Grenville Hotel

Central location and making the most of exploiting people who are in need. I arrived and it felt like I was booking in to a Mexican hotel, chipped paint, kiosk with obscured glass, and a barely communicative recptionist with piles of rubbish behind them, the only thing missing was a sombrero and a barking sem-rabid dog. The state of the place was diabolical, worn filthy carpets, stinking bathroom, completely worm out furniture, and decor which was probable last touched, badly, in the 1980s. I didn't even dare risk the shower which looked like it was held together with chewing gum. If you want to feel unwelcome in the city, then by all means go for it, otherwise it was a place to put my head for the night for which I am grateful, but not for anything else, never, ever, ever returning.

The standard of decoration of the room was very poor and the aesthetics abysmal. The room was never serviced even though I spent 3 nights in the hotel. The "hot" water in the shower was hot on only 1 day out of three. The other two days I would describe it as "not quite cold". Breakfast was the least inspiring I have experienced in any hotel, anywhere in the world, in all my 72 years. On the second and third mornings I didn't even bother eating beakfast. Going hungry seemed preferable. Wifi is available, but only if you pay extra.. On the other hand, the room had all the basic necessities, and everything worked. The bed was comfortable. The room was clean. There were no traces of bed bugs. (I checked carefully.) Lighting was good, and I could read a book or put my makeup on without any difficulty. I feel that the owner is exploiting guests. For the price I paid, it should have been much better. I had to travel to London at short notice, most hotels in the area I needed to stay in were fully booked, and I only booked this one because it had vacances. (I didn't have time to study the reviews.) I now know why it had vacancies. May it have many more of them in future.

The room was small, dirty and cramped. I could sit on the toilet and wash my hands in the sink and feet in the shower at the same time. I inspected the bed before I laid in it, and I saw no bugs, BUT, when I pulled the covers on the sheets had an awful stench of old man sweat. I threw the sheets of and slept without. Had to buy new ones on the day after. The breakfast was toast, jam and cereal. The coffe was instant with a solid amount of cobwebs on it. Stay away from this place, just spend the extra cash and get a good experience elsewhere.