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Holiday Inn Lancaster by IHG

4.0 star property

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Spa
Daily English breakfast (GBP 16.95 per person)
Exterior
Exterior
Garden

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning

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Caton Road, Lancaster, England, LA1 3RA
  • Place, Williamson Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Lancaster Castle
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Lancaster University
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(42 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Premium Double or Twin Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

7.0 out of 10
Good
(20 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Accessible

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Premium Room, 1 Double Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Premium Room, 2 Single Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, travel cot, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(27 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Lancaster

With a stay at Holiday Inn Lancaster by IHG in Lancaster, you'll be on the riverwalk, within a 10-minute drive of Lancaster University and The Centre at Halton. .This spa hotel is 14.9 mi (24 km) from Yorkshire Dales National Park and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Grand Theater.

What's nearby

  • Lune Aqueduct - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Williamson Park - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Grand Theater - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Lancaster Castle - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Lancaster University - 7 min drive - 9.2 km

Getting around

  • Bare Lane Station - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Sultan Of Lancaster Experience - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Bobbin - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Quite Simply French - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Gregson Centre - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Holiday Inn Lancaster by IHG

Riverwalk hotel with a full-service spa and a health club
Holiday Inn Lancaster by IHG offers 156 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club, a steam room, and a children's pool.

Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the health club or fitness facility without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa.
Stay in one of 156 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a health club and a steam room. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a picnic area.
Enjoy British cuisine at Hotel Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Lancaster? This hotel has 215 square feet (20 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Hotel Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 16.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Hotel Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Playground
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Playground
  • Travel cot

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (215 square foot of space)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the riverwalk
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift (64 centimetre wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 100% renewable energy
  • 3 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers

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

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.
Guests booked in dinner included rate plans receive dinner for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Dinner fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 16.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses a grey water recycling system
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
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
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the health club or fitness facility without adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Lancaster by IHG Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 373 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 330 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 151 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 84 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 1003 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Muneer

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really impressed with this hotel will definitely come back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Philip

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

Good hotel near the motorway junction

Everything in our room worked OK, but the quality level was not as I remember Holiday Inn: used to be a frequent customer before retirement. The stand-out feature for me was the excellent service we got from the hotel staff, in particular the restaurant staff. Far better than most hotels. Nice big car park.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

George

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

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice spacious room but noisy

Bit noisy as we were to the front and there was numerous coach parties leaving from 5am. Front staff very polite
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disappointing.

Chosen because of closeness to M6 motorway and convenience. Expensive food/drinks. Souless dining area. No lounge. Some aspects of the rooms looking tired and dated for a supposed 4 star hotel. Sadly it is not. Staff seemed disinterested in some cases and better training/knowledge/experience required. Incorrect meal time information given on front desk to several customers. For August the radiator did not need to be on full in our room. Little or no dress code. Definitely needed for some staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lucia

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Shirley

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Hotel great , room excellent , staff lovely Breakfast not so good food dried up and hard and not replenished . Had to ask for bread and butter, berries for the yougurt, and eggs . Waited around for ages for this to be done . I booked thru Expedia and had to wait 45 mins at reception for the Expedia confirmation to come thru to the hotel before we could check in That needs to be speeded up in my opinion Very pleased with our room 119 slept well .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Natalie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

chris

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They need to change how they charge for food first before you have even tried anything. Not sure what would happen if you were disappointed with the food!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

1 night stay

One night stay. Just what was needed however for a double bed this was extremely small for 2 people. Also only 1 cup in room for tea/coffee, when room was booked for 2 people. Food ok. Breakfast buffet was half empty. Could have been kept on top of.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Bitten biscuit

A bitten biscuit was found in the cup in the room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall exceeded expectations of what you would expect from a Holiday Inn. The restaurant has room for improvement but other than that great place for a quick overnight rest when traveling.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for our midpoint from England to Scotland. Amazing stay, great staff. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Kilali

Travelled with family
Staff were very unhelpful when I called asking for property I had left behind
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Pat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely pool with sauna and steamroom. Towels provided. Hot tub, but was closed at the time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with partner
The hotel seemed very tired and worn. The room smelt of TCP, the bed was a very small double and it was extremely hard. Breakfast was poor quality food. Overall at £180 is was very expensive for what we had, would not stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alasdair

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location and mostly friendly staff. But terrible check in as they hadn’t allocated our 2 rooms together and then struggled to accommodate our booking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Usman

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Fine

Perfectly fine for one night. The whole place is looking a bit tired and could do with renovating. Staff were fine although the stay was marred by having a power cut.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

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