I can't really believe this is a 3 star hotel. Stayed there because the Thistle in Middlesbrough was full. Front of house is dingy and amazed there's no broadband access - they sent me across the road to a pub! Bathroom was barely clean, room over-heated, view across to a carpark. Very grudging about getting me a (fairly nasty) meal... more

At one time prior to Marriott taking away the best hotels Swallow where a quality chain. The Stockton Swallow was a long way from the best but was reasonable. You can still see remnants of how it used to look but unfortunatly it is decaying rapidly. A good example are the toliets off the main bar area. Now the wash... more

I work in Stockton and live some distance away so have stayed at the Swallow a few times when working late. The choice of hotels in Stockton is pretty limited with the budget hotels usually booked in advance. The general appearance of the hotel is tired and like something out of the 70s, but the check in staff are friendly... more

This was a useful place to stay with its town centre location, but not really inspiring. The building is ugly (and dominates Stockton's townscape in a truly hideous way) and while some of the upper floor rooms must have nice views (Cleveland hills, Tees barrage perhaps?) I wouldn't know as my second-floor room could see only an entrance to the... more

I was visiting the area on business so I picked the Swallow Stockton as it was only £40 on [--]. When I arrived all was well, I parked my car in the car park (easy to find,) then it was all down hill. I got to the entrance from the car park to reception down a dingy corridor where you... more

Lots of negative reviews about the Stockton so to put things in perspective .This Hotel is used by coach companies as part of a package tour and as such the price per night is minimal as against direct booking .Do not book a room for more than £40 a night ,dependant on meals included i would say £30 room only... more

As other people have said finding the hotel by car is difficult and the town centre multi storey car park is not the safest place to leave your car. The place is just so old fashioned and out of date its unbelievable. I understand that the hotel and shopping precinct that it is attached to is due for demolision soon.... more

Without a shadow of a doubt, the most disgusting hotel(loosely termed)I have ever had the misfortune to come across, I booked this over the internet, (nothing to do with trip advisor) for my husbands birthday treat, treat it was not. The pics on the website looked lovely, overlooking the river, but when we arrived we couldnt find it!! it turned... more

This wins my vote as the worst hotel (if you can call it that) I stayed in last year out of the approx 80 I visited in 2007. Dirty (my partner insisted on showing the manager ashtrays in the lift that had not been cleaned for months), unhelpful staff (with the exception of one member of staff in the restaurant).... more