Radisson BLU Hotel Durham

4.0 star property
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December 2024
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Lobby
Serves lunch and brunch
Serves lunch and brunch
Front of property - evening/night
Lobby

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

Explore the area

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Frankland Lane, Durham, England, DH1 5TA
  • Crook Hall and Gardens
    4 min walk
  • CoHo
    4 min walk
  • Durham Station
    9 min walk
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

Superior Room, River View

  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 1 King Bed

Premium Room, River View

  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 1 King Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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About the area

Durham

With a stay at Radisson BLU Hotel Durham in Durham, you'll be a 4-minute walk from Crook Hall and Gardens and 6 minutes by foot from Gala Theatre Durham. .This eco-certified hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from St. Nicholas Church and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Durham Indoor Market.

What's nearby

  • Gala Theatre Durham - 6 min walk
  • Durham Cathedral - 10 min walk
  • Durham Castle - 12 min walk
  • Durham University - 19 min walk
  • Diggerland - 8 min drive

Getting around

  • Durham Station - 9 min walk
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Walkergate - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Bishops' Mill (Wetherspoon) - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Crook Hall & Gardens - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Three Bridges - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Head of Steam Durham - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Radisson BLU Hotel Durham

Eco-certified hotel with a full-service spa and a health club
Radisson BLU Hotel Durham offers 207 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.

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

Lime House Spa has 4 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, body wraps, and detox wraps. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 207 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Grab dinner at Collage Restaurant, a restaurant that specializes in local cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and 24-hour room service is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Collage Restaurant - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. A children's menu is available.
The Bar - This bar specializes in local cuisine and serves brunch and lunch. Open daily.
24-hour room service 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, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (GBP 14 per night)
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM–10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: GBP 15.90 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • Collage Restaurant
  • The Bar

Things to do

  • Bike parking
  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Body wraps
  • Detox wraps
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 165
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Stairwell handrail height (centimetres): 89
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible fitness centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 8 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (centimetres): 79
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchairs available on site

More

  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Bulk dispenser for toiletries
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED light bulbs
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 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 available for GBP 20.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 15.90 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 14 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.0 per day

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Safety Protocol (Radisson)

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
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

Property is also known as

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Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham Hotel Durham
Radisson Durham
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Radisson BLU Hotel Durham Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 503 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 329 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 107 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1002 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Claire

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good but not great
Nice hotel in a great location. Room wasn't ready at check in (we arrived after the 2pm check in time) and made to wait nearly half an hour before it was ready, not very good service or communication at check in. Excellent breakfast, lovely helpful restaurant staff. Nice pool and sauna.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Keith

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Joy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired holes . Com
Paid for delux room with river view. The room was very basic and in order to see the river we would have had to stand on the tired looking sofa underneath the dorma window. The shower was old and had little or no water pressure. Disappointed overall with the room. The staff were pleasant. Disappointing. Won’t rush back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideally located in the heart of Durham with all the facilities you need!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is excellent and in a great place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Very nice hotel and staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the centre of Durham not right in the centre within walking distances to restaurants, the castle and cathedral. Durham train station is a little further walking distances away about 15 minutes.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Davis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant Stay in a brilliant Hotel
Brilliant time in a brilliant hotel. Knew it was gonna be good when they upgraded us to a junior suite. The room facilities were excellent, the breakfast was amazing and the cleanliness was excellent too. Well done on all counts.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rodney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A lot of money for the type of hotel it is,rooms are very travelodge premier inn standards, had to pay for robes and slippers, which you normally get for free at other hotels and on arrival into room there was no slippers, reception staff said they had ran out but still got charged £20, £20 for breakfast in the morning which tbh was the worst hotel breakfast I’ve had everything was overcooked and dry. Never again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Petr

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Premium stay
Good equipped hotel with great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location but staff and room issues
Good location. BUT: The room was called cozy ie small. They put a chair under the desk and you couldnt get past it. Wifi was unpredictable. The shower was badly designed and leaked all over the floor. 2 of the staff were quite rude and abrupt. Natasha (at reception) thought she was the bees knees and treated everyone around her, staff and customers, with disdain.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not good value for money
We stayed in a family room and for £200 a night I expected a more superior room. The room was tired, carpets grubby, and a lovely view of the roof and car park. 3* at the very best. A lot of money considering the kids were on a sofa bed, which we had to ask twice for room service to make up!! Breakfast was decent enough and the lobby area has been modernised. Pool was OK.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay and staff were so kind and helpful, having made the mistake of booking a different hotel and on arrival it certainly wasn’t as advertised we turned up at The radison blu to see if they had any availability, they did and also gave us a free room upgrade and complimentary parking, thank you for an excellent stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Was told we couldn’t use the Spa facility after 12 on day of checking out
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Buxton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024