This is a small sea front hotel which is very tired and run down.

Our room was depressing and we didn't want to spend any time in there because it was dark, poorly decorated and the beds were hard and lumpy and deeply unpleasant.

Our bathroom had cobwebs and the shower cycled constantly from scaldingly hot to cold, without any controls being touched.

Breakfast was unexpectedly OK, but sausages were cheap and nasty and the coffee came from a machine.

Waitress was nice.

Thankfully we will never have to stay here agian.

Stayed at the Carlton recently. Booked it as everywhere else was booked up. We then read the reviews which were a bit shocking. The outside of the hotel from the first floor down was freshly painted with great hanging baskets outside which were obviously looked after. All the paintwork above that was very shabby and the plants in the pots above this level were all dead! We entered the hotel and the man at Reception was wearing a shirt which hadn't been ironed and had a big stain on it. He was really lovely and friendly though and showed us to our room. The carpets around the hotel were old and worn, although they were quite clean. We had a room with a sea view and there was a table and chairs in the window which was nice. The bed was very comfortable and immaculately clean, so was the bathroom and the carpet. However, the bedside tables were covered in dust and the upvc around the windows was black! There is a bar which is part of the hotel which is great - modern and trendy and the staff were great. The breakfast the next morning was one of the best we've had. The room was light, airy and clean. The women working in there were absolutely lovely. Nothing was too much trouble and the breakfast was delivered quickly and with a smile. Good quality food and was really impressed. Not the best place we've stayed but have to stay the staff and the breakfast more than made up for it!

Booked this hotel on the basis that it was priced around the same rates as most of the B&B's in the mumbles and I thought my money would go further in a hotel - I was wrong.

Firstly the décor was very very tired and looked like it had not changed in 50 years. The rabbit warren of corridors that led to our room was like a patchwork quilt of odd carpets and wall paint/paper. It felt like a student accommodation - which is not good. It was little things like a home-made fire escape sign barely attached to the wall (surely they can afford to buy a proper one) and the cornices of the light fittings hanging off. It just says to me that the owner doesn't care.

The room was an improvement. The walls looked like they were recently painted, the linen was clean and so was the bathroom. But, we had velux windows without blinds so at 5am when the sun was up - we were also up! The carpet was worn and old, the TV was a nest of cables and the bed was lumpy.

On the plus side, the staff were very friendly which is par for the course in Wales because the Welsh are the most friendly people I know. The breakfast was acceptable, but I know a better breakfast could be had at a B&B. Squidgy sausages and rubber bacon are no good. There is a nice bar on site which is a benefit and it appeared to be a popular choice with some locals which is always good fun.

Summary; needs a huge décor makeover, better effort on breakfast and a handyman to just go around and make some obvious and inexpensive changes and then it is worthy of the price.

New husband decided this was the place to spend our 1 day honeymoon, lucky he isnt divorced if this is the way to start a marriage, cant swear on here but i did when i got in through the door. Owner stank of urine and sweat, couldnt tell which one was worse, room looked like a tramp had stayed there and was still sharing whith us. bed had pubes in, damp, dirty filty hole of a hotel. staff were misserable, overall a crap stay