It is true that you get what you pay for in life, however I still feel cheated by the Brunswick Hotel.
I was really excited when I booked this trip as the hotel website made the hotel look basic yet quirky and a better choice that the travel lodge. I was hopeful when we arrived and the reception seemed fun and nicely styled as did the bright red hallway however we were taken to a room at the rear of the building which looked out onto a lovely brick wall and from which there was the loud noise of vents! We asked to be moved and ended up in a much nicer room with a view to the outside world and free of noise, or so I thought! Or first nights sleep was interrupted by other guests as the walls must be very thin and we could hear conversations from the hallway. There was also no air conditioning and the rooms were very stuffy (as the windows only opened a few inches), they did provide a fan but it was the noisiest fan in the world.
We had opted for the double room which was ok in size, but rough around the edges to say the least and not very clean. The towels in our room smelled like fried food – nice! We were also shocked to find that we had to pay a deposit for our TV remote control – not that there was much point as I did not want to spend any unnecessary time in our bedroom. Not that we could get into our bedroom as every time we came back to the hotel our key card seemed to not work! So by the time we left the staff were as sick of us as we were of staying there.

Stayed here for a hen night in the city and met or exceeded my expectations - it IS small but the tall thin building is part of its charm. Good clean bathroom and bed comfy, fittings modern and fun if a little IKEA cheap/chic - everything you need for a night or two incl ironing board and kettle, and the cafe/bar downstairs is quite bohemian - it had some live blues events during our stay.
No problems with our online booking and we could leave our bags in the lobby for several hours after checking out.
Unless you're looking for luxury you won't find a better cheap bed in the city.
Only mar on our experience was the street cleaning starting early Sunday morning.

The Brunswick staff was extremely friendly and helpful. We were very appreciated of that! The rooms were the smallest I have EVER seen, but the bed was comfortable. The bathroom was also the smallest ever and the shower was too small for comfort. However, the room was clean and convenient. The continental breakfast was nice in the AM. The rooms could use just a little bit of upkeep??

I recently stayed at the brunswick hotel and will not be staying there again!!

The nightmare began when we arrived to check in. Our booking had magically disappeared and the receptionist could find no trace of this booking. Even though I had a print out confirming the booking that was booked through their own website!!

Eventually we were booked in and given our room keys. Third floor, so off we went. Only to be greeted as we got out of the lift with a bright red hallway that was just as small as the lift. It was dark and v stuffy. Next we went through a door that led to another pokey little hallway with 4 doors. There was barely enough room to turn around in the hall, so god help anyone who brought a suitcase!

We found our room, amongst the bright blue walls floor and ceilling. For everything to be so small they didn't exactly try to make it appear spacious.

Then the joys of the room, equally as small as the hallways. Big enough for only a double bed with 10 inches between it and the wall to squeeze by. It was the worst night i've ever had. Small stuffy room with no way of getting any air in as the window only opened an inch and it was onto a brick wall.

Oh as for 24 hour bar, nope this didn't happen either, we arrived at back at midnight expecting to get a drink in the bar only to see it closing up. We had to take a drink up to the room as the patio funiture from outside was stacked up in the bar area and to make matters worse the bar staff spoke hardly any english. So as you can imagine I was less than thrilled to have to take my wine back to the little hovel they call a bedroom.

Oh another thing, the included breakfast was a bowl of cornflakes and a bap that you could put ham and cheese in. How exciting!

I've stayed in plenty of budget hotels, but this is by far the worst. Premier Travel Inn all the way!! Amazing hotels, cheap and definately spacious!!