Spirit of Bristol
Spirit of Bristol, Bond Street, Bristol, BS1 3LU, United Kingdom- Sculpture
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Modern Rooms and Stylish Dining
The Holiday Inn in Bristol's city centre offers ultra-modern rooms with luxury bathrooms and a stylish restaurant and bar, perfect for a comfortable stay.
Convenient Location and Amenities
Located next to Cabot Circus Shopping Centre, this hotel boasts a mini gym, on-site parking, free WiFi access, and flat-screen LED TVs in every room, ensuring a convenient and enjoyable stay.
Delicious Dining Options and Nearby Attractions
Indulge in a varied menu at The Spot Kitchen and Bar, showcasing fresh local produce. With its proximity to Temple Meads Station, Arnolfini Gallery, and Clifton Village, there's plenty to explore nearby.
Experience the best of Bristol at the Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre. Book your stay now!
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Parking
PAID
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 5 guests
3 adults · 4 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
44 sqm
City View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
3 adults · 3 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
City View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
City View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
29 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
32 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
26 sqm
City View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
29 sqm
City View
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Nothing
Charged twice and still no response and still not refunded!!! Awful
Very clean and location perfect . Easy to check in
Pillows and bed but that's personal preference
Staff rooms and food were excellent
Nothing
Having to pay parking fees!!
The room was amazing for the price.
Odanın air condition sistemi arızalıydı, tüm oteller dolu olduğu için yer değiştirme şansımız olmadı. Portable küçük bir klima verdiler, gürültülü ve yetersizdi! Diğer konular güzeldi! Garsonlar, Archna, Lalith ve Sal ilgi ve profesyonellikleri için teşekkür ederim
In general, the room was good, and the location was perfect. Breakfast could be richer; there should be more cheese options. One of the important things that I like is that they have an iron in the room. But they do not have slippers, which guests should not have to request since it is a common standard in hotels.
If they have a variety of cheeses as a choice.
Good facilities, excellent breakfast
Not much
Clean spacious rooms nice staff
They don’t provide bottled water and when I inquired they mentioned it is a new IGH policy
Gutes geräumiges Hotelzimmer in zentral gelegenem Hotel. Unser Kind bekam beim Empfang einen Gutschein für ein Eis im Restaurant. Das angeschlossene Parkhaus ist praktisch, und man erhält einen Rabattcode vom Hotel (Bezahlung per App bei Anreise). Tipp: Parkhaus nicht vorab buchen, wegen 30% Rabattcode, den man erst beim CheckIn sieht.
Die Toilette war nicht optimal gereinigt bei Ankunft. Mit etwas putzen war das aber schnell selbst erledigt. * Die eigentliche Rezeption im 2. OG ist nicht besetzt, dafür der etwas kleine Schalter im EG. War nicht gleich zu durchschauen. * Vom Parkhaus aus gibt es zwar einen Zugang zum Hotel, aber keinen Aufzug für die erste Treppe.
Great location in the centre of Bristol. Excellent staff so helpful and friendly. We had a great room beds super comfy.
Nothing
Very spacious room and bathroom.
Sofa bed was too small.
Located close to the center of Bristol, this hotel is very comfortable and spacious. The staff is courteous and informative. Had a very good stay here.
Though the Hotel isn't responsible for it, the parking situation is a mess. Plenty of parking but mismanaged by Q-Park. But again, the hotel isn't owning the Parking. But a solution for customers would be great!
Great location, extremely convenient parking, lovely staff on reception.
Tall lamp had nowhere to plug in to. One bedside lamp did not work. Room service menu was only sandwich or pizza. Couldn’t get a salad with pizza.
