The Halston in Carlisle

Our regular girls Rendesvouz. Be it for drinks, lunch, dinner or special events, this place never fails to impress us. The bonus is, there's plenty of parking lots just a few steps away from its doorstep. 🥂

A one night midweek stay. I wish I had an excuse to stay longer. When I find one I will be back. The hotel was easy enough to find with a large public car park next to it. If you pay the parking at the hotel you get a 20% discount. Staff were very nice and helpful. We had a big, clean, well equipped suite that everything we needed. Staying midweek we had no noise issues. The city center attractions, the cathedral and the castle are all within easy walking distance. We ate at the attached restaurant and found the food to be of a high quality and standard. This is an easy hotel to recommend.

We were two guests and stayed midweek, two nights, Wednesday to Friday in a deluxe two bed, two bathroom apartment - room 204. We checked in with Dee on reception/concierge who was super friendly, polite and very helpful, also offering to book us a table for that night in the hotel restaurant, Penny Blue - all the food was amazing - scallops, cheese soufflé, steaks and apple crumble. Attentive and friendly service by Olivia. Our apartment was spacious and beautifully decorated with lots of personal touches. Milk and butter in the fridge, crumpets with preserves. Dualite toaster and kettle with Nespresso coffee pod machine. Full size dishwasher. Two suitcase racks. Wardrobes and drawers - all perfect. Breakfast also in the hotel, this time in Barton’s Yard. Hot coffee, toasted roll with sausage and eggs benedict. Absolutely amazing hotel with polite, helpful and courteous staff. Only one thing to consider is the internet, it is slow/intermittent and does not download particularly well. However, we would still recommend staying at The Halston 100 per cent.

I only use the small coffee shop attached but the service and value are consistently excellent. A small selection of light refreshments but well received. Discovered whilst waiting for the X95 bus to take me home, an excellent location within feet of the temporary bus stop for a needed break from the 'wonders' of the West Coast Mainline.

Having lived in Carlisle a good while I know that The Halston is a cut above but today I evidenced that exceptional service in action and how grateful am I that Dee on front desk is the embodiment of all that is great. She saved what had been a dreadful day caused by the loss of my mobile phone earlier today. I figured out if it was anywhere it was either The Halston or Sainsburys so with little hope I headed off to The Halston car park with a torch in the forlorn hope I would somehow discover it. No chance but I went to the check in desk and it was my very own miracle at Christmas care of Dee. Thank you for not only spotting it laid on the tarmac asking to get squashed but for rescuing it..attempting to contact me..my error and for all your goodness and kindness. I am eternally grateful and thank you so so much Dee. Great values and service not just words but rolemodelled by Dee.

A RAVE HOTEL FOR RAGERS. Horrible place. So loud! The room was shaking with noise and screams until 1:30am. We had just driven for 6 hours and had to start again in the morning. No noise insulation, rude staff. Asked for a partial refund as our sleep was so disrupted, they said they usually tell people how loud it is but they never told us when we booked (over the phone). Lady just shrugged her shoulders and offered free parking for 8 pounds. We had 2x rooms at 150 per night. Crazily bad service.

Great hotel xmas party night really well organised, food excellent considering 200 to serve. Staff Great atmosphere good. Even outside space with heaters when a breather was needed

Stayed here on Friday. I received a very warm and genuine welcome at reception. Every staff member that I met was smiling, warm and pleasant. My room was excellent, in terms of size, decor and facilities. This is a great hotel and I will definitely be back.

Didnt regret our choice to stay here. This is best hotel we stayed during whole trip in UK. Good service, many perks and amenities, close with station and many places around

We played here in Oct 2023 for a wedding. The staff are really good, and very very helpfull. I like it when the wedding coordinator introduces you to the Bride and Groom before the guests arrive into the room. The function suite is modern, clean, and well designed. Even a good central area for entertainment. Access is easy if your bring a trolley.

My first visit to The Halston for afternoon tea to celebrate two friends big birthdays. We'd pre booked and reserved a table a while ago, as it's very popular. We were at the Bartons Yard part of the hotel. Entrance was via reception to ensure that those people having afternoon tea were not disturbed by hotel and bar footfall. The staff were superb and very helpful. They were also very thorough, ensuring there were no allergies. It was a Festive themed afternoon tea. We started with finger sandwiches and soup, followed by sweet and savoury mini treats. Tea and coffee were included, with fizz as an optional extra. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the ample offerings. The presentation and attention to detail were exquisite. We finished off with drinks in the hotels Penny Blue Restaurant. I would definitely consider attending again. If there's a member of your group with allergies or the menu is just not their bag, discuss other options so you don't feel as though you have to miss out. You will be accommodated. There are good facilities at the hotel, and it's accessible. There's a car park next to the hotel £1 per hour, pay on departure, so no clock watching. The hotel is also only a few minutes' walk from the bus station, railway station and various routes bus stops.

Attended a charity Gala event. The set up was lovely, food absolutely gorgeous, well done to the Halston, we were impressed all around.

Accommodation to a very high standard and very friendly helpful staff. I will be going back.

Very nice stay here. I would definitely recommend it worth every penny.

Went to a work party to celebrate an award. Food was good and the facilities good.

Not a bad place but only worth half the price . Had to pay to park , got 20% discount, but still should have been included. No breakfast included , cost £680 for 2 nights for 2 rooms for wife and myself and our grandson and his girlfriend. Add on £24 for parking and £100 + for 2 lots of breakfast. Rooms a bit dated , bath was the highest ever seen we all had trouble getting out from the shower, needed to be a weightlifter to open the windows. Small carton of milk 4 coffees and 4 teas , reception said only get this first night stay so would have to replace ourselves, luckily lovely cleaner who gave us some. 4 small butters for packet of 6 crumpets. Could have stayed at Premier inn for £160 for the 4 of us , free parking and cheaper breakfast. Drove up from London for 6 hours for grandsons graduation so this put a damper on what should have been one of the greatest days of our lives for all of us . Probably never be going to Carlisle again but if did would never stay in this grossly overpriced hotel.

The food here is not anything special and some people in the group didn't get what they thought they ordered and it is overpriced for what you actually get

Spacious apartment hotel with an elevator! Honestly, I was quite surprised to find elevators in such historical home, but they managed to squeeze one, a very unconventional one at that, between the floors. Impressive! The unit itself was much larger than we expected and fully stocked except for paper towels (though it might just be a UK thing that they don’t supply paper towels). The hotel offered complimentary crumpets and jam which was a nice surprise! If I recall correctly, there was a washing machine in one of the kitchen cabinets 🤔 though it’s been two months since we last stayed so I could be wrong. Make sure to check with the hotel if you plan to do laundry.

Lovely staff , great atmosphere

Food poor .disappointing . Something a 16yrd would make himself while watching TV . Wouldn't recommend

Wonderful service and a beautiful and clean room. There’s no air conditioning but fans were provided and fortunately, the weather was fairly mild when we were there. There was a little street noise coming from the window in the living room but quiet in the bedrooms. Kitchen is fully stocked with silverware, kitchen utensils, a microwave, stove, toaster, tea kettle, and coffee machine, dishwasher too. We enjoyed the complimentary crumpets with butter, jam, and tea! The apartment was spacious enough for my family of 4. I only wish we could’ve stayed longer!

I wasn't a guest there but a photographer for a bridal party but I must say the apartment was stunning

Excellent hotel and apartments. Basic gym but perfectly functional. Food was fantastic and EV Chargers in carpark.