Oaklands

Utterly dreadful experience. The code for our room didn’t work but this didn’t bother the “manager” who told us she was “going out to watch the boxing” and that we should phone the owner, himself currently en route to Dubai. When we finally got through, he rudely told us to “stop being pessimistic” and that the door would magically start working later. In the end we just had the lock on the door disabled altogether, we took our belongings back to our car and we took our valuables to dinner with us. We couldn’t wait to leave the next morning but unfortunately had to wait a while to use the one bathroom shared by the many rooms on our floor. Avoid this place at all costs!

After travelling for 6 hours from Wales I needed somewhere to stay. This was on bookinging.com for £34 before my phone cut off, so I didn't get to book. I went in through the back entrance and a dirty kitchen. No reception desk. I eventually found the landlord. He demanded £60 cash, he did not give me a receipt. The room looked ok, the snag was SHARED Bathroom. I expressed shock, he assured me that it was shared with him and 2 others like that makes it acceptable. I asked about breakfast he said what breakfast. I should have left there and then but was too tired Then a girl from upstairs came down, wanted hugs and kept holding my hand with her sticky hands. She was refusing to leave the room, she kept telling me stories about losing her parents and pretended to cry. I finally managed to get to the bathroom really dirty, awful toilet seat covered in.... the sink had rusty tabs. She came in followed by the landlord. I told them both that it was a very strange place. The room did not have a lock inside, anyone could come in. Again the host assured me that he was the only one who has the combination for the outside lock, like it is ok. It was a night from HELL. I was so scared, couldn't not sleep. He was in the room next door with a loud television and on the phone until the early hours. There was a shouting session with one of the guests about opening the fridge. Most unprofessional and horrible place, I would not wish it on anyone. How a place like this is allowed to operate?????

Facilities are good. Room isn't immaculate and shared bathroom is functional not luxury. The limited experience I had with colleagues was fine and overall a pleasant easy stay. Would stay again if circumstances dictated in the area.

My review for this place is long overdue. I stayed here in August 2019 as a family of five as my father had a business meeting. We needed a hotel urgently and found this place via bookings.com.Let's begin.The pricing is decent. We were given the largest bedroom on the top floor.The carpark is a disaster. We had issues fitting our toyota corolla! So we had to take up two skinny bays and move the car everytime someone wanted to enter or exit.The bedroom. One bed was broken. We found a dead moth on the wall which my mum scraped off almost instantly and got rid of it. The bed sheets should be cleaner. It was decent. The microwave was dirty but worked. The tv worked too, which was surprising, lol.The bathroom. We took our own soap and left it there. I can't recall if they already had any. The greatest issue in the bathroom was the shortage of toilet tissue and the light that kept switching off literally every minute. And there's no windows so you're waving your hands in the air for the lights to switch back on lol. There's cracks in the floorboards and the shower isn't fully finished building and doesn't fully work either. Oh boy, the cold water! We hardly had warm water!! Someone else on this page has posted a photo of the shower, have a look for yourself.Would I visit again? Not really. But I'd be so grateful if this feedback is taken into consideration. The owner is great, very helpful and incredibly easy to get along with.Thank you for having us.Even though I'm writing this almost a year later. Lol.

Hated it here. Building work unfinished, dust everywhere, bedding with hair and dust on it...glad we brought our own bed linen and towels. We had to clean the place ourselves. No safety procedures in place, no certificates to say electrics and gas were safe. Some electrical sockets broken. Carpets dirty, bathroom dirty, flooring in some rooms unfinished. Owner at first was rude and unapologetic, although after much discussion and because we cleaned the property, he replaced some faulty appliances and left a gift to say sorry. Pictures on website must have been doctored or are old ones...misleading.Do not recommend at all. Worst place we've stayed in.

It's an average place and unpleasant outside. It seems the landlord isn't looking after property. Although nice area less than 1/2 miles from town centre and the train station is around 1.5 miles away.

Spend the extra £10 on :
1. A quality room
2. An en-suite
3. Breakfast
4. Staffed services with a smile
5. Peace of mind
6. Actual parking where the 2nd vehicle doesn't block in the 1st to arrive because of terrible layout.
7. A secure building
If it was advertised honestly it would be a £15 a night B&B and I wouldn't be disappointed. What a depressing level of intelligence invested in this place!
Shabby not at all chic. If you like dodgy student accommodation, this is the place for you.
Unfinished jobs all over the place. Room for 2, enough rotten milk for 1 brew if you brave the broken kettle.
Couldn't plug my charger in, the skirting boards were in the way, I mean this place has blown my mind on so many levels it's like children employed monkeys to do the building work, decorating and maintenance!
If I don't like a place I generally don't bother with a review. Rarely am I unable to walk away without having to warn others.
The 1 star is for the fact that as advertised, there is a room. The room has a bed. Basic and overpriced.

I struggled to get out the back door it was heavier than i expected (caretaker had let me in when I arrived) and I felt patronized when I spoke to the owner on the phone. I didn't feel safe there after that and didn't stay overnight in the end. It's a simple, clean and adequate room though.

The host is good and the place is clean. A fully equipped kitchen is what we needed when we arrived here. The ground floor room we stayed in was cosy and comfortable. An airbnb so close to the city centre.

Disgusting experience, very very noisy.When complained, owner said that i am a lawyer.Rooms are very small, bed is tiny, bathroom is shared one & outside the room for 5 roomsIts basically rooms in a house for rent, no one is present there to listen to your problemsTerrible Experience