I have agonised about this review as I can see that we didn’t choose the right area of Bristol to stay in. (I guess ‘studenty’ might be a polite way to put it but we looked out on to 3 empty shops covered in graffiti and passed 2 or 3 homeless people each time we walked to or from the centre.) We might have possibly felt more at home had we been in our twenties but then we probably wouldn’t have paid the best part of £100 a night to stay there. However, even allowing for all that, I think it is fair to say we were a bit disappointed in our 2 night stay.
The duvet covers were the most crinkled I have ever seen and, when I pulled mine back, the sheet was so poorly put on (it looked like someone else had just got out of the bed) that I actually sniffed it to make sure it was clean (it was). I wouldn’t provide a bed looking like that to a friend staying at my home, let alone to a paying customer.
The previous reviews have talked about the noise but don’t underestimate the warnings. The owner has done what he can (secondary glazing and earplugs) but it is very, very noisy especially at kicking out time from the bar opposite (4am-ish on the Friday and Saturday we stayed) and when the street cleaning started at 7am on Sunday morning. If you’ll be sleeping in the top bedroom it isn’t so bad but you’ll really notice it if you’re on the sofa bed.
Oh, and ‘basic breakfast’ - they’re not kidding. Some very basic cereal in the cupboard and some tea and coffee - not even a pint of milk in the fridge. I know there’s a shop over the road but that’s a bit cheap.
On the positive side, the apartment is clean and warm, the beds are comfortable, the shower is good and it’s a quick walk (10 minutes) to Cabot Circus. The owner also replied to my questions promptly.
However, compared to the previous places we’ve stayed, the word I used earlier is the right one - disappointing.