“I hesitated a moment before I picked a 4-star rating. The hotel is quite old, feels slightly rundown with long old-fashioned hallways and the surrounding area is less than pretty (I walked about half a mile in each direction and found nothing). The room was unspectacular, but of acceptable size and had the necessary amenities. The bathroom could be modernized. But the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff were outstanding (when my colleagues arrived, they even called me to remind me to order breakfast on the room as my colleagues had done, which would save me 5 pounds per breakfast). The breakfast was excellent with a nice buffet and even omelets and eggs made to order. We had dinner at the hotel once and I had good old Fish ‘n Chips with beer which was quite good. The gym is of impressive size although a somewhat high proportion of equipment appeared to be out of order. Overall a very reasonable stay.”

“We had a good deal to stay for 2 nights. Hotel lobby is spacious and pleasant, with some seating. The bar is nicely decorated, with nice choice of beers etc, shame there were no staff behind the bar, that would have been nice. The reception staff were very polite and keen to help. The rooms are standard mattresses are a little firm for my liking, but that will be a plus for some. The TV is huge for an hotel room and we had a sofa and table with chairs, so easy to relax there. You get a working fridge, iron,hair dryer and a safe. Shower/bath room is fine, clean with no signs of anything unpleasant, as it should be. We did have a slight issue with a sticking door lock, but that self-resolved before the maintenance team could get to it. One slightly negative point to make, the lifts are not the smoothest ride, if I had to guess, I'd suggest the cables may have stretched and need adjustment. Inside the lift cars is spacious, clean and not unpleasant wood lined decor, with mirrors, slightly old fashioned, in a nice way. Car parking is plentiful and ridiculously overpriced at £15 for 24hrs, as it is run by 'Parking Eye', the hotel have a much better rate, although at £9.50/24hrs, it still seems a little too much, especially as residents are already paying a substantial fee for the rooms, food and drinks.”