Name: Blue Bell Lodge Hotel
Address: Acklam Road, England, United Kingdom, Middlesbrough, GB
Price range: $72–$92 per night
Rating: 7.28

What guests think

Across reviews, Blue Bell Lodge Hotel comes through as a budget-friendly stop with easy parking and an on-site pub, offering clean-enough basics for short stays but with dated areas, variable maintenance, and some recurring issues around cleanliness and temperature comfort.

Rooms are basic and often dated, with some refurbished spaces and generally comfortable beds; several note weak shower pressure, limited temperature control (often hot, no air conditioning), and occasional noise from corridors or external equipment. Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, but there are reports of check-in delays, inconsistent application of resident bar discounts, and occasional rudeness. Food is pub-style with breakfasts often praised for value, although others report cold or limited items, unavailable desserts, long waits, and loud TVs during meals. Overall, expect a simple, good-value stopover rather than a polished stay.

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Facilities

Frequent mentions of ample parking and an on-site pub/bar; the bar can be busy at times with queues or events. Some guests noted resident discounts for food and drink.

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10

Alexander

May 27, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Stayed for a week as I was working in the area. Comfortable and clean hotel, pleasant staff, nice range of food for breakfast. Hotel residents get free parking which is nice.

8

Melody

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Decent simple Hotel, good breakfast. Plenty of parking.

8

Suwayne

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property has a pub on it and a tesco is nearby.Stay was alright.

8

J

Nov 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very comfortable, and very convenient with the pub next door (good food and beer).

8

Marcus

Oct 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Safe parking well stocked bar disappointing food

8

June

May 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy parking. Wasn't keen on the long queue at the bar to be served drinks although everyone queued up very politely, we just weren't used to queuing!

10

Mel

Jan 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a great,the rooms are clean and the bed very comfortable.its good value for money. All the staff a friendly and willing to help,the bar is also good and has a great selection of beers and pub food. The only small issue is that depending when you check in you have go to the bar to find a member of staff.

8

Kim

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking was great. Plenty of it and just register on tablet at reception to ensure no charge. Didn’t eat in property as there was a wedding reception going on and very busy. Room was adequate and good for budget price but with a few upgrades could be so much better. Bed was comfortable and clean. The shower screen needed a deep clean as there was mould in the rubber seals and some corroded metal parts on it too. Overall we had a comfortable, undisturbed night.

8

stephanie

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff were very polite and helpful. Rooms were very clean and price was fair. Discount of 10% was available to use in bar for food and drinks

8

Keith

Jan 13, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It’s a good pub location. Not too much around, but a Tesco express across the road. Meals in the pub were quite good and at reasonable cost. Parking was easy.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many found rooms clean, but others reported mould in showers, stained or worn fixtures, and lingering odours. Housekeeping and maintenance standards vary by room.

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10

Peter

May 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Have stayed here 10-12 times and never had a problem. Clean, comfortable and great staff

8

deborah

Sep 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

HOTEL WAS GOOD, ROOM WAS A LITTLE TIRED BUT CLEAN AND TIDY

6

Christopher

Dec 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bathroom decoration and fittings were tired and not well maintained with chips in the enamel bath, stains holes in the walls, seals peeling and missing, however the bedroom are was clean and the bed was comfy.

6

Chris

Sep 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Not particularly clean black mould in shower etc

4

John

Dec 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I’ve stayed in other rooms at the hotel and we’re in much better condition that this trip. I was charged different amounts for the same round at the bar. As you get a discount for staying at the hotel some staff put it on some don’t. My room was not very clean and even found a vape in the bed. Toilet was either stained or not cleaned properly.

10

Arthur

Nov 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel could do with a good spring lean and fresh up, however, sheets and towels were Immaculate Staff were brilliant

8

Kim

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking was great. Plenty of it and just register on tablet at reception to ensure no charge. Didn’t eat in property as there was a wedding reception going on and very busy. Room was adequate and good for budget price but with a few upgrades could be so much better. Bed was comfortable and clean. The shower screen needed a deep clean as there was mould in the rubber seals and some corroded metal parts on it too. Overall we had a comfortable, undisturbed night.

10

Andrew

Jun 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are basic, but very clean and tidy. Very little noise so a good sleep. Great breakfast and canny staff. Would recommend as a good base to explore the greater teesside area.

