Locomotion

Very small room smelt mouldy

I stayed here for work. Firstly the owner Jim couldn't do enough to help. Anything I needed he was quick to sort out. Location is great with food in the pub below or 5mins down the road you are in yarm where you have to much to choose from. Shower was hot and powerful, room was clean and it was quite. Price was excellent for what you get. I would definitely stay here again.

Clean and tidy. Room above pub but was quiet. Not luxury but en suite and at £40 a night, 2 minutes walk away from train station excellent value. It is a room only basis with no breakfast, however deli across the road was open.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Only gave it a grade of one as wouldn't let me leave zero I unfortunately booked my parents into this , and I use the term very loosely, hotel at the beginning of December 2023. And only did so as they let dogs stay there with them . I deeply regret booking them in . The lighting was so poor that they couldn't read by it I suspect this was so you couldn't see how dirty it was when you walked in and complain about the room which the lady that showed them to the room and she disappeared extraordinarily quickly, I imagine for the same reason. There was dust everywhere, seen in the light of day. There was used pizza boxes in the bedside drawers along with other rubbish , I suspect this was because there was no bins in the room . The toilet was filthy,old and noisy , the shower had black mold on the tray and up the woodwork. Very small TV with wires everywhere. The bed head board was broken. They slept in their clothes as the mattress was covered in blood and urine stains , it did have a sheet on mattress. Also mattress was completely worn out and compressed to approx 2inches thick when sat on. They didn't get to sleep till approx 4am because of the noise coming from the room nextdoor that seemed to have a revolving door because of the amount of times people were in and out. Also when they paid it was under a different name The Sportsman Hotel. Good job they done do breakfast as they wouldn't have eaten anything that was made there if the state of the room was anything to go by . They just had to post the keys through the letterbox as there was no one to give them to in the morning .

We have now eaten twice at this restaurant, the quality and value for money is excellent. The menu is extensive. Varied drinks again, decent value. It won’t be the last time we visit. The previous time was for a Sunday lunch that consisted of extremely tender beef and a mass of vegetables. It won’t be our last visit.

Please for the love of God AVOID this hovel at all costs. If it is because of the ease of access to the train station or road network then just take a sleeping bag and sleep at the side of the road or in the station platform trust me they would be cleaner that the excuse of a room. This place was booked in my behalf on arrival I had to call to get the owner to let me in as the place was locked up . I was shown to a room that was well below all normal standards. No light switch instead a piece of string ! A tiny walk mounted TV from 1995 sound not working. Bed was disgusting sink had last occupants beard trimmings in it, no cleaner visit for the 4 day stay. Did not use the restaurant as room was bad enough.only up side is it wasn't my money. Please do not book