The food was awful. It seemed to have all been prepared using a microwave. Only plain foods like "fish and chips" or "chicken with bbq sauce on top" were served. The soups were always good but they seemed to have been microwaved cartons of soup that had not been freshly prepared by the hotel themselves.

My room was only cleaned once. I stayed in the hotel for a total of seven nights and in this time my room was only cleaned once. The claim on the first day was that I had locked my room and the last guest had taken the spare key. From then on I left my room unlocked and gave the hotel staff my key or left it inside the door. My room was not cleaned regardless. Only once was my room checked and it appeared to be only to take away the extra mug and bathrobe that was in the room.

The location really is the splendid thing about this hotel. It is on a sparsely populated island that is extremely beautiful, historically interesting and culturally very significant. I have no complaint as regards location. The hotel is a ten minute cycle from the pier point, and twenty-five from the shop.

There were only three rooms in the entire hotel, yet those three rooms shared one shower. Since the rooms are capable of accommodating a maximum of five people this means that you will be sharing the shower with a maximum of four other guests. Towels are stored in the shower as well as in the bedroom, which can be confusing as one never knows who's towel is whose.

Service was very slow. It took an extremely long time for the staff to prepare dishes even though they were extremely bland and simple. When I wanted to pay I was left waiting for at least half an hour until I asked for the bill. I was then left waiting for another three quarters of an hour. I eventually walked away from the restaurant where I had been waiting for the staff to bring the bill and asked whether I could have it at the bar. The lady told me she was distracted by facebook and "forgot".

The value for money would have been good despite the unclean rooms and poor service (at £35.00 per night). Since I was staying for seven nights it had been agreed beforehand that I would have dinner free. However, my suspicion that the staff were deliberately prolonging my reception of the bill till I would have to go urgently and feel pressed to pay extra charges without having time to consider them proved right. I was charged for absolutely everything I ate except the soup and main course and everything where I asked if it would be included. I was lulled into a false sense of security and enjoyed wine and beer with my meal, which I was charged for. I was even charged for the water I had with my meal. In this context it was very poor value. I ended up paying close to £500 for seven nights.

Since the hotel also hosted bar facilities it would be quite noisy until around one am. Sleeping was difficult, and since there were no parasite nets around the windows one could not air the room without being bitten during the night by swarms of midges.

My verdict: I would not recommend this hotel to anyone who cares about the quality of food, sleep or shelter. There is a hostel down the road which provides facilities that are in some ways much better (cleaner) and a lot cheaper.