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Reviews of Lancaster University 3 stars

Lancaster University Guest Rooms John Creed Building Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YD, United Kingdom

#10 of 25 B&Bs and Inns in Lancaster

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Based on 1462 B&B reviews

7.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    7.7

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    7.3

  • Staff

    8.1

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free WiFi

    7.7

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  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    8.0
    Convenient bed-and-breakfast option for travellers
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms themselves are quite spartan — the essentials are all there but don’t expect more than that.

    Excellent location just off the motorway. Self check-in means it’s fine to arrive late. EV charging is available right next to the guest rooms (7kW, you’ll need the Amp app and your own cable). There’s a well-stocked convenience store on campus a few minutes’ walk away.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Bedside light did not work and the shower did not drain away so had to be ridiculously quick, which was not very satisfactory at all - had to keep turning water off whilst getting cold! Used email address to inform uni accom people on 1 August but no reply!

    Breakfast was very good with very pleasant staff. Swift service and opened promptly. Rooms were close to where we were able to park fortunately as was a lot of areas closed due to works going on. Location of accommodation was very good for us too.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Having to pay for parking. On my last night, some younger guests were still walking around opening and closing doors kn ghe early hours.

    The cost and the convenience

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom is a bit outdated but functional

    Good value for money, the room was clean and comfortable. Lovely breakfast with friendly staff. Check in was easy.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    8.0
    Lancaster university is a very welcoming place to stay, and the staff are very polite and friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was offered the opportunity to pay extra for a room upgrade, which I did. The money was taken but no upgrade was forthcoming. The price for a single room compared to a double is disproportionate as it is, so not getting the upgrade did come as a disappointment.

    The breakfast was of good quality and the staff were lovely. I was made very welcome throughout my stay

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    7.0
    Good value shame about the parking
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clearly dated interiors, ongoing building work, lack of free parking (despite main car parks being empty most of the time), rats - we saw several outside.

    Excellent breakfast, good location.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    7.0
    Very satisfactory for one night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    More milk. Bed was a bit hard. No TV.

    Check in easy, automated. Car parking good. Breakfast good. Clean room.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2025

    7.0
    Clean, quiet, good value stopover just off the M6.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Top floor room was hot overnight after a sunny day. Weak bedside lights.

    Convenient location en route to/from Scotland. Quiet and clean. Straightforward arrangements once you understood where everything was. Decent breakfast.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    6.0
    Good breakfast, functional rooms, some negatives
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    My second time staying and I think the quality has dropped a little. I was given the same room I had around a year ago - the shower was still slow draining so it backs up. The entrance hall had a bad damp smell as if there had been a significant leak. Given it was out of term time, the Uni was undergoing a lot of works and bus connections to Lancaster were not signposted and pretty irregular. Not much difference in price compared to City offerings now.

    Rooms themselves are functional and basic. The breakfast offering is good and i liked that there were veggie options. Quiet location and the Uni's rewilding looks really nice in the summer. Easy to access the accommodation. Despite being summer break, there were still some shops/cafes were open on the campus nearby.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    6.0
    Adequate for a short stay and handy location if visiting the University
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    This was student accommodation and so you have a good sense of what you will get but, having said that, the bathroom could have been kept cleaner and (despite leaving the sign on our door requesting this) it would have been nice to have had our coffee point replenished. These are small, easy things to fix, but would have made a difference to our experience. Breakfast is canteen style which means that, whilst it was fine, the food was never piping hot.

    We wanted something cheap and convenient for an event at the University so this was an ideal location in that we could walk each day.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    7.0
    clean, and nice breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    shower didnt work, and nobody to tell

    breakfast good

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2025

    6.0
    Bedroom in need of update, location good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattresses were well used and saggy.

    Location was excellent as function at Uni. Rooms were basic and in need of updating and deep clean, beds were passable. Check in was good and breakfast fine.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too hot!

    We were visiting the Uni open day

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    8.0
    Summer Adventure
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I thought the bed was a bit low down and the single mattress a bit too soft.

    I was very impressed by people I met on the Campus whilst finding my way about. There was a road closure where I expected to go(Underpass) but I managed with help from staff to go to and enter my room and was thankful. The breakfast wqas excellent and the bus service to and from lancaster was first class.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean and efficient check in

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very simple rooms considering the cost

    Perfekt acomodation for an event on campus

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    6.0
    Happy memories. Ok facilities reasonably priced.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Info and signage on location of car oark B and charging for parking was very unclear. On line maps were small print and uninformative. In the end car oark c was closer and close reading of the signs revealed free at weekends. There was no signage to The Marketplace for breakfast. Basic information on the room on location and opening times of shops, reception, etc with a simple map would help enormously. I found the shops too late for milk, which had run out, so had to drive to a oetrol station before 7am to get milk for a morning cuppa.

    Room was clean. Bed was comfortable Parking in the end was nearby despite unclear information

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The carpets were not very clean (mostly hair and dust) and the shower is very small. The water will not drain very quickly so you need to be aware of the water rising and maybe entering the room.

    Breakfast was good. I was a bit confused on how i could get the breakfast at the cafeteria, but the people there were very nice and explained. The people at the front desk were also very helpful, giving clear directions on how to get to your room. The rooms are small but the desk is really nice, so you can get some work done if needed.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2025

    7.0
    Good value for money but parking charges a major minus
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    This is the only Booking.com property where one has to pay for parking. To make matters worse, the parking charge is payable only by app, a system open to all kinds of abuse. LU really should rethink charging their paying guests for parking.

    Room spacious and comfortable; lots of noise from nearby M6; breakfast good; key system good

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2025

    7.0
    Great location but uncomfortable bed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The mattress on the bed was awful - all over it, you could feel the individual springs poking up - honestly the worst bed I have ever slept on. I actually tried to turn the mattress over, it was so uncomfortable. Such a shame as the room, location and breakfast were perfect but I could not believe how bad the mattress was, I am surprised it would pass any sort of official inspection.

    great location, onsite parking and terrific breakfast & kettle in room etc

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2025

    8.0
    Great acccommodation on campus for graduation
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower in double room needs attention

    Convenience for graduation ceremony

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2025

    6.0
    Great mission
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower room in my room

    Everything was well organized

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good and convenient
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Easy to get to

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    8.0
    Good weekend away for graduation
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms are a little bit dated. The electrical socket was a double socket but only 1 socket worked. The plug for the bedside lamp was not a normal uk socket. The lamp in room 7 was not very bright.

    Convenient for Lancaster University campus. Breakfast was basic but satisfactory.

    Stayed in July 2025

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