The Bayley Arms

I have to agree with the latest review. The room we stayed in had similar issues - green 'emergency' light was on all night - not great. Whilst the bed frame was fine, the mattress was very thin and not very firm - if you got too near the edge you were in danger of falling out. On the plus side, the bedding was lovely! The bathroom was good - for an electric shower the pressure was great and shower gel was provided - nice fluffy towels too. The room was spacious and clean but rather dated and tired. The sash window was very worn and the glazing old, as it didn't really muffle much of the traffic noise - for a village location it is quite a busy road. Due to a family emergency they had to close the pub at 6 pm, so we were very much on our own - we were the only ones staying that night. This wasn't a problem as we had a key to get in the side door, but if I had been staying on my own, it would have worried me. No breakfast, but we knew that before we went, and there was plenty of tea, coffee etc available. For one night it was OK but I think in view of the issues above £105 was a bit steep. If they upgrade the mattresses, sort out the windows it could be lovely. We noticed that the property is being advertised 'to let' so maybe if new people came in and showed it a bit of TLC it could be turned around..

Awful. Staff seemed nice. My room smelt bad, and it was very shabby and really dirty. Very worryingly, there was no inside lock on the door!!!! The shower was broken, and you had to hold the head to wash yourself, the bed was on the floor virtually. I put my suitcase on the table under the window and it was all broken and sunk down immediately in a bow about 1 1/2 foot from where it should have been. Breakfast was ok but all I was asked was *Did I want a fried breakfast*, that was it - no options at all!!!!The couple after me where told there was no beans. I had a miniscule portion. How can you run out of beans? I went out for a walk - checkout was 11, went in to collect my bags and there was a knock on the door at 11.01 - I would have only been over a minute or 2. Really not good enough. I was at a wedding at the Shireburn Arms so very glad I didn't sample the bar experience! I was asked several times by *********** to do a review, I wrote to the Bayley Arms to give them a chance to answer but not had a reply. So - here we are

Having booked this hotel for a member of the business, I am truly embarrassed and horrified about the information he has given back to me. Once arriving in the room, there was a stagnant smell of sewage which had been covered up with cheap air freshener. On closer inspection of the room, there were no glasses, shower gel any of the additional things that had been stated. The room was tired and dated and was extremely dirty from the offset. To top off the ridiculousness of the room, the mattress has sunk down on one side of the bed, which is the basic thing to have when staying in a hotel! There was a huge gap under the door which let so much light in, you were unable to sleep and the walls were paper thin, so you can hear everything and everything. Originally booked in for 2 nights, checked out after 9 hours and a unrestful nights sleep. AVOID at all costs.