Macclesfield North hotel

No wifi in my room and no mobile signal so unable to get any of the work done that I needed to. Local management confirmed the wifi was a problem and was being fixed but no advance notice given as otherwise I would have stayed elsewhere.

Hotel is in a good location, clean, comfy and parking is aplenty. We were unfortunate to be on the ground floor as we booked a family room. The noise from the upstairs room woke us at 1am, just from people walking around, dropping things on the floor and opening and closing drawers. The soundproofing is non existent so please beware.

Does what it says on the tin really. Super easy to book online, very budget friendly, clean, with a comfy bed and a hot shower. Car park is large, easy access from nearby road network. Next to the pub for breakfast where the staff were super friendly and efficient.

The hotel is unfortunately in a mobile not spot/dead zone. So – at least if you use the EE or Vodafone networks – there is no mobile signal for calls or data roaming; worst on the western side of the hotel. This extends to the other parts of the business park – it amazes me that these businesses collectively accept this situation rather than securing eg a booster mast. This was critical, as during my stay, after negative comments about the state of the wifi at the hotel, they decided to upgrade/improve it, which went wrong, so there was no wifi at all. No wifi, no roaming, no phone calls – you suddenly realise how indispensable this is for modern day life. Consequently, for any emails/calls/messaging, I had to drive to a car park lay-by about a mile away to conduct my business and I missed a key Zoom call at the hotel through lack of any available communication channel. There seemed no sense of urgency at the front desk trying to fix the issue. Otherwise, the hotel was very nice indeed. I knew there was no AC on booking, but the south facing room did become quite warm. The room was as clean and well presented as ever. Some minor background traffic noise when the window was open. Breakfast in the adjoining Beefeater was very nice, although it is ordering from the host rather than self-service for the hot options, which I like less than the buffet, as it takes longer/involves more faff. But a very relaxing dining area and everything was in stock.

L>ovely location. rooms clean. only issue is not able to cool the rooms down in hot weather and windows only open a small amount not enough to get good air circulation which is also impossible with curtains closed. When sleeping you need to close widows to avoid road noise so you can sleep.