The Croft Hotel

This places looks like it could do with a lick of paint from the outside but it's lovely inside. ||Had Christmas Afternoon tea,|Table decorated with crackers, pleasant service. |3 mini sandwiches each|2 mini quiche each with chestnuts|1 fruit scone each with jam/cream|1 lemon mouse each|1 mini cream slice each|1 chocolate star biscuits each|1 roulade each || More...

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Great place lovely staff

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We went to the Croft Hotel for their Festive Afternoon tea and we were not disappointed. There were savoury tarts to begin with, which were very tasty. This was followed by finger sandwiches which comprised of Turkey with Cranberry, Smoked Salmon & Cheese and Egg & Cheese, all very nice. A lemon & cream sorbet in a jar and then on to the Scones with butter, strawberry jam, together with a mountain of clotted cream, very delicious. The next items were the cakes, we had roulade, ginger star biscuits, and millionaires shortbread cakes. A terrific assortment all washed down with an endless supply of pots of tea. The room was very pleasant, with Xmas crackers on the tables, a roaring log fire and the staff were very pleasant and helpful. Would really recommend the venue. More...

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Very friendly staff. Clean comfortable rooms and very reasonably priced

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On arrival check in was handled quickly and professionally. Booked a table for dinner and given key card and information about the facilities. |The room and the hotel in general has been spruced up recently, judging by the smell of fresh paint. The Room #19 was clean and well appointed. ( only negative it was very hot the 1st night...managed to turn radiator off for our 2nd night but the window in the room doesn't open)|After returning from our afternoon in Darlo we got ready for dinner.|The restaurant was quiet (later told most of the guests were attending a wedding at Rockliffe Hall)|We ordered a starter to share, Black pudding and bacon stack..which was very good. Then mains Chicken Ballotine and the chefs own Steak and Croft ale pie...both were excellent and the portions are very generous. We had sticky toffee pudding to finish...again excellent. The service and the food were 5. We then retired to the lounge and sat on the sofas in front of the real log fire...could have happily gone to sleep. We literally had the hotel to ourselves. On our second day adventuring out, once again came back to an empty hotel so set up camp by the fire and have a few Sunday afternoon drinks. The staff on duty, David and Diane both took time out to have a chat with us, serve us drinks and to stoke the fire. Totally pampered.|I would like to thank the hard working team for making our stay so enjoyable...already planning a return.|Would I recomnend-definitelty.|Would I return-in a heartbeat.|Wishing The Croft a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year |Peter and Lynne | More...

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Having stayed for the past three weeks working in the Hurworth area i found The Croft Hotel amazing, it is always hard to find the right place when you are working away from home, i found all the staff hard working and very pleasant especially Ben he couldn't do enough for you, 10 out of 10 for the service, The food was very nice i had gone through the whole menu during my stay of 12 nights the homemade pies were very nice, the burgers also and were made fresh, but my favourite was the pork and leek sausages with onion gravy they were to die for ! ! I didn't have one bad meal during my stay and found the breakfast exceptional also, i just want to say a big thank to all the staff at The Croft Hotel for making my stay Home From Home, i will certainly return if i am working in the area again, well recommended|||| Thanks Again, a very satisfied guest Tom Rafferty. More...

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Was redelijk, ruime kamer. Goed restaurant. Lange wachttijd bij bestelling ontbijt, één keer half uur gewacht op gebakken eieren met toast. Erg afgelegen, ver van restaurants. Wel goed bed en rustig goed geslapen! More...

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We stayed here for three nights while visiting family and would certainly stay again the next time we return. The room was very comfortable. Very friendly staff and great service. Clare on Reception was particularly helpful. More...

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OK, fan in bathroom not working but a great shower and bathroom. Not quite warm enough for me with radiator on full. Huge screen TV, bed OK, good value @ £40 for this area. One night stay gastropub downstairs might be your thing but I didnt try it. More...

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Clean. Friendly... worth the money ❤

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Delightful afternoon tea. Food was lovely and freshly made.

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Fabulous hotel and staff.

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This is a beautiful hotel, one of the best I have stayed in.

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Great night stay thanks to dianne on front of house and David the manager a1

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Visiting family in Darlington and Croft was a lovely place to stay, only 10 minutes drive away.

