Stayed here a couple of times as it’s a great location to be near my daughter, who is at DMU. Starting with the basics, cost. I was pleasantly surprised the first time I stayed, £88 for the three of us, B&B. Having been impressed, I was somewhat disappointed this time to find an almost £30 increase in the fee. I put this down to the fact that Leicester city were at home, making the stay more expensive and creating an absolute nightmare in getting near the hotel at check in time. If I’m been honest, as an IHG member, I don’t think it unreasonable to expect a more fair and consistent pricing model as the following week, with no game, the price drops back down. Anyway, on with the review. The hotel has a good sized car park and you shouldn’t struggle for a space. Checking in is straight forward and the staff on the desk are pleasant and helpful. There are two lifts to the floors, with a rack of free magazines next to them. The rooms are quite modern, a decent size, for an “Express” hotel and whilst basic, the equipment serves its purpose. They are clean enough but maintenance needs to improve. The first time we stayed, the over bed light didn’t work and the tv picture was distorted. This time, the bathroom nightlight didn’t work and the door deadlock was inoperative. Additionally, if guests book for three, it would be good if there were three cups on the tea tray and three glasses in the bathroom as opposed to two. Room 118 if you’re curious. Back downstairs and the bar is ok, with about five draught options and Guinness, which looks like a beer tap but is actually a fancy device for dispensing it from a can. Unfortunately, as it was match day, it’s assumed that all people drinking in the bar will start throwing glasses about and as such, you are made to drink from a wobbly plastic glass. As for food, we have only experienced breakfast. A decent range of cereals Is accompanied by fruit juices, preserves, croissants, buns, fruit and toast. The “Full English” is actually bacon, sausages, baked beans and scrambled eggs and it’s here that my only real gripe kicks in. The scrambled eggs are, on the whole, vile. I think it’s probably been some time since they were near a chicken and I suspect that they are made offsite, some distance away, cooked to death, dehydrated bagged and frozen. They then taste like they are reheated, to become some kind of yellow, tasteless, watery mess that no amount of brown sauce can revive. Other than the eggs, which I’ll avoid next time, I will stay here again, although I’ll time my next visit around the football fixtures.
Excellent
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