Buckingham Hotel

If I could give zero stars, I would. From the moment I arrived, I knew it was going to be bad. The bloke on the front desk barely said a word, just grunted and handed me the key. No welcome, no information, nothing. The smell downstairs was awful, like something had died. The so-called guest area downstairs is basically a storage room full of junk. Not somewhere you’d want to sit for more than a few seconds. The whole place feels run down and unloved. The room itself looked like a bad DIY project. Bits of wood randomly screwed to the wall, holes everywhere, and sockets half hanging out. The bed was harder than nails, and the radiator blasted full heat that couldn’t be turned down. It was like trying to sleep in a sauna. The shower was a complete nightmare. The plug trap was broken, the bathroom blind was ripped, and the water was either boiling hot or even hotter. No cold water at all. There was also a side light with no plug for it, which just summed the place up really. The whole idea of staying somewhere is to be able to sleep and leave at least a little rested. I didn’t get a wink. Everything about this place was grubby, uncomfortable and poorly looked after. I’ve stayed in budget hotels that were far better. This one was genuinely the worst I’ve ever stayed in. Avoid it completely.

There's a fridge & microwave. It's value for money. It's a good location if you just want to stop by.

Room 11 lacked an internal lock. There were smokers outside the window for a while around 9 pm. Parking was a challenge but available.

Nice

All of the above.

Room was clean and tidy

No lift, stairs nearly vertical to go up Very hard especially trying to carry case as well

Has the potential to be nice. It was clean.

Booked here last minute, looking cheap and cheerful. It was neither. Bonus though it had a carpark and the staff were very nice and helpful. This place is run down with paint on top, which is a shame because it looks like it could be lovely with the right guidance. They moved us to a different room when I told them my room smelt of cigarette smoke, worse in the bathroom. We went to a bigger room, again had the potential to be nice but fell short, too many things to list. The corridor before going up to the 1st floor just reeked of dope, I mentioned it and the smell was gone for 1 day but the culprit resumed again before we left. Highlight was the owner's luxury cars ...... maybe should use some of the money on sorting out the rooms. Lots of decorating equipment in the lobby but no evidence of it being used. It's confusing what this place identifies as ... bedsit or hotel? A noisy fridge in each room with a microwave, the smell of someone's microwave meal over the top of someone smoking dope.

Was a contractor who I booked here but he checked out after 1 day of 2 . Noises in the night , alarms going off . Room smelt like cigarettes . Just to name a few .