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What's Wrong With British Hotels?

Where: Rossiter Road, Bath, United Kingdom, BA2 4JP

The Menzies Waterside hotel is basically a cheapo Travel Tavern with 4 stars as part of its logo, but which actually delivers a 2 star experience.

So says blogger Commonplace Book, and it looks just about every TripAdvisor user to visit the hotel agrees.

Another recent hotel guest added:

How this hotel rated itself as 4 stars in the glossy brochures (and on travel sites) remains a mystery.

None of the basics of a 4-star hotel - such as ventilation (no heating or air conditioning, window only opens two inches), no fridge or mini bar. Some parts of the bath room obviously parts of the old hotel with just a new slap of paint and poorly renovated. Bed only just technically a "Double".

Blogger Commonplace concludes:

It's my firm belief that the British simply can't "do" hotels. Whenever I've stayed in the UK it's inevitably been shabby, threadbare and hideously expensive.

Wow.  Is the UK dangerously close to entering Italy's territory as country of terrible hotelier's?

Let us know if you have had similar or opposite experiences at UK hotels.

Related Stories:
·   British Hotels [Commonplace Book]
·   Menzies Waterside Bath Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]