Review of Mary Rose Inn Hotel 2*

We arrived at the hotel after navigating our way into a dead end road in the middle of an area that can only be described as a ghetto (I am not a snob but, really this was bad). The hotel faced onto a line of shops that were shut and covered with shutters. We parked the car in the 'secure' car park which was a semi fenced off graveled area underneath some arches. I noticed one small CCTV dome camera on the wall of of one of the buildings. Upon entering the 'hotel' we were greeted by a gentleman who took our name and asked if we were paying by cash or card. I said debit card to which we said there was a £1 fee (I sure that there should be no charges for using a debit card! ). Anyway payment was made and we were given our key (which was a attached to one of those plastic key fobs that you can buy from poundland for quid for 100 of them. The room number was written on the paper insert in biro. The gentleman then directed us to our room which involved walking through a bar area (well I think it was a bar area) and through several doors and up several flights of stairs. Once we entered the room we were greeted with a nice four poster bed, well it would have been nice if there weren't stains all over the materials that were the drapes. The carpet was covered in stains and looked like it had not been hoovered for weeks, there was a damp patch on the ceiling with the paint peeling off. The furniture was covered in dust and the coffee making facility had one cup and a cracked mug which has been obtained free from a local garage. The only saving grace was the sheets on the bed that looked brand new. As said before I am not a snob but we didn't bother hanging around and took the key back to reception and informed them of my concerns, they offered to move me to a 'better room' to which I declined as I doubted they had any (mine was a 'superior' room with a four poster! ) and went to stay with friends instead. Asked about a refund and was given a email address to contact so don't up any hope there. So to sum up : Dirty, run down, dubious location. Probably better off selling rooms on an hourly basis and should be taken off all booking websites and probably shut down after a visit from the local health inspector. avoid.