The Stones Hotel

The accommodation excels in cleanliness and convenience, with friendly and responsive staff. Guests appreciate the varied and well-cooked breakfast, as well as the comfortable and spacious rooms.

The staff were lovely! However we were placed in a room where the tv did not work, the window didn’t shut completely, and we had no hot water. The staff were amazing and the location was great if you have a car!

First time I've stayed here & you can tell instantly that this hotel has recently been revamped, with new paint, carpets, bathroom fixtures and fittings etc over the old substrate. Unfortunately, they must have spent all the money on paint as it's the height of summer & there's no ventilation in the rooms so it's a sauna. The dive of a Travelodge at J16 on the M4 is a sauna in summer too but they at least provide a fan in the room. Granted, the window in the room opens, somehow that's NFG as there's no air movement outside and having the window open constantly lets in all the flies, midges & mozzies. Its a shame that for the cost of a room here, they couldn't afford actual double beds (or even just a double mattresses on the 2 single bases). In the double room I have, the 'double' bed is comprised of 2 single beds pushed together which is really uncomfortable as there's a seam right down the middle. Also, I think this hotel must be the only hotel I've visited where the room doors are really helpfully alarmed, so if you leave your door open too long (say like, as you're getting your bag in/out) it sounds like you set the smoke alarm off! Thing is, the door closure dampeners are too stiff, so the doors often hang open by themselves and close really slowly. Que doors slamming constantly as people fight to pull their door closed quickly, before the alarm goes off, and overcome the dampener abruptly, crashing the door in its frame. all. through. the. hotel. at. all. hours! Treat. The breakfast is ok if you get there early. If not then you get what's left as the same staff member is far too busy to replenish the bacon when they're covering reception, booking guests in to breakfast by room number or clearing tables (this seems to be the lowest priority so dirty plates/ cups/ cutlery pile up on tables). The only plus I can say about this place is that there's plenty of parking out front & they make the bed every day. They don't appear to clean much in the rooms though as the same tea stain has been on my bedside table for the last 2 days.... Hopefully, if I have to stay in the area again in the future, I'll get work to book The Village Hotel at Solstice Park -their windows don't open but they do have aircon...