The Heathcock Boutique Hotel - Room 2

Rooms beautifully done, clean and very comfortable

It was very noisy in the rooms facing the road. We were there in a heatwave and it was sweltering. The fans provided were weak and noisy. There were no screens on the windows and a lot of mosquitoes came in. The stairs are pretty scruffy. The windows didn’t open much.

Nothing, it was my second stay this month.

The curtains could be thicker and I found myself woken up by the sun at 5:30/6 on the nights, not sure if it's worth blackout blinds behind the curtains as the vibe was really nice in the room otherwise. I would of preferred a double/king matress over a twin matress, as even though they were bolted together, it lead to me and my wife sliding into a gap between the mattresses in the mornings.

We wish there had been an option to have breakfast downstairs, but the associated bakery/café wasn't too far away (and was great).

Nothing

Parking

Nothing really. A little bit awkward to get to, but we knew that in advance.

Slightly dismal entrance. Was worried about what might be within but very pleasantly surprised as rooms are very stylish and very comfortable

This describes itself as a boutique hotel. In no way does it measure up to that description. It is a pub with rooms. On checking in, we had to wait in the uncomfortable downstairs bar until the only employee (while friendly enough) had finished serving pub customers. Other disappointments included the steepness of the stairs leading up to the top floor, with inadequate handrails, one of which was broken and dangerous. We were told that there was milk available in a fridge down the corridor from our room. There was no milk in the fridge. The bathroom, while large, had a gloomy dark green panelled finish. The toilet paper holder was coming away from the wall and it was not possible to open or adjust the roll (fortunately there was a spare roll.). The cage enclosing the shower, while interesting to look at, has no door,, and water cascades onto the bathroom floor when the shower is in use. The pedestal basin is far too high for comfort. The large bath is mounted on a raised step — it would be better to have it sunk into the plinth. This makes it uncomfortable to get into, and quite difficult to get out of. There were no tissues provided in the bedroom, and the wardrobe was small. Pillows were very thick and very hard — a boutique room should provide soft pillows. The bed was comfortable on one side (my wife's) and rather less comfortable on my side. Perhaps the mattress needs renewing. The room was advertised as quieter, being away from the main road. However, first thing in the morning we were disturbed by the sound of multiple empty bottles being chucked out, followed shortly by noisy works (power cleaning, drilling, sawing, etc, complete with cement mixer) being carried out in the beer garden beneath our windows, and still in progress when we checked out two and a half hours later. Vouchers for use at the Bakery and Deli a few minutes' walk away were supposed to be in the folder on the dressing table, but were absent.