Boulevard Hotel Blackpool: On-Site Stay by Pleasure Beach

Where the Boulevard Hotel sits in Blackpool and how close it is to Pleasure Beach

The address is Ocean Boulevard, Promenade, Blackpool, FY4 1PL, on the South Shore directly beside Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The hotel describes itself as the sister hotel to the Big Blue Hotel, which stands on the same stretch, so both are Pleasure Beach base camps rather than town-centre hotels.

Sandcastle Waterpark is a short walk away, which makes the hotel practical for families splitting a trip between the theme park and the water park. Blackpool Tower and the Central Pier area sit further up the Promenade and are reached by tram or a longer seafront walk rather than on foot from the door.

Because the park is on the doorstep, the hotel works best for visitors whose main reason for being in Blackpool is the Pleasure Beach. If you plan to spend most of your time around the Tower, the piers and the Illuminations, a town-centre hotel shortens those walks, but you add travel time on park mornings. If you are comparing on-site stays at other UK parks before committing, the Flamingo Land guide covers the same decision of lodging beside the rides.

Room types and how to choose between park-facing, sea-facing and family rooms

The room list runs from a Deluxe King Room and Executive King Room through a Junior Suite, Queen Suite and King Suite, topped by eight junior suites, two park view suites, eight coastal suites and family rooms. Park view suites look over the Pleasure Beach, coastal suites face the sea, and the remaining rooms split between the two outlooks.

Families with younger children are best served by the family rooms, which give everyone a single space and easy access to the park gate for a midday break. Couples and short-break visitors tend to get more from a coastal suite, where the sea view is the point of the room rather than a theme-park outlook.

Rooms come with a king bed, a 55-inch television with Freeview, air conditioning, superfast Wi-Fi and plug sockets with USB chargers. Tea and coffee making facilities are provided, and accessible rooms are available for guests who need them.

What breakfast and dining options are on site

Beachside Restaurant is the main dining room, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with a menu built around locally sourced ingredients. Dinner, bed and breakfast packages are sold for the hotel, so you can bundle an evening meal into the rate rather than paying for each course separately.

Surfside Cafe covers lighter meals with an American and Mediterranean slant, running from the Boulevard Club sandwich to burgers, which suits a quick lunch between park sessions. The Ocean Club lounge bar looks over the seafront and serves wines, spirits and cocktails for the end of the day.

Booking a dinner, bed and breakfast rate makes sense if you plan to stay put after a full park day, particularly with young children who will not manage a second trip into town. Room-only or bed-and-breakfast rates leave you free to eat in the Pleasure Beach or along the Promenade instead.

Facilities: gym, lounge bar, EV charging, accessibility and parking

Guests have complimentary use of a fully equipped gym studio, and the hotel has a lift, accessible rooms and a private car park. Electric car charging is available on site, which matters if you are driving an EV to Blackpool and want to top up overnight rather than hunt for a charger.

Check-in runs from 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00, with a 24-hour reception for late arrivals after a long drive or an evening at the park. Rooms are non-smoking and the hotel does not accept pets.

Parking is private and on site, which removes the need to use Pleasure Beach car parks on the day of your stay. Confirm the parking arrangement and any charge when you book, since the rate is set by the hotel rather than bundled into park tickets.

Who the hotel suits: families with young children, couples and short-break visitors

Families with young children get the most from the Boulevard because the walk to the park gate is short enough for a buggy and a tired five-year-old, and the family rooms keep everyone together. A midday return to the room is realistic, then a second visit to the Pleasure Beach in the afternoon or evening.

Couples and short-break visitors should look at the suites and the Ocean Club bar for the sea-facing side of the stay, using the hotel as a comfortable base with a restaurant and lounge on the doorstep. Thrill-seekers riding The Big One and Valhalla are equally well placed, since the big coasters are a few minutes from the lobby.

Anyone combining the park with a Blackpool weekend of shows, the Tower and the Illuminations gets a quieter South Shore base with easy tram access to the centre. The trade-off is that you are away from the pub and entertainment strip, which some groups want on the doorstep.

Boulevard Hotel versus the Big Blue Hotel next door

Big Blue Hotel is the Boulevard's sister property on the same stretch of Ocean Boulevard, so the location advantage over the Pleasure Beach is shared. The Boulevard is the newer, five-star option with suites, the Ocean Club bar and the Beachside and Surfside dining rooms, which suits guests who want a more polished stay.

If you simply want a bed beside the park and will spend the whole day on rides, compare both on the same dates and take the lower rate for the room grade you need. If the room itself is part of the trip, the Boulevard's suites and sea-facing outlook justify looking there first.

Booking the hotel alongside Pleasure Beach tickets and wristbands

Pleasure Beach Resort sells dated and flexible entry with wristbands for the rides, and prices change by date, so buy park entry for the days you will actually be in the park rather than assuming every night of the stay needs a ticket. Check Blackpool Pleasure Beach tickets before you fix the hotel dates, then choose the room rate that fits.

Park hours vary through the season, with shorter days at the start and end of the year and longer summer openings, so build the hotel nights around the published calendar rather than the other way round. The Blackpool Pleasure Beach Opening Times and How the Season Works page explains how the season is structured.

Book the hotel direct or through an operator that allows free cancellation, then add park tickets once your dates are settled. Rates at the Boulevard vary by date and room type, so compare the hotel's own site with package operators before committing.

Practical arrival: check-in, parking and getting to the park gate

Arrive after 15:00 for check-in, or ask the hotel to store bags if you reach Blackpool earlier and want to start at the Pleasure Beach before the room is ready. Leave the car in the hotel's private car park for the whole stay and walk to the park gate instead of paying again for park parking.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach station sits close to the park and the hotel, so a train arrival avoids the drive and the parking altogether. Trains from Preston and the wider network connect into Blackpool, and taxis from the station to Ocean Boulevard are short.

If you are adding a water park session, plan it for a different part of the day from the Pleasure Beach so you are not paying for two activities you cannot use. Sandcastle Waterpark Blackpool is close enough to walk between the two in a single day.

Can you bring a dog to the Boulevard Hotel near Pleasure Beach?

The Boulevard Hotel does not accept dogs: the property is listed with a no pets allowed policy, so a stay beside Blackpool Pleasure Beach cannot include a dog in the room. That rule is a feature of the hotel itself rather than something tied to a particular room type, so it applies whether you are looking at a coastal suite, a park view suite or a family room.

The same applies next door at the Big Blue Hotel, and the Boulevard is described as its brand new sister hotel. Both sit right next to the famous Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and the Boulevard is also listed as being located only 8 minutes on foot from the steel Big One Roller Coaster, so the pair share the same immediate setting by the park.

For visitors who want to be within walking distance of the Pleasure Beach with a dog, the practical point is that the Boulevard's rooms are not an option, and the hotel's dining venues and the Ocean Club lounge are amenities for guests staying in its 120 rooms rather than a day base for dog owners. Anyone planning a Pleasure Beach day around a dog will therefore need to arrange accommodation elsewhere and treat the Boulevard as a dining or overnight stop only for the human members of the party.

Plan Your Pleasure Beach Stay

Boulevard Hotel Blackpool works best as a Pleasure Beach base: book a park or sea-facing suite if the room matters, a family room if you need space and a short walk to the gate, and a dinner, bed and breakfast rate if you will eat in after a full day.

Check the hotel's own page for current rates and parking details, and use the official Pleasure Beach calendar to fix your park days before you book the room.