Grand Metropole Hotel is a hotel in Blackpool, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in England”. It is owned by Britannia Hotels. It stands about 0.5 km from the centre of Blackpool.[3]
Overview
The Grand Metropole Hotel is a large hotel in Blackpool, England. It is the only hotel on the shoreline side of Blackpool Promenade. It is one of the two oldest hotels in Blackpool; work originally began in 1776, on what was then named Bailey's Hotel, and it opened in 1785.
From “Grand Metropole Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.5 km from the centre of Blackpool. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), about 55 km from the centre of Blackpool.[4]
It is one of 56 hotels in and around Blackpool recorded in Wikidata, 16 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 2 chain-operated properties there. Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is North Euston Hotel, opened in 1841. See Hotels in Blackpool.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Clifton Hotel — 0.2 km
- Pelham Lodge — 0.2 km
- Valentine Lodge — 0.3 km
- The Dragonfly — 0.5 km
- Gabrielles — 0.5 km
- Atlantis Hotel — 0.7 km
- Beeches Hotel — 0.7 km
- Sorrento House — 0.7 km
- OYO High Tide Hotel — 0.7 km
- Lynbar Hotel — 0.7 km
See also
References
- ^ Grand Metropole Hotel (Q5594804). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Grand Metropole Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-21.
- ^ Blackpool (Q170377). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Blackpool. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.