Bow Guest House  

Breakfast was prompt and good, location was only about 5 minutes from the town centre

I found the Bow Guest house to be very basic indeed. Poor value for money and very tired and dated. The sign outside the Guest house mentions fully refurbished but the place is nothing of the sort. It feels cramped and small. From carpets, wallpaper to even the smell of the room its very poor, and lets be clear I'm not a fussy traveller. I work and just need a clean and tidy place to stay however I found the hotel wanting. My bed was desperately bad, whatever it was it didnt feel like a mattress I was sleeping on, it squeaked and moved all over the place. The fairest description I can give you is that it was like staying in a bedsit. Wallpaper peeling,everything tired and old, and when you have been working during the day, I didnt feel at all like I could relax, the walls were paper thin so I could hear snoring and talking too much from the adjoining rooms. If you come on Booking.com for hotel and see this priced the same as other places then avoid. It's one and only plus point to be worthy of is that its a minute or so away from convenience stores and takeways, other than that you have been given notice.

The hosts were very friendly and helpful.

Very nice owner who tried to help with anything posible, the breakfast was delicious.

Internet didnt work (at least at my pc).

All the good points of the others' reviews are correct

All the bad points of the others' reviews, multiplied by 100, are correct

Proximity to the town centre.

People were living in the guest house on dss money and given that this was their home and they were not just 'guests' they were very loud and made for three terrible nights sleep. Despite the fact that I had a booking confirmation for a single room with breakfast I was told none were available and that I could have a double with no breakfast for the same price, had I had time to find alternative accommodation I would have done so. The room was advertised with free wi-fi yet despite asking for and being given the network key it was either impossible to find the network or if you could find it, it was impossible to connect.....not what I would call free wi-fi in every room!

Short walk to town

1. De uitbater wou ontbijt extra aanrekenen, al was dat betaald. Na het voorleggen van de papieren bond hij in. 2. De kamer was in de kelder en rook onvoorstelbaar muf. 3. Het ontbijt was wat teleurstellend ("a breakfast buffet" hield in: corn flakes, twee stukjes geroosterd brood, jam, koffie of thee). 4. De uitbater was moeilijk te vinden, omdat hij ook nog in een ander guest house werkt (even verderop in de straat). 5. De internetverbinding was niet stabiel.

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