Best Western Smokies Park Hotel

Reside in Australia now, but always stay at Smokie's when back in Oldham. Made the mistake of one night at 247 Hotel, and will never make the same mistake. The staff are friendly and helpful. Even the cleaning staff interact and are good for a laugh, and accomodate to your needs. Rooms are well kept and have all required amenities. The beds are comfy, rooms are spacious, and there is little noise from outside. All meals are available in the bar/restaurant, however, I did find them to be a little pricey. Having said that, the meal quality cannot be faulted. There is a small gym and sauna, free of charge, which is great considering other places would slap more cost. The hotel is in walking distance of several shops, takeaways and post office. Daisy Nook is literally next door, where you can escape into the English woods. Travel wise, there is a bus stop 100 metres up the road, with frequent buses to Oldham, Rochdale and Ashton. From there, you can get buses and trams to Manchester. less

Booked in here for one night as we attended a friend's wedding. Lovely spacious room with a huge comfy bed. The room the wedding reception was in was stunning. Cannot comment on the breakfast as we didn't have this but would definitely stay here again. less

We stayed here for one night as part of a theatre trip to the Coliseum in Oldham where our friend was performing. Gentleman at reception on arrival was helpful & pleasant & printed out directions to the theatre for us & advised on a place to eat in town before the show - Joe's Smokehouse - very good burgers & friendly staff & only a couple of miles away. Our room was adequate for one night, clean comfortable bed, bathroom was a bit tired but again clean enough. We paid £9.50 each in advance (12.95) on the day for breakfast which was buffet style & what you'd expect from a hotel chain but slightly over priced in our opinion. At check out the lady there asked if everything had been alright & had we enjoyed the show which we felt was a nice touch. We would return if we were ever in Oldham again. less

Visited Smokies Park for a training course, lady on reception was helpful, directed me to the disabled toilet but it didn't lock, thankfully no-one walked in on me! Was then directed to "the boardroom" sounds very grand but in reality it's more like a cupboard, good job I didn't have a cat to swing as there wasn't enough room! Training started and all was well until the tea and coffee was brought in by a bloke who had an immense cloud of B.O. surrounding him. Took around 10 mins for the smell to ease. Then he came back to take our lunch order, again bringing the fragrance with him. Lunch was served in the bar area, which had a similar temperature to Iceland - I am never cold, wander round in t shirts in the winter but it was absolutely freezing in here. The food had been sat in this cold room so by time we got there it was tepid. The halloumi and Mediterranean veg flatbread was ok, would have been lovely if warm and the bread soft but it was rock hard. Back to training after lunch and 2 more visits from stinky man. No idea how he gets away with working in hospitality and smelling like that! Overall won't be returning or booking any other courses there. less

The room was decent size and clean. The rate of £58 for a nice was nice & cheap. Nothing to do in local area. So if it is just somewhere to get your head down then this is a great little hotel. Check when booking if breakfast is included if not you have to pay nearly a extra £10. This was my fault and nothing to do with hotel. I did have the breakfast and it was very nice. less