Shown to our room by friendly staff (overworked) but oh dear! The smell was foul and they did move us....we had room service and had to scrape off the burn from our meal with tissues, and throw most of it away. The whole place, having a timber interior is a firetrap and the deep stairwell as you go down through the one door to the rooms at the end of the corridor is a downright death trap also, carrying suitcases in sideways, you cannot see the unguarded stairwell down to car park level,(no warning notice) the photo we have taken show quite clearly that it is an accident about to happen.

Breakfast-we had hoped that they might have cleaned off their grill but the bacon and tomotoes were just as charred...

In all, a total waste of money, and yes, having a bathroom carpet-wthout a bathmat-disgraceful..there were even silverfish darting round. We even had to roll up sweaters because the pillows were so hard. Tried to get a bathmat but the girl on reception was so overworked we had to queue then leave it. Sent an e-mail, it bounced back, left a letter-no reply!

The location is good in that it is situated on the A1 and easy to find. The reception was good, the bedroom clean but the carpet very dirty. The bed was lumpy and did not give a comfortable night. The bathroom was OK but had a carpet which I find very unhygeinic. Evening meal was not good value. It was expensive and the portion was so great most of it was wasted. We did not enjoy the breakfast either. The coffee was cold, and the cooked breakfast looked horrid, so we did not bother. We noticed that other guests were leaving theirs. If this hotel is ever to be recommended it needs a great deal of TLC as it is very tired looking. I would not stay again unless I had no choice.

We stopped off at the Lodge overnight en-route back from the Highlands. Initial impressions were of a hotel that needed a bit of TLC and that impression didn't really change through our stay. We'd booked an executive room (bigger TV, bigger bed) but found the bed very uncomfortable and barely slept at all. The room was spacious and clean though a little worn but certainly above average for the price if past experience is anything to go on.

Breakfast the next day consisted of a buffet with cereals and juice and/or a barely-warm selection of bacon, eggs and the like. I avoided that and stuck with cereal. My wife was braver and tried the cooked option but left most of it saying it was pretty terrible.

Don't let this put you off though - overall the stay (if we'd managed to sleep) would have been a pleasant one - despite the location there was very little noise from the nearby road or service area, the staff were friendly and it's convenient for the A1 and nearby services and attractions. Rising earlier would probably have improved the breakfast experience.

A good value overnight stop hotel, that is ideally located as an overnight stop just before Scotch Corner on the A1. However, it could really do with a lick of paint and freshening up, if it wants to compete with Premier Inn. First impressions of the reception, were of the lovely odour of a smelly dog. Staff were friendly if a bit uninterested.

Room was clean but had some awful floorboards which creaked dreadfully everytime someone walked down the corridor, which kept waking me up. Rooms looked half new, half tired with some nice touches but bed was pretty uncomfortable and rooms were too hot.

Breakfast was pretty cheap looking and tasting. Hotel could really benefit from getting some good local ingredients being in the heart of Yorkshire to leave you with a better impression.

Overall, a no frills one night stop, that is perfectly adequate, nothing more.