5/5 Richard B. 9 months ago on Google
This
was
my
2nd
time
staying
at
the
Basinghall
site,
and
I
would
happily
stay
there
again
as
the
suites
are
of
an
overall
high
quality
in
a
fabulous
central
location,
and
I
have
found
them
to
be
both
comfortable
and
great
value
on
both
occasions.
The
location
is
superb,
right
in
the
City
Centre
with
bars,
restaurants,
all
the
shops
you
could
want
and
Express
supermarkets
all
within
minutes
walk.
It’s
a
very
easy
walk
to
and
from
the
train
station
too
from
there.
As
the
building
has
no
reception,
check
in
is
round
the
corner
at
their
other
site
just
off
The
Headrow,
and
has
limited
hours
but
I
was
aware
that
self
check
in
was
possible
if
not
within
those
times.
I
was
also
aware
there
was
a
pretty
sizeable
deposit
to
be
taken
for
breakages
etc
(in
my
experience
the
deposit
is
refunded
within
2
working
days).
Staff
on
Reception
were
very
efficient
and
I
had
key
cards
within
a
few
minutes.
The
building
itself
is
pretty
plain
from
the
outside,
but
inside
is
nice
and
fairly
elegant.
My
experience
was
that
it
was
very
quiet
all
evening.
The
suite
given
to
me
on
both
occasions
was
slightly
below
ground
level
accessible
by
a
few
stairs,
facing
an
internal
courtyard,
so
the
view
wasn’t
inspiring
to
say
the
least!!Other
floors
are
accessible
by
lift.
The
suite
was
clean,
with
what
I
thought
was
a
very
tastefully
done
decor,
and
contains
a
very
large
living
area
with
the
back
wall
containing
a
kitchen
area
with
full
size
fridge,
worktop,
Bosch
cooker
and
hob,
washing
machine
and
dishwasher.
A
dishwasher
tablet
is
provided,
along
with
cutlery
and
dishes
and
other
cooking
and
cleaning
implements,
and
two
bottles
of
complimentary
water
were
in
the
fridge.
The
bin
was
a
bit
bashed
in,
which
slightly
spoiled
the
otherwise
immaculate
area.
Opposite
to
the
kitchen
area
is
a
dining
table
(the
table
was
already
laid
as
if
for
dinner
for
two
-
I
can’t
say
I’m
a
fan
of
this
as
it
just
allows
dust
to
gather,
but
the
plates
and
table
looked
clean),
comfortable
sofa
and
armchair
and
Samsung
TV
with
full
access
to
their
Apps.
The
bathroom
is
a
good
size,
with
both
overhead
rain
shower
and
smaller
shower
head
working
very
well.
The
basin
area
has
sufficient
room
to
place
a
good
amount
of
bathroom
products
on
it.
Towels
were
of
a
good
standard.
Dressing
gowns
were
also
provided.
The
bedroom
contains
another
Samsung
app
enabled
tv,
a
chest
of
drawers,
bedside
tables
on
either
side
and
a
wardrobe
including
a
safe.
The
bed
itself
was
big
and
very
comfortable
but
was
rather
low
down
-
my
preference
would
be
for
it
to
be
on
a
higher
base.
I
had
no
major
issues
during
what
was
a
relaxing
stay,
although
on
both
occasions
I’ve
found
the
air
conditioning
to
be
completely
ineffective
and
if
temperatures
were
higher
I
imagine
it
could
get
uncomfortable
given
the
location
within
the
building
and
minimal
air
flow
-
as
it
was,
with
the
windows
open
as
much
as
they
could
all
night
(which
isn’t
a
lot),
it
was
fine.
I
also
realised
during
the
evening
that
no
cups
were
in
the
cupboards
and
certain
cutlery
was
missing
from
the
table
-
it
turned
out
that
these
were
in
the
dishwasher
and
unwashed
which
was
annoying
and
did
lead
to
questions
about
whether
staff
are
checking
the
appliances
regularly
after
each
stay.
However,
these
ultimately
minor
inconveniences
in
the
circumstances
didn’t
detract
from
a
very
comfortable
and
good
value
stay.