This hotel does a lot right, it also has a lot of room for improvement. The grounds and general appearance of the hotel are excellent, the lobby area is welcoming and the reception desk staff are polite and friendly. There is a large car park which is free.
The small double room has two single beds pushed together, they have aging mattresses which have a memory foam topper on them, you are forever pushing it back into place.
I wondered why my bed had a dustpan and brush on it, apparently you put this outside your door to indicate you’d like your room cleaned (I liked that idea). There is NO air conditioning in the rooms, there might be in the rest of the hotel but NONE in the rooms.
The WiFi reception on the first floor at the front of the hotel (room 205) is non existent, I mentioned it to the lady on reception and she just said I had put the wrong password in, I hadn’t as I was on the WiFi in the reception area.
The shower is okay, not very forceful and it’s wet room style, no slip mats and the floor feels lethal when wet, not great if you have mobility issues. The bathroom door was tardy at the bottom, the rooms definitely need some updating.
The curtains are too thin, the morning light certainly wakes you up earlier than you might like. Apparently the hotel used to be an old army barracks, on one hand it adds some nice history, on another it adds an enhanced feeling and understanding of the small rooms.
There is a free hot and cold drinks machine, also ice cream running from 5am to 1am the following morning, no milk though if you just want hot water for the selection of tea bags. The free fruit is just apples. There are some images from other reviews showing a lovely selection of food for breakfast, they must have changed it as there wasn’t half the choice.
The only cooked food is scrambled egg (very salty) bacon rashers and sausages that are the size and thickness of your index finger and despite being cooked, all served cold, most bizarre. A selection of cheese, very little fruit, very limited bland cereal choice, the pancakes were rubbery and cold, I’d actually give the breakfast 2 stars at a push, if someone gave it 1 star I wouldn’t argue, it really is poor.
I nearly gave the hotel 3 stars, I’ve given it a 4 but I’m probably being a bit generous because of the free ice cream on tap!! One thing is for sure, it’s a long way short of the 5 stars many...
Read moreKonfirmation på Milling Park hotel Middelfart Vi havde ikke lykkes med at finde et sted til vores søns konfirmation d. 14. maj- Som sygeplejerske under Corona og sygeplejerskestrejken, var ens fokus et helt andet sted og da vi skulle til at booke, var alt bare fuldstændig booket i Kolding. Men ét sted, fik jeg anbefalet Milling Hotel i Middelfart. Vi var lidt nervøse pga. anmeldelserne herinde på Trust pilot, men fik arrangeret et møde med restaurant chefen. Hun gav et rigtig godt indtryk og viste os rundt- ved 1. øjenkast er hotellet måske lidt gammeldags i foyeren og orangeriet- restauranten - men omvendt ret charmerende. Selve fest lokalerne var mere moderniseret: rigtig fine med nye terrasse døre: gulvtæpper alt var rent og pænt og ikke som man læser herinde. Selve salen kunne lukkes af, hvis man ikke var så mange, hvilket den blev, da vi kun var 34- det betød at det var super hyggeligt- stadigvæk med masser af god plads: - vi sad ved 4 store runde borde og vi alle havde en rigtig god fest, hvor man fik snakket godt alle sammen og på kryds og tværs. Blomsteropsætninger, bord dækning, gave bord og buffet mv. - Flot og lige som vi havde bestilt. Men maden! vi fik forret, hovedrets buffet og dessert buffet- det var bare lækkert- lammekrone rosa, kalve filét rosa, oksemørbrad rosa, pochetta, laks- alt var bare tilberedt perfekt- og totalt mør, ledsaget af 2 slags lækre kartofler, mange salater (kan slet ikke huske dem alle) og 2 slags sovs. Der stod en kok og skar for, så det var frisk og lækkert. Selve dessert bordet var altså også vildt lækker og med ubegrænset ta' selv soft-ice. Vi havde fravalgt osten, da vi heller ville have en kage mere, men hold da op, hvor var der mange forskellige og de var hver og en rigtig lækre. Gæsterne var vilde med det og spiste løs og der var ingen tomme fade på noget tidspunkt- de service mindede, smilende tjenere sørgede for, at der var fyldt op og det var indbydende hele tiden under hele seancen. Der er ud over kaffe og te i spandevis også en kaffe automat med special kaffe i, som man frit kan benytte også- det var der mange gæster der også var ret glade for og kvaliteten af denne var også i orden. Vi sluttede af med hotdog, hvor vi kunne bemærke at der var hjemmelavet remoulade og vores fest trak lidt ud fordi folk simpelthen hyggede sig så meget. På hotellet var der billard bord og Mini golf i den lille have, som man frit kunne benytte. Det var børnene og de unge teenagere meget glade for. Noget andet er, at der er musik anlæg der kan kombineres på alle mulige måder. Samt projekter, så man kan vise billeder.- stedet bliver også brugt til firma og kongres- så det fungerer bare. Vi havde så god en oplevelse, at vores yngste datter krævede, at vi bookede det til hendes konfirmation også. Det får simpelthen de varmeste anbefalinger herfra. Vi har efterfølgende også hørt fra vores gæster, der bare syntes det var et flot arrangement og lækkert. Det er booket til næste konfirmation også:-) Prisen? den er helt fornuftig i middel- kæmpe plus også. Hen over sommeren vil der være grill buffet- så vi har aftalt at tage over med ungerne og spise og spille minigolf samt billard, for det nåede min mand og jeg ikke at...
Read moreWe stayed at the Park Hotel the night before we went bridge walking in Lillebaelt, 5 minutes away by car. The exterior of the hotel was a nice brick building. The staff were pleasant. The interior was quite dated and looked as if it needed to be spruced up. ||Our King bed was 2 twin beds pushed together. It was not made up as a king size bed, but as 2 twins. The pillows were just so-so.||The bathroom was one large room with a shower, toilet and cabinet sink. Although you could pull the shower curtain closed, there were no other barriers on the floor around the shower and the floor got quite wet. The floor was a highly polished tile of some kind, and slippery. Scared me, yet everything worked out ok. ||Breakfast was just so-so as well. Most of the right ingredients for breakfast were there, but the presentation was substandard, the food was not all hot and some of the dishes were not replenished on a timely basis.||Would I stay at the Park Hotel again? ...
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