We stayed at this alleged boutique hotel for three days last week and have just discovered that it will be closing on 14th September for an "indefinite period". Having witnessed the state of the place this comes as no great surprise.
We arrived mid afternoon after a flight from Las Vegas and were met at the door by some extremely aggressive protestors whose behaviour, in Scotland at least, would have constituted verbal assault. Irrespective of the rights or otherwise of their grievances, the playing down of the impact by these folk on guests staying at the hotel had been significantly been played down by both the hotel itself and, to their discredit, the booking agents. Getting wakened up every morning at 7am by protestors with loudspeakers is not an ideal or relaxing start to your day.
The general reception area was tired and less than spotless. The lifts were filthy and smelt of damp. Our small room's bathroom had no washhand basin - located bizarrely and completely unhygienically in the bedroom area - which again would have broken every health and safety rule in the UK that I could think of.
This soon to be zombie hotel has no restaurant or bar, no tea or coffee making facilities or even a bottle of water in the rooms. Our carpet had also not been cleaned for some time. Staff were almost all universally surly and disinterested - perhaps they already knew of its impending closure.
The only reason I have not given this hotel one star is because of its location which is/was excellent as a base for a visit to the city. If it had still been open I would strongly have dissuaded anyone from staying there.
A shambles
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