The Douglas Hotel

Very basic hotel (which was expected considering the price) and the room was VERY tired looking with what looked like a repaired (but not painted) ceiling and the worst view of any hotel I've ever stayed in. I do have an issue with the parking, It is listed as having parking, which I queried to be told that it was residential on street parking, which would be a problem if I checked in before 6pm or out after 8am, as outside of those times, the parking is permit only.

The hotel was good value for money . I had visited this hotel about 10 years and I remember having bed and breakfast ,a full English breakfast in the restaurant. However on my latest visit that all closed . In fact when I got to the door a notice gave me a telephone number to ring so as to.gain entry . It was however adaquate for my two day stay in the town.

bar was never open there was no staff on you have to have a phone or you will not get in there is a number on front door to phone to get the code to open the door rubbish

Parking restrictions on streets around hotel

I Wish i Slept in my Car it would've been Cleaner and more Comfortable than this Doss House the Headboard had been Ripped off the Wall 4" Holes where it Should've Been Dirty Marks on the Wall where People had Rested their Head obviously it had been missing from the wall for some time as it was stuck down the side of the Bed the Pillows where cheap flat and Nasty i had to use my Jacket to bulk it up the Toilet/Shower Room was a Joke Black Mould all around the foot Basin and up the Wall you wouldn't wash your dog in it incase you caught something The Towel Stand heated Rail Drier was coated with Rust and Flaking Grime the Toilet i used i actually thought my Kidneys had packed in only to discover it was black and had never seen Bleach in years also the Toilet was made for a Child as I'm 6'4" i thought i was Chinese as i was basically sitting on the Floor Squatting the Coffee Cup was Disgusting scale marks of Old Tea /Coffee i Drank Water that i Had didnt Dare look in the Kettle incase something jumped out at me also i paid £41 for a Single No Breakfast No Staff the Place is a Shambles if i was the Owners i would Sack on the Spot the Cleaners not fit for purpose and employ someone who knows how to Clean they should be ashamed of themselves I Just Wished i had Taken Photographs But i know i will never set foot in that place again also No Car Parking Park at your Own Risk

The Hotel was run down. The mattress on my bed was so worn out I could feel the slats of the frame under me. One of the towels was ripped almost in half and yet still was considered acceptable to place in a guests room. Check in was self service which did work but meant there was no one on site at all. A guest got beaten up by some youths that managed to get into the hotel and the whole hotel was woken up by the alarms and the arrival of five (yes 5) police cars and an ambulance. The picture of the dining room might have been the case a number of years ago but both the dining room and the bar were locked up and stacked full of tables and chairs and not accessible to guests. All in all one of, if not the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. My colleagues all had similar experiences. When we got home I had a jocular comment from one of them saying "I have just incinerated all the clothing I worse at the hotel" that should give you a clear idea of our stay. Not run by a professional organisation instead run into the ground for profit. I should have realised there was going to be issues when the first thing that happened was that whilst I had gone for a listing that was "Pay At The Property" I had deposits taken with no warning for each of the five rooms. Then full payment was taken several days before the stay....again with NO WARNING. I would not recommend and would actually forcefully say STAY AWAY. Happy to prove all this if needed...pics were taken

Hotel was easy enough to find from the train station. Upon arrival, reception un-manned and a phone number to call to gain access. Restuarant, bar and other facilites not open and seemingly untouched for years, all seemed very un-secure. Room was open with key on bed, not hoovered and hald eaten condiments. No tea or coffee facilites and masking tap round he floor in bathroom where decoration had taken place? Overall very grimey and dirty albeit bedding seemed clean enough. Does anyone actually manage this property? No staff present at all and seemed like no care or attention given to this hotel for many many years. Speaking with locals, their response when mentioning where we were staying was somewhat to be desired. Honest review, do not book this hotel until it has been closed, refurbished and rightly cared about.

Absolutely disgusting! room hadnt been clean empty bottle of vodka left in room from previous person. Dead flys stuck to wall used sugar packets left on floor. Stained carpets all round dirty room. Bathroom walls cracked. No bar or restaurant open. Will not be returning!

Toilet was dirty and didn’t bother to clean the carpet of the room.

