The Galleon Hotel & Leisure Club, Didsbury

Morningside Drive, Didsbury, M20 5WZ

Beside the River Mersey in Didsbury, Manchester, The Galleon Hotel has easy access to Manchester city centre, the motorway network, Manchester Airport and Old T... more

 

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6/10 Overall rating

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6/10 Working order of facilities / equipment
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6/10 Overall experience
6/10 Overall value for money
  • 9/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  April 15, 2008

    "it was also close to where we were visiting and good distance from motorway, which after a long drive there was good not to have to drive through the city. However the instruction for how to get there could have been better - only from city and not from west M6. The sign for the Pub mentioned was so small we didn't see it from the direction we were travelling. The other place mentioned Parrs Wood was not signposted and we did not know it was a large Mall complex and again we could not see the sign - so we missed it first time. If the instructions said take filter road after large Mall/cinema complex, then we would have seen wher to go first time." (97898536)

    it was clean, quiet and had good leisure facilities - and alongside the river it was in a good environment.

    The heating - the room was too hot, even when we turned down the electric radiator. Also the bed was under the window which would only open fully and was then too draughty. Some of the fitting - round the bath etc had seen better days and looked like they could have done with a little renovation

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  • 8/10 Judith ( Mature couple) 

    from North linconshire , GB  on  November 16, 2008

    "made a difficult family occasion more bearable; relaxing leisure facilities and informal eating and positive pleasure" (107539904)

    clean warm accomodation. friendly staff. great leisure facilities

    some friction between staff apparent on one occasion

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  April 9, 2008

    It was a reasonably size and the beds, although rather old, were comfortable

    The lamp was broken and the wet room was truly awful - very old and worn out, badly designed and rather smelly. Also, the sound insulation was bad - it sounded like the person in the next room was lying next to me as I could hear him/her turn over!

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  • 3/10 David ( Young couple) 

    from Knutsford , GB  on  October 28, 2008

    "Expensive and very poor accommodation." (107137656)

    not many but reception staff were pleasant.

    The room was very small and dark and the bathroom was tiny. The shower was incorporated into the bathroom and everything was soaking wet. The door and door frame in there was rotten obviously following so many showers and the carpet was damp as you cam out of the bathroom. The bed linen (top sheet) had stains all over it. Generally a very poor hotel room. I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

  • 8/10 Philip ( Solo business traveller) 

    from London , GB  on  October 9, 2008

    "Generall pretty good" (107986100)

    Good leisure facilities

    Not much flexibility over Breakfast menu pricing - full English or pay the full charge for egg on toast as well.

  • 7/10 Tim ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Thame , GB  on  March 8, 2008

    It was clean tidy and good value

    I was very dissapointed that we were unable to get a drink at 11.45pm

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  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  October 8, 2008

    "OK but I've had much better value for money elsewhere" (107202828)

    The shower was very powerful.

    The matress on the bed was lumpy and very uncomfortable. Breakfast coffee was cold and the choice of breakfast foods was limited. My ordered paper did not arrive.

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  February 29, 2008

    "What I did appreciate were the superb facilites of the Leisure Centre, which are free to guests, and the friendliness of the cafe bar and eating area. My husband was in the hospital nearby and I needed to extend my stay which the staff were happy arrange and maintained my room rather than move me about. My daughter was with me for one evening and wished she had brought her children as the complex offered so much for them too, although children were never intrusive." (97794046)

    It was quiet, functional I felt (as a single woman used to travelling with her husband) secure. It was basic - but that is all I required and it had all the necessary TV, hairdryer etc.

    I had a moment of misgiving about the atate of the coverlet which was on the aged side and a little stained (but clean)

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  • 8/10 William ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Croxley green , GB  on  September 29, 2008

    "Very satisfied and likely to stay again, if the business need arises." (107251485)

    Staff freindliness; Fitness facilities; Food Quality;

    No basic Sky Sports 1, 2 or 3 channels in rooms and/or in the Bar area.

  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  September 3, 2008

    "The hotel room is Wet, dirty and stuffy." (107280275)

    The location can be easily accessed by rail

    The room is wet, dirty and stuffy. The cups and the tray for hodling cups is dirty and stained with tea. The water closet is not clean and with yellow stained. The facilities are not adequate and cannot be treated as a leisure resort.

