Alton Towers Hotel

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Hotel rooms are nice, though beds getting a little tired, and the fun hidden kids packs were not there, we missed these - on earlier visits they were source of great fun. Rooms are a little small for 4, and too expensive to get 2. Its arguably cheaper to stay in Disneyland per person per night than try this! We felt this more as our sprogs are getting quite big now.
The food at breakfast is again ok, but basic and hard to make a healthy fist of a meal. You can pay (a lot) extra for fried food, and then very generous.
In fact the restaurant is very nice, but seems to cater neither for burger and chips crowds nor for families eating healthily, but if you like tortilla or fish you will be happy. (Once we stayed and had a dinner included in an offer- the included set meal was frankly mean in proportion).
The pool is fabulous - better than any other I have ever seen.
The bars are great, even for kids. Try fruit based children's cocktail drink. Really imaginative and nice.
And the entertainment is great.
Love the public areas of the hotel. The staff are nice, especially the door men.
Could be better though. e.g., selling a larger variety of newspaper - I like the Guardian - I was refused it!
The shop is a bit limited and very dear. I think room service would be nice too. Especially if you have had a strenuous day at the park.
I love the park, and the hotel let you walk there, so you miss all the ridiculous queuing at the entrance which is such a time waster. (You get this even if you book in advance-you have to queue to get your ticket from a machine).

Wow...yes very cold in the park and not much open to us as not fully open yet but as my birthday present the night in the hotel alone totally made up for this.
Entertainment was fabulous and the ship setting where it was staged was out of this world. A lot of thought had obviously gone into this setting suiting all ages, we are 26 and 30 with our daughter of 4 and a half and baby on way and all of us were thoroughly satisfied.
Breakfast was in the restaurant which had to be booked by time slot the night before and it was really tasty and well worth the money.
Kira our daughter also got to find secret compartments in our hotel room and when she eventually found it she was welcomed by a goodie bag.;. Great idea. Kept her amused for 25 minutes.
Will be staying again in august time when warmer.
Worth a visit.