Spa Days with Afternoon Tea

Great value, lovely helpful staff. Pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room all available. I would double check when they have classes on though before booking specific times, because they can have mum and baby swimming and other noisy groups. Not a problem just some people may want more quiet.

The perfect spa - not too big or too small, clean, lovely and warm, gorgeous views, heated floor in changing rooms makes being barefoot a dream! Have already rebooked.

We were greeted at the desk with a welcoming smile and then shown to a beautiful room for our afternoon tea. After eating a nice selection of sandwiches and cakes we made our way into the spa. We were given a towel and a warm robe to wear over our costumes and then made our way into the pool area. It was just what we needed.

Absolutely brilliant. We are actually going again tomorrow for my Mum's Birthday.

Wonderful day at the mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh

Absolutely fantastic would definitely recommend and come again well worth the money

Firstly, the Mercure Hotel in Dartford was lovely. Their staff is extremely flexible and I recommend spending this voucher there. We changed the time for our afternoon tea after we realised we were hungry before the time we scheduled and they had no issues changing the time for us. The pool was a bit cold but still clean and a lot of fun to swim in. It’s quite big and everyone there was respectful of space and noise levels. The hot tub was nice and bubbly and the perfect temperature. The sauna and steamed rooms were great and definitely added to the spa experience. The locker rooms were nice and the lockers were massive, so bring as much things as you wants. There’s also lounger chairs to sit near the pool and you can claim them with a towel. We even took a quick nap by the pool on the lounger chairs. It was a much needed relaxation. Lastly, the afternoon tea was in the lobby near the bar. They have nice seating there on couches and near the window. The kitchen seemed busy and our afternoon tea took about 20 mins to come out but we weren’t fussed as we were enjoying our time with tea and coffee and were simply waiting on the food. It was a nice selection of mini pastries and cakes and the finger sandwiches also had a lovely selection to choose from. The scone was made fresh and still a tiny bit warm which was perfect. I assume this is why we waiting so long for the food but the scone was lovely and everything tastes delightful. The waiter came out and explained to us what was on the platter for our afternoon tea so we knew what to expect and we sat and ate and then went home. We enjoyed our time!

Couldn't wish for a more relaxing day, I enjoyed of the facilities eg, hot tub, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and pool before and after my two treatments, just wish the back, neck and should massage and Indian head massage lasted longer I was enjoying them so much. However, I was disappointed that there are no many spa options in Bournemouth or Poole where I live, most locations are above London, which is too far to travel. Whilst at the hotel I chatted with a mother & daughter that had come from Southampton as they said the same thing. Also I found the Red Letter Day website quite hard to navigate as when searching for a spa location it ignored my postcode, which wasn't very helpful & once I had entered my gift code it took me to bookings at the West Cliff, so I had no option of venue. Website needs to be seriously looked at.

We love banatyne and had a fabulaous time. Really easy to redeem the voucher and took us straight to the website where we could book. Confirmation was sent right away. Beautiful time x