Awful start to our stay. Firstly, the second carpark has zero signage, majority were reserved by other companies, and has a really tight entrance, no instructions on website inc FAQs, and very limited on email confirmation. Stressful start became more so when getting to the hotel. The person checking us in couldn't care less that we were there. Insisted that we decide what time we want breakfast, faqs on site say nothing about having to know in advance when you might be up and hungry, and the letter we received after checking in said they only need to know by 10pm, yet we were told she needed to know immediately, and rushed us along as though she had a qeueu behind with no one waiting. Just felt really unwelcome. Getting to the room meant dragging case up 7/8 steps, they had a lift but you had to go up or down stairs to get to it. Got to the room, there were wine stains and crumbs on tables, what we were hoping was just spilt sugar on a bedside table and stains on the lampshades above the beds. Nice relaxing bath after a stressful start? Nope, no bath plug. Beds were comfy enough, if not smaller than we are used to in a hotel, and pillows felt a bit flat. Asked to speak to manager about all of the above the next day, she apologised but didn't empathise or agree that those things were not acceptable, just sat, nodded, then apologised before going on with her day.
The positives? The location is alright, the view from the window over the river was lovely, and most other staff ok