About Lakeside Continental Hotel
Set within the Lakeside entertainment and leisure complex, the Lakeside Continental Hotel Hotel in Camberley is a three-star business hotel with an indoor pool and meeting space for up for 1,200 attendees.
The hotel’s 68 bedrooms are arranged over three floors. All are en-suite and offer amenities such as flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, desks, hair dryers, irons/boards, phones and complimentary beverages.
Facilities at the Lakeside Continental Hotel Hotel include a 24-hour front desk, laundry/dry cleaning and free parking. For a fee, guests enjoy access to the fitness centre in the Lakeside complex. Area and airport shuttle services are available (surcharge).
The hotel restaurant offers breakfast and evening drinks. For lunch and dinner, guests can visit the 100-seat restaurant in the nearby Lakeside International Hotel.
Farnborough North train station, offering direct services to Central London, is two miles from the hotel. Heathrow Airport is a 30-minute drive from the property.
Positive Reviews
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Friendly staff
This hotel doesn't escape criticism in many areas but, for the most part, guests find the staff at the Lakeside Continental are friendly, welcoming and happy to assist with any questions or queries. Check-in is often described as quick and as running smoothly.
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Good breakfast
Most guests enjoyed the breakfast here, although a few didn't particularly like having to trek to another hotel to eat it. Aside from that, guests appreciate the choice of quality of the food served.
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Budget-friendly choice
Many guests comment that they found the rates at the Lakeside Continental Hotel were reasonable for the area. Freebies such as Wi-Fi and parking are appreciated and the cost of the various shuttle services and fitness centre access are found to be acceptable.
Negative Reviews
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Dated decor and furniture
Many guests mention that the decor and furnishings in the rooms and public areas of the hotel are exceptionally dated. More than one guest suggest that entering the property is like stepping back in the 1980s - with the framed portraits of Margaret Thatcher to match.
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Rooms may disappoint
In addition to the dated decor and furnishings, guests mention that there are many other disappointing aspects to the rooms. Reported issues include damp and mould in the bathrooms, noisy extractor fans, grubby carpets and broken lights.
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Deteriorating standards
Reviews of this hotel have gotten progressively worse over the past few years, so you can only conclude that standards are slipping and not much is being done to address the problems that are now commonly reported.