8

stephanie

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff were very polite and helpful. Rooms were very clean and price was fair. Discount of 10% was available to use in bar for food and drinks

2

Andrew

Jun 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I had booked 2 colleagues into hotel and when they went to their rooms it looked as though nothing had been cleaned. Pulled back bed covers and and found stains on sheets and bed. Manager went to room and agreed it was unacceptable Colleagues decided not to stay and drove the 3 hours back home

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Rooms

Rooms are basic and often dated, with some refurbished spaces and generally comfortable beds. Several note weak shower pressure, limited temperature control (often hot, no air conditioning), and occasional noise from corridors or external equipment.

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10

KWOK

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice friendly staff, clean tidy rooms, a bit weak on water pressure, good restaurant, over all very positive.

6

Christopher

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great for a quick overnight stop, rooms could be a bit less shabby.

8

Vivien

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stay was to attend a family funeral and a journey of 500 miles. Had arranged early check in but had to wait for someone to attend to us Rooms very hot, not much lighting and bathroom light didn't work. Ate twice in restaurant but on both occasions foods chosen not available

8

Ian

Dec 19, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

A bit tired the hotel, but overall pretty good

10

Alan

Jan 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Brilliant value for money. Spacious room with everything needed. Bar/restaurant served fantastic food as well

6

Simon

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cheap room. Staff were decent. Room stunk of damp type smell and needs refurb.

10

Simon

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed in the superior room this time. What difference, superb standard. Water pressure in shower is lacking but aside from that great little room.

6

David

May 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very noisy people in and out disturbing my sleep was put into room 1 if you book make sure your not placed in to room one as you will be tortured with the door slamming in the corridor but breakfast was lovely room could do with a Thorough clean

6

Michelle

Oct 13, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

no air conditioning

6

Franco

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable but couldn’t open widow due to noise from some machine all night

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, with some going the extra mile. However, check-in delays, inconsistent application of bar discounts, and occasional rudeness are recurring complaints.

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10

Toby

Jan 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Teagan was fantastic, she helped me with a billing issue and was very helpful!!

6

John

Dec 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Most staff very helpful and friendly. Accommodation old but clean (depends on what room you get). You get told you get 10% of food and drinks in the bar if you show your key. Some staff give it some don’t. Was told last orders for food was 20:45 was refused food at 20:35. I’m plenty of parking and good location.

10

Kevin

Aug 3, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Stayed for 5 nights clean and tidy and staff were really friendly and helpful especially George on reception and Kirsty in the bar Will definitely be back

8

natalie

Jun 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel and rooms were average, booked a double and a twin to be given 2 doubles, then I was told no way I could have a twin as they where fully booked to go I. To my room and find two singles pushed together to Form a double, the. Was to much trouble to get extra bedding to split the beds. To then be told after we had food and drinks we get a discount, but then attitude from staff moaning about having to refund. Average at best but was only one night, food was nice

10

Martin

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great Food and staff very friendly, also so helpfull

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Martin

May 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Booked last minute and the staff were super helpful. Breakfast doesn’t start until 7am, but I had to hit the road early—so they made me two sausage and bacon sandwiches to take with me! Really great service. I’d definitely stay again.

10

Mel

Jan 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a great,the rooms are clean and the bed very comfortable.its good value for money. All the staff a friendly and willing to help,the bar is also good and has a great selection of beers and pub food. The only small issue is that depending when you check in you have go to the bar to find a member of staff.

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Sue

Oct 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Most of the staff at the bar were very pleasant and polite. The two ladies who were checking me in were incredible rude. Continued their conversation for a good minute and didn’t acknowledge me, then looked at the computer screen and demanded ‘you checking in’ Then in the evening one of these ladies (blonde bob hairstyle) was serving behind the bar. I asked for two bottles of water, only sparkling was available when I asked for tap instead (as I did not want sparkling) she banged the glass down and rolled her eyes. All the ther staff were pleasant enough, including the lady at reception in the evening. The room was grubby and while cleanish, had many marks and stains. The curtains also did not close properly making it a bit unnerving for a email travelling alone. It’s a shame as location was ideal, but I won’t be back

8

stephanie

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff were very polite and helpful. Rooms were very clean and price was fair. Discount of 10% was available to use in bar for food and drinks

4

Lee

May 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It took 30 minutes to be allowed into my room from the time of booking on hotels.com. They said it was because it takes around 20 minutes from the time of booking to them getting the information on their system. Everywhere else that ive stayed at it is around 2 minutes. This place is 35 minutes

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Location

Convenient for drivers, with easy access and a Tesco nearby, though there is not much else immediately around. Handy for short stopovers or work trips.

