One loo, one showerroom between three rooms (the 4th in en Suite). And when I took a shower, I noted:
* No loo in the bathroom.
* Going to the separate loo on the way to the bathroom... no hooks or table to put towel/clothes on while using loo - had to use floor.
* A shared shower mat for all guests
* Toilet and shower room doors bolt from inside, with no outside indication if they're engaged or not
* Black mould in the shower
* Shower head very loose - you have to jiggle with it when the water's on to get it to play over you rather than down the wall.
+ Good water flow, hot water, came through almost instantly too
And looking wider
* Thin walls
* Fire safety sign on floor, under fire extinguisher, wedged in by bookcase
* No checkin to check address / gather any needed legal deatails
* Not matching hangers in wardrobe
* Fire door and automatic closer on bedroom but carpet pile stops the door closing automatically, and it must be dragged
* Single tiny cereal packet at breakfast - then the basket's taken away. Single butter pat. Nice butter, mind you.
* Lots of doors marked "private". No "knock for help" or call bell. A mobile phone number to call "if you need to reach us".
* "BBE July 2012" says the marmalade - in May 2013
+ Strong WiFi connection / easy connection (benchmarked to a tenth of what we have at Well House Manor, but it met my needs!)
+ Efficient payment - took my 50 pounds quickly by modern credit card machine
In summary... I can put up with a lot of the limitations if made to feel welcome - but here I felt that my primary purpose was to provide an income. So much could be done at so little outlay... but then they were full, so why bother - there will be plenty more mugs along to pay them their fifty quid.
