Red Rose Hotel

Firstly, the sign on the door says, "Tudor Rose Original" - in case anyone was wondering. There's not many places which are on the promenade for a family of 4 for ＜£40. We stayed in the quad room, which had a double and 2 singles, perfect for the 4 of us. It's a very short walk to the beach, South Pier, Water Land, Pleasure Beach and there's a Whetherspoons around the corner. The tram stop is also close by (South Pier). The welcome we got was nice. Sarah and Robert were nice. We needed toilet roll, milk and mugs for the room which were quickly stocked. The curtain rail fell down immediately on entering the room, and it was taken care of quickly. They have free pool and fussball in the living room and we're playing energetic music which I liked. The bar is empty, but Sarah told us that bringing in alcohol was not a problem. Very nice welcoming people. The room was fine. Theres always 3 things that I look for in a room: 1) Comfy bed 2) Cleanliness 3) Hot water and working shower 1) Beds were fine actually. I thought the mattresses were a bit "springy" - as in I could feel the springs. But we all slept on them fine. 2) Room wasn't as clean as I would have liked. The carpet needs changing, and we found some rubbish (sweet wrappers) behind one of the chairs in the room that wasn't ours. Also the curtains looked a little suspect (?mould on them). Blinds would be a nice replacement. 3) The shower was awful unfortunately and what really let this stay down. The hot water wasnt the problem, but the shower shot out first boiling hot water, then when the cold water eventually caught up, the pressure dropped significantly and so I could only have a warm dribble shower. This may need addressing. It could be because we were on the third floor, but it was still slightly disappointing. We were given towels for the room too. The light above the mirror in the bathroom didn't work either. All in all, for a last minute booking, it was a cheap and cheerful stay. 7/10

Was really nice place to stay