little sleep. Stayed October 2012, travelled with family Value Location Sleep Quality Rooms Cleanliness Service Was this review helpful? Yes Problem with this review? Ask jmheilbronn about Redcar Hotel This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC Stayed here as meeting friends who booked this for us, was dreading it slightly as mixed reviews on TA! Should have listened to our gut. First the good points. Location, a mere 5 minutes walk to the abbey and town centre over the river. The room was relatively clean. Now the not so good points. The car park or as we called - the walled space with 15 cars crammed in and no room to swing a small furry animal! And it costs 10 entry fee to cram your car in. The staff - Helpful but odd and a very odd sense of fashion style. The stair cases. A total wipeoutesque assault course through more doors with industrial strength door closures than is really necessary. No lift, no offer of help with bags up 4 flights of stairs, less able guests would struggle. The bathroom, the light switch outside was only there to fool you! The real one is a light pull with 30 years of grime half way down the wall inside! The tv or as I thought - wow they have given us an iPad to use - no it's the world smallest flat screen tv. The receptionist made us pay upfront clearly fearing