Oaklands

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  N H

  After travelling for 6 hours from Wales I needed somewhere to stay. This was on bookinging.com for £34 before my phone cut off, so I didn't get to book. I went in through the back entrance and a dirty kitchen. No reception desk. I eventually found the landlord. He demanded £60 cash, he did not give me a receipt. The room looked ok, the snag was SHARED Bathroom. I expressed shock, he assured me that it was shared with him and 2 others like that makes it acceptable. I asked about breakfast he said what breakfast. I should have left there and then but was too tired Then a girl from upstairs came down, wanted hugs and kept holding my hand with her sticky hands. She was refusing to leave the room, she kept telling me stories about losing her parents and pretended to cry. I finally managed to get to the bathroom really dirty, awful toilet seat covered in.... the sink had rusty tabs. She came in followed by the landlord. I told them both that it was a very strange place. The room did not have a lock inside, anyone could come in. Again the host assured me that he was the only one who has the combination for the outside lock, like it is ok. It was a night from HELL. I was so scared, couldn't not sleep. He was in the room next door with a loud television and on the phone until the early hours. There was a shouting session with one of the guests about opening the fridge. Most unprofessional and horrible place, I would not wish it on anyone. How a place like this is allowed to operate?????

  01-01-1970
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  Chantelle Haycock

  01-01-1970
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  Chantelle Jeffers

  I struggled to get out the back door it was heavier than i expected (caretaker had let me in when I arrived) and I felt patronized when I spoke to the owner on the phone. I didn't feel safe there after that and didn't stay overnight in the end. It's a simple, clean and adequate room though.

  01-01-1970
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  Uchenna Ihenacho

  It's nice and clean and in a good location with easy access to bus service and close to city centre. Oaklands is a home away from home

  01-01-1970
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  L. PEMBELE

  It's an average place and unpleasant outside. It seems the landlord isn't looking after property. Although nice area less than 1/2 miles from town centre and the train station is around 1.5 miles away.

  01-01-1970
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  BIG “Kristal King!” PAPI

  Really loved this place and I will definitely be staying again. Its not just like a normal hotel whereas you have got a very small refreshments selection (available in the room) it also has a fully equipped kitchen available for you to use to cook for yourself. I made a very late booking and arrived about 1hr later and was met by a staff member who also helped me carry my bags to my room. Once in my room it was nice and cosy with a smart TV with all the apps on even though you do need to login to your own accounts. The bed was a little high for me but not too high that I couldn't get on (I have mobility problems) and once I was on it didn't take me very long to fall asleep without unpacking anything. After a wonderful sleep I woke up very very late to staff asking to clean my room and as I called from my half dead state in bed "is this room available again tonight" and told yes I jumped up to answer the door and pay the staff member for my extra night I was soon back into the nice warm comfy bed again and out cold until about 3pm (I don't sleep well and when I do I am like the dead) absolutely enjoyed my stay here feeling very relaxed and recharged when I left and I will definitely be saving the number for my next visit and to pass on to anyone who is wanting a place to stay wile in town. My bathroom and toilet was shared with the room next door with a lockable door on either side of the bathroom but I never had any issues using the toilet or shower with unwanted guests coming in and I do know other people were in the room next door. All in all icant recommend the place anymore than I already do and I will definitely be coming back very soon.

  01-01-1970
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  Nav Deep

  Good working

  01-01-1970
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  Shanias Dad

  Very hospitable great host, bent over backwards to help

  01-01-1970
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  Luqmaan

  My review for this place is long overdue. I stayed here in August 2019 as a family of five as my father had a business meeting. We needed a hotel urgently and found this place via bookings.com. Let's begin. The pricing is decent. We were given the largest bedroom on the top floor. The carpark is a disaster. We had issues fitting our toyota corolla! So we had to take up two skinny bays and move the car everytime someone wanted to enter or exit. The bedroom. One bed was broken. We found a dead moth on the wall which my mum scraped off almost instantly and got rid of it. The bed sheets should be cleaner. It was decent. The microwave was dirty but worked. The tv worked too, which was surprising, lol. The bathroom. We took our own soap and left it there. I can't recall if they already had any. The greatest issue in the bathroom was the shortage of toilet tissue and the light that kept switching off literally every minute. And there's no windows so you're waving your hands in the air for the lights to switch back on lol. There's cracks in the floorboards and the shower isn't fully finished building and doesn't fully work either. Oh boy, the cold water! We hardly had warm water!! Someone else on this page has posted a photo of the shower, have a look for yourself. Would I visit again? Not really. But I'd be so grateful if this feedback is taken into consideration. The owner is great, very helpful and incredibly easy to get along with. Thank you for having us. Even though I'm writing this almost a year later. Lol.

  01-01-1970
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  lee L

  01-01-1970