I'm an American who has a bucket list item to spend a night in a castle and I found Pekforton on the route of my road trip in England. Boy was I disappointed. The exterior itself and grounds were stunning, but the interior was.... well, think they turned an old castle in to a hotel some time in the late 70's to early 80's and left it alone. It's a 2 star hotel at best.
The walls were paper thin, you can hear everything going on including a couple having a shag (unfortunately the highlight of the stay). The floor boards creak like nothing I've ever heard before. The beds are uncomfortable and the staff acted like they were better than us.
We decided to try the restart down stairs, which was at least half empty, and we were told because we didn't have a reservation that we would have to eat in the lounge across the hall behind reception. Upon ordering we were immediately presented with the bill and made to pay before we received our food. The food was good, but by that time I knew I was going to get up in the morning and get the heck out of there.