Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4.0 star property

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

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Preston New Road Samelsbury, Samlesbury, Preston, England, PR5 0UJ
  • Brockholes Nature Reserve
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Deepdale
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Preston Bus Station
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Liverpool (LPL-John Lennon)
    ‪59 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Standard Family Room 4)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

7.8 out of 10
Good
(44 reviews)
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Standard Family Room 3)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with 24-hour front desk and coffee shop/cafe
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 centre, a coffee shop/cafe and self parking.
Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel offers 98 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit.

This Preston hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the breakfast at Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Brockholes Nature Reserve. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Enjoy British cuisine while dining at Scottish Steak Club
  • Full breakfast served weekends for a fee
  • Self-parking and extended parking available for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage and wedding services
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the breakfast
  • 10 minutes by foot from Brockholes Nature Reserve and a 5-minute drive from Deepdale
  • Pets welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. The eco-certified Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel also features a terrace, coffee/tea in common area, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Parking is available for a fee.

This 4-star Preston hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a full breakfast on weekends from 8 AM and 11 AM.
Scottish Steak Club – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy al fresco 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 Programme – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and 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 transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • 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 AM to 11 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 centre
  • 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.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

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 and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: from 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)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 fire extinguisher, 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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

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7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Amenities
Not the warmest reception experience I’ve had…a bit efficacious. The room needed a clean by me, but I am quite fussy. A nice facility very near the motorway which could be great with a little more attention to detail
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great food !
It's several years since I stayed here and it looks like in that time it hasn't had a refresh which it now needs. Little things can make all the difference but my biggest complaint was the radiator in my room it was too hot to touch and the room was very warm. There was however a fan provided and it was on all night! Why not fix the radiator problem and the fan wouldn't be required? However the food did not disappoint portions were huge and very tasty staff were lovely and very attentive :-)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel, room was nice and I had a nice view in the morning. Not far down the road to a good range of takeaway options and breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Wilma

Travelled with partner
Not as clean as expected curtains off rails no pillowcases on spare pillows black mould on bath surround broken lampshade
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mrs

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
I felt that there were a few things that could improved, the breakfast was lovely, but I felt that there weren't enough staff, there was no milk, tables weren't set up, no butter on tables, I literally had to ask for more milk to put on my cereal, buttter to put on my toast, cutlery to eat it with, a glass for my juice, juice to put in my glass. Also the shower in room 340 on had one temperature and that was boiling! It would not cool down, so much so that we couldn't have a shower. The staff were lovely and helpful when asked for things, I just felt little things could improve the overall feel for customers
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Lauren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast took ages, the staff couldnt accommodate the amount of guests. Cooked breakfast came and slow and was plated on cold plates. Breakfast was really poor. The rooms decor was very dated, we had a double deluxe. There was only one towel for a room with two guests. The show screen didnt protect the water from running onto the bathroom floor, the bathroom floor was covered in water. The shower screen was placed on the wrong side of the bath handle.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
The property location was fine for my needs. The restaurant and bar area was very nice, but the hotel in certain areas is a bit tired and worn. Overall it was a decent enough hotel for the price that I paid. Excellent staff that were very helpful particularly in the restaurant/bar.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joan

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great stay
not the first time we have stayed there. Big section of the staff are very friendly and helpful. We always get greeted by reception staff with a smile and laugh. Breakfast staff are great too. All in all we always have a great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay, quiet room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Gordon

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great staff Tired hotel
Rooms tired and needing updating. Bathroom in room dirty. Staff amazing, food average and probably slightly overpriced for what you get. Take the standard of the hotel to the quality of the staff and you’re on to a winner but definitely work to be done
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Business traveller
Good deal for the money but not at full price
The hotel was good value for the price I paid if I had paid the full price I would have been very disappointed the breakfast was okay buffet but the food wasn’t kept very warm over all it was okay for the price I paid but not worth the full price
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Manuel Ernesto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ok for short stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

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

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Overnight stay
The hotel was a good location for the coach pick up at 7.15am for our cruise. The only down side was that a cooked breakfast is not served at the hotel before 7am.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired rooms, but great staff.
Hotel rooms are very tired. Frist room smelt of damp and window broken, so changed. Next one not much better. Ground floor with no blinds, so had to keep curtains shut for privacy. Food ok, not worth the steep prices. Staff were great and worked very hard, as they all seemed to have multiple jobs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024