Don't get me wrong this is a very nice hotel , good rooms , modern and comfortable nice and warm considering the temperature outside was way below freezing for all day and night! The food was very good and the breakfast OK if a little dried up due to the heat lamps in the bufet.

So what is the big let down - location. You will probably see many very good even excellent reviews but my guess is the did not stop in an odd number room ie 23, 25 , 27. Stop in one of those and you will have excellent views and sounds formn the motorway just yards from your window.
STop here but demand a room overlooking the front!

Arrived today as guests to a wedding. Service has been excellent so far. Cleanliness or lack of it has prompted me to write this review so soon. The toilet in our room was splattered with someone else's faeces, & there seemed to be some pink gooie substance dotted about throughout the room & bathroom. The room seems to only have been cleaned where dust could seen. On checkimg the top of a ledge my husband discovered a half eaten biscuit which looked like it had been there for quite some time!!! Actually found a Travelodge cleaner!!!
Food was ok, nothing special. There was however a child's meal given which contained garlic which is not something I think most children like.
I was so looking forward to coming here & am very disappointed!

Stayed here on our way up to scotland in June 2011, It was a really nice place from the reception to the room. Modern and stylish. The restaurant was a delight with first class food. The view was great overlooking the wedding center across the road. The Blacksmiths wedding venue was a romantic place to visit as was the center in general. Well worth a visit.

We got married at Smiths August 20th last year. From the first moment we walked into the hotel (before we had booked) we knew it was the place for us. Its modern, friendly and has a very classy feel about it. We stayed in the Rose suite, which is a definite must stay with a 4 poster bed, giant bathroom, 2 32” flat screens and a lovely big balcony with great views. The wedding organisers were great! On the day of the wedding they talked us through what was going to happen and we could set up our reception room from early doors, which really put my mind at ease as I wanted to have everything done early so I could get ready with no rush. We got married in Anvil Hall which is a really beautiful setting, defiantly worth the extra money as the photo opps are everywhere! We also used the car company that the hotel recommended and the driver was brilliant! I really don’t have 1 bad word to say about the whole experience of my wedding at Smiths and would recommend them to anyone. Thank you Smiths for a day to remember.