The Charles Hotel

Very friendly and helpful staff. Room was freezing and no window in room!!! Very strange little room. There was a window which couldn’t open into the inside corridor!

With a few improvements, this hotel could be a reasonable place to stay, but several issues need attention. The carpet throughout the building requires a thorough clean, and the hallway walls could benefit from a quick repaint as they were very dirty. Reception and the corridors were unheated, making the atmosphere feel unwelcoming and extremely cold. When we arrived in December, our room window had been left open so the room was freezing. It would’ve felt so much better walking into a warm room. There was nowhere to hang coats, no hooks and not even hangers on the clothes rail. The electric heater had a loose metal panel, which felt unsafe. The TV was very small and unwatchable due to the poor signal. The rear access spiral staircase would difficult to navigate and unsuitable for anyone with limited mobility. The area outside the reception door looked untidy, with items like an old paint can and a piece of AstroTurf left lying around. Breakfast was essentially non existent, and no information was provided about it. Would we stay again, definitely not unless the above was attended to.

I was absolutely eaten alive by bed bugs, had them jumping all over me in the night.

Great location, close to shops, restaurants etc. Room was good size, clean and well maintained.

Good