A smart hotel on the A1 motorway near Durham, with meeting rooms, free parking and all day dining Holiday Inn Darlington - North A1M, Jct.59 hotel is an easy 25-minute drive from Durham. Nearby Darlington station has direct services to London, and trains to Durham take around 15 minutes. Ideal for work stopovers, we’re also a convenient base for weekend breaks or day trips to the famous Durham Cathedral. At the Beamish Museum, a 40-minute drive away, open-air exhibits recreate local life in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Even closer is Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon, showcasing 300 years of railway history. If you’re here on business you can host a meeting in our 5 well-equipped conference rooms, with friendly staff on hand to help with catering. At this hotel you can enjoy: - Free Wi-Fi - A mini-gym - Kids stay and eat free Our comfortable bedrooms have pillow menus and super king-size beds to help ensure a peaceful night. In our colourful Open Lobby guests can relax in vintage-style armchairs, plug in laptops at the E-Bar or flick on the TV in the Media Lounge. Food and snacks are available around the clock. The hotel is Located just 16 miles from Catterick Garrison and 20 miles from RAF Leeming airbase.
"The room was spacious and comfy beds. It comes with free breakfast, which is good. Breakfast was alright, the same food every morning. The only thing that lets us down is one of the staff in the restaurant. We sat there for ages waiting to be served. Because he won't be serving us not until 8pm. So we've waited patiently, because we have just arrived that night and was very hungry. This man was serving other people, but not us. So my husband and I were wondering what's going on. So my husband went to the till and queued up. But when it's my husband's turn, he asked, ”Who's next?? Obviously, my husband was in front of him. Then, when my husband asked if we could order now, he looked at him and me and saying ”Oh, just wait to your table, and I will get your order from there. . Maybe because I am the only Asian there. I feel like there's a bit of racism to be honest. We went back to our table and waited to be served again. But he didn't turn up and served the next table beside and served some other customer who came after us. I was so mad and upset. But I don't want cause a scene. So we we just went out and looked for another restaurant outside the hotel. We're so disappointed, and we didn't expect to be treated like that. The receptionist was very nice and helpful. I just forgot his name. But the one at the restaurant is not nice at all. He ruined our family holiday. We won't be coming back anymore there."