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Hotel class 3.0 of 5
Front Street, Durham DH6 2EW, England
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BEESLEG   4 contributions
Heywood lancs.
Sep 18, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We echo most of what was said by the previous reviewer. In fact we must have stayed in the same room (2). There was still some water hammer (noise) from the plumbing and the noise of the macerator in ours and an adjoining room. Heating not too bad, although the outside temperature was reasonable anyway. Mine Host was very welcoming as were the locals in the bar in the evening. Food was average but filling. Decor was a throw back to the 80's throughout the place. All in all not the best place we have stayed but also not the worst!! more

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Mar 26, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

It was not a pleasant experience staying in this hotel. The room was simply unbearably cold. It was physically uncomfortable even when the central heating came on – twice a day for a couple of hours first thing in the morning and from 4:30 till 10:30pm. We complained that the room was too cold only to be given silly excuses such as the rising cost of fuel. The weather was very chilly and it is unacceptable that a 2-star hotel did not provide adequate heating let alone fail to respond to the complaints of discomfort from a guest.
The plumbing was also a problem. Each time the WC was flushed or a tap used there was an odd foghorn sound which went on intermittently for a while.
There was no hand basin in the bathroom. This was in a far corner of the bedroom.
The décor was poor. The floor in the bathroom was coming apart and wallpaper in the bedroom peeling away to reveal newspaper stuffed into a gap.
Not to be recommended.
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Front Street, Durham DH6 2EW, England
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