My friend and I stayed in the Ibis Styles on a Saturday in January. The hotel is about a five minute walk from Blackpool North station so that was very handy as we had got the train down from Manchester. The hotel had a slightly odd layout, with the reception being on the second floor. No Issue though. Staff on reception were all very friendly and there was a nice atmosphere when we check in. Room was grand, maybe a bit on the small side, but again that's no issue. Only gripe we had was that we couldn't fully close our window the whole way and it was letting in a fairly cold breeze and a bit of a whistling noise all night. We counteracted it with the heating system in the room but the breeze and noise was still noticeable. Breakfast selection was pretty good in the morning and check out was smooth. Nice views from the windows too in the room of the beach.