For an outwardly unremarkable basic hotel room I everything I needed on this trip. Comfy bed and a real bonus was the excellent large well equipped gym and swimming pool sauna steam jacuzzi area. I went home fitter then when I arrived. There is also good countryside walk woodland trust public footpath close to the hotel. Plenty of parking which felt pretty safe and secure. Good for larger vehicles as well. Staff are great very welcoming, always busy seemed to be a well functioning and happy team of people doing a good job. Front desk and organisiation was very user friendly. I had to change my booking several times due to changing work commitments but they accommodated me comfortably and with no fuss. Minor issues with the room (bath plug broke ) were resolved very quickly. Breakfast is good set me up for the day. Dinners in the large pub bar area big screen football most nights not my thing but not the end of the world. Surprisingly good selection of bottled beers and wines. Food was really well done and sensibly priced good quality food well presented and cooked. A good size tea mug in the rooms was a pleasant surprise made me feel at home thanks

Rooms are a little dated and tired but the essentials are bang on i.e comfy bed clean linen towels and hygiene. If you are looking for a boutique hotel this is not it. but for work rest and play it hits all my marks.

The rooms are a tiny bit dated, but spotless, comfee beds. The breakfast was amazing lots on offer and very tasty, we enjoyed the food. The pub on site was very good too, we tried the food and a very tasty meal. We Loved the pool and spa area, fresh towels given when you use the pool or spa. Staff all very friendly, will answer any questions when asked, they all work very hard and all look happy in their job, smiling and talking to people, making you feel very welcome. 10/10.

Just a tiny bit dated, but this did not spoil our stay at all, we would stay again, when we come into this area again.

Room was fine, staff were helpful, easy to find, plenty of parking, ate food there for three of the nights and it was very good, even when we were late one evening and literally 8 of us arrived back from the darts competition with a few minutes before dinner orders closed, the staff prioritised us all and made sure we got our food, on one evening we made friends with some family members of a member of staff, played darts with their relative who had Downs syndrome and we had a really nice time.

Nothing to complain about

Everything was perfect! Simple clean rooms, welcoming friendly staff. Went for a gym, swim and jacuzzi session after 5 hour car journey in Escape Zone, then to next door Bar/ Grill ... great value, tasty food at good price and great service from staff. Quiet room so slept like a log and then another gym/ swim at 7am. Breakfast was also great ! Both gym/ swim facilities and huge breakfast were included free ... such amazing value! Will definitely stay here again!!

The only thing I can fault is that there was no muesli at breakfast! But they had everything else including huge sausages and black pudding!

The property was really clean, ideal location and facilities were fab. Great value for money. The lady receptionist who booked us in was really friendly, happy and chatty. This property has potential to be really busy all year round everything you need in one place.

All other staff including in the restaurant/bar appeared to be very unhappy. Other than the lovely receptionist who booked us in we didn’t see any other staff smiling or taking the time to be polite.

Fantastic sport and leisure facilities, with the pool, jacuzzi, sauna and very large gym. Room was clean and comfortable. Good food and drink in the bar/restaurant at reasonable prices.

Bathroom fixtures and fittings were showing their age. Mostly functional but the taps on our sink (room 103) required five or six turns to get any water out. There was also no grill in the plughole, so the water went straight down and made a lot of noise, which wasn't good in the middle of the night. The bar was also pretty lively, so may not be ideal for those wanting a quieter evening.

The staff were wonderful always on hand to answer questions. We arrived and at last minute we needed to change one of our rooms from an exclusive double to a twin (our request) the receptionist could not have done any more to help within minutes we were given a family room. The breakfast staff were great catering to all the my son's needs in the morning before a big rugby game on the afternoon. Even though the hotel was catering for a Christmas event the restaurant staff were attentive and managed to get us in for a late meal and we had a warm friendly welcome. Rooms were warm, clean and well equipped for the stay. Dogs were welcomed and loved their stay too.

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The shower was amazing. The beds were extremely comfortable and the reception staff were super helpful and certain restaurant staff were lovely. Food was affordable and delicious. Swimming pool was good as an addition to staying. Being a dog friendly location was really great and everyone was very accommodating of her and very sweet with her. This was really what made our stay.

Shower didn’t work in the beginning which caused some issue on the first morning. But as I said was amazing once working. Parking was very busy with work vans and gym users, designated parking for hotel guests might be a good idea. One red headed member of staff in the olde post restaurant attached to the hotel managed to be rude 2 nights of our 3 night stay. To both myself and my friend which wasn’t pleasant, maybe some customer service training would be a good idea, as her fellow staff members were also affected by her negative attitude. Room also was not cleaned during our stay, so we had to ask for extras like bin bags and toilet paper from reception. On the card in the room it said it would be cleaned every second day.

The staff were welcoming. Laura at the check-in was great! Lovely young lady. Smiling and knows her job. 2nd Laura on my way to the pool was also very helpful with a warm smile. Hannah at breakfast was AMAZING! she knew my first day, I was in a rush. She made sure I still got my breakfast and helped me. Hannah was superb! The breakfast was delicious and good variety! It was my first time in Middlesbrough, and when I go back, I will be staying at the Sporting Lodge. My room was so spacious, comfortable, and a nice view looking from my window. I am usually very fussy about the hotel that I book. This was the closest for the graduation I came for, that had a pool and jacuzzi, I however enjoyed my stay and will be back with family and friends. Thank you, Hannah!

The free spa access & the breakfast. Was panicking the hotel was going to be terrible after ready reviews but was very pleasantly surprised.

The TV was broken in the bedroom & the rooms are dated but are clean. They are more than sufficient for a night or two away.