Offering a restaurant, the 4-star Friends Hotel Blackpool lies in the Blackpool Centre district, within a 2-km distance of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Blackpool and only 13 minutes on foot from such cultural places of interest as Blackpool Central Library. This Blackpool hotel provides private parking at additional charge on site.
Located just 600 metres from Sea Life Blackpool Aquarium, the hotel is also within a few blocks of entertainment venues like the restored Victorian North Pier. Natural attractions in the area include the municipal Stanley Park, approximately a 5-minute drive from the Friends Blackpool, and a beach is merely 1 km away. The accommodation is situated just near the amusement park "Blackpool Pleasure Beach", and Central Coach bus station lies a mere 450 metres away. For those travelling from afar, Blackpool International airport is 10 minutes' drive away.
The Friends features 6 rooms equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels as well as coffee and tea making facilities. Bathrooms include a separate toilet and a shower, along with a hairdryer and towels.
An English breakfast is served here every morning. You may walk 5 minutes to Red Pepper or eat by Galleon Cafe, located nearly a 5-minute walk away.
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Facilities
Internet access
Free Wi-Fi
Parking
Parking
Kitchen features
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
Room features
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Wardrobe
Tea and coffee facilities
Bedroom features
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Bathroom features
Private bathroom
Bath/ Shower
Hair dryer
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Free toiletries
Toilet
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Flat-screen TV
General facilities
No smoking on site
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Local attractions
Star Trek: The Exhibition
400 m
Sea Life Blackpool
400 m
Central Pier
550 m
Coral Island
400 m
Lytham St Annes Spitfire Visitor Centre
200 m
Playbarn
350 m
Coral Island Casino
350 m
Airports
Blackpool International
4.9 km
Train stations
Pleasure Beach Railway Station
2.9 km
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The Friends features 6 rooms equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels as well as coffee and tea making facilities. Bathrooms include a separate toilet and a shower, along with a hairdryer and towels.
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Lewis
2024-06-06
7/10
We really enjoyed the comforts of this good all round hotel. The staff were affable and the breakfast was absolutely superb for all tastes.
Violet
2024-05-06
9/10
Delicious breakfast for all tastes, hot drinks. Very hospitable staff, very well decorated room with ample toiletries.
Fred
2024-04-09
7/10
Exceptionally clean hotel with pleasant and really friendly staff and excellent location near to the tower, sealife, central pier and the arcades. Lovely selection for breakfast with toast.
Bill
2024-04-06
9/10
Excellent service provided. Family atmosphere and family room with ample toiletries. Lovely and marvellous choices for the breakfast. Very welcoming staff and excellent location short walk to easy walking distance to north and central piers, Coral Island and the main shops yet situated in a quiet section of town, the coach station and north and central piers, Coral Island and the main shops.
Susan
2024-03-22
8/10
Everything there were fine, including good facilities. Quiet location near the central attractions and very very nice area.
Daniel
2024-03-16
9/10
Liked staying at the single room with fresh smelling towels. It was tidy and I had a hair dryer, an iron, and a storage. All the staff was pleasant and really friendly, tackled my issues.
Robert
2024-02-29
9/10
Beautifully decorated room with great bed and an iron and a storage. Luxurious separate bathroom.
Horace
2024-02-19
8/10
The hotel is impeccably clean and gorgeous, offers great and quiet location close enough to enjoy everything. The units are stylish, large with 2 single beds.
Emily
2024-01-21
9/10
Fashionable modern room with fresh smelling towels. A good choice of facilities such as: a mini-refrigerator, a storage space, and coffee.
Alan
2024-01-02
9/10
The hotel itself was little. This accommodation had a very central setting in Blackpool thanks to the Residence.
Richie
2024-01-01
7/10
The positives include quiet and perfect location and parking on site. The staff is helpful, as well as host.
Charles
2023-12-28
8/10
Well, it was a great stay for one night brilliant time p. The staff has always been affable, and the facilities were great.
James
2023-12-23
7/10
Had superior triple room with bottled water and bunk beds. Fine food in the restaurant, marvellous and absolutely superb breakfast with toast and cereal to help yourself to.
Stanley
2023-12-11
7/10
Everything was second to none, excellent location in easy walking distance to the town centre, the staff were pleasant. The family room was modern with double bed and a nice shower plus breakfast a bargain.
