Last weekend was my nieces first birthday, so the other half and myself decided that we would be packing the kids up and travelling to Basingstoke to visit. Having to travel from Essex we thought even though it's only about and hour or 2 away (depending on the traffic) that we would stop over for the night and go to a gig. So armed with the knowledge that we would be staying on Thursday we decided to book a hotel in Basingstoke. Due to the lateness of our plans we seemed to be out of luck with travel inn and Premier Lodge as being a family of 5 we needed a family room. So this is where the Hilton came into the picture as there is one not to far from where we ...  Read the complete review

Stayed here in February 2004. Nice chain hotel with staff who are trained to provide service. Have you been to those reception desks where you just know that your presence at the desk is just an annoyance to the receptionist. - Definitely one of the more easily discernable differences between.. a very cheap hotel.. and a hotel where you are paying for the service. The hotel itself is everything you mgiht expect from price range. Clean with that touch of laura ashely pseudo cottage character chain chic. (as Cottage charater chic goes in a multi-million pound hotel). Nice pool and leisure facilities, nice room, nice bathroom, ... its all.. nice. The most ...  Read the complete review