Beechwood Hotel

"I have stayed in this hotel a number of times and made allowances for the rooms not being up to standard, after all we paid £75:00 for a family room. Each time the hotel has got progressively worse. During our last stay we were greeted by a hotel lobby full of youths smoking and the owner Tom passed out on the sofa. The stand in mamager informed us that the key pad to the room was broken, and that he would need to let us in the room with the master card. We were instructed to leave our belongings in the room and to bang on a certain window for the manager to let us in. On returning to our room, all of our belongings had been stolen, including all clothes, mobile telephones and even the tooth brushes. The door had not been forced, yet the owner claimed to the police that we had staged the robbery ourselves. Around three weeks later we were contacted by the police to inform us that a long term guest (one of the youths from reception) had been found wearing an item of the stolen clothing. The owner claimed he would pay the money back from his insurance, however despite numerous calls this has not happened and Tommy seems to have disappeared. Do not stay ther, you have been warned!!!"

"We were sent here by Premier Inn. Charged £65 for b&b. and recieved a family room with water coming through the ceiling, a tv and dvd player that didn't work and a toilet that wouldnt flush. Breakfast consisted of being made to wait while the owner who was also the chef came back from wherever he went and then he persisted on talking to us while we were eating scrambeled egg on toast. We were charged £10 for egg on toast and pot of tea while we sat in a room with water pouring in from the ceiling yet again. I do not recommend this hotel to anyone if you have standards."

"This hotel should be condemned on health and safety grounds! Approximately 40 family members were booked into this hotel and every single one checked out as soon as they arrived! This hotel was dirty and damp. Wallpaper was falling off the walls and ceilings. Wiring was exposed. There was even pornographic literature in one of the bedside drawers. The chef was witnessed cooking breakfast with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. A previous review stated that this place makes Fawlty Towers look luxurious. How accurate!"

"Have only given the Beechwood 1 out of 10 as there is no way to give less.

I really cannot believe that places like this are allowed to operate. OK, we knew it was 2*, and had 'managed our expectations' accordingly, but NOTHING had prepared me for the filth, smells and disgusting furnishings. The pillows stunk. The carpet was sticky. The bin was full of someone else's rubbish. The bathroom was rotting away - literally. The bedding was damp. I could go on - but am sure you get the drift.

We booked for two days but just stayed the one - and wouldn't have done that if we had any choice. Breakfast was surprisingly good - if you didn't mind the odd hair on the plate. I had a banana - they couldn't ruin that. £65 at the weekend isn't expensive - but I stayed at the Crowne Plaza in London every week for £89 a night, which is an interesting comparison. Tom (the owner?) said that he wasn't trying to compete against the Marriot, Malmaison and the like, but the Beechwood had its own 'little touches'. Too right it had!"