On arrival windows wide open. Freezing cold. This was to try and get rid of the smell of damp. Black mould on the walls. No cover on the light. Door handles snapped off. Unable to lock window. No hot water pressure. Lates of dust on bed head. Seat threadbare. No one on reception no staff available on phone. I left. Has to be the worst hotel I’ve ever been in.

The room was dirty and smells cigarette. Number 6 door was playing music all night load. I would not book this place again. Very poor standards

Arrived 30min before check-in deadline; was stood at door for 10min trying phone no on door, phone no I'd previously been sent an entry code from, & ringing 'Ring' doorbell, before a (not particularly friendly) answer... Was panicking that I'd be roomless for the night. (Had had a previous poor stay but was desperate for somewhere convenient/cheap due to partner being kept in hospital.) And was almost out of phone charge! On approach to room (& spotting a discarded mug in the hallway that had been since morning) I was hit by smell of cigarette smoke, then a man (smoker) came in from fire escape adjacent to my room. There was a bundle of dirty bed linen on the hallway floor to the other side of my door. Within my room: *No TV remote - TV unusable without (buttons on unit wouldn't access the menus sufficiently) *I realised I would have to watch TV on my (lacking charge) phone, then realised there was only 1 power socket near the 'desk' - far from bed - but no seat so had to stand & hold it *took a while to realise I was overlooked by the 'smokers balcony', so quickly pulled blind *noticed something (underwear?) stuffed in the ceiling light, so had to keep it off to avoid fire risk (understand the staff unlikely to notice if a guest had done this) *The smell of cigarette smoke wafting in to the room was unbearable, then I realised the windows had been left open, closing the windows was a challenge reaching past desk and blind doesn't go back up *Floors not vacuumed/swept/mopped

The hotel was filthy, stain on the pillow case, stained bedside furniture and table. There was an old dirty fridge with a half bottle of water inside. We left straight away. Looking for a refund frim Hotels.com

I Wish i Slept in my Car it would've been Cleaner and more Comfortable than this Doss House the Headboard had been Ripped off the Wall 4" Holes where it Should've Been Dirty Marks on the Wall where People had Rested their Head obviously it had been missing from the wall for some time as it was stuck down the side of the Bed the Pillows where cheap flat and Nasty i had to use my Jacket to bulk it up the Toilet/Shower Room was a Joke Black Mould all around the foot Basin and up the Wall you wouldn't wash your dog in it incase you caught something The Towel Stand heated Rail Drier was coated with Rust and Flaking Grime the Toilet i used i actually thought my Kidneys had packed in only to discover it was black and had never seen Bleach in years also the Toilet was made for a Child as I'm 6'4" i thought i was Chinese as i was basically sitting on the Floor Squatting the Coffee Cup was Disgusting scale marks of Old Tea /Coffee i Drank Water that i Had didnt Dare look in the Kettle incase something jumped out at me also i paid £41 for a Single No Breakfast No Staff the Place is a Shambles if i was the Owners i would Sack on the Spot the Cleaners not fit for purpose and employ someone who knows how to Clean they should be ashamed of themselves I Just Wished i had Taken Photographs But i know i will never set foot in that place again also No Car Parking Park at your Own Risk

Upon arrival I had to ring a number stuck on the door to get the code to get in and told my room number. No reception, no staff in the building. The whole place stunk of weed and stale smoke. Absolutely filthy, not been cleaned in years. No toilet roll in my room and when I finally got through to someone on the phone I was told someone would bring some at 5pm this was at 2.30. I'd say you get what you pay for but the state of the place I feel I should have been paid to stay there. Bed was really lumpy and the pillows was as thin as paper and was filthy. People banging about all night. One of the windows in my room was missing the handle so couldn't close it. No heating or hot water.

Absolutely disgusting! room hadnt been clean empty bottle of vodka left in room from previous person. Dead flys stuck to wall used sugar packets left on floor. Stained carpets all round dirty room. Bathroom walls cracked. No bar or restaurant open. Will not be returning!