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Hotel is set next to the river in a quiet village although the road outside is busy. Rooms are comfy and set mainly on first floor. If you have mobility problems there is no lift and ask for a room near the stairs, we had quite a trek to our room along the corridors. Staff are friendly, food is good but not much on the menu if you are watching your weight. I would stay here again. The only criticism is the windows in our room need cleaning on the inside and the breakfast room needs dusting on the central wall and the top of the drop down lights. Perhaps I'm being a bit picky! More...

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Went to a wedding here. Nice place and reasonably priced.

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Myself and my partner recently had a stay over at the Croft Hotel . I was given this overnight stay with evening meal included as a Christmas present . I can only say our stay was absolutely Fabulous . This Hotel is quaint and had only very limited about I’d rooms available . Our Room was absolutely beautifully with two venue big impressive arch windows which really||The bar area had a very relaxed feel with the bar staff falling over themselves To be helpful and Friendly. I was really impressed with Ben. He went above and beyond, his customer service was First Class.snd he made you feel so jnldamlwk ||The bar area is very trendy and moderne . More...

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We stayed here for a night and had dinner and breakfast. The service was very good and the staff were genuinely kind and couldn't do enough for you. The meals were excellent and clearly freshly cooked by a skilled chef.I would definitely stay in a Best Western hotel again. More...

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We stayed for a night and were very impressed with the room, food and service.||Dinner was superb, freshly cooked and served with genuine kindness in front of a gorgeous wood burner! ||Breakfast was also superb and more then enough to keep me going right till lunchtime.||The staff were so nice and genuinely kind. I'd definitely stay here again More...

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Full English breakfast in with rate of room, if I had paid extra for this I would have complained more, egg not cooked and staff complained of where we sat, said area not set for breakfast even though the table was set for breakfast including menu and cutlery and condiments, So was told this on three separate occasions.

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Room was nice and clean, the staff were very friendly. The evening meal was very tasty. Would book again.

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Rooms clean , staff friendly and helpful. Food not great. Fast food ribs and burgers.

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Only there for one night but very friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely stay there again if in the area.Great breakfast.

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The Croft Hotel is an lovely hotel to stay in. We stayed for dinner, bed and breakfast. The options for both dinner and breakfast were good. The dinner menu was a select menu but very easy to choose a meal.A large selection of breakfast food were available. All fresh food. The two staff serving were very friendly, easy to chat too. They were busy however we did not have to wait a long period of time for our dinner. More...

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Visited the Croft with my lovely wife. We booked the Dinner Bed and Breakfast deal. We were greeted warmly by the night manager and barman who promptly got us checked in and arranged a reservation for dinner. ||The room was clean and well presented. Had a fridge, ironing facilities and a wall mounted tv and very comfortable double bed. Spacious ensuite bathroom, with modern decor. Was a little warm in the room but this can be forgiven given it was 29° outside and staff were very obliging in furnishing the room with a fan. ||We went for dinner at about 6.30, we were greeted again by Ben (I think that was his name - the guy mentioned in previous reviews with Tattoos). He was extremely polite got us seated quickly and our drinks and meal order taken. ||Starters came and were brill we both had Crispy Belly Pork. Mains again did not disappoint. Rib eye steak and chunky twice cooked chips... Yum. ||During mains there was of course the usual saturday night "entertainment". There was an elderly couple, in the restaurant who had found fault with their meal. These things happen the guys at the hotel did there utmost despite the protests from the couple themselves. At least one of the couple had ordered steak and twice cooked chips and the complaint I believe was to do with them being overcooked?! The hotel staff could not do enough for the couple and the more they tried to help the louder this couple complained to the point other diners actually stopped eating their meal and spoke to the couple to try and defend the hotel staff. They were rude and personal to and about the staff. The staff were very unfairly treated.||The whole time the staff stayed cool and calm and polite and still managed to keep other diners food and drinks coming in a timely manner. This I think shows just how good the service at The Croft is. Well done guys.||That aside great desert. Great service despite being under pressure.||Breakfast was great. Excellent variety of Teas, Coffee's and fruit juices. Cooked breakfast to cater for all tastes. Was a great variety of pastries. ||Checkout would have been quicker has we not arrived after the couple from the previous night (and if I had remembered that there is no room 27). They of course raised their complaint as any disgruntled guest had the right to do and declined a goodwill gesture of money off their stay. Bearing in mind they were only being charged Dinner Bed and breakfast rate the same as our selves the hotel surely can't be making much anyway off that particular rate. ||And Nathan... we liked your "floral shirt".||The rest of the stay was uneventful and we had a great time. Thank you for a great stay. More...

