Where to begin? Awful, awful room, the ceiling of which was absolutely crawling with flies. Tiny, poky bathroom, dreadful decor.

The quality of the food was abysmal - let's just say that all the sauces tasted as though they'd come straight out of a packet and what was hilariously called a "cheeseboard" consisted of a bit of sweaty orange cheddar (possibly cut from a catering block) and two cream crackers.

We honestly couldn't wait to leave; the problem with that was that it took ages to track down the owner/manager to ask to check out. We were there on a special offer; he didn't believe us and we had to wrangle to get an accurate -although overpriced - bill.

Really, the whole experience was so grim that we immediately christened the place "Fawlty Towers" and now can laugh about it - in fact, we've related the story of Our Worst Hotel Experience to many people - the flies really were the jewel in the crown of the whole thing.

The only slightly positive thing I can say is that our visit took place a few years ago now, so I can only hope that there is a new management team and chef and that some industrial-strength cleaning has taken place since!