Clean helpful staff
Access from car park
Vriendelijkheid van het restaurant personeel. Een heerlijke douche, waterdruk uitstekend Airco op de kamer, makkelijk en effectief Meerdere goede en grote spiegels op de kamer. Goede verlichting, vele stopcontacten Koffie/thee/koekjes op de kamer, dagelijks aangevuld zonodig Koelkast aanwezig Schoonmaak was goed bij aankomst en tijdens het verblijf. Mogelijkheid om afval te scheiden. Kluis groot genoeg voor laptop Op makkelijk loopafstand (5min) van het busstation, Tesco in de buurt,
Achter de gordijn bevindt zich een muur ipv een raam! Slechts 1 smalle raam in de hoek van de kamer , ongeveer 40 cm breed. Verder geen daglicht. Nergens om gebruikte handdoeken goed op te hangen om te drogen/ luchten waardoor elke dag nieuwe nodig. Geen planken/ plekken om kleding neer te leggen. Alleen hangruimte, slechts 5 hangers. Moesten dus uit de koffers leven. Aanbod in het restaurant viel tegen, en het kwam vaker voor dat wat we wilden bestellen van de kaart of drankenkaart niet voorradig was. 's Avonds niet echt een veilige buurt. Mensen met een drugsverslaving en/of zonder verblijfsplaats kwamen we zeer vaak tegen, ook dichtbij het hotel. Niet duidelijk hoe ze geholpen worden in dit stad maar het blijft een onveilig gevoel geven, ook soms overdag
The receptionist put me in a room when on approaching there was another man in the room. I therefore had to explain my bad experience.
Clean room
Parking chargers. Power loss during day .
L'emplacement près de tout à Bristol et le confort des chambres
Rien
Location close to bus station after arriving from the airport.
We were only there for one night. Next time we'd perhaps like to stay longer.
The gym was excellent. The breakfast was ok.
Very expensive food options. Parking very expensive also. The hotel offer a 30% off code - but you only get told about the code when you check in…. After you have already paid for parking in the q-parks app?????? And the discount can’t be applied retrospectively…. Baffling.
When we arrived we were greeted by a young lad ( Jacob i think ) on reception. After booking in we went upstairs tried to sort out the parking online but couldn't work it out. Came back down to reception for help, one man wasn't sure but Jacob knew how to do it and applied our discount code. Thank you Jacob 😊 you was a great help, keep it up. Oh and thank you for the birthday treats on the bed and the cake , nice touch 👍🏼
There wasn't any drinking chocolate in the room and no shower caps but got a shower cap when asked the staff.
Everything
Nothing
The room was excellent, very spacious, booked for disability access, as my husband has a mobility scooter. The walk in shower room was great. Plenty of electric sockets for charging phones, etc. Plenty of choice at breakfast, well cooked. Staff were friendly and helpful, especially Lohith, Proveen, and Angelika, the chef in the kitchen.
Were not able to open windows in the room due to the setting. Had to get used to the air con controls, to adjust room temp; maybe printed instructions would be useful. We did call for assistance in the evening after arrival as the room was too cold, shown how to adjust it. Using the lift from the car park, to get to the concierge desk at street level, had some trouble getting out with mobility scooter as the door was at a right angle to the one at car park level. Some manoeuvring had to be done.
Location was perfect.
Nothing.
The location and the room was value for money
Bedsheets had marks. water kettle was not clean.
Location is good Staff very helpful
Air con broken. Couldn't open window
We can’t thank the staff enough for their hospitality during our stay. My partner was having heart surgery in the hospital and had to stay overnight so we extended our stay. They gave us complimentary late checkout and breakfast for our extra night. A special thank you goes to Praveen, he was so friendly, always smiling, so helpful, so hospitable always checking on us and it goes such a long way. Thank you so much Praveen :-)
Fab location and staff
Nothing
Location was where we needed it to be for what we wanted.
Car Park and how to register, staff member not helpful in terms of how to log in and register, told me to read the sign on the front desk and if not working to visit the duty manager but didn’t inform me where they were and that I only had 15mins to do so and if not done within this time then I would be fined! Very poor air conditioning and didn’t blow any cold air out into the room. Premium double room with sofa bed not fit for purpose for 2 adults and two children (age 13 and 15) Sofa bed far too small and when I requested a single bed this was also not an option. Door handle on the bathroom door wouldn’t close and also came off. Bathroom shower screen leaking water onto floor.
Staff were very helpful and professional.
Sessiz sakin bir otel. Her şey kurallar içinde uygulanıyordu,bu mükemmeldi. Otobüs terminaline yakın olması bir avantajdı. Sabah kahvaltısı mükemmeldi. Personel çok nazikti. Yerler ve odam temizdi.
Tv konuş yeri sanki eğreti konmuş hibeydi. Duşda tutacak bir mekanizma yoktu. Klimadan koku geliyordu sanki filitresi temizlenmemiş gibi idi,bende hiç açmadım. Tuvalet kâğıtları tek kat kaliyesiz bir tuvalet kağıdı idi.
La corrección del personal.