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It's not often I get such a pleasant surprise when I pull up outside a hotel and I can see immediately that it's an old building, then walk inside and get a real wow impression. It's easy to put a lick of paint on the outside, and the same inside, but it takes attention to detail, skill, craftsmanship and real, professional staff to get it right. The Croft have most definitely got it right.||Everyone who I met that was associated with The Croft was immeasurably proud of this wonderful hotel and rightly so. I stayed in room No 3 and only had the one night as I was on business, but the next time I'm in the North East I'll certainly be back. More...

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Me and my wife had our wedding reception here last year so we thought it would be nice to return for our anniversary. At £9. 95 for Sunday carvery it was a great price for the quality of food. Weren’t shy with the meat, the selection of veg was great and you can get what you want. Roasties were amazing with a rosemary sprinkle on them, loads of big ones for me! Mushy peas were a pleasant surprise, and the rest was cooked perfectly. Will definitely be returning as it’s one of the best I’ve had, and I’m very fussy with Sunday lunch ! Very friendly and attentive staff. More...

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Sent an email last week about afternoon tea with my friends. Quick response, explained there would be 4 adults two babies which would need high chairs. When we arrived the high chairs were placed at the table ready and waiting for us. Staff are brilliant! Kept coming to make sure we had enough tea/coffee see if we needed anything else, can’t fault the staff. My only problem was, in my email I said there will be a vegetarian- which is me. So I asked if the vegetarian sandwiches could be on a separate plate or just separated from the meat ones. When I received my sandwiches there was a tuna sandwich on my plate. I’m not a pescatarian so I don’t eat meat or fish. I took the sandwich off my plate and didn’t kick up a fuss but I was upset about this therefore unable to eat the sandwich touching the tuna sandwich. I understand people may think it’s petty but I take my vegetarianism very seriously and I was annoyed that I wasn’t asked if I ate fish or not and they just assumed. Other than that it was lovely, warm cheese scones were to die for and everything else for that matter! Thank you for having us More...

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Myself and my husband got married here on Friday 13th. The staff were incredible. I stayed the night before and it was just so relaxed. The bridal suite is awesome - perfect for getting ready on your big day. David (events) was amazing, as well as Ashley, Nathan and Dyonne. The food was brilliant, and the service impeccable. We had the best day of our lives spent here. And looking at other hotels in the similar area bar far it was the most reasonable priced event. ||We honestly can’t recommend this place enough (photos are from a wedding fayre) xx More...

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Good food friendly staff in all excellent

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Myself and my husband got married here on Friday 13th. The staff were incredible. I stayed the night before and it was just so relaxed. The bridal suite is awesome - perfect for getting ready on your big day. David (events) was amazing, as …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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Me and my wife had our wedding reception here last year so we thought it would be nice to return for our anniversary. At £9. 95 for Sunday carvery it was a great price for the quality of food. Weren’t shy with the meat, the selection of veg …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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Sent an email last week about afternoon tea with my friends. Quick response, explained there would be 4 adults two babies which would need high chairs. When we arrived the high chairs were placed at the table ready and waiting for us. …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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AmaZing wedding venue. Staff are fabulous xx

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We had our wedding here. It was amazing.The staff were brilliant couldn't so enough for us and our guests.Helped us every step of the way with our plans. So happy we booked with the Croft.

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It's not often I get such a pleasant surprise when I pull up outside a hotel and I can see immediately that it's an old building, then walk inside and get a real wow impression. It's easy to put a lick of paint on the outside, and the same …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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lovley food and great friendly staff

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Excellent service, friendly staff, tasty delicious kippers!

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The Croft Hotel is an lovely hotel to stay in. We stayed for dinner, bed and breakfast. The options for both dinner and breakfast were good. The dinner menu was a select menu but very easy to choose a meal.A large selection of breakfast …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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Visited the Croft with my lovely wife. We booked the Dinner Bed and Breakfast deal. We were greeted warmly by the night manager and barman who promptly got us checked in and arranged a reservation for dinner. ||The room was clean and well …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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Very enjoyable 1 night stay, would have liked to stay longer

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The 5 stars say enough

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I've never been in but my work colleague has and she says it great value for money and the staff are brilliant

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We've visited the hotel a few times as a family wedding has been held here.||The hotel itself is lovely, beautiful location right beside a church and river. ||The staff are also very welcoming and friendly. Price-wise it is very reasonable …Read more on TripAdvisor More...

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