Village Hotel Blackpool

Called in here to charge my EV. Great superfast chargers. stopped for a bar lunch whilst charging. Great food, service was OK, it was quiet and midweek, and lunchtime, so staffing may have been reduced to reflect this. Overall good experience with tasty food as well.. Pool looked well inviting.

The hotel itself is nice from the outside and I understand the golf course is amazing, although I didn't play it myself. My room is a bit shabby, not terrible but needs an update. Overall, considering its reputation in the area, not as good as I was expecting but still perfectly fine.

My stay at Village Hotel Blackpool (Sunday–Saturday) ended in one of the most disturbing experiences I have ever had in a hotel. On Friday afternoon, after returning from my training course at around 2 PM, I discovered that the hotel had entered my room without my consent, touched, packed, and removed all my belongings — including my passport, wallet, underwear, and personal electronics — and placed them elsewhere. They claimed this was due to a “booking error” showing my check-out as Friday instead of Saturday. However: • They never contacted me directly, even though they could easily have done so. • They had been told by our course leader that we would return at 2 PM, and that new guests would not check in until around 3 PM. • Despite this, they went ahead and interfered with my possessions without permission. Under UK law, guests’ belongings are protected, and hotels have a duty of care until the stay officially ends. Entering a guest’s room and handling their property without consent could amount to trespass to goods or even a breach of the Hotel Proprietors Act 1956. At the very least, it is a shocking violation of privacy and professional ethics. I now have no way of knowing whether my clothes were handled respectfully or not, and I find this thought extremely disturbing. No consent was given, no witness was present, and no inventory or photographic record was made of how my belongings were handled. For a hotel to show such disregard for a paying guest’s privacy and property is unacceptable, and potentially unlawful. I will be raising this with consumer protection authorities in the UK. I strongly advise future guests to be aware of this risk before.