Originally Posted by
BingBongBoy
I have the same deal... £35 a night, plus tax, so about £40... I have stayed at the other HI on the Bath Road, but not the Ariel before, interesting to see the difference. I am only staying as I have a late afternoon arrival from a trip, followed by a very early check in the next morning for another trip.
What's it like Jenbel, the Ariel? Do you have IHG Status?
Thanks,
BBB
I've stayed there both with and without status. To be honest, I got a better room without status (even though it was on the inside, at least it was a double bed) than with status.
The rooms can be small (the other HI has much larger rooms), and its the first chain hotel I've encountered where a single can be a single, not a double for single occupancy. At the same time, it's clean, it's comfortable, the rooms are fine for me - i'm just little and it does have proper air con. The food is reasonable although overpriced, but there are other local options if you can be bothered. And for £35-40, it's a bargain. As a plat, I got some coupons for drinks etc.