Hotels in Middlesbrough
In the end I gave up and booked the only one I could find that looked reasonable on Late Rooms, the Thistle. After my experience on Tuesday with Premier Inn, I felt that might be an idea, but that didn’t work out, as the one in the town itself was fully booked. I phoned the others locally and they were all clueless about how you get to the Riverside by public transport. They just assumed everybody comes by car and you could almost hear the sentiments that only losers use public transport down the phone. Premier Inn don’t even provide decent maps on their site about where the hotels are.
Incidentally, there is nothing on Middlesbrough FC ‘s web site either. After all, all I would need is a cosy B & B. Or don’t such things exist any more?
I have since cancelled the Thistle, as I have found a B & B, which sounds pleasant.
The Anonymous Widower 
I think cosy B&Bs only really exist in rural tourist areas these days.
Comment by Liz P | July 22, 2010 |
A friend runs one in Sheffield and has done for years!
I suspect they exist in most places, but the trouble is finding them.
Comment by AnonW | July 22, 2010 |
I actually found two, by searching for Cleveland B&B in Google, which gave me a map. One looked excellent, but was full, so I booked the other. Both incidentally had Tourist Board ratings and on-line reservations.
Comment by AnonW | July 22, 2010 |