  • 6/10 Paul ( Group of adult friends) 

    from Aylesbury , GB  on  February 21, 2008

    "Generally, no paerticular complaints. The hotel was fine for what we wanted but it needs to think about whether it is a hotel with leisure club or a leisure club with rooms." (97022361)

    Convenient location. Good leisure facilities

    Room was quite small for a double or the double rooms I am used to and the decor/room facilities were a bit 'tired'

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  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  August 19, 2008

    "not good at all" (107286828)

    cant really think of any

    dirty on windowsill..rust on shower...very basic for the money paid

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  August 5, 2008

    "didn't spend too much time in the hotel, but it felt like a leisure club with a hotel tacked on, rather than a hotel with a leisuer club attached." (107115598)

    Leisure facilities

    Small room, soft mattress, bathrooms were travelodge standard

  • 4/10 Jayesh ( Other) 

    from Cheshire , GB  on  November 21, 2007

    Check in staff was Good specially Kate who was helpful

    I had in total at the end Booked more then 14 rooms and one had a problem with Lights at 2 in the morning. Lot of the us came late including myself and they had NO Potter there to let us in for 45 Minutes and it was very windy and raining, the bell didint work to get in, though it said potter would be checking every 15 mins he didnt come to open the door and his answer to me was You should NOT pay the Bill because I have been telling the Hotel for One year and they cannot be bothered to fix it., I think this sums up everything, You should only stay in this Hotel if you are desperate.

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  • 8/10 Alex ( Young couple) 

    from Carlisle , GB  on  July 22, 2008

    It was a nice clean hotel with good leasure facilities, would have been nice to have more nights there to try them all.

    The headboard on the bed curved out and I bumped my head on it a couple of times.

  • 4/10 Philip ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Shrewsbury , GB  on  June 14, 2008

    "Disappointed with the poor state of rooms, but thought the bar food was good value and breakfast was excellent. Would not stay at the hotel again, unless provided a roomy, well decorated room." (97423889)

    Quite good food in the bar/restaurant. Courteous staff. Sizeable pool in leisure centre area.

    Very poor decorative order throughout hotel room areas. Rooms in poor condition, badly in need of refurbishment. Linen on beds torn and overworn. Blankets on beds with holes in them. Mildew and mould in bathroom area. Parking congested as leisure centre heavily used by non residents and hotel guests not provided with any designated, dedicated parking area.

  • 5/10 Graham ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Lower broadheath, worcester , GB  on  June 14, 2008

    "ok" (99350625)

    gym facilities, convenient location

    hotel looking a bit tatty, not very good meal selection in bar, breakfast starts too late (7am) for business start

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  May 29, 2008

    "The place is a within walking distance of restaurants and entertainment centre" (97459263)

    Pleasant setting with good facilities

    rooms were too small and noisy 9 from neighbourhood rooms

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  May 5, 2008

    thought the room was very small, barely enough room to walk around the bed

  • 2/10 Martin ( Mature couple) 

    from Weymouth , GB  on  April 2, 2008

    "The hotel needs refurbishing and staff need a ´ wake up call` on service especially the Welcome! The hotel could offer free Internet for guests and at the least a continental breakfast included in the price." (97894561)

    Looked good accommodation when viewing on the Website but a bit different on arrival.

    Poor welcome by receptionist, one towel, shabby room, no breakfast or internet included in price.

  • 6/10 Clive ( Family with young children) 

    from Hampton , GB  on  February 27, 2008

    "The focus at the Galleon is obviously on the leisure facilities, which are very nice, and the changing facilities etc. are undergoing a refit so they will only improve. We cannot comment on the food as we did not eat there - although the 'Costa' coffee bar overlooking the pool was up to their usual standard. The rooms are quite small and décor is a bit 1980s and 'tired', but fine for a short break. There was no obvious noise overnight - and we had the room closest to the main leisure club entrance! The bonus of having the pool available for our young son far outweighed the room size etc - however the one thing that was annoying was the extremely uncomfortable mattress. The one thing that all hotels should try to get right is the bed!" (97810374)

    The pool facilities were excellent

    Room was a bit 'tired' - a lamp and the bathroom heater didn't work, for example. The bed was very uncomfortable.

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues) 

    on  February 2, 2008

    The room was comfortable for me travelling by myself. However I would think twice to bring my family here.

    The bathroom was old and tired and requires updating. The rooms could do with an overhaul.

  • 9/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  November 14, 2007

    Very clean hotel with good facilities. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Family with older children) 

    on  November 10, 2007

    "Facilities and location good. Plenty parking. Staff very friendly and helpful. Decent value. Unfortunate early hours noise from an event. Very smokey atmosphere in room though all are supposed to be non-smoking! Rooms in need of decoration / maintenance work. Qualify any recommendation to others. May return if same location required." (97911822)

    leisure facilities (didn't have time to use), breakfast, convenient for Didsbury centre

    very smokey (reported), shower leaked ionto floor, lamps not checked, bedrooms a little tired. noisy at night from in-house function

  • 9/10 David ( Mature couple) 

    from Cottingham , GB  on  October 31, 2007

    near to our son's house who we were visiting,good bar and breakfast facilities,the opportunity for a before breakfast swim.

