So you can't write a hotel review on TripAdvisor without registering... here's mine.
The room was fine. Nicely but cheaply decorated, it looked a little like a student room or yes, perhaps something from Ikea. I didn't really see too much wrong with this - at least they weren't hideous. Bright, modern with a nice large window. Unfortunately, the doors to some rooms seemed quite noisy leading to a few disturbances as people got going earlier in the morning than I had intended.
Apparently the room has good swimming and gym facilities but I didn't use them so can't really comment. It is well located, about a 30 minute walk to Nottingham centre, quicker by car/bus/tram (it's got a car park and is close to bus stops etc). Wireless internet was fortunately free as part of the conference I attended but Joe Average visitor is charged £6.50 for a total of 60 minutes access in 24 hours - not cheap. No wired internet is available.
What I can very positively say about this hotel is the friendlyness of the staff. This was demonstrated several times by various members of their staff throughout our stay and was a real plus for this hotel.
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TripAdvisor is fantastic so well done for adding to it. It's the most brilliant way of getting behind the PR bullshit and finding out what a hotel or resort is really like - all budgets. And yes, friendly staff is very important.
ReplyDeleteThe writer Libby Purves once said that UK hotels in particular - the posho ones are very good at the surface manners, the 'yes sirs and madams' but less good at real service, so if you need the baby's bottle heating at a late hour - good luck. But hotels are generally getting better. I remember staying at a cheap hotel in Torquay as a child and the manager shouting at breakfast: 'Only one slice of bacon per plate!' and giving my mum the evil eye because she had the temerity to request a second cup of tea!