The Hotel Commodore

We spent a wonderful time with my partner and a dog there. Great location, clean and big room. Just perfect to run away from the everydays.

We couldn't stay in the hotel for dinner because it was full, so make your reservation before arrival.

Very nicely furnished, comfortable and friendly staff

Only comment when we booked in that they told us breakfast times and a bit about the facilities. Besides that very nice hotel

The room was fun, with flamboyant decoration which echoes the hotel's Victorian origins but with modern style - one of the reasons I chose this hotel. The lounge and public areas had a similar mix of old and new, very nicely done, which gives the hotel an opulent look, with comfortable chairs and sofas in the hotel foyer/lounge area. The dining rooms were also very nicely decorated, with lots of attention to detail. The bed was very comfortable, and there was plenty of wardrobe space. Two comfortable easy chairs in the room. Decent size TV. There were a lot of very helpful young assistants/waiters at breakfast who were very attentive and polite. An excellent team. Empty plates were whisked away instantly! Good views too, and right in the middle of town. Plenty of parking. Would stay here again.

The bathroom had a nice bath, and had been updated with sparkly panelling (nice touch). However, balancing the shower temperature was a bit of an art form! It was so difficult to get it neither too hot nor too cold with the bath taps that we ended up having baths rather than showers. A simple switch of the tap/shower unit would probably solve this. A small detail - although we liked the comfortable chairs in the room, it would have been better if one of them had been a little higher, because both were too low to be used as desk chairs at the desk/dressing table, if you had wanted to sit there to write anything. Maybe switch one for a slightly higher but equally comfortable chair. There wasn't a lot of choice on the cooked breakfast - no mushrooms, and I'm not sure if there was a scrambled egg option or not. Also the hot breakfast wasn't too hot on our first day, but improved. Maybe the heaters under each tray had gone out. Coffee was oddly very weak at breakfast. My OH thought it was tea in the cafetiere! Did someone not realise how much coffee needs to go into a cafetiere, and put in the same amount you would use if it was instant? The lift is quite a squeeze. If you need to use a powered wheelchair, I would advise checking that it will fit. We saw one disabled lady while we were staying, who seemed to be managing the lift OK however. I appreciate that finding the space for a lift in a historic hotel is not easy. Because only two people at a time can go in the lift, and probably only one with a couple of suitcases, allow extra time when checking out, if there is also a large coach trip group staying - everyone wanting to use the lift at once.

The bed was comfortable. The desk clerk at check in was efficient and friendly. It is conveniently located.

The decor is extremely tired. The rooms have terrible sound insulation and there was a lot of noise outside after midnight. The shower was very poor with temperature going hot and cold.

Breakfast was good Very kind helpful staff stayed there for weekend break quiet little town Very peaceful

Room was small no air con Didnt like the smell of dogs in the lobby