  • 3/10 Joanne ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Hipley , GB  on  October 27, 2007

    "Small rooms Hard and old bed - should have been condemned Do not accept a basement room - they are dire" (97625680)

    Leisure facilities were good

    Hotel needs overhaul. Rooms were small and they seemed unconcerned that water was coming down the wall and over a li=ve electrical socket!

  • 5/10 Derek ( Mature couple) 

    from Dublin 15 , IE  on  October 25, 2007

    Very small room and beds

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  October 24, 2007

    Position to Didsbury

    Place needed a face lift - paint, car park, entrance etc

  • 3/10 Anonymous ( Solo business traveller) 

    on  October 20, 2007

    "I've stayed in several hotels around south Manchester and the riverview/galleon is the best of a bad lot. It is at least quiet (at night, after the health club traffic has died away). However it feels run down and grubby and I was disappointed at the tiny quantity of soap/shampoo provided (only 1 shower per day?) and the wet-room arrangement - you either fight the curtain or suffer everything in the room becoming damp. I was anticipating to be stung for breakfasts and pleasantly surprised to find that these were included in the room charge, contrary to the information on the booking site." (97587802)

    Quiet.

    The bathroom. Few mains outlets. Expensive wifi service. Ambiguity over breakfast charges.

  • 4/10 Clive ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Ramsey , GB  on  September 26, 2007

    "Lack of a resteraunt very disapointing. Food in bar are plastic and uninteresting apart from a salad." (97214695)

    Avaailability of fresh air

    It had the wors shower,toilet facilities that I have ever experianced

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Family with older children) 

    on  July 21, 2007

    "The stay was adequate for our needs but who needs adequate when you can get so much better? I didnt mind about the small rooms and there were useful bits like an ironing board and iron and a hairdryer but why cant you mend the ceiling squares and generally paint the place up a bit? It's taking the mickey quite frankly. The only good point was the gym and pool but on the web the pool wasnt mentioned so I was the only one who brought a swimsuit with me. I would only recommend the hotel to someone if they were quite sporty and just needed a place to doss down and a good workout before checking out. Otherwise I would tell them they could do a whole lot better.All the staff in particular the reception staff were helpful and friendly though- but the budget price of the rooms shouldnt mean budget standards and in terms of accommodation it definitely was." (97212101)

    I didnt like anything about the accommodation but I did like the staff who were friendly and courteous and I was pleasantly surprised by tghe gym and pool. They were fantastic and made up for the less than sulubrious surroundings elsewhere. Is the gym a franchise? |If so it makes sense that this was clean and modern while the hotel wasn't. It was disappointing that the juice bar wasnt open as I would have preferred to have had breakfast there. The english breakfast was okay but to have to pay

    Everything was appallingly shabby. our room smelt of damp and had a damp patch on the ceiling. Paint was peeling off the walls and the whole place had an air of being unkempt and uncared for. If I had been staying more than one night I would have checked out early.

  • 3/10 Peter ( Mature couple) 

    from Halifax , GB  on  July 18, 2007

    There was a bed and it was relatively peaceful

    The room (and presumably the whole hotel) was in dire need of refurbishment.

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  July 3, 2007

    location

    hotel looked tired, sat on terrace surrounded by litter and rubbish. rooms very small

  • 3/10 Brian ( Mature couple) 

    from Toddington , United Kingdom;GB  on  June 14, 2007

    good shower

    very tierd worn surfaces. broken ceilings poorly lit and damp smelling corridors. all requires redecoration

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  June 6, 2007

    The location was good. friendly feel to the hotel

    Needs a good clean inside and out. Abit of paint wouldn't go a miss

  • 10/10 Andy ( Young couple) 

    from Hunstanton , GB  on  May 17, 2007

    "my wife and i booked in for two nights to go to old trafford, had a great time. there are great pubs & restaurants 10 min walk away but found the hotel food cheaper & better. the setting is very relaxing & only 6 miles from old trafford, a great place to stay." (99512683)

  • 5/10 Patrick ( Mature couple) 

    from Malin , Ireland;IE  on  April 18, 2007

    "The staff were helpful, the breakfast was good, the room was dark, paint was peeling off the walls, the bathroom was OK but the toilet seat was loose, and eventually fell off, could have been disastrous and/or damaging to guests. Checking out was a problem, computer down, credit card machine not working, when one is catching a plane one does not need unnecessary delay in checking out." (99167358)

    The hotel position was good.

