The King-size double bed and the sheets, pillows etc we were in was excellent. The location for walking around the downtown was perfect. HOWVER, the room itself had very poor ameneties: the dresser was rickety and its drawer would fall out if opened too far; the closet was narrow and had only three wooden hangars; while the sink in the room was good, the bathroom shower needed a non-slip mat since it was very slippery. The coverings on the three windows next to the bed were basic plastic pull-downs that did not block the festive lighting on the facing Bastion Square; the window sill on one of the windows had paint peeling. The worst part overall however was not the noise IN the hotel: it was the NOISE from the bands in the "Irish Times Pub" whic was literalyy approximately 20 ft (or less?) was from the right side of the bed. On the Friday night our desk recepionist said that the noise would stop at 11.00 pm. Not so!! It was at least 2.00 am on Saturday morning and 1.30 am next morning, Monday; on the last night we were there the band music atopped at around midnight. The Manager called me the next day and offered to move us after our first night's complaint, we told her that since we had travelled a great distance (from New Zealand) before checking in and that were out with local friends when she called, we were not able to easily take advantage of her offer, and we declined it. The location is not suitable for weary elderly travellers, based on our experience.
The King-size double bed and the sheets, pillows etc we were in was excellent. The location for walking around the downtown was perfect. HOWVER, the room itself had very poor ameneties: the dresser was rickety and its drawer would fall out if opened too far; the closet was narrow and had only three wooden hangars; while the sink in the room was good, the bathroom shower needed a non-slip mat since it was very slippery. The coverings on the three windows next to the bed were basic plastic pull-downs that did not block the festive lighting on the facing Bastion Square; the window sill on one of the windows had paint peeling. The worst part overall however was not the noise IN the hotel: it was the NOISE from the bands in the "Irish Times Pub" whic was literalyy approximately 20 ft (or less?) was from the right side of the bed. On the Friday night our desk recepionist said that the noise would stop at 11.00 pm. Not so!! It was at least 2.00 am on Saturday morning and 1.30 am next morning, Monday; on the last night we were there the band music atopped at around midnight. The Manager called me the next day and offered to move us after our first night's complaint, we told her that since we had travelled a great distance (from New Zealand) before checking in and that were out with local friends when she called, we were not able to easily take advantage of her offer, and we declined it. The location is not suitable for weary elderly travellers, based on our experience.