The Dakota

Secure parking, clean room, no bar, no staff. Ideal for business stop over but really could have done with an iron & ironing board.

Plenty of off road parking, no staff onsite, vending machine in main building with limited supply of chocolate bars and drinks etc. Room 17 - large room, comfy bed, powerful shower, proper size towels - the kind that actually go all the way around a fully grown adult male, space to work and very good wifi connection / speed. Downside.......no curtains in room just vertical office style blinds missing a blade which let lots of light in at night. Also the walls in the annexe are very thin, could hear the neighbours using the facilities and snoring throughout the night - appreciate this may not be the Dakota's issue but I can't be the first to have noticed and a few packs of ear buds would have helped.

My stay was alright, i would say it's reasonable value for money and not bad especially on short notice. Parking is plentiful and free, as it's on the property (though a bit tight if you have a wider/longer car like an SUV or estate). There's a chinese takeaway next door I was in room 1, which was in a decent condition, looked reasonably clean and tidy except for a panel being off of the wall where there was electrics/piping visible. The only real nside was an awful smell coming from the drains in the bathroom. I genuinely felt sick when i first smelt it upon walking in. Leaving the bathroom window wide open did help to lessen the smell but it didn't go away. This must be addressed in my opinion, especially as I've read other reviews complaining about it too. The only other negative was that the room was absolutely freezing most of the night until around 3am, when the heating came on, which then felt blisteringly hot. There's no way to turn heating up or down so you will simply have to put up with it. Not the end of the world but it did significantly reduce my quality of sleep. Bar those issues, Joy was very friendly and helpful, the process of getting door and lockbox codes was pretty straightforward. Overall i would give the Dakota a 3/5 stars, although there are some issues that need sorting before i would personally think of returning. I'd also like to add that i appreciate the speed at which the room was made ready as I booked it at very short notice. Thank you!

Excellent

Amazing as always