this hotel was very dirty with big balls of fluff behind doors, dirty windowsills and grubby bedding. Friends single room had a leaky ceiling so requested another room which was very dark and dreary. Food was adequate but sometimes poorly cooked . would not recommend to anyone

We booked the Abba tribute night, the priceof £45 including dinner bed and breakfast was excellent. The hotel as noted in other reviews could do with a costly refurbishment, but it was clean and warm. The location was excellent. The staff all very friendly and may I say hardworked as the hotel was quite busy. The manager was very friendly and helpful, the evening meal was as good as you could get from a 3 or 4 star hotel, breakfast a bit basic but very tasty. On leaving we were told by other guests that it was being downgraded to 1 star which is a shame as we would never have gone if it was just 1 star, but after our experience this weekend we will definately be back.

This was our fourth stay at the Dreadnought and it was the best stay yet. It is consistently one of the cheapest on the Easy Breaks website, yet it is in one of the best locations.

If you've read any of the other reviews, you will already know that the hotel is a wee bit rough around the edges and could do with a decent refurbishment, but if you can overlook this, you will enjoy your stay.

The food is excellent quality and all the staff are friendly and helpful. You may have to grab a water jug, condiments or a piece of cutlery from a nearby table, but this isn't a massive hardship once you come to expect it.

The inclusive DB&B menu gave adequate choices of starter, main course and desert and the staff seemed quite happy to cater for any requests for slight changes (eg, chips instead of boiled potatoes and ice cream instead of custard). If you were feeling flush, you could pay a bit extra for a sirloin steak (£8.50), a prawn cocktail or a cheese selection. We, like most of the guests in our vicinity, didn't bother and the inclusive evening meals were excellent. The fish, in particular, was a good choice every evening. The fried haddock in batter was top notch and worthy of the finest chippy!

The breakfast each morning was an unchanging, fairly basic affair and nowt to write home about, but it was a perfectly adequate. It consisted of a fried egg, piece of bacon, a sausage, a potato scone and a plum tomato. This was served with toast and butter, preserves and a pot of tea or coffee. Decent coffee it was, too. I was actually offered scrambled eggs on our final morning, but they don't seem to want to shout about the options. HP Brown Sauce was available (sometimes) on the table at the front of the dining room.

The rooms were kept adequately clean throughout our five-night stay. The bed was made up and the room was tidied every day, the towels were changed once and the tea/coffee basket was refreshed every day. The complimentary hand soap, shampoo and bubble bath were also replenished once, even though we never had a bath in our room!

The TV in the room offered BBC1, BBC2, STV and Ch 4 and the reception was nice and clear.

The car park was a bit of a squeeze and, if you arrive back at the hotel too late in the day, you may have to find some on-street parking.

The nearby pubs - Claymore, Bridgend Inn and Lade Inn- all offer great real ales and I would recommend all of them to beer lovers.

There was no wireless internet, which was a bit disappointing for internet addicts like myself.

Overall, this was another great stay. At the price we paid, we won't complain about any minor niggles and we'll definitely be back.

We arrived having booked weeks in advance to be told that they couldnt find our booking we had booked on the internet and I gave the receptionist the print out of the confirmation we were really dissapointed with the room it was tiny and the bathroom was no more than a cupboard with a toilet and a shower which really wasnt up to much although the room was a dissapointment the breakfast wasnt I was glad that we had only booked one night