DoubleTree by Hilton Stoke on Trent
Free parking, its own spa, and a three-minute walk to the flumes
About this hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton is the rare property here that combines genuine walking distance to Water World, around three minutes, with its own indoor pool, spa, gym and free parking. Families arrive, park once, and can walk to the flumes without needing the car again until checkout. Toddlers and tweens get the water park itself just down the road; parents get an actual spa and gym to retreat to in the evening, a different kind of water time from the day's flumes. The restaurant and bar cover dinner without leaving the building, and the on-site laundry service is a genuine help on a multi-night stay when swim kit needs drying out between sessions. It closes out the day well: check out from the flumes, walk back, unwind properly.
- Free parking
- Indoor pool and spa
- Fitness center
- Full-service laundry
Our take
This suits a family who wants the shortest possible walk to Water World alongside a genuine spa and pool for the adults, and doesn't mind paying a mid-range rate for both. It's not the pick for the tightest possible budget, where a Premier Inn or Travelodge further out will cost less.
- ✓Book the spa or gym access ahead of a weekend stay if it's a priority, treatment slots can fill on Saturday evenings.
- ✓Take advantage of the free parking and walk to Water World rather than driving, it's genuinely a three-minute stroll.
- ✓Use the on-site laundry service on a multi-night stay to keep swim kit dry between water park sessions.
Why we love it
- Three-minute walk to Water World
- Own indoor pool, spa and gym
- Free parking included
- Restaurant, bar and laundry service on site
Why guests love itThis was the closest we found to actually walking to the water park, and it changed the whole trip. We went back at lunchtime for dry clothes, then out again for the afternoon session, no car involved either time. The spa in the evening while the kids wound down in the room felt like a genuine second holiday inside the same weekend.