here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSo, to put the hotel up to the test ourselves, we checked in to the Assheton Arms midweek to find out whether it really is as bad as previous guests say.<\/p>\n
The Assheton Arms Hotel offers a range of room types including single, double, family, triple and quadruple rooms with a choice of either a shared or private bathroom. Checking in midweek we paid \u00a335 for a double room with a shared bathroom, which appeared a lower price than many other hotels in the area.<\/p>\n
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A couple of tiles from the Assheton Arms Hotel’s sign had, or were, falling down (Image: MEN)<\/p>\n
As I turned up at the Assheton Arms I was somewhat impressed by my first look of the building which, while not the Ritz, it appeared tidier than I had anticipated. A smart sign emblazoned with an impressive coat of arms highlighted to me that I had reached the correct destination as well as offering a slight sense of grandeur which again I had not expected after reading its reviews.<\/p>\n
But as I moved around towards the front of the hotel this image began to quickly fall apart as I realised that a number of the tiles on the side of the building reading ‘Assheton Hotel’ had fallen down or become disloged.<\/p>\n
Not a major issue of course, but it did begin to make me wonder whether the interior may possibly also be in need of some renovations.<\/p>\n
I buzzed myself into the hotel lobby and was thrilled that check-in was a pretty quick process meaning that all that was now left to do was make my way up through the hotel’s stairway to find my room.<\/p>\n
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The corridor to my room at the Assheton Arms Hotel was lit, but still had a slightly gloomy feel (Image: MEN)<\/p>\n
I was informed my room would be one of the first ones I would see and sure enough I was quick to find my room at the beginning of the corridor.<\/p>\n
Now the moment of truth was finally here. Would a room at the Assheton Arms really be as horrid as TripAdvisor reviewers would have me believe?<\/p>\n
Admittedly the room I was given was pretty small and very basic, with no wardrobe or chest of drawers to place any belongings in. But having paid just \u00a335 for the room I had expected quite a simple set up, and despite the rooms simplicity I was glad to see it was generally pretty tidy.<\/p>\n
While the furniture and decoration in the room was limited, I was given a bedside table, chair and TV. I was also thrilled to see a generous selection of teas and coffees had been laid out for me alongside a kettle and mugs which appeared to be quite clean.<\/p>\n
But the thing that I was possibly most excited to find within the room was the bed which appeared to have pretty fresh and clean bedding. This was something I had feared I could not expect after reading what other guests had to say about the room, but thankfully the bed appeared to be one which I could relax in without too many concerns.<\/p>\n
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A double room at the Assheton Arms Hotel which appeared clean but very basic(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n
However one thing within the room did raise some questions for me.<\/p>\n
Though I was thrilled about my table of coffees and teas, I was left slightly confused about the singular toilet roll that had been left on the table, which I assumed was probably in the place of a box of tissues.<\/p>\n
Generally I was quite surprised to find that the room hadn’t so far caused me too many concerns. It was only really when I looked up at the ceiling above my bed that I saw a decently sized area covered with spots of damp making me feel slightly uneasy<\/p>\n
As I went to plug my phone into one of the rooms two plug sockets I was then also met with some concern as I realised there were some holes in the walls around the plugs sockets<\/p>\n
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I was thrilled to see a selection of tea and coffee sachets in my room – but was left unsure about the holes around the hotel’s plug sockets and the singular toilet roll beside (Image: MEN)<\/p>\n
I checked out the shared bathroom, of which there were multiple within the hotel, and found them to be thankfully quite clean but possibly in need of some renovations, with a number of cracks in some of the bathroom tiles.<\/p>\n
In terms of location the Assheton Arms Hotel does offer quite a central location if looking to stay in Middleton, with it being just across the road from Middleton Arena. While the hotel is located just off the roundabout, I was also pleased to find that there was not too much noise from outside that could be heard within the room.<\/p>\n
Surprisingly I found there to be less issues with the Assheton Hotel than what I had expected from reading through TripAdvisor reviews. While there were undoubtedly some cleanliness issues with clear dampness in the rooms and a need for repairs due to the cracks in the walls of my room, the hotel didn’t necessarily appear to be, as one reviewer had called it, the “absolute pits”.<\/p>\n
Of course there are clearly more luxurious stays but from what I saw the Assheton Arms offered a relatively clean room and a pretty comfortable bed, which was probably preferable to the option of sleeping in your car, as one reviewer had also suggested.<\/p>\n
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The Assheton Arms Hotel boasts an impressive sign outside its premises – but would this first appearance continue on the inside? (Image: MEN)<\/p>\n