I stayed at this hotel in June 2011 (sorry about the late posting). On arriving at the hotel I walked past it as the signage outside still had the name of the previous hotel. On entering the hotel there was a large queue at reception with only one receptionist on duty. Obviously people waiting at the reception to check in were unhappy to say the least. The receptionist was not particuarly welcoming or friendly.
I finally got checked into my room and it was very nice. The room had 2 twin beds, a seating area with a sofa, another table with 2 chairs, free standing lamps and the usual things. It also had large floor to ceiling windows. The bathroom was large and all in black tiles, black marble flooring, a seperate shower cubicle and bath. The bathroom was lovely. The only thing about the black tiling made it a little dull. I liked it though.
I only ate breakfast in the hotel. The breakfast was buffet style for continental but you ordered any hot food, toast, coffee/tea. The breakfast was very nice and something to suit every taste whether you wanted continental or full english.
I only had one complaint while staying at the hotel and that was about housekeeping. on two seperate occasions I returned to my room to find that the bed had not been made and wet towels were left lying on the bathroom floor. In addition, the room was rather dusty and was not cleaned for the first 4 days that I was at the hotel. I complained on the fourth day and the lady in charge of housekeeping came immediately and made the beds, gave us fresh towels and dusted the room. She was most apologetic.
The only other minor gripe was the staff working on reception were not very friendly or welcoming. While it didn't bothe me, I can see that it might bother some guests. Sadly it does not give a good impression of the hotel. On a positive side, Harvey (I think he was Guest Relations Manager) was lovely and went out of his way to be friendly and helpful to guests. Whenever you saw him he had a smile on his face and spoke to everyone. What a nice man and a real credit to the hotel.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again. The food was delicious. The rooms were comfortable and spacious. I would also recommend the townhouse to others. However, I think the hotel should iron out the minor difficulties, particularly in relation to housekeeping and the less than welcoming staff on reception.
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