking for next New Year. Highly recommended.