Editor Pick
Comfort Hotel
- August 30, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
marseilles from Metro Manila, Philippines
The best thing about this place was its location. We alit our Megabus coach in front of Broadmarsh Bus Station, and Comfort Hotel, at the corner of George Street and Upper Parliament Street, was a doable 15-minute walk away (my husband and I were each carrying a moderately sized backpack and another bag). From Comfort Hotel, the best part of the city centre--the pedestrian-only zone around Market Square and Broadmarsh Shopping Centre--was less than 5 minutes away. The stretch of Upper Parliament Street has various restaurants and bars for the hungry traveler.
The not-so-great things about this hotel included the noise from the street: construction was ongoing during the day, and some drunken young revelers were laughing loudly outside one of the bars at night. The building itself was quite old and showed its age and lack, somewhat, of care: the restaurant bathrooms on the first floor (or second floor, for Americans) had graffiti on the wall, the stairs creaked quite a lot, and when we were there, the lift was broken and we had to walk four flights of stairs up to our room on the fourth floor.
Nonetheless, we were quite pleased with our hotel for a number of reasons. First, by booking through the Comfort Hotels website (www.choicehotels.com), we were able to get the room at a very big discount: GBP 21 for an en suite double room, less than half of its usual tariff. Second, the location made the hotel a great base for exploring the beautiful Nottingham City Centre. Third, the room was relatively clean and had all the basic amenities necessary for a short stay (coffee [instant] and tea-making facilities, coloured television, and a comfortable bed). Finally, the bathtub was quite a treat in a country where a lot of accommodations only have showers.
I probably wouldn't recommend this hotel highly at its regular tariff, but at GBP 21 for an en-suite double room, it was a highly recommended steal.
From journal Two Days and One Night in Nottingham