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Accommodation Ratings

Blackpool is working hard to ensure all its visitors have an enjoyable stay, whatever the reason for their visit. We are constantly striving for quality and in order to do this will only work with accredited establishments. To understand the grading system please see below.

Never has quality meant so much

All the accommodation featured on this website has been quality assessed by either VisitBritain, the local Quality or the AA, or has recently applied for a rating and is awaiting assessment. Please be aware that ratings may change throughout the year.


All the national assessing bodies (VisitBritain, VisitScotland, Visit Wales and the AA) now assess hotels and guest accommodation (including B&Bs) to the same criteria and award one to five stars. The star ratings reflect the overall quality of the experience.


Higher star-rated accommodation tends to have more spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, and in hotels a higher staff to guest ratio, so service should be very attentive. At five star, you can really expect to be pampered in luxurious surroundings!


For serviced accommodation, there are two separate schemes - one for hotels and one for guest accommodation.


Hotels have to be licensed, offer dinner at least 5 nights a week (unless categorised as a Metro Hotel) and have all rooms en suite or with private bathrooms.


The different hotel categories are:

  • Hotel, Small Hotel, Country House Hotel, Metro Hotel
  • Town House Hotel and Budget Hotel.
  • Guest accommodation categories are:
  • Guest Accommodation, Bed and Breakfasts, Guest Houses,
  • Inns, Farmhouses and Restaurants with Rooms. They tend to be personally run by the owners.
  • Guest accommodation owners have to provide certain additional
  • facilities and services at the higher star levels.


For self-catering accommodation, the layout and design of the accommodation and the range and quality of the kitchen equipment is assessed, as well as the quality and comfort of the bedrooms and bathrooms and most importantly, the cleanliness.
Holiday, touring, and camping parks and holiday villages:
Enjoy England awards star ratings reflecting the overall quality of the park from one to five stars - five stars being reserved for parks of exceptional quality.

'Quality' is working towards gaining a national quality assurance rating in partnership with VisitBritail. Whilst not yet participating fully in the VisitBritain scheme, they are committed to quality improvement.

If you choose to stay in any of Enjoy England's quality-assessed accommodation, youcan be confident that it has been checked out before you check in. For more information on the Enjoy England Quality Rose assessment schemes and the star ratings, go to www.enjoyEngland.com