We recently stayed at this hotel as part of a group on a driving tour. As the hotels we had already stayed in along the way has been of an extremely good standard, we were underwhelmed as soon as we pulled up outside.||It is situated in a residential area close to the motorway network. We were checked in by a surly young man, with little personality. He wasn't especially helpful, and seemed keen to get rid of us as quickly as possible.||Our room was a real contract to those previously stayed in on the tour. More like a basic Travelodge room. No more, no less!! Not a room you would want to relax in. Functional, but unwelcoming. The bathroom was ok, but the shower had a shower curtain, which you don't see to often these days. Not very nice to shower in!!||We went down to the bar, which was another "functional" room! Very large with lots of unoccupied tables. Very few comfortable areas. In reality it reminded us of a locals bar. We were served our drinks by a nicevwaitress, and charged them to our room. To be fair the drinks were reasonably priced.||Later that evening, we joined the rest of our group in the dining room, to find that they all were a little disgruntled by this hotel. Our meal was a set meal. It was ok, it the atmosphere was a little strange. Lots of waiters milling around. One poor waitress who brought a jug of water to our table in error was firmly reprimanded, and told to take it away again. The waiters were definitely in charge!!||Also we were all a bit perplexed by the system of ordering drinks. Each couple was given a card with a number on it. Not our room members as you would think! We weren't able to charge our drinks to our room, but had to pay for them before we left the restaurant.||We slept quit well, despite being on the road. I think the shutters kept out the noise.||Breakfast was served in the restaurant. It was of a reasonable standard. There was lots of comings and goings, but no-one checked our room number. It looked as though the majority if clientele at this hotel are either reps or students ( unless they had just wandered in off the street, and no-one was checking).||I can't see that we would ever go to this hotel again, out of choice or if it was included on a car tour.||The hotel is what it is I suppose. A quick stop over hotel, but even so, it could be...
Read moreI usually stay in big corporate hotel (hilton / 4 season / marriott..) because when i'm on a business trip i want to avoid chaotic experience and rather stay somewhere with global standards. In that case, i prefered to select and hotel close to my meeting and it was for one night so i wasnt risking much. FIrst of all, it looks much better than on the picture. We arrived late night and it was really nice. The check in was fast and efficient and we were giving our rooms in less than 3 minutes. Of course the design of the room is not modern and made by a famous designer but it is clean and big. Big bed, huge bathroom, enough lightening and big windows. Everything works perfectly (hot water / bug tub / soft bed sheets / spotless). The bedroom tv is too small and the image quality is bad (IPTV), the fridge is empty (no mini bar). However and this is really important for my job, the internet connection is what it should be everywhere in the world. This is what i called to be up to date. Optic fiber connection (over 50megas per second in download and upload) for free. I have been so many times disappointed with hotel wifi that i usually dont use it no more and prefer to use my 4g phone as a router. In this hotel, forget about your phone, enjoy a real internet connection.||Breakfast of the other hand, is really so so. Coffee is ok but the food is not what you would call a good breakfast (bad pastries / few cheese...) i don't mind as i don't eat breakfast but for those who need a good one...it won't really work.||||Anyhow, overall, people are nice hotel is clean and quiet, if i had to come back to this place, i surely...
Read moreI usually stay in big corporate hotel (hilton / 4 season / marriott..) because when i'm on a business trip i want to avoid chaotic experience and rather stay somewhere with global standards. In that case, i prefered to select and hotel close to my meeting and it was for one night so i wasnt risking much. FIrst of all, it looks much better than on the picture. We arrived late night and it was really nice. The check in was fast and efficient and we were giving our rooms in less than 3 minutes. Of course the design of the room is not modern and made by a famous designer but it is clean and big. Big bed, huge bathroom, enough lightening and big windows. Everything works perfectly (hot water / bug tub / soft bed sheets / spotless). The bedroom tv is too small and the image quality is bad (IPTV), the fridge is empty (no mini bar). However and this is really important for my job, the internet connection is what it should be everywhere in the world. This is what i called to be up to date. Optic fiber connection (over 50megas per second in download and upload) for free. I have been so many times disappointed with hotel wifi that i usually dont use it no more and prefer to use my 4g phone as a router. In this hotel, forget about your phone, enjoy a real internet connection.||Breakfast of the other hand, is really so so. Coffee is ok but the food is not what you would call a good breakfast (bad pastries / few cheese...) i don't mind as i don't eat breakfast but for those who need a good one...it won't really work.||||Anyhow, overall, people are nice hotel is clean and quiet, if i had to come back to this place, i surely...
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