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Hotel Bannatyne Darlington

4.0 star property
4-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine
Front of property - evening/night
Executive Double Room
Interior detail
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Southend Avenue, Darlington, England, DL3 7HZ
  • Place, St Cuthbert Church
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Raby Castle
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Darlington Civic Theatre
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(20 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

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

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Darlington

Darlington retreat .Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find St Cuthbert Church and Raby Castle. Darlington Civic Theatre and Darlington Railway Centre and Museum are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • St Cuthbert Church - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Raby Castle - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Darlington Civic Theatre - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Darlington Railway Centre and Museum - 3 min drive - 1.6 km
  • The Darlington Arena - 3 min drive - 4.2 km

Getting around

  • Darlington Station - 14 min walk
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Quakerhouse - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪House of Hop - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪ORB Micropub - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Vesuvio - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Uno Momento - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Hotel Bannatyne Darlington

4-star guestrooms with free WiFi
Hotel Bannatyne Darlington offers its guests a full-service spa and a steam room. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The business-friendly Hotel Bannatyne Darlington also features a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area.

This 4-star Darlington hotel is smoke free.

  • 60 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel Bannatyne Darlington offers 60 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages. The spa is open daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekend cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 12 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from December 25 to December 26:
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

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 cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 12 per person

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

You need to know

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and JCB International. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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Hotel Bannatyne Darlington Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 229 out of 502 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 173 out of 502 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 502 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 502 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 502 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kai

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
The hotel is a bit tired-looking and could do with a refurb for sure, especially the rooms. It was also somehow way too hot during the night (which others I was traveling with also pointed out). The room was clean. Staff is friendly, we had a good chat when I was checking out.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a proper hotel in the old school way. Courteous staff and a lovely feel, comfy bed, no parking charges, lovely restaurant and superb breakfast. Well done Mr Bannatyne. I will definitely come again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Check in staff were nice, strange things like no contactless available though having to pass card over. Main issue was the room though, I'd stayed at this hotel some years ago and chose it as i had an impression they were a bit nicer - somewhat of a treat. I won't stay again though, the room was tired, decorated poorly (the paint was sorta splashed outside the lines in bathroom, very weird
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Whilst the Bannatyne name tends to mean premium sports clubs/hotels etc.. i wouldn't describe this as a particularly premium place. Saying that, the room was well sized and bed comfy. Our bathroom happened to be an accessible one so it was huge but not exactly luxury shall we say. The free/included breakfast in nice. Coffee was good, sausages seemed premium and overall I enjoyed it. Service wise they were a small team quite rushed about, which I guess is pretty normal. You weren't seen to at the table really. More of a feeling that they hope you don't need anything. There was an event on with a disco of some kind but I heard absolutely nothing. I would stay again for £90-£100 if in the area and needed something reliable. There was parking.. although it's not advertised, so not sure what that's about. It's very close to the centre. We were a stones throw from Babul's Indian restaurant where we had food that night.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Jez

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok but tired hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great stay as always
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bartholomew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bannatyne Hotel will definitely return

Good value great efficient staff very comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Joan

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Ed

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Heckmondwike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent venue in the centre of Darlington
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miss Lorna C

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

Brilliant hotel, brilliant team, delicious food
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

Really nice clean hotel, friendly, helpful staff and a lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anupom

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They checked us in early which was really appreciated as we were attending the touchdown festival.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Russell

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bar boy

Misra
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay. Caught drinks in the
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Adrian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tracey

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would recommend.

Absolutely lovely overnight stay. Room felt spacious, was very clean and comfortable. From checking in to leaving the staff were welcoming and exceptionally polite. Breakfast offered a good choice and the staff provided excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Brilliant Team

This hotel is Amazing! Staff are ALL outstanding particularly Andrea in tje restaurant and Linda on reception!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jemma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good restaurant and service

Facilities looking a bit tired and dated but nice and clean. Was impressed with vegan options on the dinner menu and the quality of the food was very good overall. Service was also very good. Shame that the spa is a mile away so didn’t bother to use it. Parking a bit tricky. Prob won’t use again as didn’t like the location, but was convenient for us as a one night stopover in a long journey. Pluses are definitely dinner and lovely service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent hotel in Darlington

Decent hotel in Darlington, although the gym is not on-site and this isn't very clear when booking. Could probably do with some updating, my room felt a little bit dated - but was comfortable. Car-park was a good size and I was able to park ons-it no problem.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025