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Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel

4.0 star property

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
Sports facility
2 bars/lounges
Reception
Business center

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

Map
9-12 Priestgate, Darlington, England, DL1 1NW
  • St Cuthbert Church
    4 min walk
  • Darlington Civic Theatre
    6 min walk
  • Raby Castle
    7 min walk
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.)
    20 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
Front of property
The George, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western
Pet friendly
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
4.5 out of 5, Wonderful, (246)
The price is $67
per night
$80 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 6 - Dec 7
The George, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western

About the neighborhood

Darlington

With a stay at Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Darlington, just a 4-minute walk from St Cuthbert Church and 6 minutes by foot from Darlington Civic Theatre. .This eco-certified hotel is 14.6 mi (23.5 km) from Yorkshire Dales National Park and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Raby Castle.

What's nearby

  • Darlington Civic Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Raby Castle - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • The Northern Echo Arena - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Rockliffe Hotel Spa - 8 min drive - 4.8 miles
  • Croft Circuit - 13 min drive - 6.7 miles

Getting around

  • Darlington Station - 11 min walk
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The William Stead (Wetherspoon) - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Tanners Hall - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Quays - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Green Dragon - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Red Lion Darlington - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with 2 restaurants and bars
Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel offers 83 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.

This Darlington hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 83 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a ballroom.
Enjoy international cuisine at Carriages, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. English breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Darlington? This hotel has 4638 square feet (431 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Carriages - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Kings Head - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Secured self parking on site (GBP 5 per night)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 10 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Carriages
  • Kings Head

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • 4,638 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 12 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 10 per person
  • Secured self parking fee: GBP 5 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 280 out of 739 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 263 out of 739 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 127 out of 739 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 739 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 739 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Philip

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok for a couple of nights
First off, the parking is inadequate. But there is a multistory 5+ minutes walk away. The room was too hot, and was quiet noisy from street noise with a very small double bed. The hotel is in the middle of the main pub area. It does eventually quieten down. Breakfast was ok. No difficulties here. Food was reasonable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean and tidy. Check-in, check-out and restaurant staff were all very polite and friendly. Would definitely use this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Bill

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checking in very good.Bedroom so hot like a sweat box shower ok bed comfy but only slept on top of it.Breakfast poor no eggs due to supplier not great quality the rest of it. Bar beers were horrible and I would pop to the nearest pub for better service. Staff very friendly but it is tired and need’s revamping.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Raj

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Mercure - Darlington
Hotel did not have sufficient staffing levels and the breakfast service and quality was less than average. We
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil Dunn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Claire

Room recently renovated to a good standard everything you needed! Be prepared for loud music till midnight from the ballroom! Must have been a celebration on, on Saturday night not the best when you want an early night after a long journey!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Colin

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Nichola

Hotel ok but bed very uncomfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Biswadeep

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I would suggest anyone coming to Darlington, stay here. It will save your time to travel the shopping as well as night life. Staff is friendly and helpful. Rooms are spacious, only thing is a but confusing in lifts if you get rooms in 3rd floor.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff very helpful and polite, room comfy and clean, breakfast, very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Nigel

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Such promise but not lived up to
The underground parking is very tight, I suggest a contortionist drives. Stairs to get into the hotel from the car park which was fine for me but not for others. Check in was ok, less good was being told ‘I hope you’re fit, the lift isn’t working’. I think asked if they had room service and was greeted with a pained expression and the receptionist told me about a Wetherspoon round the corner. After navigating the labrynthine corridors of the hotel I found my room it was small and when I went to close the curtains I discovered part of the inner wall missing - a little worrying and not what you expect from a Mercure. I missed breakfast after discovering a complete absence of shampoo in the shower and having to use alternatives which is less than ideal as my scalp is sensitive. The room was ok overall the bed not great but it did a job.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Tobias

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property itself was tired, although the room adequate. I was nervous in the area around the hotel - late-night revellers from the bar opposite, and no parking available without walking across the town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

GARY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Andy

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Serena

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Think before booking!
Had to change rooms as the first room wasn’t nice and so noisy as right opposite a busy pub and karaoke place! Staff were pleasant however the rooms are so hot so neither of us slept. The breakfast was really poor especially as one of us was gluten-free. Very little choice at all for them. Certainly not worth paying the money!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Neervalur Ravi Kumar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

A

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place. Very quiet
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Steven

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dump
Terrible experience. Greeted on arrival by some guy in a checked shirt who was rude as hell. I felt like i had done wrong checking into a hotel i paid for. Room unclean it had not seen a hoover, rice on the floor still from previous accupent Brick dust on bathroom floor. Mold around window and in bathroom Stains on wall and ceiling Toilet roll holder broken and over all the room and hotel need a lot of TLC I CANT UPLOAD PICTURES FOR SOME REASON I WILL ON TRIP ADVISOR
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Victoria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Ok for the price. Bad mattress and humid in room
Friendly helpful staff, great centre location, adequate room. No ventilation so the bathroom made the room humid Extremely uncomfortable mattress. As others have said I can't see how this is a Mercure IE Hilton hotel. Very little parking so had to park at the Corn shopping centre parking that closes at 7pm so can't take the car out at night.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024