😊 - The owners are lovely. There was a great atmosphere in the bar and the drinks are really reasonably priced (try the bubblegum cocktail!)
The hotel is in a great location, it’s a very short walk to the promenade. There was plenty of coffee (but no decaf,) tea bags, sugar and milk, and decent sized mugs which is always good! Toiletries were supplied. The bedding and towels were clean, and the pillows were comfortable.
😕 - The hotel interior could do with sprucing up. The stair carpet was threadbare in places, woodwork paint was in dire need of stripping and redoing, as could the wall paper. One of the curtains in our room was partially hanging off the heading tape.
The lino in the shower room was extremely worn, there was no plug in the sink, there was many cracks in the shower tray which had been repaired with some sort of filler and the sealant round the tray looked grimy.
Whichever way I turned there was a spring in the mattress digging in my hip, this and the metal rim around the edge of the mattress made for an uncomfortable night.