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 - 0.6 km
Raby Castle - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
The Northern Echo Arena - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
Blackwell Grange Golf Club - 4 min drive - 3.4 km
Rockliffe Hotel Spa - 8 min drive - 7.6 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 - 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). 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.
Languages
English
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)
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
8.2
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
We only had fleeting visit, just an overnight stay but everything was just what we needed. The hotel could not be more centrally located.
It was clean and tidy and the bedroom was spacious enough.
We used the hotel's underground carpark which was a real bonus.
The staff were very lovely and made us feel very welcome.
Lastly, the cost was very low for a place this nice.
Waiting a while to be checked in, was a maze to find the room. The room was very outdated and in need of a refresh! The light from the corridor came under the room door and you could hear people banging the doors. I could also hear the people in the room next to me everytime the spoke. Breakfast was a shambles, food everywhere, no many options, not much food left. I ordered 2 fried eggs well done, they arrived over 10 minutes later, one just about cooked, the other runny so I didn’t eat it. Online it says 12 check out, but it was in fact 11.
It was a nice hotel, parking is very limited, at night they lock the car park door but you climb all the stairs with your bags to find out. You then have to exit the car park and walk up the street, there isn't a bell or sign to warn you.
Bedrooms are also a small trek using two lifts from reception.
Rooms and bathrooms are nice and cery well equipped.
Wifi is very good too.
Bar is nice, staff are exceptionally friendly and food is tasty.
Good stay, Room small but OK, would have preferred a slightly larger bed size. Evening food excellent, breakfast OK.
Coln
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
6/10 Okay
Simon
Business traveller
13 Dec 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A tired bed for a tired head
Staff were very friendly helpful and rooms clean, but hotel overall had a tired feel about it. Bathroom was freezing cold as no heating in it, carpet had rucked up and lighting in room was poor making for a dull room. Bar was really understocked and I felt for the staff that they didn't have drinks available that you would commonly find in a bar (prompting the embarrassed comment from one of them that they have repeatedly requested new stocks but they never appear).
Thank you to the Mercure team for an excellent stay in Darlington. Thank you inparticular to Karl - for being helpful giving us directions for keeping dry and finding our way round Darlington.
Merry christmas to you all.xx
Decent hotel overall however, the big let down was the that the radiators could not be turned off forcing us to have the windows open. Normally this isn’t the end of the world however with the city centre location, there was lots of noise made by drunk people and a bell from a local church every hour. Tap strangely did not get cold either.