Take the ten minute drive from Stoke on Trent's City Centre to the Tollgate at Blurton and you could be in for a surprise. During the 30 years since the Tollgate first opened its doors as a squash club a great deal of work has gone into developing a leisure and hotel complex that its owners justifiably claim as having a range of facilities that are unique in North Staffordshire. The excellent customer service and individual attention clients receive from staff is a major benefit for our hotel guests; don't just take our word for it - check our 'Hotel Reviews' here on laterooms.com! The Tollgate offers a wealth of health and fitness facilities free of charge to hotel guests including gym squash snooker steam rooms gents sauna spinning step aerobics sunbeds hair salon etc. Privately owned by the Oldfield family who originate from the North Staffordshire area Tollgate Hotel and Leisure has built a reputation for service and in addition to its popularity with members is used by many local companies as well as the Staffordshire Police and Fire Services. Several major national businesses such as Barclays Bank hold corporate events and memberships at the Tollgate. We are situated less than two milesand as such are one of the closest hotels to the area's newest attraction Trentham Awakes. This features a retail village the UK's largest indoor and outdoor garden centre and the now famous Monkey Forest. Alton Towers is also only a short drive away and we are an ideal base for discovering the Wedgwood visitor centre (one and a half miles away) and the many other world-famous pottery factories and visitor centres.TOLLGATE HOTEL and LEISURE OPERATES AN ENTIRELY NON-SMOKING POLICY.A small fee is payable for squash snooker and sunbeds.