Ed
2023-12-02
9/10
The staff were excellent, tried to make the stay a great experience. The rooms were great-sized and freshly decorated with all facilities, luxury bathroom.
Harold
2023-12-02
7/10
The breakfast was gorgeous and amazing and provided with toast and cereal to help yourself to. We stayed in a single room complete with the showers and wine.
Kenneth
2023-11-20
9/10
It is in quiet location to Blackpool Central Library, set an easy walk to the hotel. 10 minutes drive to the airport, it is located close enough to enjoy everything. The breakfast is delicious for all tastes, had good food.
Aaron
2023-10-21
7/10
Very comfy bed in the single room, plus a hair dryer, an iron, and a storage. Location - great near to all the major attractions, Close to shopping centre and coral island and the town centre.
Peter
2023-10-05
8/10
Affable staff and the place was exceptionally clean. Coffee, tea, cereals, and fruit for an amazing breakfast for all tastes.
Geoffrey
2023-09-22
9/10
Brilliant and spotlessly clean property with exceptional service and amazing value. Peaceful and ideal location to the first pub we saw, good for visiting Blackpool.
Rachel
2023-09-01
8/10
Wonderful place with affable and excellent staff. Particularly good location and great facilities. Found in a very nice area.
Steve
2023-08-17
8/10
The venue is impeccably clean, with great location close to all Blackpools attractions. Lovely and marvellous breakfast with as much orange juice, cereal to help yourself to plus cerels and excellent service.
John
2023-08-16
9/10
The breakfast was gorgeous and amazing with toast, fruit and cereal to help yourself to, exactly what we required.
Stephen
2023-08-06
6/10
Spotlessly clean property with modern design, and wonderful English breakfast. Themed single room, very clean beds. The breakfasts for all tastes. Overall outstanding stay for 4 nights.
Expensive area.
John
2023-07-26
7/10
Thank you, I really enjoyed my stay. It was a very lovely stay in the winter. My superior triple room was themed. An iron and a storage were a huge plus.
Charlie
2023-07-13
9/10
Tidy, newly furnished units provided with a kettle and ample toiletries plus the bar. Location just off promenade and trams as well as Blackpool town centre and attractions.
Gerard
2023-06-24
7/10
The weather was lovely, had outstanding stay for one night. The English breakfast was superb for all tastes, I loved it. The hotel was in a central setting close to beach. Moreover, it was around 4-6 minutes away by foot from Blackpool County Court.
Janet
2023-06-20
6/10
The room was tastefully decorated and well priced and with an iron and a storage at your disposal, great view. The location was particularly good, right next to the coach station with easy access to shopping malls and all the major shops. The stuff where amiable and excellant and assisted us greatly.
The staff was dirty.
Eddie
2023-06-17
8/10
All in all everything was second to none, had a very positive stay in the winter. Had marvellous location in the town centre, just next door to Madame Tussauds Blackpool Wax Museum.
Harry
2023-06-08
9/10
I had the single room which was very well decorated with a bathroom attached. The breakfast was delicious for all tastes, with a great selection of good options.
George
2023-05-28
9/10
The place was little and brilliant, we truly enjoyed it. All of the staff were affable, pleasant. The breakfast offered a great selection of options and was amazing and immaculate.
Cecil
2023-05-27
8/10
Reasonably sized hotel units with coffee, bottled water, as for instance.
William
2023-05-06
7/10
The family room is stylish and good-sized. Please let the very welcoming staff know of our gratefulness for a very positive stay.
Allan
2023-04-27
9/10
Magnificent location to the residence with absolutely fabulous views. Exceptionally comfortable bed in family room with a small mini fridge, a storage space, and coffee. Family atmosphere and gorgeous decor.
Stefan
2023-04-09
8/10
It's freshly decorated with exceptionally comfortable beds and amazing views. The service is excellent, includes reasonably priced parking.
Roland
2023-03-30
8/10
The superior triple room with 2 single beds, facilities worked for us. Enjoyable breakfast for all tastes. Particularly good and fab location not too far away from Madame Tussauds Blackpool Wax Museum.