    The fact that the room was dark, no view, paint peeling off walls, toilet seat broken and dangerous

  • 5/10 John ( Young couple) 

    from Guildford , GB  on  April 14, 2007

    Nice Location

    Very dated

  • 6/10 Edward ( Mature couple) 

    from Grays , GB  on  March 16, 2007

    Room service telephone not working

  • 5/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  March 7, 2007

    the room stayed warm all night and the bed was comfortable.

    the room was in the basement and the view out of the window was a staircase. the television was not positioned in a convienient place to watch it in comfort. the room was extremely small. the shower was very small. the water in the sink went down very slowly due to the design of the plug. all night long you could hear the boiler firing up.

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Group of adult friends) 

    on  February 24, 2007

    "Accommodation basic but food very acceptable. Comparable to a Travelodge with good leisure facilities and helpful staff. Good position and overall good value." (99792241)

    Good value, well presented food. Friendly, helpful staff

    Foam pillows. Bathroom extractor fan didn't work. On-line booking request for adjacent rooms ignored (remedied at check in)

  • 4/10 Susan ( Solo business traveller) 

    from Reading , United Kingdom;GB  on  February 19, 2007

    The gym facilities

    Very poor service - ignored at reception, ignored in the restaurant, no cooked breakfast available at 7.45. The bedroom was tiny - about one foot around the bed - the worst room I have ever stayed in.

  • 3/10 David ( Group of work colleagues) 

    from Warwick , United Kingdom;GB  on  February 17, 2007

    "Their is a serious need for staff training in this Hotel, in particular the Bar & Restaurant staff were very poor" (99784637)

    Nothing

    Everything

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    on  February 1, 2007

    "As a last minute booking this was perfectly adequate. Having stayed in the centre of Madrid for " (99785206)

    It was safe and warm.

    I didn't like the walk-in shower which was very impractical. Despite closing the bathroom door, the water ended up on the carpet on the other side. It also meant once the shower had been used the bathroom floor remained soaking wet so if I was dressed I needed to remove my shoes, socks etc to use the bathroom facilities and then dry my feet afterwards. The other problem was the hotel isn't set up for pedestrians. I had to walk in the dark down a long windy unlit road and was almost knocked down by a car on the way to and from the hotel. It isn't very far from the main road or public transport and it shouldn't be assumed that people need taxis to get out and about. I was a guest at a party in the area and could get there on foot.

  • 8/10 John ( Group of work colleagues) 

    from Southsea , UNITED KINGDOM;GB  on  January 31, 2007

    "they got my room ready early so i could book in early , and all staff were very friendly and helpfull" (99352186)

    VERY CLEAN AND TIDY

  • 7/10 Anonymous ( Mature couple) 

    on  December 13, 2006

    "ok for 1 night - bedroom ok and clean - bathroom looked like it needed re-decorating. staff could have been a bit more enthusiastic in helping guests. But oerall for 1 night stay it was reasonably good value" (99108104)

    price very good value for room for 1 night

    breakfast looked like it had been kept warm for to long - tea in a big urn not separate tea pots - staff to busy laying tables for lunch rather than helping with breakfast guests

  • 8/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  December 13, 2006

    Polite efficient staff. Inexpensive accommodation.

    Room extremely small. no bath in bathroom

  • 5/10 Gillian ( Young couple) 

    from Romford , United Kingdom;GB  on  December 12, 2006

    "As mentioned the general hotel was nice. We only stayed one night so didn't really use any of the facilities except the bar as we attended a party night with family which was good and the staff were nice. However the rooms as mentioned need a lot of care and the bathrooms especially need updating and refurbished. They were clean but due to the rust and old furnishings felt a bit grubby." (99377249)

    Overall hotel was nice, in good surroundings and the party night we went to with family was good.

    The rooms were of an ok standard, but the bathrooms could do with a complete refurb as it looks like they haven't been touched. There was rust on the bath and sink units, the shower was old and hard to get the temperature right and the shower curtain stuck to you in the shower which wasn't very pleasant and made it hard to shower properly.

  • 9/10 Martin ( Solo leisure traveller) 

    from Formby , United Kingdom;GB  on  December 5, 2006

    "Good public areas and facilities. Room dated and basic but very good value for money" (99908150)

    Leisure facilities excellent, decent bar area, secure car parking

    Room a little small and ensuite dated

  • 6/10 Anonymous ( Young couple) 

    on  November 21, 2006

    "The accommodation was reasonable value if use was made of the sports facilities. The large pool was very good. The rooms were adequate." (99638229)

    Sports facilities

    Room and bathroom looked in need of refurbishment

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