Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 20 December 2008
OK for a single night.
(107301380)

Reasonable double-aspect room. Bathroom had window. Good dinner in restaurant.

Room: more comfortable chair and beter lighting would have been good. If the fridge isn't operative it should be removed.
Bar:cavernous room - tiny serving area - very little choice of drinks. Service at breakfast not good.
jean-marc from Edinbrgh, GB (Solo business traveller) 11 December 2008
Nice place to stay. Managed to convinced 2 of my working colleagues to stay in the hotel with me and they enjoy the location and friendliness of staff.
(107477065)

Vey friendly receptionists. Great breakfast

Complicated use of shower/bath. Took me ages to figure out how to use it.
Brian from Edinburgh, GB (Solo business traveller) 11 December 2008
I guess you get what you pay for, but at £50, I think it is too much for the quality of the hotel.
(107612677)

Staff friendly and competent

room noisy due to badly closing windows, windows drafty, heating not good, shower difficult to adjust, cooked breakfast greasy and not very well cooked, almost like it was microwaved.
denise from lincoln, GB (Family with young children) 28 October 2008
No overall comment.
(107496877)
William from Annan, GB (Young couple) 29 July 2008
No overall comment.
(108002838)
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 21 July 2008
Poor customer care and inadequate/poor room facilities
(108007708)

Some staff are in much need of customer care training and rooms were very hot and some facilities didn't work ie a flushing toilet that wasn't fixed even after being reported.Hotel parking is not adequate (approx 10 places) and alternative parking is expensive - NCP Car Park.
Anonymous (Mature couple) 08 June 2008
Overall good
(97013867)

Staff. Room size. Location.

Small bathroom. Bendy plastic toilet seat. Hairdryer not working.
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 19 February 2008
No overall comment.
(97721471)
jean-marc from edinburgh, GB (Solo business traveller) 11 February 2008
Excellent staff at the reception! Very nice/friendly/warm. Top service and one of the best welcome I've ever had. Genuine & very charming reception staff. Thank you very much!! Will recommend the hotel to my colleagues.
(97543565)

central location

not very efficient staff for breakfast at the restaurant. Not very helpful when arriving in the first morning i.e no one indicating where to sit when there is a sign telling to wait.
Anonymous (Mature couple) 04 February 2008
I think we had sufficient information before booking and there was no nasty surprise on arrival. The staff were very pleasant and helpful and for an overnight stay we could not fault the hotel. If we were staying at a hotel longer I would always select one with a swimming pool, but this was not a criteria on this occasion.
(97127492)

Good size room nicely furnished

En suite was shower room and no bath.
peter from Reigate, GB (Solo business traveller) 21 January 2008
No overall comment.
(97846912)

very good value for money

room was too hot and there was a lot of external noise when the room was open
Anonymous (Young couple) 12 January 2008
No overall comment.
(97234265)

Location and breakfast

have to pay for carpark
Chris from Northwich, GB (Group of work colleagues) 12 January 2008
No overall comment.
(97407252)

Good value for money
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 16 December 2007
No overall comment.
(97407299)
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 05 December 2007
No overall comment.
(97307365)

nice big room.

Sometimes in the restaurant there were no salt or pepper on the tables. any of the tables
Anonymous (Mature couple) 12 November 2007
No overall comment.
(97508927)
Anonymous (Young couple) 09 November 2007
No overall comment.
(97094551)
SHARON from PLYMOUTH, GB (Mature couple) 31 October 2007
although the hotel itself was clean, cheerful and central and good value for money and we were refunded in full, unfortunately fellow guests were intolerable and no sleep or peace was had all night. Bed far too small and covers likewise so fairly uncomfortable in bed. Maintenance badly needed on shower and taps. Would not recommend it unfortunately because of noise otherwise if shower had worked would have been happy with economical priced accommodation.
(97232255)

tea making facilities.

bed too small, door knob and shower broken. taps very hard to turn on and off. very very noisy guests.
Margaret from Grimsby, GB (Mature couple) 03 October 2007
No overall comment.
(97059004)
CAROL from CHELTENHAM, GB (Mature couple) 19 July 2007
Would very happily stay at the Rutland again, and would recommend it to family and friends. Good central location and parking available which is a major issue in a city centre. We were particularly pleased with the helpfulness of staff, even though they appeared to be doing many jobs at once, eg dining room waitress also covering the bar, which meant you had to wait a little in both areas to be served. Excellent meal in the restaurant, even though we were a little late in arriving (after 0930hrs)
(97823156)

Excellent room for a short stay; perhaps a little too small for a week or more. Very warm, but had the facility of air conditioning and the windows opened!!

