Allison House 17

"It was what we needed - a cheap hotel for a weekend. We were in room 5 - first floor on the main road. The windows are quite thin, so it can seem quite noisy, particularly as the road is busy. However, it gets quiet enough at night. Beds are quite tired, you can get comfortable, but aren’t the best. I’d recommend bus from city centre, of which there are tonnes - like one every 5 mins or so. During our stay there was no sign of staff (we were there two nights). Not a problem for us - in fact it was quite novel. However, I’m not sure what we’d have done if we needed assistance. I’d book again, but I would perhaps make a request to have one of the rooms not adjacent to the road."

"Good price for a comfortable bed. 4 star rating because there was no shampoo/conditioner in the shower alongside the curtain rails looking like they were about to fall off, and the room being way too hot. Bed was large but not long enough for me unfortunately."

"Pros: Nice view from the bedroom of Arthur's seat. The room is a good size (12). Cons: The sheets had small hairs from previous guests, pen marks and were very warm and not soft. The mattress and skirting also felt / looked quite aged. We had requested a quiet room, but it was quite noisy with you being able to hear every guest coming and going, on our floor and the floor below. Water pressure was very poor in the shower and the shower space was very small. The previous guest's black underwear was left hanging in the bathroom behind the door."

"The room was old and tired. My window was ajar when I came in and this room was in the basement, so just imagine the dust and whatever that's gone in. I was ironing my shirt using the hotel's iron, then all of a sudden the alarm goes off in my room which took ages to turn off. Not worth the money. However, location's perfect!!"

"Clean and tidy accommodation, walking distance from the centre. Room was spacious, bed comfortable and linen clean. In bedroom you had small tray with coffees and teas, no food or snack, which would be nice touch. We had room facing garden, so it was quiet, but house is on busy street. Window was screwed shut and shower door was repaired with piece of wire. There is space to park maximum three cars in front. Overall good accommodation for the price but you can see it is bit worn out."