Lion House Chester - Very Near Zoo Ideal for City - Sleeps Up to 7

Location was good. Admin side was good.

The house is really run down with lots of broken bits. Not particularly clean. So while it was okay for one night we wouldn't visit again. Far too expensive for the standard.

Bed was comfy. Not far from a good pub.

Front door didn't lock very well and back door not safe as the key was attached. Windows at the back didn't shut properly and the shower was very poor. Dusty skirting boards.Wifi didn't work and tv remote was reluctant to change channels. Settee and dining table sticky. Floor boards very creaky. Walls were scuffed, work surfaces marked and flooring discoloured.

We were going to Chester Races, location was great, just a couple of miles in a taxi.

Nothing all was good.

The garden. The location.

Having to park on the street when there seemed to be a carpark at the rear of the property.

The house provides easy access to Chester, Chester Zoo and the Aquarium at Ellesmere Port. As travelling with adult son, having a house with 2 bedrooms, it was more convenient than staying in a hotel.

On entering the property it was clear that it does not match the photographs. It is sparesly furnished and needs decoration. The sitting room was ok but certainly not homely. Basically it had a sofa bed, a chair, a coffee table, a lamp and a tv. The side window had no curtain so nobody would be able to use the room due to lack of privacy. The kitchen had basics but the worktop wss damaged by previous guest putting hot pans on and needed changing. The back garden is unkempt. The bathroom had mould around tiles and cracked tiles. The main bedroom was ok but the carpet frayed as was the other rooms. The bed was 2 singles pushed together with a topper to make it look like a double. The bedding was clean but the mattresses are stained. The curtains are cheap and didnt block the light meaning an early rise.The othe room has 3 single beds which were clean. The walls are paper thin and the noise from neighbours and the road were bad meaning a restless night. All in all if I had wanted to book student accommodation, I would have booked a hostel and it would have been cleaner and less damaged. If you book this, take pictures on arrival as we did, as they also take £100 out of your babk without permission and hold it in case of damages, which we also found: flooring damaged, stains on floors in bathroom and main bedroom, stains on walls, broken radiator covers, scratched bathroom sink, broken plug socket in main bedroom and leaking shower. We would have moved out but as we had paid so much, we put up with and spent as much time out as possible. My advice. Stay in thr heart of Chester it would be cheaper and probably cleaner. Also expect quite a few phone calls prior and on arrival from Outlook, up to the point you complain and then silence.

Comfy beds . Nice decor . Parking around the back was a bonus .

Back door was hard to open. Water coming out of hot tap was ridiculous, too hot for children Chairs would have been nice in garden. Not enough seating in living room for 7 of us. No spare bedding for sofa bed . I personally found it cold even with heating on .