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The Benson

Property class: 2.5
Beach hotel near Blackpool Central Pier

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A modern interior with a herringbone floor, a herringbone ceiling, and a mix of round and rectangular tables with chairs.
A neatly made bed with green and white bedding, two bedside tables with lamps, and a wall with a geometric patterned wallpaper.
A hallway with a staircase, a white door, and a large floral painting on the wall.
A hallway with a black ornate mirror on the wall, a wooden chair, and a radiator.
A building entrance with a green door, flower baskets on the wall, and steps leading up to the door.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

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13 Wellington Road, Blackpool, England, FY1 6AR
  • Place, Bloomfield Road Stadium
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Sandcastle Waterpark
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
    ‪18 min walk‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

A neatly made bed with green and white bedding, two bedside tables with lamps, and a wall with a geometric patterned wallpaper.

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Classic Triple Room, Ensuite

A single bed with a green blanket, a patterned pillow, and a rolled white towel on the bed. There is a nightstand with a lamp and a drawer.

Classic Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

Basic Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Ensuite

A bedroom with a bed, a purple throw blanket, and a white pillow.

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

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Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Classic Double Room, Ensuite

A bedroom with a bed, a desk with a lamp, a window, and a door leading to a bathroom.

Classic Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A neatly made bed with green and white bedding, a floral pillow, and a rolled white towel.

Suite, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Ensuite

A neatly made bed with plaid bedding, two pillows, and rolled towels.

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Standard Single Room, Ensuite (comfortable)

A bedroom with a single bed, a window, and a wall-mounted shelf.

Standard Single Room, Ensuite (comfortable)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Classic Quadruple Room, Ensuite (quad)

A bedroom with two beds, a window with blinds, a radiator, and a painting on the wall.

Classic Quadruple Room, Ensuite (quad)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

About the neighborhood

Blackpool

South Shore stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this South Shore hotel, you'll find Blackpool Beach and Bloomfield Road Stadium. Bloomfield Road and Ma Kellys Foxhall are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Bloomfield Road Stadium - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Blackpool Central Pier - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • South Pier - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Sandcastle Waterpark - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Blackpool Pleasure Beach - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Blackpool South Station - 20 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪The Velvet Coaster (Wetherspoon) - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Terrace Bar - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Tipsy Seagull - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Benson

Beach hotel near Blackpool Central Pier
The Benson offers its guests karaoke. Public spaces have free wired Internet.

This Blackpool hotel is smoke free.

  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Karaoke
  • Storage area for luggage
  • No smoking on site
The Benson offers 10 accommodations.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge); free wired internet

Things to do

  • Karaoke

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Property is also known as

Sandgate Hotel Blackpool
Sandgate Hotel Blackpool
Sandgate Blackpool
Hotel Sandgate Hotel Blackpool
Blackpool Sandgate Hotel Hotel
Hotel Sandgate Hotel
Sandgate
The Benson Hotel
The Benson Blackpool
The Benson Hotel Blackpool

Frequently asked questions

Does The Benson have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at The Benson.

How close is The Benson to the beach?

This hotel is a short 4-minute walk from Blackpool Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does The Benson offer free breakfast?

The Benson does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at The Benson?

No, there is no casino at this hotel, but Grosvenor G Casino Blackpool (15-min walk) and Mecca Bingo (4-min drive) are nearby.

What time is check-in at The Benson?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM.

Is there free parking at The Benson?

Free parking is not available at this hotel.

Does The Benson have a pool?

The Benson does not have a pool.

Does The Benson have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is The Benson to downtown Blackpool?

The Benson is 1 mi away from Blackpool.

The Benson Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel will definitely be returning
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hostess, Christine, and her sons are really welcoming and cant do enough for you. Room was excellent. Thouroughly enjoyed stay and would highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect amount of space, lovely owners!

We had a lovely stay at The Sandgate. The room was fantastic, the staff were so friendly, and it was perfect for the event we were attending, honestly would recommend this place to everyone.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

McKenna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean room, wonderful house owners that are very kind and helpful. Was a wee bit chilly as the bathroom window wouldn’t latch and the radiator wouldn’t work but otherwise it was amazing!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Cheap and Cheerful

All I needed was a bed, shower, somewhere to keep my bag and be within walking distance of Winter Gardens. This place ticked all the boxes. All I cared about was that room/en suite was clean and it was. Nice place with friendly owners it is ideal if you're planning to be out all day just need somewhere to lay your head. Thanks guys. If I come back again will be looking you up.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

4/10 Poor

kay

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room had not been cleaned too many beds crsmed into a small area no chair to sit down nowhere to put your lugage windows that would not close as the hinges were broken
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Andrew J

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Safe Simple Practical and Friendly

V simple and practical. Plain speaking friendly Yorkshire folk! Did what it said on the tin
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had an amazing stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Family and friend

The hotel was spotless would recommend it to friends the owner Christine was lovely makes you feel welcome from time you arrive till you leave
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was lovely and staff friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a brilliant time in Blackpool staying at the benson for 4 nights with my son “ perfect location perfect hotel very lovely staff and overall great place . Loved it that much that we booked to come back down again in a couple a months time , would recommend this hotel to anyone especially people for young kids as it’s perfect distance from both the tower and pleasure beach - also we got a sea view and the beach is literally across the road with the tram and bus stop there also “ loved it
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic stay clean and very friendly perfect location breakfast 10 out of 10 would stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the nicest hotel I have stayed in at Blackpool 😁😁😁the owners are fantastic and very welcoming, can't fault anything. Will definitely be going back here.😁😁😁
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
lovely hotel lovely clean room very nice lady Christine.. my only complaint is that the bed was a bit hard and squeaked and so did all the floorboards even the ones above and no food .. but apart from that cant fault it was lovely near to the beach xxx
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyed my stay

Really nice people hoping to come again on 26th may 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great little hotel

Arrived late on a Saturday, got greeted by a lovely woman who gave us our key (we was in room 3). Took some details and off to the room we went, the room was very small, (this did not bother us as we only needed room for sleep) double bed which was so comfortable, draws with tea and coffee on inside the draws was a sewing kit and a hair dryer (cute idea) and a leaflet about the hotel and what to do in an emergency. little round table and chair. Shower cubicle, sink and toilet (all private to that room, as i no some places its shares bathrooms) all nicely decorated, bedding clean (looked like new bedding). We did't use the wifi so i cant comment on that, there was a TV on the wall but we only used this for music when we got ready to go out. The location was quite central. Overall we enjoyed our stay here and if we go to Blackpool again we will definitely book this hotel and advise friends to do so.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a great time at sandgate... the host is very kind and hospitable...we would love to visit again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home from home !!! Absolutely amazing place and amazing hosts, everytime we go to Blackpool this is where we are going ! Xx
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

WELL PLACED FOR ATTRACTIONS

NO BAR OR DINING FACILITIES. I AM HOWEVER LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE RECTIFIED VERY SHORTLY.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel good location

The hotel is situated between the South pier and the central pier.... It's a basic room only hotel with ensuite rooms.... the rooms were small but tidy and the bed was comfortable. We were advised to us a church carpark a short walking distance from the hotel this was approx £25 for the week. Everything you need is within walking distance so no need to use the car and it was quite safe where it was.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017
Verified review

4/10 Poor

marie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

small room

Room was meant to be double room but it was far too small, I was booked for two night but only made it one night and the room was too hot to sleep, the window was open all night but made no differents I will not stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Brilliant b&b in South shore

Stayed in this b&b for 3 night. Can't complain. You get what you pay for. Lovely comfortable bed. Looking at retiring in fee months.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022