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30-36 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN, England
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3.0 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
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“Don't book unless you want to end up being fobbed off.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 July 2011

I have stayed in these apartments once out of 4 times of booking. The first stay was pleasant. However, each subsequent booking has fallen through thanks to Portland Apartments failure to honour my reservation! The first time was due to a broken boiler, the second a leaking roof, the third a customer extending... there was always a reason of course, but never ever an alternative offered that was like for like. Every time they tried to fob me off with a room in a hotel. If I wanted to stay in a hotel I would have booked one.
Anyway, this company seems to be very very very unreliable, so if you actually want to stay in an apartment, I would book through someone else e.g. (in Bristol) Alderman Apartments.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Bad start but good finish”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011

First of all, this is an apartment more than a hotel.There is no lobby or concierge onsite.
After a bit of a rocky start when I arrived I realised the owner was very anxious to make good on an overlooked/ignored request and she has bent over backwards to make my stay a nice one.
You are welcomed with a bottle of wine and the apt is well stocked with everything you may need for a comfortable stay. My only issue is the bed is a bit hard, but after commenting on it, again, the owner has graciously offered to rectify that. Very much appreciated, would recommend for short or longer stay.Rooms are cozy, decorated modernly, warm and quiet.
Love heated towel racks!!!

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Quick to charge you, but not so quick on the refund.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2010

We never actually stayed in these apartments. I booked a month before for the Archfield Road apartments. I contacted Portland Apartments 2 weeks prior to our arrival to check on the booking as I had not heard anything. I was told we would receive an email a few days before our stay. We received the email on the Tuesday before our Friday stay. Luckily my partner checked the details on the invoice the next day so that he could programme the destination into his SatNav. He informed me that it was a different address to the one I had booked. It was not in a particularly nice area of Bristol, so we decided to cancel the booking and book in a hotel in the city.
I called Portland Apartments to ask why they had changed without informing us, and was told that the boiler in the Archfield Road apartment was broken and they had to move us. This was not in the body of the email, so I assume they thought if they did not inform us, it would be too late. They promised to provide a full refund. However, 2 weeks later, the refund had not materialised. I contacted them again, and was told someone from the accounts department would contact me. I called the next day, as no-one had contacted me, and was told by a nice lady in accounts that no-one had advised her to refund my account. She told me it would be done straight away, which it was.
If you do decide to stay here, just make sure they put you in the apartment requested.

Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
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30-36 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN, England
Price range (per night):* INR8,289

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