Midland Hotel

Classic hotel. The 80’ 5*. Great view from room 222. Nonetheless the room is outdated. The elevator is ages old. Good for short stay. The location is superb with walking distance to Morrisons and Aldi. Great breakfast and environment.

Hotels fine - unpleasant staff taking lunch orders spoiled the day, very rude and unwelcoming however the food was great - won't be going again due to this poor experience. Might I suggest the hotel management remind some bar staff who pays their wages

I took my wife, a big fan of Art Deco, to The Midland and we were not disappointed. From reading Bill Bryson to watching an episode of Poirot, we were aware of the heritage of this hotel, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay for a weekend. Every member of staff from the reception/bar area, the waiting staff at dinner and breakfast, or the housekeeping team were a delight. Friendly, keen to help and very efficient. We were checked in smoothly and quickly, although I’m not convinced the online check in I did made the process any faster. Our room on the first floor was large, the main sitting/bedroom area was in an L shape, with low chairs, a table, strange Ikea style wood tree for hanging your coat on (about the only thing in the room that wasn’t in keeping with the Art Deco feel), and a large comfortable bed. The rest of the room was taken up with an ingenious wooden partition that contained a safe, iron and board, a drop-down wardrobe rail and drawers, a dressing table, kettle, TV, more drawers and an L shaped door that acted as the bathroom door. When pulled one way it opened up the bathroom and hid the toilet, when closed it shut off the bathroom from the bedroom. There was a sink area with shelves, nice towels, good toiletries and a shower with a step. The design was extremely clever and maximised the space. The housekeeping standards were excellent. The hotel knew it was my wife’s birthday and left a nice note and a free walking book as a present which was a lovely surprise. The hotel and room has good Wi-Fi but it is an unsecured network. The best thing about the room was the view of the sea and balcony, where we spent some time watching the tide and passers-by. The hotel has a quiet atmosphere but was quite busy when we stayed. Upgrade to a balcony if you have the budget. We ate dinner in the restaurant on the first night, both my wife’s chicken dish and my fish pie were excellent. We didn’t mind how the more formal dining experience has gone as the art deco features you look at are lovely as many have been kept, or restored, or you can admire the sea view as you eat. I know other reviewers lament the loss of a high-class restaurant service, but I don’t think there is enough custom for it in Morecambe. If you do want a white tablecloth experience the hotel offers a very popular afternoon tea. The town is wonderful, with a great prom and architecture despite it falling on hard times it has retained a really dignified atmosphere which is exemplified by The Midland. We had two breakfasts as well. The buffet isn’t great, with old slow toasters, industrially produced bread and pastries, tea and coffee out of urns and flasks and standard cereals. A better selection could be offered there, but our hot choices were excellently cooked and presented. There are Midland inspired gifts for sale in the foyer by a local artist, which is a nice touch. The Midland has a free car park and is right on the promenade, across the road from two supermarkets and a

the hotel is in a great location with plenty of parking but the rooms leave a little to be desired and the bar was closed on a friday night

In the year since my last visit the service level has dropped from 4-star to 3: piano gone from bar, waiter service replaced by order -at-bar; bar staff can’t make cocktails, only one glass of bourbon left - no Jack Daniel’s is NOT the same!!! The magnificent building is tired and in need of some TLC. Staff were generally excellent, food was splendid - my birthday steak couldn’t have been better. My accessible room was superb. Remains my default NW destination but needs work.

1930’s classic hotel..Wallis Simpson, Noel Coward and Coco Channel all stayed here. It’s a gift ignored! It seems as though anything that costs money has been cut out… Table clothes, gone….reception, gone Balcony was tatty. A damn shame.

We love the Midland and have stayed a few times now. On this latest visit every thing was as lovely, as usual, apart from the mattress on my bed. I'm sorry to say that it was way past its life span. It had heel craters at the bottom and a big crater in the middle, making it impossible to get comfortable. I was very surprised and disappointed with this. Everything else was excellent.

We booked a night on a secret escapes deal which included a credit for dinner and breakfast. When we checked into the room it was very very tired with wallpaper peeling off the walls and not somewhere I would want to stay.. reception lady was extremely helpful and apologised and gave us a new room which was much better.. we were told it is undergoing refurbishment which is much needed so… the position of hotel is great, food was average, staff were really lovely and breakfast was nice so overall not sure if I would stay again but let’s see if improves after refurbishment.. can’t fault the staff there though…super helpful

NOTHING ART DECO ABOUT THE HOTEL the room had paint peeling from the ceiling room 201 and the building needs modernising the menu needs updating and the service was like going to a Witherspoon's in this day and age table service / ordering would be an improvement not lining up to give your order at the bar area very disappointed