Veeve St John’s Wonder

"We stayed at the renovated side of the hotel. Nice , clean room but we got one without a view ( just buildings walls/windows next to the hotel. The bed was a bit hard but on the plus side, there is a small fridge and a water kettle ( cups, coffee, tea and sugar). The best part is the location! We walked up and down the main street to eat, shop and sightsee. Highly recommended!"

"I stayed for one night on a business trip. The check-in experience was pleasant with friendly, helpful staff who made me feel welcome. The lobby is nice enough but the pleasant experience ends there.\n\nSadly, the room itself (161 in my case) didn’t live up to that warm welcome. There was a tangy smell in the room which I didn't notice until I was settled in for the evening due to arriving late (not quite fresh, not quite foul, just a lingering odour).\n\nThe bed was stupidly soft with the mattress well past it's best days, which made for a restless night.\n\nThis was not helped by the noise outside. Even with the window shut, it's like there's no air seal as I could clearly hear boy racers, police sirens, lorries unloading, and a nearby shouting match between homeless people, including one man shouting at his dog to shut up.\n\nThe shower head wouldn't stay put, the sink wouldn’t drain properly, there was no iron available, and the wardrobe wouldn’t shut once clothes were hung - as the hangers were too wide for the wardrobe!\n\nA friendly team, but the room really needs some attention to meet even basic comfort standards.\nI know there's renovation works ongoing which is clear from the signage but only once you get to the hotel. I'd encourage anyone planning to stay here to wait until the work is done in case you get a bad room!"

"The only issue I had was at breakfast. The poor young lady clearing the tables was "run ragged" keeping up with clearing plates/cutlery etc. Consequently there was a shortage of cutlery and the cereal bowls and juice glasses were warm when put back out.\nI would suggest that more of these need to be kept in reserve in order to avoid these problems. The choices were very good. The hot breakfast chef did an excellent job and was very friendly and kept the choice topped up."