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Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel

4.0 star property

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Indoor wedding
2 bars/lounges
Combined shower/bathtub, hair dryer, towels
Interior entrance
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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9-12 Priestgate, Darlington, England, DL1 1NW
  • Place, Raby Castle
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, The Darlington Arena
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(46 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

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 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 - 0.5 km
  • Raby Castle - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Darlington Railway Centre and Museum - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • The Darlington Arena - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Rockliffe Hotel Spa - 7 min drive - 7.2 km

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 (Wetherspoon) - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Pennyweight - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tubwell Tap - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel

Hotel in Darlington 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). Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 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 on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15 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 centre
  • 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.
  • Lift
  • 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 at the property

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 15 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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Mercure Darlington Kings Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 354 out of 933 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 323 out of 933 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 160 out of 933 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 933 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 933 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Disappointing in every way.

The hotel is tired, no frills and pretty basic. We had an upgraded room, which was as disappointing as the carpet in the room was lifting in areas, the walls were damaged and had areas of damp lifting the paint. The bathroom was dated but functional. Breakfast was definitely not up to expectations as the self service coffee machine was broken, they’d ran out of yoghurt, eggs and beans so we made to with what was available as the one lady working seemed stressed already. Upon leaving I popped to the toilet off the bar area to find the toilet leaking and the floor was puddled with water. All in all, not an ideal stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Staff & service
Staff were nice, few amenities in room. Lifts had had work done, floors of lifts and carpets near lifts, full of left debris. Unable to open windows on hot evening however fan I provided in room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Joe

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Samantha

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast sunday was crazy. Room warm and dirty. Elevators did not work
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Spencer

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Tv didn’t work , tv on a wall that was 90 degrees away from beds , tap didn’t work , room was two lifts away , the end !!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Kristina

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not so clean

Even though ingot a premium room it was worn and not clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Darlington

Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ok

The room was quite tired with hole in wall, paint on door, very dirry windows. Frames in bad condition on windows too. No hotvwater on Sunday morning so could not have a shower
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was lovely. Room was nice with ironing board iron and hairdryer!! Bathroom was little disappointed. Quite a bit of mould on side of bath and tiles. Behind toilet seat was dirty
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
2 night enjoyable stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jannine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very clean friendly staff, close to all amenities, stayed before will stay again .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We spent one night here as part of an extensive vacation. The hotel was in a perfect location and offered comfortable rooms and a great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Robyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Rooms are looking tired. Carpet was threadbare in places
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Aimee

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dingy and terrible parking!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Felix

Liked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff, hotel is dated and being city centre, it is noisy from the bars and the church bell that rang continously. The breakfast option could be better with the presentation and options.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good location, strange buzzing sound in room.

Stayed 1 night for a gig at the Forum, perfect location for this with the added bonus of a Wetherspoons just 2 minutes walk away. The room was quite spacious for a city centre hotel and well equipped. Some areas are looking quite tired, the paint was peeling on the walls and the roman blind needed replacing as it left a gap down the side which meant the room had too much light during the night from the street lights outside. The main issue was an infuriating high pitch buzzing sound, even after turning off the fridge and TV at the wall so it was a very restless night for me! Bring earplugs if you are staying in room 408. Lovely Elemental brand toiletries in the bathroom which was clean but again looking a bit tired, in particular the ceiling tiles. All staff interactions were friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Philip

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointing

Well let's start with the positives, parking wasnt an issue, and breakfast was nice. Checking in wasnt great the receptionist was stood outside for 5 minutes vaping and scrolling on her phone, and when she did come in, there wasnt an apology, or "have you been waiting long?" The room was of a poor standard, i honestly thought it would have been bigger for starters, small parts of the wallpaper was ripped, the toilet roll holder was hanging off the wall amd lets talk dust, the room looked like it hadnt had a good clean in a good while. I wouldn't recommend the hotel to anyone and certainly wouldn't stay there again. I booked it for location to the theatre so didn't have to drive ot get taxis, but wish stayed elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Vibin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel but don't get front room.

1 night stay. Get together with friends. Good location, easy check in and room was nice and clean. Had room the front of hotel and it was very hot overnight so didn't sleep very well. Early morning road sweeper and delivery trucks meant very early morning wake up call. Later found out there was a cool air fan in the wardrobe!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025