Second time of staying here, the first earlier in the year was very good so we decided to stay again to celebrate our daughters birthday. We booked a double and twin room. Our double room was ok but not cleaned well, bathroom floor dirty and bedroom carpet not vacumed. The twin room bed area carpet had a lot of glitter on it, clearly also not vacumed. Considering my daughter and grandaughter are adults it seemed a shame to put them in a room which either side was family rooms, the children in both were allowed to run around the room shouting and screaming until very late with their parents constantly telling them off. The rooms were on the first floor which needs some serious work in preventing the floor boards creaking loudly with every step both in the corridor and rooms. The cleaners arrived just after 7am and were constantly creaking the floor boards outside our room (not their fault) but also constantly talking loudly (definitely their fault).

Moving on from that experience to the bar/restaurant - one word pathetic. The bar was about a third full so not really busy as most were eating from the carvery. We ordered our meal off the menu, 1 hour and ten minutes later no food had arrived. The young man who took our order kept walking past us and did not realise this (retraining issue I think). Eventually I approached him and cancelled the order in disgust and we ate at another pub down the road. Second night was no better, we thought this could`t happen again but did, we sat waiting for menus, eventually a young man from the bar came over asked us if we were eating, yes please was the reply from us, he went away, came back a few moments later threw the menus on our table and said someone will take your order (how rude - another training issue I think). 20 minutes later we were asked what we wanted, we reluctantly ordered and guess what, 1 hour later still no food. We walked out of the bar and whilst my family packed I complained to the receptionist (not her fault) and informed her we were checking out to which she apologised and gave me a complaints form. It took 20 minutes for us to pack and leave which allowed that time for someone from the management to approach us - guess what, yes you are right no sign of any.

We sat opposite the kitchen doors and witnessed a chef tasting the food with his finger, lucky escape then by not receiving any food.

On a positive note we arrived home at our favourite pub in time to order a meal which was delivered swiftly, with courtesy and was delicious. Perhaps the staff of the Fairview ought to visit The Boundary in South Normanton, Derbyshire to learn how to run a successful business in which guests feel valued.

In conclusion, on the way from the motorway to the hotel we passed a sign saying budget hotel 1 mile, budget it certainly was!!!!!

Stayed here as we were attending a function in the nearby banqueting centre. The room was spacious with everything you would expect for the price. One minor problem with a radiator was fixed immediately when we contacted reception.
Breakfast was less impressive, lukewarm and not worth the price. If I were to stay here again I would take breakfast elsewhere.

I've stayed here twice and dined here many times. The rooms both times were clean and comfortable and offered a good night's sleep, but be aware that this hotel is around three miles from Barnsley town centre. However, there's a bus stop nearby to get into town and a train station a short walk away to visit places like Sheffield and Meadowhall.

The staff both in the hotel reception and in the bar are always well presented and helpful. The renovation in the bar was much needed as it became very shabby but now it's better than ever. Relaxed atmosphere (though a little packed on quiz nights), simple food done well. A comfortable stay and consistently decent quality over a number of years.

Value for money, budget hotel but clean and had all the facilities you needed.
the biggest improvement they could make would be breakfast which was very mediocre with crispy Danish and tinned tomatoes plus a very greasy hash brown shame as the rest was cooked well.
Would stay again for business but probably not for pleasure and would have been nice if the receptionist had offered to run us off a route to our next destination as our sat nav wasn't working.
M1 motorway only minutes away