Stanley house is more like a squat than a hotel, the furnishings were broken and dirty. When you walk into the building it is dark and smells of cigarettes, when we got to our rooms we were beyond shocked at how dirty it was, the carpet was filthy and sticky. There was blood on the mattress, the mattress had also seen better days as the springs were sticking out. The linen was not very nice at all and smelt damp. The pillows and duvet were obviously very old and flat as a pancake. It was advertised as having tea & coffee facilities, there were none. There were building works going on which we were not informed of. We could not stay and returned to reception to hand the keys back, when we told the receptionist that we could not stay he just shrugged his shoulders and said no refund. We had to book alternative accomodation. It really was a nightmare and my wife was so distressed by the whole situation, we had bought this trip away as a Christmas present for our son & daughter in law. When we spoke to someone that had relatives visiting from America, they had also booked Stanley house and had had the exact same experience as us. They also chose not to stay. I would not advise booking this hotel if you want somewhere that is clean and comfortable. There really is nothing positive I can say about Stanley house.