Bathroom needs updating - mold along tiles and along edge of bath pretty unsightly. Annoying that we couldnt turn off bedside light whilst in bed (or did we miss some secret mechanism?. Towels a little like boards but plentiful and clean.
Anonymous (Mature couple) 17 July 2007
No overall comment.
(97488053)

Friendly staff - remember you are offering hospitality rather than accommodation. Room was comfortable and reasonable size.

It's a very specific point. The taps are very difficult (stiff) to operate. This could so easily be rectified.
Anonymous (Young couple) 05 July 2007
No overall comment.
(99575196)

Location

Nothing
Linda from Pontypool, GB (Other) 04 July 2007
A great hotel in a prime location. Our room was spacious,stylish and clean and the bed extremely comfortable. The reception, bar and restaurant were modern and welcoming and the breakfast good.
We booked on-line and this hotel proved to be excellent value.
(99911535)

The size cleanliness and decor of the room. The central position of the hotel and its proximity to the railway station and city centre.

The inflexibility of the check-in time.
Alan from Reading, GB (Mature couple) 27 June 2007
No overall comment.
(99956445)

Pleasant accommodation, friendly staff, proximity to the castle and the city centre. When I pointed out the problems with the bathroom the staff member was positive about thanking me and saying they would put it right.

Maintenance in the bathroom is an issue. The decorative top of the tap in the wash hand basin wasn't attached and the shower head was permanently pointing at the taps and couldn't be adjusted. When you tried it promptly fell into the bath!
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 23 June 2007
No overall comment.
(99993349)

Location and overall hotel ambience

Much too hot in bedroom - no sleep possible
Anthony from Winsford, GB (Mature couple) 20 June 2007
Would not return to this hotel due to poor quality breakfast and a bad night's sleep..
(99750377)

Central and not too noisy - good car park facility

Bed was uncomfortable. breakfast was very poor.
Andrew from Trowbridge, GB (Solo business traveller) 08 June 2007
Room was daequate although a little bit small. The bed was very comfortable. The window would not open and needed to be repaired as did the toilet seat. For an overnight stay it was good overall.
(99976499)

Comfortable bed. Friendly staff. Good Breakfast.

Food could have been hotter.
sam from Worksop, Notts, GB (Mature couple) 05 June 2007
Very good. You should emphasis the location and cost of parking -both are good.
(99594276)

locality, price.
Lawrence from Hyde, GB (Young couple) 09 May 2007
In general the hotel was not as nice as I anticipated, the rooms was small and dirty and when we went down for breakfast the next day the plates were dirty. On the whole I was extremely dissapointed and if we would have paid the full price for the room I would probably refused to pay.
(99614799)

The site the hotel was situated was ideal to get around Nottingham

It was dirty and we asked for a non smoking room and was given a smoking room.
Kathleen from Hinckley, GB (Other) 09 May 2007
Parking was available and to contact Hotel.
(99638468)

The bed was really comfy. Room was clean and bright. Lift worked well and there was not a long wait. Layout of Breakfast area. The receptionist was really helpful and the staff were great.

