The Sleepwell Inn

I have stayed here for the last 20 years, but have not stayed since lock down. A few things have changed. I stayed here for the first time in a while and noticed the following. The nice home made biscuits in the room have gone, there are no biscuits at all. The glass of port in the room is no more. These were little touches which made it special. The room was cold, it used to be like a furnace, however at 4am the furnace came alive, they really need to sort this out, it was too much too late. I had my lead to charge my phone, but there are no usb charging ports, however I found one on the back of the tv, which only worked when the tv is on. I turned the tv down and faced it to the wall, and it worked perfectly. In a positive note I forgot toothpaste and the reception gave me a tube. Breakfast- I used to be impressed with the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, this is now an additional charge, but the included breakfast is still good, although one of the poached eggs was a bit under done. Andrew made everyone feel welcome at breakfast, the staff are still amazing, which were always the highlight of my previous reviews, Would I stay here again, yes, it is still the best hotel I town,

I found this to be a really clean, modern, well appointed room. It’s better than a lot of big chain hotels I have stayed in. I had a ground floor room and the window looked out to the car park but had frosted glass so that I could still enjoy real light which I thought was good. I didn’t experience any noise at all. Nothing from the corridor (and I think there was a wedding on in main hotel so I was braced) and nothing from the street (it was Good Friday so I was braved for that as well). Parking is a bit of a faff but it’s a city centre hotel. I strongly suggest calling reception before you check in - the hotel seems to have a lot of parking dotted about and they’ll be able to tell you where to go. I think they try to downplay it to avoid disappointment but worth a call- they staff are lovely. This isn’t in the main building of the hotel, it’s about a 2 minute walk (if that). You get exactly the same level of service so I suppose it just depends if you’re bothered about walking past a reception desk and paying extra for that. I absolutely wasn’t. I would definitely stay here again.