At first I was taken aback by how different the hotel was compared to the photos, the reception area and hallways had very outdated décor, lets just say they were photographed very well.
On first entry to my room (after having my key changed and battling with the lock for several minutes, this is far from easy!), I found a half eaten packet of cheese and a very hard to miss used ticket on the floor. The cleaner had clearly just changed the sheets etc without much though to actually cleaning or hoovering the room. The concierge was very polite and apologetic about this and admitted it is not what you would expect from a 4* establishment, he offered my colleague and I a free drink, which we did not have time for, but appreciated the gesture.
After returning to my room again for the evening, I encountered more problems. I noticed the severe mould problem in the bathroom and a hair in the bath, not so acceptable! The Wifi was completely unreliable, taking half an hour at a time to reconnect, which on a business trip is less than ideal.
In the morning, before heading to a meeting, I then discovered that the hair dryer did not work which left me sitting at breakfast with long wet hair. The breakfast was very basic and there was no table service for tea or coffee, despite there being a member of staff in the room and there being no other customers.
All in all, this hotel had friendly staff, but is definitely not 4 star and definitely not worth the money.