The Hotel Rafiya, Redditch

Cobwebs in the rooms with spiders allover. Mould allover the shower and bath.

Room smelt of bleach, dirty stains on the walls, hairs on the bed.

Check in, reception smelt of smoke and receptionist typed £1,095 instead of £109, when I pulled him up he said type it yourself??

Sadly what spoilt this trip the most was the lack of communication between Head Office, ourselves and the hotel. I spent 4 hours sorting out a reasonable price for the dogs to stay, to find out this hadn’t been properly agreed. So after a long drive this was a stress we really didn’t need. There was a lack of towels and a mug, which we did point out but it wasn’t remedied. Cheap for the room, but be careful if you are taking dogs as that fee is extortionate. The room was very hot

The blind didn’t work but we managed.

Stayed here for just 8 hours and honestly, that was more than enough. The place felt very seedy from the moment we arrived. The cleanliness was seriously lacking — the room didn’t feel fresh or hygienic, and some of the areas looked like they hadn’t had a proper clean in quite some time. For the price we paid, we expected at least basic standards, but it was massively overpriced for what was essentially a very uncomfortable and sketchy experience. Definitely wouldn’t recommend, even for a short stay.

The outside is a mess and the rooms were not much better.

The property is grubby, unclean and very poorly maintained.

First appearance as u drive in looks like a scrap yard static caravan and old vehicles left to rot.
Stunk of smoke in the reception building 🤮

The building its self deteriorating with the upper section safety rails/fencing panel some missing and some hanging down held up with some wiring that runs below the lower buildings.

The room.we stayed in had a gap a mouse could limbo underneath

Although the shower was very hot

Mattress was a cheap sprung one

Only one mug for tea or coffee

The bins were all rammed and were the same 2 days after arriving

General maintenance of.the outside the building very poor needs a good sort out grass cutting and general rubbish

I wouldn't recommend a stay here unless your homeless or in desperate need
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No breakfast available, but we were warned.

Where to start…. The place looks good to start with on here and the pictures, it’s very deceiving!!
It gives bates motel vibes, it’s extremely basic and definitely isn’t worth the £50 a night stay. There is constant moving about and banging from other guest, the place has a name for itself locally (knocking shop).

The area it’s placed in, if you didn’t drive you couldn’t get anywhere as when I looked for public transport a guy said the bus is usually only twice a day along here and then your lucky!

The WiFi drops out all the time, however this could be that I was placed right at the end of the block, downstairs and the closest to the duel carriage way at the back and side of the premises with vehicles travelling all minute long very close to you.