La moqueta. Nunca entenderé que en los hoteles haya moqueta. Creo que solicité baño con plato de ducha. Entrar en la bañera fue con hacer salto de valla…
The breakfast was very good. Cooked food nice and hot and a very good selection for breakfast. The location is excellent, short walking distance for us to get to the hippodrome.
I feel when staying at a hotel, you should not have to pay for parking, and it would be nice to have a toilet brush in the en suite bathroom in your room.
Stort rum, det var allt som var positivt med hotellet.
Allt annat, tråkigt omodernt hotell utan själ.
Breakfast was nice
Staff had no idea about smoke free driving zone , couldn’t understand the room numbers on the card so had to go all the way back to ask . Had one disabled room they didn’t tell us which room was which and they were no where near each other
Near the city centre . Easy for parking. The breakfast so good. The staff are friendly and helpful.
If the bins have bin bag is better
Really clean hotel and the rooms exceeded my expectations. Will definitely visit again as great value for money!
The breakfast on offer had a wide variety and the tea making facilities in the bedroom
The air conditioning device was difficult to operate when we arrived. The bedroom was freezing cold on our arrival and it took quite some time to figure out the a c device despite the instructions displayed on the wall. The bedside lamp only worked on one side of the bedside cabinet. Difficult to read in bed with glaring main lights on in bedroom.
They were nice, they were on top of the cleaning whilst we was gone and my partner was impressed.
Not all the elevators was working, but beggers can't be choosers.
Breakfast was excellent
Not thought of hotel but people next room to me where smoking weed i could not sit outside the smell was to strong i didnt make big thing of it i was only stayong one nite
Bien situado para conocer la ciudad, aunque no céntrico. El personal, muy amable. Las habitaciones cómodas y limpias
Tuvimos un problema con el aire acondicionado pero enseguida nos cambiaron de habitación El sofá cama no era demasiado cómodo para dos adolescentes
Hotel ben tenuto Colazione e pasti abbondanti Personale molto gentile e disponibile
Direi ok
Location cleanliness
Conveniently situated for getting to shopping centre and the Hippodrome. Very clean, friendly staff, amazing breakfast.
There wasn’t anything we didn’t like.
Clean
Parking (payant) donnant directement dans l’entrée de l’hôtel ; localisation correcte ( a 15 min a pied ) du centre ; équipements et services au top ! Petit dej top!
Pas de commentaire tout était bien ; attention a l’environnement, beaucoup de SDF et de personnes droguées trainent dans le secteur …. Mais l’hôtel n’y peut rien …
Cleanliness of the room, friendliness of the staff.
The fridge isn’t cooling adequately. No Netflix or HBO
Wygodne łóżko. Wanna i 3 dozowniki: z żelem pod prysznic, szamponem i odżywką. Żelazko i suszarka w pokoju. Śniadania smaczne.
Location, staff attitude (broadly with one exception)
One specific staff member at the restaurant, whose temper got the better of us for no reason - ruined our morning for 10-minutes. So stay alert :) (Taken with the management)
The room was really spacious. And the staffs were very nice. We arrived at 12 and they were really nice enough to gives us an early check-in.
Nothing per say. Everything was so wonderful. Really enjoyed our stay.
Great hotel in central location
Nothing
I liked the spacious room, mini fridge was great along with hairdryer, towels, coffee/tea kettle etc. bed was comfortable and staff were friendly and check in was easy. Good location too!
The bathroom was very small and a bit claustrophobic, I’m not sure if there’s an option for a bigger bathroom with a bath etc.
Good location, good tea and coffee
Two single beds pushed together is not as comfortable (esp for a tall person) as a double or king size bed
the air conditioner worked well in our room . The Staff was Attentive, Polite and Friendly. The Room quiet. No elevator sound. Good black out Curtains. Clean Room Lovely shower.
Needed fried eggs made fresh when each table arrived to the dining room for breakfast. I feel the price of breakfast merits this . breakfast staff could do with one more team member. the air conditioner worked well in our room but the dining room was too hot in the evening. and the Temporary air conditioners were not effective
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The staff are really friendly and helpful the manager in the kitchen bar restaurant is very understanding and approachable we asked for a refund because my son didn’t eat his breakfast he had tantrums and really agitated my son is autistic and no questions ask she refunded us easily we will come back definitely I hope I asked her name every one is so friendly and helpful♥️❤️♥️
No faults
Location is excellent for getting around bristol, the front desk staff were lovely and it was easy to change our minds and add in a breakfast!
