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Located in Carlisle, The Halston Carlisle offers stylish self-catering accommodations with free WiFi access throughout. The apartments are located within 0.6 mi from Carlisle Castle and 4.5 mi from Todhills Rest Area M6. Each of the units at The Halston Carlisle consists of a living area with a TV, a well-equipped kitchen with a dining area, and a bathroom fitted with a bathtub or a shower. The apartments also feature city views. The Southwaite Services M6 are located 6.8 mi from The Halston Carlisle. Newcastle International Airport is located 50 mi from the property.
Reviews
Stayed at the Halston for 3 nights, the staff are really friendly and helpful. We stayed in a superb double room in the townhouse which is just down the road from the hotel itself, the room was spotlessly clean, the bed was really comfortable and we slept really well, tea, coffee and fresh milk were in the room with a fridge. The bathroom was amazing with shower and bath and shower gel, soap and conditioner were supplied. Breakfast wasn't included in the price but was really good and there was a good choice.
Would certainly recommend this hotel 100 percent, we would visit again, definitely 10 out of 10
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Hotel cancelled my reservation within 24 hours of my arrival date. They offered to re-sell me the reservation for nearly £200 more than I originally paid. No personal phone call, just a cancellation message on booking.con. We now have no accomodation in Carlisle the night before a 70 mile ultra marathon. Accomodation was booked on 11th May. If there was an issue with the original price why didn't they cancel weeks ago instead of the night before!
Had a great stay. Beautiful well appointed suite. The night life is pretty loud, so use the earplugs in the drawer!
Lovely hotel, spacious and stylish rooms with lots of thoughtful touches. Location great, and staff super friendly and helpful. Highly recommended!
The Halston seems to be the only upmarket accommodation in Carlisle. Everything else available online seems to be made up of Inns and tired old Victorian hotels that have seen better days. Hence my wife and I chose it to stay for one night whilst visiting the city. It proved ideal and its location is central to all the relevant points of interest.
We chose a superior single apartment in the main building. We found it to be fitted out to a high standard with everything you could need to either self-cater or eat locally.
All in all we enjoyed our stay but the following points are worth noting:
Firstly, as mentioned, the only car parking available is in a public area adjacent to the hotel. Although flood lit, it would be a high risk to leave a valuable car there overnight so you’re best arriving by train or taxi. There is a drop off bay in front of the building but beware of passing traffic.
The room heating was presumably under floor, controlled by thermostats in each room. This means that all the surface areas are hardwood effect which can feel cold when walking around. Slippers seem to be provided to cope with this. We found that trying to increase the heat took a long time so don’t expect instant results. For hot days a Dyson Air blade was supplied as standard but there is no air conditioning.
The biggest issue for us, and frankly the one factor that would prevent us returning is the fact that the hotel website states that a single superior room comes with a king-sized bed. Ours (103) didn’t! It was a ‘double’ at best, equipped with a very soft mattress and oversized pillows that caused my wife and I to spend the whole night hanging onto the edges trying not to wake each other. Being in our early seventies our hips and backs suffered accordingly. Neither of us managed more than a few hours sleep and we felt wrecked the next morning. I should stress that there was nothing faulty with the bedding provided, but it didn't work for us. Perhaps it’s worth checking the status of the bedding in your chosen room before you book.
Service was efficient with all staff pleasant and helpful. Apart from the bedding issue we felt that The Halston offered good value for money.
