The Duke's Head Reviews Summary

Category: Hotel King's Lynn

Address: 5-6 Tuesday Market Pl, King's Lynn, PE30 1JS, United Kingdom

Phone: +441553774996

Rating: 4.1
based on 241 reviews.

Location

Pros:

  • "Location wise its perfect for centre of historic KL."
  • "The view from the window looks out across the market onto some beautiful historic landmarks."
  • "A lovely hotel in the centre of town close to shops and pubs."
  • "The location of the hotel is very central. Probably a bit too busy for us but that's our own preference."
  • "Lovely hotel in a really nice location, close to major retailers, cafes, pubs etc."
  • "It is a short walk from the railway station."
  • "Situated in a lovely part of historical King's Lynn, within walking distance of the shopping centre."

Cons:

  • "Except we had parked in front of hotel that is nothing to do with hotel and on returning to car in morning I had a parking ticket of £50 !!!"
  • "Hotel parking is not included and it's expensive."
  • "You have to pay £10 a day to park in the hotel car park, which is a bit of a shame."
  • "The only negative was the price of the parking in the hotel's carpark at the rear."
  • "The car park is too small for the size of the hotel."
  • "This hotel has by far the worst car park for a hotel of this size."
  • "Parking is dreadful very tight small car park."

Service & Staff

Pros:

  • "Everyone seemed keen to help and proactive."
  • "The staff were lovely and helpful."
  • "Friendly staff at reception and room service."
  • "The staff were extremely helpful & the room was very clean."
  • "The staff very friendly."
  • "We found the staff - on the desk, in the bar, restaurant and room staff - to be unfailingly polite and helpful."
  • "Very friendly and helpful staff at every point of service."

Cons:

  • "The service and staff were poor. For such a nice place, the staff let it down."
  • "Sadly our visit got spoilt by an unaccommodating member of staff at breakfast which really let the end of our stay down unfortunately."
  • "Check-in staff was rude."
  • "Staff really didn't seem to care."
  • "Had to find staff to get sat down but it seemed like there was only one lady serving."
  • "I told a waitress the bacon was gray shiny horrible."
  • "So sad as we were so looking forward to staying here but the whole experience was ruined."

Room Quality

Pros:

  • "The room was nice but let itself down with a bulb out over the basin and a TV that did not get reception."
  • "The hotel itself is stunning - really well presented, and it's also really well located, walking distance to shops, bars, and restaurants."
  • "No bath, but the shower was easy to use and water just the right temperature."
  • "Nice, clean rooms - very comfortable."
  • "The room was clean (though I did have to inform reception if I wanted it serviced during my stay), and bedding was spotless."
  • "Rooms are a good size with a modern finish and clean."
  • "The room was very nice too, we had a standard room and was very comfortable."

Cons:

  • "The corridor was eerily dark apart from one flickering light which was like something out of a horror movie."
  • "The room was a little on the small side for a double room."
  • "There were no staff to make up your room."
  • "Only let down by the bedroom, which was poorly located and in need of refurbishment."
  • "Up there in my top 3 worse hotels ever stayed in in the UK!"
  • "Very disappointing stay, Was expecting great things but it looks like the refurb only happened downstairs."
  • "The rooms don’t get cleaned every day it’s a terrible service."

Food & Dining

Pros:

  • "Dinner was lovely. Presented well and tasted fantastic."
  • "Food was OK if frozen peas constitutes veg."
  • "Breakfast was buffet style, with a good choice of cereals plus berries, grapes, melon and yogurt, and an English cooked breakfast."
  • "The Gin Tasting deal was amazing, such a brilliant night away, great food and brilliant package."
  • "The food in the restaurant here is incredible!!"
  • "Good bar and food from the restaurant (didn't use the restaurant to dine) with generous helpings especially the sides."
  • "The food was excellent and the service very good."

Cons:

  • "Sunday food menu offered with only pork available."
  • "No complimentary water in the room."
  • "Food service stops early so dont expect to eat if arriving after 21:00."
  • "Breakfast is expensive and even though there was good variety it was just average."
  • "The 'cheap' rooms (i.e. affordable via my work contract) overlooking the back have smell of cooking fat and noise of an aircon unit and some other mystery machinery."
  • "The rear of the hotel sadly is as ugly as it could ever be with horrible 1970s extensions."
  • "The food was overpriced and mostly tasteless except for the hake, which was an incredibly small serve."

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