Review of Lansdowne Hotel 3*

I was staying at the Lansdowne for 6 days on business as the hotel was very close to the office where I was working. On arrival, the lady at the desk was very friendly but as I had arrived early, I was not able to check in for a couple of hours but she did suggest that I could leave my cases in a locked room and return after lunch. This was fine and understandable. I took this time to get some lunch and look around the local area which is immediately next to a shopping centre so this was convenient. On return I sat in reception which it where I first had my suspicions that this trip would not be all comfortable as the sofas in reception were really only suitable for the tip. The were tired and worn and were being jumped on like a tampoline by some small children who were not being controlled by their parent. However, I didnt really let this bother me and just wanted to get to my room and check in. I booked a "Superior Double Room" so expected a lot more than a double bed squeezed between two walls and a TV that was placed on the wall at the other side of the room which was very small. It was actually very basic but was clean Unfortunately though, it was so noisy on a Saturday evening until about 3am so did not get much sleep that night. The following evening I was noticing groups of individuals congregating outside the front of the building drinking and being very rowdy. This was the norm every evening due to it being next door to a hostel so it was impossible to get a restful sleep of an evening. One evening was particularly bad where a man was being attacked by several people in which I captured some of the incident on video from my room window. If I was to sumarise my stay, it would be that the hotel is in need of refurbishment as was very tired looking but I could not fault the staff for their work. I would also say that the location, although seemingly convenient next to a shopping centre, is very intimidating with the group of people who crowd outside from the hostel next door on a nightly basis. It did not make me feel safe or secure.