Hillyard House Hotel

Nice breakfast.

Doors slamming at midnight

Staff, Food and Cleanliness outstanding.Definetely will be back a real Gem.

Nothing

What we liked the most was the live music in the evening at the bar. Although space was limited.

I am so disappointed in this hotel and the restaurant. I read the reviews and they were mostly positive but I seriously do not know how we could have such a negative experience. The room did look newly renovated however the side tables were so small they would not hold more than a cell phone and pair of glass. But the worst part was the mattress. I think it was not included in the renovation and showed its age and lack of support. Also though not a huge problem they only have street parking so when we got there late in the evening all the close parking was gone. It worked out we just had to lug our bags further. We ended up eating dinner at the restaurant. Service at restaurant was not good and neither was the food, except for the Asian beef starter. I ordered the lamb as a main dish and It was the only time in 7 years living overseas I sent the food back. We also had the breakfast in the morning and it was just ok. I think they tried to have interesting items however their flavor parings just wasn’t cohesive. For example I had the toastie with ham cheese, and onion jam on brown bread. The flavors just didn’t go together.

I liked the location, the employees the bar and the dining room. The food was excellent - as was the Guinness!

Very limited parking outside (no carpark). My room smelled of stale tobacco. It was pretty basic. I did not realise that I'd have to request housekeeping! I get that some guests might NOT want their rooms refreshed. But a policy of 'if you don't ask - you won't get' is a bit of an oddity. Finally, if there is live music in the bar, please turn the TV off - it is a distraction and disrespectful to the artist.