Henry
2023-03-27
9/10
Our accommodation was set in a very central location very close to sea front and shopping centre as well as the winter gardens. Also, St Mark's Church was 2 km away. Our room was amazing with 2 single beds and talking of breakfast plus ample toiletries. Cereal and fruit for breakfast were much appreciated.
Pete
2023-03-18
8/10
The superior triple room was themed with ample toiletries. The breakfast was absolutely superb for all tastes and the food was great. The location was particularly good and lovely, right next to the coach station, convenient to go everywhere.
Sheila
2023-03-12
8/10
I loved cereals and fruit served for breakfast. The superior triple room was immaculate, the bed was very comfy. It was in the very central location in the town centre.
John
2023-03-11
9/10
We had the family room provided with a bathroom, wine, as for instance. An electric kettle and a refrigerator were a huge plus.
Margaret
2023-03-05
9/10
The stay here was comfortable in the winter. Family room with hot chocolate, 2 single beds, as for instance accommodated us perfectly. The hotel staff was polite and welcoming. The location was magnificent, not too far from Arcade.
Geoffrey
2023-02-23
9/10
The room was spotless, immaculate with fresh smelling towels. The hotel had a very central position so close to Blackpool, Coral Island and hill.
Peter
2023-02-17
7/10
The breakfast was marvellous and immaculate with variety of food and warm drinks.
Alex
2023-01-25
8/10
We were offered a brilliant room with ample toiletries and wine.
Alex
2022-12-23
8/10
The place was overall clean with a gorgeous design and pleasant staff. We found out great prices in the hotel. The location was UNBEATABLE, not too far from Arcade.
Isaac
2022-11-27
8/10
Liked the single room, felt like we were home. It had a comfortable decor. The hotel was in a very central location very close to everything. Apart from that, an amusement park was 10 minutes' drive away.
Allan
2022-11-24
9/10
Magnificent location quite a walk from Promenade. Amazing breakfast with lots of choice.
William
2022-10-28
9/10
Thank you guys for a good stay in the winter. Make sure to get superior triple room with hot chocolate, bottled water, for instance. It has peaceful and magnificent location on the beach. Overall fabulous food, plus there is King Edward Vii close by.
John
2022-10-18
8/10
Liked our family room with tea and a bathroom attached plus breakfast a bargain.
Bruce
2022-10-04
7/10
The breakfast offered was marvellous with tea or coffee and fruit, for example. Family king room was immaculate, the beds were exceptionally comfortable.
Peter
2022-09-30
7/10
Its location was very central, 500 metres from Houndshill Shopping Centre. The breakfast had plenty of options and included cereal and fruit.
Disappointing aspect was very small bathroom.
Dennis
2022-09-27
8/10
It was in a very central setting close to beach.
John
2022-09-22
7/10
Very central location not far from north and Blackpool, it was in a quiet area.
Edward
2022-09-02
7/10
Got double room with 2 single beds, bottled water, as for instance as expected. Having shower facilities, a hair dryer and bath sheets was a bonus. The hotel had a very central location close to central beach.
Frank
2022-08-29
5/10
We walked everywhere, the location was incredible, close to beach.
The area was quite dirty.
Michael
2022-08-11
8/10
The total stay was absolutely amazing in the winter. Thanks to the welcoming staff everything was perfect, including plenty of yummy food. It was in a very central location, very close to everything.
Martyn
2022-07-29
7/10
The rooms were spotless, with separate bathroom. Layout and interior design were gorgeous.
Gareth
2022-07-12
8/10
The staff were polite and amazing with any request. Location: the hotel was close enough to the Central pier, sea front, Blackpool. Spent our evenings in nearby King Edward Vii enjoying drinks and atmosphere.
David
2021-09-29
7/10
It was a brilliant time staying at this proper hotel. I loved that the lobby was great. Breathtaking location to Blackpool Model Village and Gardens. A cosy a la carte restaurant was open on site.
Richard
2021-07-23
9/10
Meal in the morning was marvellous, outstanding views and amazing location. The room was compact, the bed was very comfy and there was a luxury bathroom. The informative personnel was always available. The tapas restaurant was outstanding, amazing service. Nice garden and amazing pool area.
Charles
2020-12-29
8/10
The place was very clean and we loved our superior triple room. The provided service was excellent too.
