Tropics Beach Hotel vs Urban Inn
Both are in Blackpool, 50 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★North Shore
Tropics Beach Hotel
- Guest rating
- 8.8 Excellent
- Location score
- 9.0
- Score by category
- 2 of 4
HotelNorth Shore
Urban Inn
- Guest rating
- 7.8 Good
- Location score
- 9.1
- Score by category
- 0 of 4
The short answer
Pick Tropics Beach Hotel
It leads in 2 of 4 categories. 50 m apart.
Choose Tropics Beach Hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.8 / 7.8)
Why is Tropics Beach Hotel better than Urban Inn?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.8 vs 7.8)+1.0
Why is Urban Inn better than Tropics Beach Hotel?
No clear advantages in our data.
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Tropics Beach Hotel vs Urban Inn: which hotel is better? | Tropics Beach Hotel | Urban Inn |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.8 +1.0 | 7.8 |
| Location | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| Beach access | 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Public transport | 9.8 +0.3 | 9.5 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.0 +0.3 | 7.7 |
| Guest rating | 8.8 +1.0 | 7.8 |
| Number of reviews | 12 | 18 +6 |
| Rank in Blackpool | top 25% +40% | bottom 35% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| Distance to North Shore centre | 550 m | 570 m |
| To the beach | 270 m | 240 m |
| To public transport | 200 m | 240 m |
| To the airport | 56 km | 56 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | 100 m | 50 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 12 | 12 |
| Sights within 1 km | 13 | 14 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★ | – |
| Rooms | 8 | 10 |
| Listed amenities | 6 +3 | 3 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
Price for your dates
Prices come from booking partners and can change. The final price is shown before you book.
Live prices around both hotels
Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.
Location
50 m apart
Tropics Beach Hotel: city centre: 850 m, nearest station Blackpool North: 200 m, Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL): 56 km, beach: 270 m, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 13 sights within 1 km.
Urban Inn: city centre: 820 m, nearest station Blackpool North: 240 m, Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL): 56 km, beach: 240 m, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 14 sights within 1 km.
Weather in Blackpool
Tropics Beach Hotel or Urban Inn: common questions
Which is better, Tropics Beach Hotel or Urban Inn?
Tropics Beach Hotel leads in 2 of 4 categories, including guest rating, public transport.
Which is cheaper, Tropics Beach Hotel or Urban Inn?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
How far apart are Tropics Beach Hotel and Urban Inn?
The two hotels are 50 m apart in a straight line.
Compare now
Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score