No one there just got a message to get in no toilet paper in the room blinds absolutely dirty window broken bleeding was all marked the tap in the bathroom wasn't fixed properly honestly will never stay again IV heard so many bad things about this hotel but wanted to give them a benefit of the doubt and find out for myself will not be staying again

Wasn't obvious where to enter the building. Wasn't made clear that there would be no-one to greet. Upon calling number on the door, the greeting still wasn't friendly. On opening the bedroom.door, first impression was good - tidy, and additional heater (previous accommodation elsewhere was cold!). During my stay, more and more details became apparent and uncomfortable: *Only half a toilet roll, without a holder (so had been previously handled by user(s)), *Only one mug although the room was booked for two people *Barely any coffee (although plenty of tea) *kettle was half-full of water (don't know how old) *carpet had clearly not been vacuumed *Upon getting in to bed (a rather lumpy one), I noticed the bedding smelt badly of mens BO (possibly the quilt, thru to cover, but it was strong) *The single bed (although not booked) had slept-in bedding on *No mention of WiFi anywhere

Very dated could do with painting the room and furniture is falling apart towel had holes in it

Great for a quick trip from London to Hartlepool. Bed was comfy. Loo was a little noisy but l sleep with ear buds and eye patch. Green safety light for others could be an issue above the door but not for myself. Ill stay again Ta ":))

Overall I suppose you get what you pay for, check in ok involved phone call, room ok, next morning going to get showered, no towels, so tried hot tap on sink for wash no hot water, couldn't get TV to work but only minor problem wasn't sat in room long

Tiny room, small bed, no staff around, two of four light fittings broken, only extremely limited choice of TV (only two channels working), very hot room (no AC or fan), more like a hostel than a hotel - not a welcoming place...

I guess you get what you pay for! Could not login to connect to wifi. Spoke to someone on the phone and met no-one.

Arrived 30min before check-in deadline; was stood at door for 10min trying phone no on door, phone no I'd previously been sent an entry code from, & ringing 'Ring' doorbell, before a (not particularly friendly) answer... Was panicking that I'd be roomless for the night. (Had had a previous poor stay but was desperate for somewhere convenient/cheap due to partner being kept in hospital.) And was almost out of phone charge! On approach to room (& spotting a discarded mug in the hallway that had been since morning) I was hit by smell of cigarette smoke, then a man (smoker) came in from fire escape adjacent to my room. There was a bundle of dirty bed linen on the hallway floor to the other side of my door. Within my room: *No TV remote - TV unusable without (buttons on unit wouldn't access the menus sufficiently) *I realised I would have to watch TV on my (lacking charge) phone, then realised there was only 1 power socket near the 'desk' - far from bed - but no seat so had to stand & hold it *took a while to realise I was overlooked by the 'smokers balcony', so quickly pulled blind *noticed something (underwear?) stuffed in the ceiling light, so had to keep it off to avoid fire risk (understand the staff unlikely to notice if a guest had done this) *The smell of cigarette smoke wafting in to the room was unbearable, then I realised the windows had been left open, closing the windows was a challenge reaching past desk and blind doesn't go back up *Floors not vacuumed/swept/mopped

I Wish i Slept in my Car it would've been Cleaner and more Comfortable than this Doss House the Headboard had been Ripped off the Wall 4" Holes where it Should've Been Dirty Marks on the Wall where People had Rested their Head obviously it had been missing from the wall for some time as it was stuck down the side of the Bed the Pillows where cheap flat and Nasty i had to use my Jacket to bulk it up the Toilet/Shower Room was a Joke Black Mould all around the foot Basin and up the Wall you wouldn't wash your dog in it incase you caught something The Towel Stand heated Rail Drier was coated with Rust and Flaking Grime the Toilet i used i actually thought my Kidneys had packed in only to discover it was black and had never seen Bleach in years also the Toilet was made for a Child as I'm 6'4" i thought i was Chinese as i was basically sitting on the Floor Squatting the Coffee Cup was Disgusting scale marks of Old Tea /Coffee i Drank Water that i Had didnt Dare look in the Kettle incase something jumped out at me also i paid £41 for a Single No Breakfast No Staff the Place is a Shambles if i was the Owners i would Sack on the Spot the Cleaners not fit for purpose and employ someone who knows how to Clean they should be ashamed of themselves I Just Wished i had Taken Photographs But i know i will never set foot in that place again also No Car Parking Park at your Own Risk

Upon arrival I had to ring a number stuck on the door to get the code to get in and told my room number. No reception, no staff in the building. The whole place stunk of weed and stale smoke. Absolutely filthy, not been cleaned in years. No toilet roll in my room and when I finally got through to someone on the phone I was told someone would bring some at 5pm this was at 2.30. I'd say you get what you pay for but the state of the place I feel I should have been paid to stay there. Bed was really lumpy and the pillows was as thin as paper and was filthy. People banging about all night. One of the windows in my room was missing the handle so couldn't close it. No heating or hot water.

