Holiday Inn Express - Burrow in Furness is a modern hotel and has all your basic needs. The rooms are modern, clean and the hot breakfast is great. The guest free fruit and water at reception is also a welcome gesture.

The negative is the staff at reception. They can be a bit arrogant, particularly, the caucasian lady with the dyed purple hair. She berated my wife during the checking in process. The restaurant is nice with a broad menu but, frustratingly, at 6.30pm on a Friday most items were not available as they had run out of ingredients including rice (I would have thought they could run someone down to Tesco 5 minutes away). Because of this we ordered takeaway from a joint elsewhere. By the time we got back, the tables were empty but told we couldn't use their tables. Some flexible discretion would be good especially with two 84 year olds involved.

Location is very central,for transport,local shops, cafes and entertainment. Breakfast is lovely,hot,and various cereals,toast and everything you'd expect to set yr day. Staff are helpful,pleasant,and nothing too much trouble. Busy at times with coach parties,but didn't disrupt the ongoing day. Good selection of beers/spirits and was pleasant to sit in the seating area,and of course TV showing how our GB teams were getting on(Olympics) Housekeeping were brilliant and room always tidy,and replenishment of tea/coffee/milk. Holiday inn should be pleased that it chose barrow-in-furness for its location. My first stay here was a year ago and nothing had changed .. except the weather.

The rooms were clean and modern. We had an issue with our room with a smell concern and a non functioning fan in the bathroom, but the staff were quick to resolve this and put us in a new room. Also, any request to the staff was no issue and were always helpful even when I came down and asked them to fill 3 bottles with water. The inclusive breakfast was perfect, and we had everything you could need to get your day going. They even offered takeout bags so you could take your breakie on the go. I was unsure if you could take the hot food out, but it was perfect for the pastries and toast. You could even make your coffee/brew in takeout cup, which was perfect to take on the go

Both rooms we were put in were facing the main road. Luckily there was not much on in the town during our stay so the traffic sound was not bad but given we had a young child with us would have expected being placed in a room facing inwards and not out facing the main road. Also, the second room we were moved into was directly next to the entrance to the floor, and meant we could hear everything coming in and going out and their conversations as well as the door bangs as it shuts behind them.

The staff we're amazing, so polite and couldnt do enough for you. The place was spotless and the staff we're constantly busy trying to keep it that way. The room was a good size, the aircon worked, the bathroom and bedroom were spotless (well done housekeeping) everything was pleasant. We went down for breakfast around 9:30 and a few things had run out as it was quite busy, however the staff we're all over it trying to restock breakfast items and cutlery. Withing just a few minutes everything was in full swing again. It was quite impressive to watch. So well done team!! The sofa bed wasnt terrible either, my daughter had a great night stay there. Ths Holiday inn in wakefield J40 however, you could literally see the springs of the sofa bed through the material. It was terrible. Extremely poor. Room 132 if anyone wants to know. An absolute night and day contrast compared to our disaster stay at Holiday Inn Wakefield J40. Wakefields site was terrible and an embarrassment to stay in. The staff had ZERO interest in working or helping guests, food was genuinely disgusting and the place dirty. Soooo glad Barrow in Furness is nothing like Wakefield. Goes to show theyre not all operated the same and therefor the pitfalls and lack of control from senior management. Surely as a brand you'd want everything to be the same high standard across the board. These senior managers need to get a grip. But anyway, Barrow was a delight and Im so happy I stayed there. Will definitely return and use Barrow Holiday Inn again. Thankyou Ladies and Gents for all your hard work and commitment to your guests. It shows!!! Be proud of yourselves and keep up ths good work! I highly recommend Barrow In Furness

Beds could be better, however we made do. Car park is too small and if youre not early enough you then have to pay for parking across the street. I understand this to be a small amount however still not ideal. Disabled parking really isnt great to rely on 2 spaces in your iw Car park and then its out to public disbaled bays. But...... not alot you can do with the infrastructure. However there is a derelict builidng to the rear of the building (used to be a cheap furniture place). This could always be purchased and levelled to a nice car park for your guests. Just an idea.