The room could do with a refresh, lots of dings in the paint and wooden desk/furniture. There also appeared to be some kind of stain on the ceiling above the bed like a bottle of coke had exploded? Finally the lights in the bathroom flickered when the shower was running, which wasn't confidence inspiring.
Great location, rooms decent size and clean. Breakfast was a good buffet. Not too noisy so slept well.
Our room 423 had almost no window. Just one very narrow (maybe 30cm wide) tall window. The other room was great.
Comodità
Il piumino del letto era troppo pesante per le temperature che c’erano
location, balconies on 7th floor
bath grab rail felll off in my hand .. glad i didnt hurt myself
Over 3 hours on the phone to this lot, 3 people trying to deal with a booking that included breakfast, but when I spoke with the hotel, they said my reservation did not include breakfast, I sent screenshots to booking.com and they still couldn't resolve it. Person 1 and 3 had a very poor understanding of English. Person 2 said she would call me back after ten minutes! 5 hours later NO PHONE CALL!!! Hotel said I had to deal with booking.com and booking.com said they had to get authorization from the hotel!!!!! The left hand doesn't know what the right is doing! My calls were cut off twice, number 2 agent called me back and the phone showed a Hong Kong number!!!!! They have no idea about customer service!!! DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS ABSOLUTE SHAMBLES OF A COMPANY!!!
We had dinner while watching the World Cup and it was really nice! Zin was very friendly and helpful:)
Booked the best room with balcony on 7th floor. Worst room ever - hasn’t been updated since the Seventies by the look of it. Awful furniture, stained carpets and balcony filthy with seagull droppings and an open drain hole. Rather stay in a Travelodge which sums it up. Avoid and go the The Clayton.
I was here for 9 days to visit my mom, in a care facility. It was a last minute visit as my mom needed to be moved and my family, local to Bristol, were out to town so I came from the states. I was a solo traveler and had a nice time here. The breakfasts were lovely. I would be off during the day to see my mom and pack up her space for the move. In the evenings I would grab a bite to eat in the bar or restaurant. Ashish and Sai were very kind as was the above manager. They greeted me and welcomed me upon my return nightly. I also met another lovely employee who is on the academy side! I don’t know her name. She has family in the states so we talked about that. She also talked about her experience with dementia and had you tube suggestions. Everyone was very kind and welcoming
Our stay was lovely! The hotel is close to bus stations and is walkable to many attractions. Our check-in was smooth, the room was spacious, air conditioned, and had an amazing shower! Our breakfast was also delicious with many English breakfast options. Praveen, Archna, and Christeen were very helpful in the mornings during breakfast and made our stay even more enjoyable. We were also able to have our luggage held for the day after checking out. I would stay here again!
Great stay overall! The rooms were comfortable, and the staff were welcoming and attentive. A special thank you to Archana at the breakfast restaurant for her warm hospitality and excellent service—she made every morning even more enjoyable. Highly recommended
Clean. Location.
Like the view from room 407 … of a huge plane tree. Great accessibility to buses. trains and Bristol centre. Lovely staff
No windows that open.
Everything
The hotel was lovely clean spacious everything you need for a lovely stay away from home 👍😁 will definitely use again 👍 also I would like to know where to get the shampoo and conditioner from I've looked online but they don't send to the UK?!
N/A
Didnt have a breakfast
Wasnt many drawers in the room
The bed was good
Location wasn’t good. And the car park nearby was disgusting
I have used Holiday Inns previously and the facilities and staff have been as expected.
The price was extortionate for one night. But I was only able to book the previous day so was a bit desperate.
Friendly and helpful staff. Very good shower
Narrow window in the room which didn’t open at all. On arrival, walking into the room felt like walking into a fridge. We had to heat the room up with the air conditioning unit even though it was a very hot day, which felt like such a waste of electricity.
All good
Excellent room, very good breakfast, very nice decor and very friendly and professional staff.
Area is not very nice. Would love some proper milk and some herbal and green teas in room.
Perfect location and the price was very good. Huge room and comfortable bed.
Nothing.
The location is excellent for accessing the old town and harbor area in Bristol.
The hallway carpets need a good clean.
One of the best hospitality experiences Ive ever had in Bristol. Specially from Praveen and Zin. Thank you
The food was really nice. Praveen and Zin was offering a brilliant service.