The Hotel was run down. The mattress on my bed was so worn out I could feel the slats of the frame under me. One of the towels was ripped almost in half and yet still was considered acceptable to place in a guests room. Check in was self service which did work but meant there was no one on site at all. A guest got beaten up by some youths that managed to get into the hotel and the whole hotel was woken up by the alarms and the arrival of five (yes 5) police cars and an ambulance. The picture of the dining room might have been the case a number of years ago but both the dining room and the bar were locked up and stacked full of tables and chairs and not accessible to guests. All in all one of, if not the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. My colleagues all had similar experiences. When we got home I had a jocular comment from one of them saying "I have just incinerated all the clothing I worse at the hotel" that should give you a clear idea of our stay. Not run by a professional organisation instead run into the ground for profit. I should have realised there was going to be issues when the first thing that happened was that whilst I had gone for a listing that was "Pay At The Property" I had deposits taken with no warning for each of the five rooms. Then full payment was taken several days before the stay....again with NO WARNING. I would not recommend and would actually forcefully say STAY AWAY. Happy to prove all this if needed...pics were taken

A very basic and poorly maintained hotel. Upon arrival 7pm(ish) I was greated with a locked front door and a note on it saying to call the main hotel phone number. A man answered and directed my attention to a key pad on the wall, to type in a code for access and directed to my room. My room was a fair size but very basic. The whole place needs a lot of TLC. Taps were loose, other fixtures and fittings broken. Spot mould on walls and ceiling in bathroom. Signs of water damage on the walls around the window. There wasn't even a spoon with the tea and coffee set. Stiring my tea with my car key had to do. I managed to trip both the sockets and lights breakers when attempting to turn on the towel rail. An hour wait for the breakers to turned back on wasn't great. Especially, when I was told someone would be there in around 15-20mins. And to top things off, I got woken by drunken couple, in a neighbouring room, arguing and slamming doors at around 1:15am, which went on till gone 3am. So, all I can say is stay well away

On arrival windows wide open. Freezing cold. This was to try and get rid of the smell of damp. Black mould on the walls. No cover on the light. Door handles snapped off. Unable to lock window. No hot water pressure. Lates of dust on bed head. Seat threadbare. No one on reception no staff available on phone. I left. Has to be the worst hotel I’ve ever been in.

I ended up not staying! On arrival (after a long journey, feeling wet and tired), I spent half an hour standing outside the front door, constantly ringing the phone number on the piece of paper stuck to the door! There was never any answer, and no answer machine, and I could hear the phone ringing inside the hotel, but could see no one. Eventually, a resident at the hotel kindly let me in the front door, and suggested I ring the emergency number, which was displayed on a wall inside. Again, there was no answer, and I left a message on the answer service. I also rang the contact number for the hotel given by hotels.com but again there was no answer, and I left a message. Just as I was about to leave, a cleaner turned up and kindly booked me in and took me to my room. The heating was not on so she said she would turn it on. By this point, I was late for a meeting, so had to leave quickly. I returned later in the evening to find the heating was not on, and knowing it would be impossible to find anyone to sort it out, as well as feeling very uncomfortable and unwelcome in the hotel, I decided to leave and stay elsewhere. If they are going to have a system where you are going to have a phone number on the door to come in, they need to make sure the number works. The cleaner knew that the phone wasn't diverting to the correct number, so why wasn't an alternative number given? Not impressed. Waste of money.

I guess you get what you pay for! Could not login to connect to wifi. Spoke to someone on the phone and met no-one.

bar was never open there was no staff on you have to have a phone or you will not get in there is a number on front door to phone to get the code to open the door rubbish

Arrived 30min before check-in deadline; was stood at door for 10min trying phone no on door, phone no I'd previously been sent an entry code from, & ringing 'Ring' doorbell, before a (not particularly friendly) answer... Was panicking that I'd be roomless for the night. (Had had a previous poor stay but was desperate for somewhere convenient/cheap due to partner being kept in hospital.) And was almost out of phone charge! On approach to room (& spotting a discarded mug in the hallway that had been since morning) I was hit by smell of cigarette smoke, then a man (smoker) came in from fire escape adjacent to my room. There was a bundle of dirty bed linen on the hallway floor to the other side of my door. Within my room: *No TV remote - TV unusable without (buttons on unit wouldn't access the menus sufficiently) *I realised I would have to watch TV on my (lacking charge) phone, then realised there was only 1 power socket near the 'desk' - far from bed - but no seat so had to stand & hold it *took a while to realise I was overlooked by the 'smokers balcony', so quickly pulled blind *noticed something (underwear?) stuffed in the ceiling light, so had to keep it off to avoid fire risk (understand the staff unlikely to notice if a guest had done this) *The smell of cigarette smoke wafting in to the room was unbearable, then I realised the windows had been left open, closing the windows was a challenge reaching past desk and blind doesn't go back up *Floors not vacuumed/swept/mopped

Upon arrival I had to ring a number stuck on the door to get the code to get in and told my room number. No reception, no staff in the building. The whole place stunk of weed and stale smoke. Absolutely filthy, not been cleaned in years. No toilet roll in my room and when I finally got through to someone on the phone I was told someone would bring some at 5pm this was at 2.30. I'd say you get what you pay for but the state of the place I feel I should have been paid to stay there. Bed was really lumpy and the pillows was as thin as paper and was filthy. People banging about all night. One of the windows in my room was missing the handle so couldn't close it. No heating or hot water.

The Hotel was run down. The mattress on my bed was so worn out I could feel the slats of the frame under me. One of the towels was ripped almost in half and yet still was considered acceptable to place in a guests room. Check in was self service which did work but meant there was no one on site at all. A guest got beaten up by some youths that managed to get into the hotel and the whole hotel was woken up by the alarms and the arrival of five (yes 5) police cars and an ambulance. The picture of the dining room might have been the case a number of years ago but both the dining room and the bar were locked up and stacked full of tables and chairs and not accessible to guests. All in all one of, if not the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. My colleagues all had similar experiences. When we got home I had a jocular comment from one of them saying "I have just incinerated all the clothing I worse at the hotel" that should give you a clear idea of our stay. Not run by a professional organisation instead run into the ground for profit. I should have realised there was going to be issues when the first thing that happened was that whilst I had gone for a listing that was "Pay At The Property" I had deposits taken with no warning for each of the five rooms. Then full payment was taken several days before the stay....again with NO WARNING. I would not recommend and would actually forcefully say STAY AWAY. Happy to prove all this if needed...pics were taken

No one there just got a message to get in no toilet paper in the room blinds absolutely dirty window broken bleeding was all marked the tap in the bathroom wasn't fixed properly honestly will never stay again IV heard so many bad things about this hotel but wanted to give them a benefit of the doubt and find out for myself will not be staying again

Wasn't obvious where to enter the building. Wasn't made clear that there would be no-one to greet. Upon calling number on the door, the greeting still wasn't friendly. On opening the bedroom.door, first impression was good - tidy, and additional heater (previous accommodation elsewhere was cold!). During my stay, more and more details became apparent and uncomfortable: *Only half a toilet roll, without a holder (so had been previously handled by user(s)), *Only one mug although the room was booked for two people *Barely any coffee (although plenty of tea) *kettle was half-full of water (don't know how old) *carpet had clearly not been vacuumed *Upon getting in to bed (a rather lumpy one), I noticed the bedding smelt badly of mens BO (possibly the quilt, thru to cover, but it was strong) *The single bed (although not booked) had slept-in bedding on *No mention of WiFi anywhere

