The Lighthorseman

Pros - quick and easy check in / car parking on site / good distance to city centre / good room and comfy bed

This feels like a pub with "regulars", so it has personality. The menu is fairly pub standard, but the meal I had was done well. There's a pleasant garden and the riverside is just a short walk away. The room was a comfortable size, the radiator and bathroom towel rail were heat adjustable, everything was clean and the bed was very comfortable. There were a couple of minor issues; I reported on leaving and the manager said he'd address them and they'd probably have moved me if I'd raised them earlier. The location is convenient: an easy walk into town, via streets or riverside as you prefer, but not so central as to be noisy. And parking on site, which becomes rare a couple of blocks further into town.

Room was clean and comfortable. Location was a little further out from the centre than I expected but was in easy walking distance and on a main bus route.

The room was nothing like the pictures advertised. Very tiny twin room with bed right beside the door. Very old mattress and flat thin pillows. Only lukewarm water in the shower and toilet was extremely noisy for 5 minutes each time it was flushed. Reception is a combination of bartender, waitress and reception.

Tremendous Breakfast … Great Bar & Excellent Location.