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Natalie

Sep 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We stopped over whilst going through Middlesbrough. We'd food some drinks and stayed the night. Lovely friendly staff, good food and drinks in pub. We stayed in double room, bed was comfortable, had everything you need.

4

Jim

Dec 9, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were cold and had a distinct smell of smoke in them. Food was not overly good or warm.

8

Suwayne

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property has a pub on it and a tesco is nearby.Stay was alright.

6

John

Dec 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Most staff very helpful and friendly. Accommodation old but clean (depends on what room you get). You get told you get 10% of food and drinks in the bar if you show your key. Some staff give it some don’t. Was told last orders for food was 20:45 was refused food at 20:35. I’m plenty of parking and good location.

8

Vishal

Jun 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Helpful staff and a good location, but the room itself was quite hot with no fan or air conditioning

8

J

Nov 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very comfortable, and very convenient with the pub next door (good food and beer).

10

Farai Mel

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A very relaxed environment. Easy to locate and lots of parking space. Restaurant has great food.

8

Keith

Jan 13, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It’s a good pub location. Not too much around, but a Tesco express across the road. Meals in the pub were quite good and at reasonable cost. Parking was easy.

8

Paul

Mar 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Generally a pleasant, comfortable stay adjoining a busy pub but surprisingly quiet. Good value for a one night stay close to somewhere we needed to be first thing next morning.

8

Christine

Apr 29, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Clearly a contractors place ro stay. Been in worse been in better. It’s ok and was close to where I was working. It’s a very large and old building so there’s only so much owners can do without spending a fortune, but fresh paint, new carpets in communal walkways to rooms and new doors on bedrooms (they look quite industrial) would go a long way to the overall feel of the communal bedroom corridors and not break the bank. Would I stay again , yes if working close. Pub meals were normal pub grub, burger was delicious and prices were really good 👌

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Dining

Pub-style meals and breakfasts are often praised for value and taste. Others experienced cold or limited breakfast items, occasional menu unavailability, long waits, and loud TVs, making the experience inconsistent.

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KWOK

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice friendly staff, clean tidy rooms, a bit weak on water pressure, good restaurant, over all very positive.

8

Melody

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Decent simple Hotel, good breakfast. Plenty of parking.

6

Gary

Oct 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was ok but the pub was diabolical no staffing on the bar I ordered food had a 48 min wait was cold sent bk told it would be re made same food came out on a different plate and was still cold

8

Gillian

Sep 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Was clean, beds comfy & very good fry-up ..Think the hotel needs to purchase more sturdy juice dispensers at breakfast time as very flimsy. Dinner- both times requesting dessert was told none… either say at time if ordering or have a board saying.. also didn’t appreciate all tvs very loud when eating - surely there could be a seperate place for peace to eat dinner without tv?

6

Jayne

Nov 18, 2023

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Stayed 6 nights

Breakfast was cold, even 30 minutes after the dining room opened. Limited cereal selection and only instant coffee available. No refrigerator or microwave in room and room was cold. Told reception that lightbulb needed changing but this never happened. Window sill was falling off.

6

Michael

Apr 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

£99 for 1 night basic room below average breakfast for and limited carvery

8

Marcus

Oct 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Safe parking well stocked bar disappointing food

10

Alan

Jan 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Brilliant value for money. Spacious room with everything needed. Bar/restaurant served fantastic food as well

10

Simon

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel, I've stayed before and I commented that it needed a little bit of work, well, they are doing a lot of work on the rooms. Ours had a fantastic new bathroom. Food was great as usual. Will be back again sometime. Thank you : )

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Christine

Apr 29, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Clearly a contractors place ro stay. Been in worse been in better. It’s ok and was close to where I was working. It’s a very large and old building so there’s only so much owners can do without spending a fortune, but fresh paint, new carpets in communal walkways to rooms and new doors on bedrooms (they look quite industrial) would go a long way to the overall feel of the communal bedroom corridors and not break the bank. Would I stay again , yes if working close. Pub meals were normal pub grub, burger was delicious and prices were really good 👌

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Month	Average price
January	$85
February	$89
March	$88
April	$87
May	$86
June	$85
July	$85
August	$81
September	$89
October	$87
November	$88
December	$78

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		1	2	3	4	5 $76
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20 $77	21 $89	22 $90	23 $88	24 $91	25 $74	26 $74
27 $74	28 $86	29 $82	30 $90

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18 $90	19 $91	20 $89	21 $91	22 $88	23 $90	24 $89
25 $89	26 $91	27 $90	28 $91	29 $92	30 $88	31 $90

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