A very basic and poorly maintained hotel. Upon arrival 7pm(ish) I was greated with a locked front door and a note on it saying to call the main hotel phone number. A man answered and directed my attention to a key pad on the wall, to type in a code for access and directed to my room. My room was a fair size but very basic. The whole place needs a lot of TLC. Taps were loose, other fixtures and fittings broken. Spot mould on walls and ceiling in bathroom. Signs of water damage on the walls around the window. There wasn't even a spoon with the tea and coffee set. Stiring my tea with my car key had to do. I managed to trip both the sockets and lights breakers when attempting to turn on the towel rail. An hour wait for the breakers to turned back on wasn't great. Especially, when I was told someone would be there in around 15-20mins. And to top things off, I got woken by drunken couple, in a neighbouring room, arguing and slamming doors at around 1:15am, which went on till gone 3am. So, all I can say is stay well away

Very basic hotel (which was expected considering the price) and the room was VERY tired looking with what looked like a repaired (but not painted) ceiling and the worst view of any hotel I've ever stayed in. I do have an issue with the parking, It is listed as having parking, which I queried to be told that it was residential on street parking, which would be a problem if I checked in before 6pm or out after 8am, as outside of those times, the parking is permit only.

Good location and was walkable to town

Great stay and good prices, good amenities nearby as well.

Parking restrictions on streets around hotel

Hotel was easy enough to find from the train station. Upon arrival, reception un-manned and a phone number to call to gain access. Restuarant, bar and other facilites not open and seemingly untouched for years, all seemed very un-secure. Room was open with key on bed, not hoovered and hald eaten condiments. No tea or coffee facilites and masking tap round he floor in bathroom where decoration had taken place? Overall very grimey and dirty albeit bedding seemed clean enough. Does anyone actually manage this property? No staff present at all and seemed like no care or attention given to this hotel for many many years. Speaking with locals, their response when mentioning where we were staying was somewhat to be desired. Honest review, do not book this hotel until it has been closed, refurbished and rightly cared about.

The hotel was good value for money . I had visited this hotel about 10 years and I remember having bed and breakfast ,a full English breakfast in the restaurant. However on my latest visit that all closed . In fact when I got to the door a notice gave me a telephone number to ring so as to.gain entry . It was however adaquate for my two day stay in the town.

bar was never open there was no staff on you have to have a phone or you will not get in there is a number on front door to phone to get the code to open the door rubbish

The Hotel was run down. The mattress on my bed was so worn out I could feel the slats of the frame under me. One of the towels was ripped almost in half and yet still was considered acceptable to place in a guests room. Check in was self service which did work but meant there was no one on site at all. A guest got beaten up by some youths that managed to get into the hotel and the whole hotel was woken up by the alarms and the arrival of five (yes 5) police cars and an ambulance. The picture of the dining room might have been the case a number of years ago but both the dining room and the bar were locked up and stacked full of tables and chairs and not accessible to guests. All in all one of, if not the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. My colleagues all had similar experiences. When we got home I had a jocular comment from one of them saying "I have just incinerated all the clothing I worse at the hotel" that should give you a clear idea of our stay. Not run by a professional organisation instead run into the ground for profit. I should have realised there was going to be issues when the first thing that happened was that whilst I had gone for a listing that was "Pay At The Property" I had deposits taken with no warning for each of the five rooms. Then full payment was taken several days before the stay....again with NO WARNING. I would not recommend and would actually forcefully say STAY AWAY. Happy to prove all this if needed...pics were taken

Hotel was easy enough to find from the train station. Upon arrival, reception un-manned and a phone number to call to gain access. Restuarant, bar and other facilites not open and seemingly untouched for years, all seemed very un-secure. Room was open with key on bed, not hoovered and hald eaten condiments. No tea or coffee facilites and masking tap round he floor in bathroom where decoration had taken place? Overall very grimey and dirty albeit bedding seemed clean enough. Does anyone actually manage this property? No staff present at all and seemed like no care or attention given to this hotel for many many years. Speaking with locals, their response when mentioning where we were staying was somewhat to be desired. Honest review, do not book this hotel until it has been closed, refurbished and rightly cared about.

Absolutely disgusting! room hadnt been clean empty bottle of vodka left in room from previous person. Dead flys stuck to wall used sugar packets left on floor. Stained carpets all round dirty room. Bathroom walls cracked. No bar or restaurant open. Will not be returning!