The shower too hot or to cold. The window as we could not close. The noise from outside in the morning (Industrial bins being emptied)
Anonymous (Mature couple) 20 April 2007
Conveniently located for city centre, however room very small, bathroom needed some attention, ie shower did not work properly, handle of basin tap missing, mouldy black tile grout, inadequate toiletries. Had to request toilet roll. Although we were in a non smoking room, both the room and the corridor smelled strongly of smoke.
(99564929)

Convenient for city centre

size of room, standard of fittings, smell of smoke.
Anonymous (Mature couple) 18 April 2007
No overall comment.
(99796882)
Michael John from Southampton, United Kingdom;GB (Solo leisure traveller) 11 April 2007
No overall comment.
(99024581)
Anonymous (Mature couple) 08 April 2007
No overall comment.
(99540468)
craig from sleaford, GB (Group of adult friends) 30 March 2007
No overall comment.
(99092290)

it was close to the city centre. clean and welcolming

it was fine
Anonymous (Young couple) 07 March 2007
No overall comment.
(99293987)

the hotel was lovely and the staff were very helpful and friendly.

nothung to be honest.
Anonymous (Young couple) 07 March 2007
No overall comment.
(99865889)

breakfast
quick check-in

hot and cold shower!
room stunk of smoke.
Bonita from Grimsby, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 28 February 2007
No overall comment.
(99223591)
David from Sheffield, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 24 February 2007
If you go to this hotel do not use AA route finder as it is wrong.Use the hotel car park at
(99746290)
Malcolm from London, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 15 February 2007
Overall, everything was fine. One small irritation was that there was no warning in anything I saw, nor when we arrived and checked in, that there would be a charge for parking, so I was taken by surprise when a parking charge was added to my bill when I checked out. I did not mind paying, but the fact that there would be a charge, and what it would be, should be clearly explained somewhere.
Another was that the entrance to the hotel is NOT to be found at the address given for it in the website, but is in fact hidden away in the square behind and quite hard to spot unless you know where to look. This cost us time and trouble. we should surely be able to rely on the hotel being exactly where our booking information says it is!
(99197372)

Room was clean and quiet, though quite small. Hotel location excellent for visiting Nottingham.

The most tasteless scrambled eggs I've ever had!
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 17 January 2007
This hotel was recommended to me by a friend. I found it to be clean friendly and really enjoyed my stay. I will not hesitate to book here in the future.
(99781140)

The rooms were clean and the beds were very comfy

shower was a bit lame
Anonymous (Other) 29 November 2006
This is a well situated hotel with friendly staff and good accomodation.We ate in the hotel and enjoyed the attentive staff and good food and this was our 3rd visit as we have been satisfied in the past.The addition of car-parking is also welcomed.At a previous visit here in May my room smelt of stale smoke and when booking on-line it is not guaranteed that you will get a non-smoking room.Overall we were very satisfied and would book again.
(99630753)

Friendly atmosphere,clean room.Excellent service in restaurant and good food
Anonymous (Young couple) 31 October 2006
No overall comment.
(99652276)

The room, the staff and the customer service, all exceptional

Nothing
Russell from Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 29 October 2006
Double room excellent and very good value for money and staff extremely polite and helpful. Bar area probably not the most welcoming but that is not a problem as many other bars/pubs nearby.
(99468684)

Very clean,central and quiet

Nothing
gary from guildford, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 26 October 2006
everything was fine apart from asking for an early morning call 8.30 and not receiving it therefore missing our breakfast
(99164017)
Rebecca from Basford, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 08 August 2006
No overall comment.
(3305156113)
Anonymous (Same sex couple) 01 August 2006
No overall comment.
(3305112700)

Central, easy to park, friendly helpful staff.

As vegetarians we enjoy eating fresh food i.e. friut, not tinned or packaged, which was the case at breakfast.
Benjamin from Rotherham, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 25 July 2006
Our stay at the hotel was both pleasureable and value for money! The breakfast was exceptional in choice and quatilty. Definitely worth a visit.
(3305067004)

The standard of accommodation was very good, parking available for a reasonable charge and AC in the room.

Nothing to say - very good hotel
Anonymous (Mature couple) 16 July 2006
Not easy to find and once found not pleasant with giant multiple car park bang next door. Room small and in need of decorating.
(3305004967)

small double bed, only 4 ft wide. Stiff taps and dripping shower, also small room.
Garry D from Chipping Campden, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 12 June 2006
Receptionist very helpfull - easy parking in front of hotel though not sure the
(3304693832)

central location
Peter from Bangor, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 16 May 2006
No overall comment.
(3304682675)

Welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff.