2/5 Black O. 4 years ago on Google
I
picked
this
one
as
it
happened
to
be
quite
cheap
and
near
a
client
site,
but
honestly
don't
feel
in
a
hurry
to
return.
Upon
entry,
I
didn't
get
a
particularly
welcoming
reception:
the
grumpy
receptionist
handed
me
a
form
to
write
out
more
details
(why
wait
until
then
and
not
capture
this
information
when
the
reservation
was
made?)
then
informed
me
how
much
I'd
need
to
pay,
which
confused
me
as
it
was
supposed
to
have
been
booked
and
paid
for
by
my
company
-
it
seems
the
credit
card
they
had
on
file
was
simply
to
guarantee
the
room,
not
pay
for
it
(I
later
found
out
that
Ibis
didn't
respond
to
an
email
sent
by
the
company
so
never
took
payment).
I
had
a
room
on
the
first
floor,
taking
the
lift
(it
wasn't
until
the
second
day
did
I
find
there
was
a
staircase
through
the
unmarked
door
next
to
the
lift).
The
room
was
quite
basic
and
small
with
a
bland
80's-style
decor,
fairly
plain,
featuring
a
small
desk
over
in
front
of
the
window,
a
small
TV
on
a
cabinet
to
the
foot
of
the
be
and
a
narrow
washroom
to
the
back.
Two
power
points
were
located
over
at
the
desk
-
there
were
none
over
near
the
bedside;
the
bed
had
wall-mounted
lamps
and
shelves
either
side
that
were
larger
than
I
expected
and
(at
least
they
didn't
take
up
a
bedside
shelf
with
the
room
phone).
Despite
no
heating
it
was
well-insulated,
quite
stifling
with
the
heat:
opening
the
window
quickly
was
quickly
ruled
out
as
the
hotel
is
situated
on
a
busy
junction
so
there's
plenty
of
traffic
noise,
and
this
room
was
directly
over
the
entrance
so
caught
wafts
of
cigarette
smoke
from
those
frightened
of
straying
too
far
from
the
hotel
entrance
for
their
puff
of
foul
air.
I
ended
up
keeping
the
window
shut
and
leaving
the
aircon
on
a
low-blow
setting
to
get
the
temperature
down.
Wifi
worked
and
was
okay;
not
blindingly
fast
but
sufficient
to
get
work
done
in
the
evening.
Note
that
you'll
need
to
keep
clicking
on
their
landing
page
each
day
to
initiate
a
connection
-
it's
not
automatic
so
I
missed
some
messages.
The
breakfast
basic
but
sufficient
-
I
wasn't
expecting
anything
grand
and
there's
a
fair
range
of
items
for
a
continental
breakfast
plus
fruit,
nuts,
juice,
coffee,
etc.
Despite
having
breakfast
several
days
it
was
only
the
last
day
when
I
was
asked
for
a
room
number.
There's
a
bar
for
some
drinks
at
night
but
on
many
occasions
this
was
left
unattended,
so
expect
a
bit
of
a
wait
if
you're
looking
at
relaxing
there
one
evening.
For
what
I
wanted,
it
did
the
job
-
but
it's
not
the
first
time
I've
stayed
in
an
Ibis
and
the
quality
of
customer
service
plus
basic
amenities
reminded
me
why
they're
far
from
my
first
choice
of
hotel.