We arrived for "Dave Day" and were made a fuss of. Very friendly social and informative staff on arrival made us feel welcome. The hotel's location was fantastic just over the road from town hall where events were taking place. A bar / resteraunt in lounge area with comfy seats and a terrace outside. Although no onsite parking, a carpark was just a walk away and free to use as hotel guests. Free WiFi was also appreciated. Room was nice and clean and had lots of facilities - ensuite, good TV, and electric sockets with usb to charge devices. Leaving us with a gift in our room for "Dave Day" was a lovely gesture and surprise when we returned to the room after our day, we both felt it was very thoughtful and kind. Will definitely stay again when next in Barrow.

Room appeared tidy and clean, however a lot of dust in the air during the night induced my asthma. Sorry to say the bed wasn't that comfortable either. Room was very hot during first night but we opened window. We worked out the thermostat on our second night finding a handy info card with instructions which made the room cooler. Room was on the small side especially with sofa bed out made it difficult to manoeuvre around but we coped ok. Breakfast was self serve with lots of choice disappointed that it lacked continental variety croissant only no cheese, fresh tomatoes or meat slices.

We booked the Holiday Inn fir 2 nights for Dave’s Day . The bikers were travelling from London to Barrow in Furness in honour of Dave Myers ( Hairy Bikers) and we wanted to be there as part of the celebration. We could not have booked a more perfect location… you could see the final stopping place outside of the hotel window and the town square where a stage had been set up. This hotel proved to be brilliant… from the warm reception on arrival, the attentive staff throughout our stay -and May I say, they worked very hard considering there were 46+ K bikers hit the town…the hotel was full!! Hats off to them fir their constant courtesy and willingness to help. The hotel was spacious, comfortable and clean with a lift for easier room access. We had free car parking and WiFi ( which was a first) compared to other such chain hotels. The part We loved the most was the kind gesture of the brochure and wooden spoon for Daves Day which was left in our room for us when we returned from a day of celebration. Thankyou so much… I think you have set the bar for hotels such as this and it will certainly be our first choice for future stays around the country.

Everything was perfect…Thankyou .

Staff were extremely polite, helpfull and atentive. The room was spotless and bed was comfy and fresh clean towels and bedding for both nights we stayed. The breakfast was lovely and plentifull. The eating area was clean, comfy and modern and encourage you to sit longer and relax. The day manager was organised, helpfull extremely polite and great to talk to, with plenty of local info when asked. If we come back to barrow which im sure we will, ill definitely be booking here again!!! Totally recomend!!!

The parking was limited at the hotel until the saturday night; were you could park in the large car park across the road as its free from 7pm saturday i think, and free on a sunday. not to good for clothing storage in the room. Conecting my phone to the tv was difficult and didnt happen. Would be good if there were a few local info leaflets in the room or downstairs.

This hotel was fabulous! Room was very spacious, spotless and had a huge comfy bed! Shower was modern and powerful. Staff were wonderful, helpful and so friendly. The manager Jen was credit to the Holiday Inn chain. Breakfast was tremendous, one of the best we have ever had in a Holiday Inn or any chain hotel of it's kind. Lots of choice, quality produce, very well cooked and presented. Fruit and bread items were very fresh. We attended for Dave Day and were part of the bike procession. There was parking for the motorbike and a towel to wipe the wet seat the next day!! They even had placed a commemorative gift of the event in our room which was such a lovely and thoughtful touch.

Absolutely nothing, they went above and beyond in our opinion.

The location was nice since it was close to the shops and walking path in the town. It was also quiet despite being in the center. The best thing about this property is that it offers an amazing continental breakfast.

The pillows in the room were very uncomfortable. We had trouble using the thermostat and ended up being quite warm at night. We asked the front desk if there might be a problem with it and that we were struggling. Their response was to tell us to "follow the instructions in the room" as if we hadn't looked at that already.

Everything. The location, the cleanliness, the fresh fruit on offer, comfy seating area downstairs, the food, the fact you can take your coffee and breakfast on the go is fab, and the staff were friendly and helpful. Robert was very welcoming and attentive. We will most definitely be back in the future.

The only thing I could mention here is that there was a horrible blue bottle fly flying around the breakfast area. Obviously, through nobody's fault, maybe some of the exposed food items could be covered.