Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel

4.0 star property

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

Reviews

7.8 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
  • Subway
    5 min walk
  • Preston Station
    15 min drive
  • Liverpool (LPL-John Lennon)
    60 min drive

Room options

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Standard Family Room 4)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 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

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 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 helpful staff and the location
  • 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

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

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1972
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

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

7.8

Good

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7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Busy carpark just a ordinary hotel staff friendly good size rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sparkling water on tap!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Craig

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

james

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very dirty and hadn’t been renovated since the early 80s.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chung

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Alasdair

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient for the motorway network in the North West, very well priced accommodation, lovely views over the River Ribble and attentive, well-trained staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

A

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are tired and quite frankly, dirty. The carpets to the rooms are actually sticky, bathrooms have paint peeling and the rooms on the ground floor smell of damp. The restaurant is good but the menu is limited. They have one delivery on a Thursday so if you follow a busy weekend it’s a bit pot luck. One positive was that the beds are comfy and it is relatively cheap. Who is giving 10/10 reviews? They clearly don’t stay away often. 4 stars hotel, maybe in 1980.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Mel

Liked: Staff & service
Food expensive rooms need updating very 70s
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I always enjoy my visit to the Tickled Trout
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Wendy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Convenient stop off.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just off motorway so ideal for stop off during long journey. Room was nice, comfy and quiet. Service station next door was handy, as was electric car charge point.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable staff helpful overall really nice stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm welcome, comfortable, quiet room. Excellent food, value for money
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The reception and bar staff were very nice and helpful. The room however was not particularly clean. Our bed was left unmade on the second day and debris was left on the carpet so it didn’t appear to have been hoovered. The window was broken so could not be opened. The thermostat on the shower was faulty being either scalding hot or stone cold. It was not an expensive hotel so overall it was fine for a short stay but it could have been better.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Room had been served but looked like had not been stayed in for a few days. Dusty and lots of flies on window sil
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Absolutely fantastic. The staff are brilliant and the river view from the room was stunning. Great free parking too without ANPR nonsense.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean spacious rooms. Staff very friendly and accommodating
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024