“Adequate for short stay”

We spent 2 nights here 2 weeks or so before Christmas to get the "Dickens Experience". The hotel is modern and pleasantly situated next to the marina and a few shops and also nearby is a new outlet shopping centre. The room was fine and was made to give an air of being part of the former dockyard with some rough wood in the bathroom and a rope around the mirror. The premises are mainly used as a pub and a separate restaurant with the hotel as an add on. The restaurant is on the same floor as the hotel rooms and being the festive season season there was considerable noise until about 3 am on one night although quieter the second night. There was also a smell of smoke in the room which we feel emanated from outside where smokers tended to congregate.

“Full of Character”

Top marks to the architect / designer. The fitting out of this converted warehouse has been very well done indeed! Character designed features, all very well done. Staff get top marks too; very friendly and very helpful. Regretfuly, disappointed that they have incorporated a Co-op store in one end of the building with it's associated early morning deliveries ( including Sundays ) waking everybody up at 6.00am! Bedroom & ensuite OK. Maniac shower head over a small bath; no cubical. Bedroom sparsely furnished; could have done with a bed-side cabinet on both sides of the bed. Cleaning OK, but need to check things like the lampshade; this was so thick with dust that I was able to write " Clean Me" and the date on the shade.

“ok rather than super”

There wer a number of niggles about the room. One light not working, only one bedside light, bath plug not attached to chain so nearly impossible to remove and bathroom blind cord broken so impossible to lift. The convienience of the hotel and the fact it was a pub that served food compensated for this. Generally fine, rather than super.