Nine Yards Bell Tents at the TT - Douglas

The location was great for the race

It was cold and the beds were not comfortable and they didn’t supply towels

A lot of space, clean and comfortable!

Nothing.

The staff were fantastic, the most genuinely lovely & helpful people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting! They couldn’t do enough for you, always there to help, and every single member of staff would go out there way to ensure your having the best experience. Every encounter when we went into reception was always so friendly and welcoming - the magic trick was ace (still don’t get how he does it!) the whiteboard with the daily joke & the racing timings were very good & helpful… The tents were roomy & clean, I was worried we’d be cold but the duvets were fantastic. Showing the highlights of the racing on a big screen was an amazing way to end the day. The toilets & showers were always clean. Plenty of plugs to charge your phone. Cutlery and plates available if ordering a take away which was great.

The location was more out of the way than I expected - made for some long walks to & from, which we personally didn’t mind! Food was expensive, We ate breakfast once but then decided to eat out. Friendly staff in the breakfast hall but the food would need to be better value for money to encourage people to eat there.

Nothing

That the tent fell down !! And I’m not happy no 1 has contacted me over this still

The tents were comfortable and were a nice departure from staying in hotels.

At the TT you expect a lot of fans to be drinking and making substantial amounts noise - so you allow for this when you book a stay somewhere like 9 yards. It goes with the territory and you need to be hardy and robust to stay here. The problem however is that your sleep WILL be frequently interrupted (if you get to sleep at all, that is) by drunken swearing from the assorted revellers returning back in the small hours or by a cacophony of relentless, ear-deafening snoring emanating from the tents immediately around yours. You will hear every snort, fart, cough, sneeze or curse word. While security are present on site and there is no issue with safety, there is a noticeable lack of consideration for other tent-dwellers by other guests and the more belligerent fans aren’t challenged on their behaviour when they get a bit too excitable at 3am. It is not a place for families with young children. The lack of consideration sadly extends to the toilet block where this morning a brown Hiroshima appeared to have occurred in almost every cubicle.

Nice people

Nothing

The beds were warm and comfortable. The staff were friendly.

The toilets facilities on the first two days were disgusting. I think it’s embarrassing, as the UK hosting people from around the world, to charge the amount of money we paid and then to find no soap, no toilet roll and filthy toilets, is just mortifying. I dread to think if there had been a bug going round. We felt very let down as a nation and I spoke to others from the UK that felt the same.