Name: Golden Ball Hotel
Address: Golden Ball Hotel, Lancaster LA3 3ER, UK, Morecambe, Morecambe, Morecambe, LA3 3ER, United Kingdom
Rating: 8

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We stayed here recently in one of the little cottages at the back of the pub

The room itself was nicely laid out, the beds were comfortable and overall a good size. Plenty of towels and clean. The bathroom was nicely furnished, but unfortunately the toilet seat didn’t fit the toilet and the hot tap didn’t turn off properly and the shower had very poor pressure. There was plenty of space in the wardrobe with an ironing board and iron. The hotel didn’t supply any shampoo or even a hairdryer which was odd. There was an extra camp bed in the room for another person with bedding but didn’t include a pillow. There was also a fridge and a microwave, and very small kettle, they supplied tea, coffee and some UHT milk but no biscuits to nibble on. 

The pub served food, but please be aware they only serve until 7 o’clock. The staff are very pleasant and give prompt service but unfortunately the food wasn’t quite up to scratch. The starters were decent but the main course was not great. I had a steak pie, which was all pastry and no filling, it came with a bowl of gravy which had a thick skin on top and some anaemic chips. My daughter‘s jacket potato was absolutely fine, but my husband wasn’t impressed with his steaks. We went to order a dessert but was told the chef had left, but fortunately the bar made said she could heat up the sticky toffee pudding, which my husband said was fine.

The outside area has a playground which could do with sprucing up, they had some bouncy castles around for children to on play and unfortunately some of the children were not very pleasant to my five-year-old saying inappropriate things to her. 

We were anxious that it would be noisy later on in the evening but fortunately it was very quiet. The area is quite nice to walk around and I even managed to have a nice little run but probably wouldn’t stay there again. The poor are so much potential and the staff really are pleasant, but unfortunately the food is sub par I did just need a bit of TLC.

Also, the pub does not do breakfast. 

I’d say the day was probably worth about £75 and not the 120 that we paid

Has potential but needs TLC

Don’t usually leave reviews but, after visiting with friends for a drink recently and seeing it’s still the same as after our stay and the complaints we made after it last month, just had to. 
What has happened to this place?!!
Had our recent second stay and never seen it so dirty and uncared for compared to our stay last year. It’s a disgrace and looks like it’s waiting to be closed down.
Weeds everywhere, broken pub sign and broken picnic table left at the front entrance and piles of broken wooden panels in the garden area. It’s such a shame.
During our stay, we ordered food (chicken and chips). It came late, not hot and was dry and tough. No cutlery delivered and had to find a waitress to ask for some which took another five minutes to arrive. 
Outside on the picnic tables on a beautiful sunny afternoon, we found workmen in dirty overalls (some bare-chested) shouting and swearing and were amazed to find staff sat with them and joining in!
On the plus side, the room was clean and well appointed and the upstairs function / dining room has fantastic views – but who wants to eat there while there is a noisy pool game taking place? Didn't eat in there again.
Made my feelings known at checkout and just received a “very sorry”. Asked for the manager, but was told he / she wasn’t in.
It’s such a shame as it used to be a fantastic place, but now it's neglected and allowed to fall well below acceptable standards.
We won’t be staying again.

What has happened to this place?!!

Stayed in one of the cottages behind the pub. The pub looked much better on line. It looked tired and needed some love. Old broken furniture out the front. I think they were short staffed as all the tables had lots of dirty glasses and plates on.
The cottage was okay, again had potential. No control for TV, no toilet roll holder, no little milks next to tea. Lacking all the little touches.  They should reserve a parking spot outside the cottage for the people staying there as there were cars parked everywhere. 
Went for breakfast on the Sunday but it was really unclean. We were first there so all the food under the tables would of been from the previous day, tables sticky really put me.off eating there.
Very rowdy arguments and swearing most the night from drunks hanging around.

A good clean up and add the extra details it needs and some more staff and I reckon they could get it back on track

Potential but dirty , short staffed. In need of some love!

Had an evening meal here with friends and family. Staff were amazing, did anything they could to accommodate us. Food was out promptly and of good quality.  We had also booked a glamping pod for the night which was beautiful, clean and cosy, woke up with amazing views of the river and its banks.  Very peaceful.  The pub itself is so quaint and quirky with lots of history.  Will definitely be back.

