“Appreciate the hotel is due to close/have a refit but:
1. Check in staff were disinterested and not the level of experience and welcome you'd expect from a 5 star hotel (note not the doorman who was excellent).
2. The rooms are tired and in desperate need of renovation (possibly to be expected given planned closure but not reflected in the rates or star rating).
3. Despite a B&B rate, cooked items were charged extra - okay if the quality was there but it wasnt (over cooked poached eggs, average...
“Appreciate the hotel is due to close/have a refit but:
1. Check in staff were disinterested and not the level of experience and welcome you'd expect from a 5 star hotel (note not the doorman who was excellent).
2. The rooms are tired and in desperate need of renovation (possibly to be expected given planned closure but not reflected in the rates or star rating).
3. Despite a B&B rate, cooked items were charged extra - okay if the quality was there but it wasnt (over cooked poached eggs, average...
Matt