The room was reasonably clean and well appointed. The location was fair, with relatively easy access to the city centre, tourist and university area. The evening/night staff were helpful and informative.
We tried to book a taxi at reception. The deskman seemed to find this an unusual request and had some difficulty. The Taxi never arrived. We eventually booked an Uber ourselves. Car parking is too expensive considering the cost of the room.
My mum travelled over 10,000 km from China, and the first breakfast she had after arriving in Bristol was at Holiday Inn because I knew that it couldn’t have been a better choice! The food is always delicious, the service is warm and welcoming, and the atmosphere is perfect whether you’re meeting friends or simply enjoying a relaxing morning. This place never disappoints, and we always have the best time here. Thank you to the fantastic team, we’ll definitely be back! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The bathroom was superb and clean, had aircon for hot weather and was clean and comfortable bedding
Nothing was wrong
Fabulous air con which was needed in the heatwave! Clean, standard room as expected for a hotel like this.
Breakfast was dissapointing
Room was lovely, we was in an executive room. Breakfast was nice. Air con was lovely.
Only thing was the long walk to our room, but that is just my laziness
location
The housekeeping service did not meet my expectations during our stay. The room was not properly cleaned, and the attention to detail was disappointing. One of the cups provided still had visible coffee stains, and although we requested a clean replacement cup, it was never delivered. We also requested basic items such as bowls, plates, and ice cubes, but instead of having them brought to our room, we had to personally go downstairs to collect them ourselves. This was inconvenient and not the level of service expected from a hotel. Additionally, the parking/drop-off arrangement was frustrating. Taxis and Uber drivers were unable to drop guests directly at the car park due to the lack of a grace period, which made drivers reluctant to enter and drop us off there. This created unnecessary inconvenience, especially when arriving with luggage. Overall, the service experience was below expectations, and I hope the hotel can improve its housekeeping response, guest assistance, and arrival/drop-off arrangements for future guests.
Had a fantastic stay at Holiday Inn hotel in Bristol! The location is absolutely excellent and made exploring the city so convenient. Check-in was an absolute breeze thanks to the efficient front desk team, and Vikram went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and well looked after. A special shoutout to Amit, the chef, who was incredibly accommodating and prepared wonderful Jain food for us.
Staff very helpful and friendly Very clean excellent location for me Bar restaurant facilities great
The location and the lighting of the room
Archna was very helpful in restaurant. We requested some indian chai She arranged it quickly.
Very comfy room and aircon was just right
Breakfast was chaotic and the staff felt overwhelmed
Very clean loverly staff great location
Rude staff hotel not upto standards
Staff are rude
Good room quality , no noise, dining and breakfast expérience with Archna was absolutetly great. She has welcomed us very well and was providing us a very good expérience for the breakfast.
Lovely hotel. Very clean and friendly staff. Reasonable rates. Highly recommend!
Location was excellent. Car parking nearby. Staff were helpful.
I couldn’t get in to my room, after returning to the reception twice and ringing them from the 7th floor a manager finally came. Who then had to call the caretaker. It was just long and all I wanted to do was relax after a 3 hour journey.
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Cleanliness
7.5/10Mixed reports: several guests praised clean, spacious rooms but others noted rooms were not fully cleaned (items found under furniture) and at least one guest described the room as 'not very clean'.
Service
9/10Generally strong: many mentions of excellent, helpful and accommodating staff (night manager, reception, concierge), though a few reports of one rude/standoffish staff member and occasional reception delays.
Location
10/10Consistently praised: central location near the city centre, bus stops and station; many guests called the location 'great' or 'amazing' and it is a frequent reason for repeat stays.
Room Quality
8.2/10Rooms often described as spacious with good showers and occasional balconies; some guests found beds uncomfortable or had issues with twin/double bed arrangements.
Amenities
8/10Positive notes include balconies, good bathroom amenities and in-room restaurant menus; some practical issues reported (advertised free drop-off not honoured, parking arrangements/charges).
Value for Money
8/10Mixed: several guests described good value and would return, while others felt disappointed for the price paid due to extra charges (drop-off/parking) or room mismatches.
Food and Beverage
7.5/10Mixed to negative: breakfast receives some praise, but there are complaints about poor coffee and slow service/wait times for dinner.
Overall Experience
9/10Overall positive: many repeat stays and comments about friendly managers and helpful staff made short stays successful, despite some isolated service or cleanliness issues.