Rubies, Firs Road, Sale

You get what you pay for.The room had no windows, there was mould in the bathroom and the other guests were up until 1am.

Easy check in/checkout. Satisfactory room/clean enough

A bit further out of the way than I originally thought but bus drops you 5 minutes walk away from property.Only problem I had was the travel back into town.Lots of roads closed and diversions because it was the Manchester marathon on the Sunday also bus service from the property on the Sunday is really bad.

The location was close to where we needed it.

Review I booked this for my daughter. This is her review: “I spent 2 nights at the Rubies… never again. I was expecting a guesthouse of some description, it’s a house that has been converted to have “rooms” in. I was not also expecting a permanent resident in the next room. On arrival I made my way up to my room which was very very small. It had a very small single bed a small tv on the wall and a bedside table in the far corner as the was no room next to the bed. No lamp just an overhead light. I also found hairs that were not mine inside my bedding leading me to question whether the bedding was changed from the last person staying. The shared bathroom was dirty, hair and bits of rubbish all over the floor. The floor had clearly not been swept or cleaned in some time. There was no hand towel available which I discovered after washing my hands, I had to go to my room and use my own towel that I had brought with me. The shower temperature was so hot I could not stand under it, it was even too hot for me to put my hands under. The temperature control is clearly broken. The shower was also dirty and had empty shampoo bottles littering it. There was also no bath mat available for after the shower and the tiles in the bathroom are quite slippery when wet. There was no fire exit signs or fire plan. You also only get a key to the front door and your room I was not sure how you can get out through the back or side doors if you needed to. On the second night I came back to go to bed and could not get in as the permanent resident had left their key in the other side of the front door. I unfortunately had to bang on the door quite loud to get their attention to come and let me in. The kitchen was not inviting as the permanent resident had left pans with food in out on the cooker and washing up in the sink. With their stuff everywhere it felt like I was staying in someone’s house and not wanted rather than being a guest. The whole place needs to be cleaned.

No breakfast was provided as indicated when I was booking.

I stayed outside for over 30 minutes in the cold before I could get access into the apartment. It sounded to me at first, as if they never knew a guest was coming after speaking with the manager whi answered my call. It waa a struggle to get their contact to ring them.