Devoncove Hotel

The one extra star is only for the front desk staff who were friendly and attentive with great recs for restaurants. No complaints there
First, the wifi does not work outside the lobby. I reported it twice and they reset the routers but it never worked. If you’re in town on business this is obviously a problem. The bed was terribly uncomfortable and the mattress was obviously decades old with springs you felt in your back all night. Also, the light situation is ridiculous. You have to keep your key in the wall slot to keep any lights on but it’s also the only way the sockets stay powered on in order to charge your phone. I had to manually unplug the lamps and unscrew lightbulbs as to simultaneously charge my phone and sleep in the dark. And forget turning off the bathroom light and fan. Never did find the switch for that. I would have called down to ask but the phone in the room would not connect to reception. There is a good deal of street noise even on the top floor from poorly sealed windows. The walls are also very thin. Every time my neighbor opened their door it sounded like they were coming into my room. Overall this hotel just needs a major upgrade. I like a unique old fashioned hotel but modern conveniences have to work in order for it to be worth spending money there. I wouldn’t stay again

Poor.
Tired, scruffy, smells funny in coridoors and rooms (dirt/​smoke/​sweat).
rm126 — filthy paintwork, stained carpets and smelt of stale cigarettes and something looking like a vomit stain on ceiling above bed. curtains thin and hanging off rails, walls very thin — no sense of privacy: could clearly hear people in adjoining room — not pleasant. bathroom dirty, damp and mouldy. hot water took about 10’mins to start coming through in shower.
breakfast in dingy dining room was dried out buffet of cheap bacon and overcooked eggs — even at 0715 in the morning. cereals, juice, coffee etc fine.
went to complain about room on evening of arrival and then on first morning i stayed but reception either abandoned or on phone and long waits so never got to speak to anyone about this — i was there on business so had to leave for meeting.
I didn’t stay for the second booked night instead finding better hotel elsewhere in town. I have travelled extensively in both budget and top end hotels — this is probably the worst place i’ve ever stayed; it needs a total refurb, clean and rethink — for 2015 this was way off the standard you’d expect for a basic hotel.

Em wot can I say mind blowing

nice hotel, we’ve had some nights at the devoncove hotel, everything was great except the coffee at breakfast, really poor.