Friendly atmosphere. Beautiful surroundings

The staff were very friendly, however, our Chicken meal at the pub and was very disappointing, very dry and was certainly not worth the value.
No manager was around to discuss & complain, but staff were made aware that the meal was not up to standard as they did ask how our meal was.

Family Meal

Booking a hotel which sits above or next to a pub is always a bit of a risk. You’re likely to get a bit of noise around 11pm but that’s to be expected. But 3am…?

Positives? Room 4 (one of the cottages, not a ‘pod’) was clean and nicely set up; ideal for what I wanted which was a stopover close to the M6 for my family (me, wife, two young-ish daughters). Pub was fine with a couple of decent local beers. The river didn’t smell too good but can’t really the hotel for that. 

But when a group of people start to have a party in the room next to mine at 3am, call me old fashioned but I expect hotel management to deal with that. Sadly, nothing. And no, when I’m with my young family I wasn’t going to go out myself and confront a group of unknown drunks. The noise eventually calmed down about 5am but by that time it was too late. 

Some might say it’s harsh to give a one-star rating for this property when the reason for my complaint was caused by outside factors. My response would be that my kids were upset, we got very little sleep and if you’re in the hospitality industry you need to be more aware of what’s going on. It also doesn’t reflect well that, having written to complain to the management, I haven’t had any acknowledgement or apology, and I think that’s really poor. 

My recommendation? Get a Premier Inn or a Travelodge in Morecambe instead of this place. At least they have staff who pretend to care.

Find a Premier Inn instead

We booked this hotel for a couple of specific reasons; we have a dog, it's near Heysham Port (for the IOM ferry) and it looked pretty, (overlooks the river).

What we got was better than expected, we had booked one of the detached "cottages" and it was perfect, for travelling with a pet or kids to be honest. 

It's a studio style room but very big, with separate seating area.  It was clean and bright and well ventilated too, which after a long drive was very welcome. 

Beds were soft and comfortable, bathroom small but really well appointed and again, very clean. 

We decided to eat in the room as we have a puppy and he's not ready for in pub dining. The staff were really helpful and polite and helped carry over the food we'd ordered. I even had time for a pint, which was well poured and really good value for a great IPA.

Ordered Fish Goujon sandwich, a portion of chips and a portion of onion rings. The food was excellent, tasty, not greasy (which can be the downfall of many a Goujon). Well presented and all round very pleasing. The chips were actually some of the nicest I've had in a pub setting.

We also shared a bottle of Pinot Grigio and with e limited choice of wines, they've made some good picks. Very nice, perfect temperature. 

All round great place, great staff great food. I will stay here again when travelling.

5 stars!

Excellent venue, don't ignore!

Chloe the server was excellent, her timing was good and the food was served  promptly.  However the food was very poor quality, tough gristle in the steak pie which was more pastry than fillings.  A very very boring menu that is obviously bulk bought.  Why not just do soup and a sandwich special at lunch and a classic menu with less than 7 choices that could easily be home made
It is on the edge of an excellent salmon river with fresh fish available from local fishermen, out that on the menu.
As for the decor, fabulous modern clean full length windows then the curious additions of baronial style furniture that would fit in a stately home. Paint all the tables nd chairs and get rid of the brown dated furniture it does not match.
Such a shame that it closed whilst serving the same sort of food so this is likely to fail as well.

Try and do something different to the rest of the country

Not somewhere I will go back to

First time staying in a pod, great location next to river and to the pub which serves food. Staff friendly and helpful. Quiet, peaceful location. 10 min drive into Morecambe snd Lancaster other way.

Pod itself is small but manageable for 1/2 nights.   Could maybe do with a small fridge and cooking utensils. A bit of maintenance needed inside and outside of lodge if I'm being picky. But we enjoyed our stay and would visit again

Nice, enjoyable stay

We stayed in one of the glamping pods and had a very cosy and comfortable night. The staff and especially the landlord matt were amazing. They were polite and extremely helpful. We had an awesome time and will definitely return

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