The website we bookd with stated we could check in from 7am (which we thought was odd), we arrived at 11am and were told it would be 1pm until we could check in, but the staff were friendly and let us leave our luggage there.
The staff were friendly and efficient, though the housekeeping staff were rather persistent in cleaning our room when we were still in it! We told them to come back in 30 mins and they came back in 10, then they walked straight in after knocking!
The room was a lot larger than what I expected, even the bathroom, both of which were very clean. This is a basic, comfortable hotel.
The room was nice and warm with large windows if you wanted some fresh air. Our room was near a busy road, but it wasn't very loud in the evenings. There is a bar next door though that played loud music, but this didn't bother us too much, but our room was right at the bottom so I should imagine others wouldn't be interrupted.
I agree that the main corridor and stairway occasionally smelt of smoke, I think some of the rooms are for smokers, but the rooms themselves didn't smell at all.
The breakfast at the hotel was great, with cereals, fruit, yoghurts, cheeses, meats, jams, bread rolls and hot options.
The location of the hotel was brilliant. We had friends staying in 3 different hotels. City Apart was the cheapest and the closest to town. It is around 5 minutes to the main shopping street, 10 minutes to the old town and 10 minutes to the main station.
