Midland Hotel

“Old world glamour with impeccable staff”

We arrived early at this yesteryear majestic hotel. Beautiful interior still very grand, would have been amazing in it's day. Its very close, as in next door to the rail station, is perfectly primed for Bradford City Centre, close to The Broadway, we arrived hours before check in but they kindly al… lisää

We arrived early at this yesteryear majestic hotel. Beautiful interior still very grand, would have been amazing in it's day. Its very close, as in next door to the rail station, is perfectly primed for Bradford City Centre, close to The Broadway, we arrived hours before check in but they kindly allowed us to leave our bag. We then ventured out and returned for our pre booked afternoon tea in the Brasserie. The afternoon tea was lovely, we were waited on by Aiden a charming polite young man. He also quickly changed one of our beautiful ornate chairs whose handle had broke. Moving on afternoon tea was very good value served in beautiful China tea pot and fine China cups and saucers, we opted for Earl Grey and milk and sugar lumps were readily available on table. Free refills were offered but the huge China tea pot held 6 cups of tea. The afternoon tea had a mix of 3 sandwich fillings, ham, cheese savoury and tuna served on a mix of white and brown bed along with salad. A selection of mini hand made cakes including cupcake, éclair, mini gateau and macaroons. In addition was a scone each with clotted cream and jam. Beautifully presented excellent service and very tasty in nice surroundings. The hotel toilets are very close by next to the restaurant too. There is also a water drinks fountain near reception desk and a wide variety of comfy seating with leafleting about things in the area. Quality furnishings and all immaculately clean. All staff looked impeccable. Moving on to our room, which we booked online via a third party site, we paid 59.00 for this we got a double bed, double aspect, lovely bathroom facilities with complimentary toiletries, full length mirror, portable fan, tea and coffee making facilities. The room had adequate lighting, bright, lamps and subdued mood lighting. There was no Internet information in our room but this was on the reception desk and WiFi worked well. The bed was comfy, our room 328 was the last on our corridor and we heard no noise at all. We found a ironing board (but not a hairdryer). We were left only 1 pillow each, as I have a lung condition we asked if 3 more pillows could be placed in our room, 2 extra for me and 1 for my husband. This was done by our return. The hotel has 2 bars, sadly the Spirit of Bradford bar never appeared open when we were there. The foyer bar/brasserie, we called in for a drink at last orders, served by a beautiful girl called Bethany who was not only efficient, charming and amusing and we were her last customers of the night before we returned to our room. On the morning of our departure we were booked on a train early, we did not opt for breakfast. We went to the brasserie hoping to get a latte before leaving but no one was in attendance. I asked Shirley at reception if we could get a latte as I really cannot function without a latte to take my stomach surgery meds. She made several phone calls to try and achieve this to no avail. We told her it didn't matter we'd get one at the station, but true to the style of The Midland, she was not going to be outdone and went to get me one from the restaurant. I went to pay for this but she gave as a complimentary, which was a very kind touch. She was super friendly and efficient and nothing was too much trouble. We checked out, with The Midland being the only real good thing about our visit to bradford but that was more a reflection on Bradford. The hotel is cash only, which for some may be a issue, but as I was notified in advance it wasn't a problem for us. The hotel does lock its front door at 11pm for security but the staff let you in if you buzz etc. We were back for 10.45pm so it was not a issue. Enjoy the grand sweeping staircase with its twinkly lights, the afternoon tea and the warmth this hotel exudes. I'm used to booking more high end rooms (at a price, namely suites etc) but this was literally to serve as a bed for the night and it was more than we actually expected. Enjoy your stay at The Midland, I would recommend

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