1/5 Jonathan R. 2 years ago on Google • 64 reviews
TL;DR:
Don't
bother.
Horrendous
accommodation.
Very
overpriced
for
the
quality
and
cleanliness.
First
impressions:
We
arrived
at
the
side
door
and
were
greated
by
heckles
from
the
inebriated
chaps
who
were
gathered
on
a
nearby
bench.
We
rang
the
doorbell
and
were
granted
entry
to
discover
a
hallway
full
of
dirt
and
clutter.
Rick
was
a
pleasant
host
and
check
in
was
straight
forward.
We
willingly
paid
our
£10
cash
deposit
for
the
room
key
and
we
were
shown
to
our
room.
Rick
pointed
out
the
facilities
and
he
was
very
helpful
and
friendly.
It
was
downhill
from
here.
Foisty
Funky
Five:
Our
expectations
were
low
due
to
the
price
we
paid.
However,
I
cannot
emphasise
enough
how
disgusting
this
place
is.
The
bedroom
walls,
door,
window,
fixtures
and
fittings
were
all
rank
with
dirt,
stains
and
marks.
We
found
short
and
curly
hairs
in
the
bedding.
The
futon
was
full
of
suspect
stains.
The
curtain
was
a
foot
too
short
for
the
window
and
was
also
disgusting
with
stains.
The
window
sill
was
grotty
and
in
disrepair.
There
was
a
band
conducting
a
warm-up
for
their
gig
that
evening
in
the
bar
below.
The
vibrations
of
this
could
be
felt
through
the
floor
and
this
clashed
with
the
din
from
a
speaker
which
had
been
placed
outside
the
hostel
door.
Bathroom
Bonanza:
There
were
two
bathrooms
located
just
a
short
walk
down
the
corridor.
Again
the
walls
are
appallingly
dirty
and
marked.
Both
bathrooms
were
in
a
poor
state
of
repair.
The
furthest
away
from
our
room
was
the
better
quality
of
the
two.
However,
it
had
no
holder
for
the
shower,
the
cistern
lid
was
cracked
in
half
and
there
was
a
sodden
and
stinky
shower
mat
crumpled
up
behind
the
door.
The
other
bathroom
had
holes
in
the
toilet
seat,
a
shower
curtain
full
of
mould,
the
extractor
fan
half
hanging
off
the
ceiling
held
on
with
masking
tape
and
full
of
mould,
and
the
shower
head
holder
attached
with
tape.
It
also
had
a
stinky
soaked
shower
mat.
It
is
hard
to
say
which
room
smelt
worse,
they
were
pretty
much
on
a
par
for
their
assault
on
our
senses.
One
Night
Stand:
We
quickly
dropped
our
bags
and
made
a
swift
dash
for
closest
boozer.
We
decided
we'd
give
the
place
a
chance.
But
knew
we'd
need
to
be
seriously
smashed
to
survive
the
night.
Challenge
accepted.
We
returned
around
midnight,
closed
the
window
and
were
thankfully
drunk
enough
to
manage
to
get
our
heads
down.
Unfortunately,
the
pub
directly
beneath
our
room
is
open
until
4am,
and
once
our
skinfuls
had
worn
off,
regardless
of
the
closed
window,
we
were
awoken
by
the
noise
and
vibration.
The
room
had
also
become
uncomfortably
hot
and
a
few
hours
of
ruinously
broken
sleep
ensued.
We
went
for
breakfast
up
the
street
and
decided
that
another
night
in
this
place
could
break
us.
We
booked
another
place
a
couple
of
miles
away
and
checked
out.
We
advised
the
chap
at
reception
that
we
were
booked
for
another
night
but
were
leaving
and
asked
for
our
key
deposit
back,
he
returned
it
without
issue.
It
is
worth
noting
though
that
he
seemed
entirely
unsurprised
we
were
going
and
made
no
attempt
to
ascertain
the
reasona
for
us
doing
so.
But
I
suppose
it
would
be
fairly
obvious
to
him.
Realistic:
As
previously
mentioned
I
think
our
expectations
were
realistic
about
the
quality
of
what
we
would
experience
at
this
hostel.
However,
it
felt
unsafe,
unsecure,
and
unsanitary.
There's
clearly
little
to
no
cleaning
that
goes
on
and
the
upkeep
of
the
establishment
is
extremely
poor.
We
felt
the
need
to
bar
the
door
with
a
chest
of
drawers
at
night
(which
revealed
dust
and
grime
behind
where
it
was
originally
placed)
as
there
was
no
additional
internal
security
measure
to
secure
the
door.
We
felt
the
need
to
wear
shoes
when
walking
round
the
room
due
to
putrid
state
of
the
establishment.
I
would
imagine
you
can
get
better
quality
for
less
elsewhere.
My
advice
would
be
to
do
so.
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