Hi Jeanie,
Have stayed at this hotel before and personially i think that it is the best 4* hotel in the area. It is situated opposit the Wigan Pier pub. It is a beautiful hotel, the pool area is massive with padded sunbeds and towels for hire at 1 euro per day. Most comfy to. The rooms are excellent and very clean. You can pay extra for a pool view but i would not bother personally. We were allocated rooms 623 and 625 which are above reception opposit the road, but because of triple glazing you do not hear any noise from the bars across the road, air-cond is in the rooms. But the benefit of these rooms are the balconys which are large and get the sun on them ALL day (what more can you want) the sun rises on the left side of the balcony and goes down on the right. So all day long you get the sun. Entertainment is of the usual hotel standard. But the location of this hotel is good for the bars and pubs in that area.
The food, unlike the review on this site about the food, i thought that it was excellent. Breakfasts were good and there was a lot of choice. Evening meal there was so much choice what can i say. There was even suckling of pig, fresh tuna steaks, and even cuttle fish. There is a lot of show cooking on offer as well.
If you are looking for a price try
http://www.wintersunshineholidays.co.uk they sometimes come out a bit cheaper than med hotels.
If you pm me i will e-mail you some photos of the gala.
You will not be dissapointed with this hotel, i promise.