Llanerch Inn

“A mixed bag”

I should have read the reviews. The room was cold, the bed was comfy, the shower was weak, the towels were cheap and small, there was no Wi-Fi in the bedroom, the room was quiet and I got a good night sleep. A bit of a mixed bag really! I wouldn’t stay again.

“You get what you pay for ..”

One night stay at the Llanerch inn Arrived at the inn in the evening, eventually when we found the inn as the signage isn’t very good and you could go past the sign and miss it completely. Parked up the car , struggled to find a space as the car park was very busy but I did find a tight space und… more

One night stay at the Llanerch inn Arrived at the inn in the evening, eventually when we found the inn as the signage isn’t very good and you could go past the sign and miss it completely. Parked up the car , struggled to find a space as the car park was very busy but I did find a tight space under a tree . Unloaded the suitcase and this is where I struggled to find the entrance to the inn there was a car parked near the path to the front door so it was quite tricky to drag a suitcase down the steps after squeezing past the jeep . Signage for checking in was a piece of paper stuck to a wall informing people to check in at the bar , so down the steps with the cases and waited in line to check in . After A little while we managed to get the attention of the bar staff to check in and get the room key , booked breakfast for the morning for 8 pounds per person , which seemed reasonable. The atmosphere at the bar was awkward , I felt quite uncomfortable lots of swearing’s and shouting from customers but it’s a pub for locals so I expected it to be busy and noisy . The barman showed us to the stairs where there was washing machines in the hallway stacked on top of each other , the fella did apologise and mentioned they were in the process of updating the washers and moving things about , so it wasn’t really an issue . He offered to carry the bags up but I declined as I’m slightly awkward and tend to just get on with it myself … big mistake as I didn’t realise there was three flights of stairs which had a very very low handrails so it was a job and a half getting to the top floor with all the bags .. but that was completely my own fault for being too awkward to accept help . I am disabled and I should have asked if there was adequate access before booking and arriving (also my own fault again ) The room was a twin room , two single beds adequate cabinets and space with a tv on the wall and a kettle in between the beds on another cabinet which seemed pretty well thought out . Settled in and came across the first problem with the room which was the odd smell of the room , it smelt strongly of damp and mould but I couldn’t see any on the walls , wallpaper was peeling off in places and the ceiling had a huge crack going all the way across . Was slightly anxious of it falling onto me during the night but the inn is an old building so it’s to be expected. The inn could do with some serious work , refurb and a lot of TLC but for the price of the room you get what you pay for . The bar was super busy super noisy and quite shabby smelt so strongly of stale beer it was off putting but proceeded to order so dinner . Ordered a burger and chips which was homemade, the chips were cooked perfectly and the burger was good , a good meal for the price . Had some drinks one which was thatchers on tap which was flatter than a pancake but it was late in the evening so again I let that slide . The bar was full of youngsters having a piss up which for a local pub it’s inevitable but there seemed to be more young ones than other folk . Lots of shouting and swearing but we were all kids once I guess !? Went up to the room nearly fell up all three flights of stairs and everything at the inn is on a lean to but made it up to the top floor , settled in for the night in the single bed which unfortunately was so uncomfortable at about 1 am I did consider going to sleep in my car . The noise from the local traffic kept me awake the locals making their way home from 11 pm onwards kept me awake which carried me into the early morning wide awake . The boiler kept flicking on and off every hour or so and had just about nodded off when it started up yet again . I can honestly say I’ve had better night sleeping on the bathroom floor . But again isn’t all down to the staff and amenities at the inn . I should have had a look at the reviews online first and then decided whether to stay or not . Breakfast was booked for 8 am , tea coffe and cold orange juice provided with a good selection of cereals . The chef came and took the orders for a cooked breakfast decided to have poached egg with breakfast, the chef commented I hate doing poached eggs . The poached egg was perfect actually she cooked it pretty well to say she hates doing them , a spoon full of beans and mushrooms with one sausage and two slices of bacon a grilled tomato and a hash brown was what the cooked breakfast consisted of … the egg and toast was nice but unfortunately the rest was not so good. The coffee could do with being upgraded too . I could have mentioned this to the chef or staff but everyone had disappeared at that point . Grabbed my bags and went to check out but couldn’t find a member of staff anywhere so I just left the key on the bar and loaded the car up to go . One side of the car was absolutely covered in berries from the tree but again no one’s fault . Overall the stay was ok but the inconveniences and overall state of the inn wasn’t really satisfactory. This could be a lovely little local pub and bed and breakfast if a little more love care and attention went into all aspects of the running of the inn . Serious TLC and a tidy up is needed . some serious health and safety issues with flooring and ceilings throught the inn is a law suit waiting to happen . Replacement of outside seating is definitely needed the benches were ready to be put in the skip which is so beautifully displayed in the car park . I’d like to say although the stay wasn’t great this time I’d go back maybe at a later date when things have been freshened up and improved, but unfortunately this won’t be the case .

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“One Night "Pit-Stop"”

A quirky 16th century coaching Inn,although opposite the bus and train station,easy to miss as it's set back off the main road,down a short lane,shrouded all around with trees. Check in was easy(behind the bar),allocated room 5,which was at the front of the pub,it was roomy,with a larger tha… more

A quirky 16th century coaching Inn,although opposite the bus and train station,easy to miss as it's set back off the main road,down a short lane,shrouded all around with trees. Check in was easy(behind the bar),allocated room 5,which was at the front of the pub,it was roomy,with a larger than we expected en-suite with a loo,pedestal sink and a decent shower! Our bedroom was spacious,twin bedded,with a sloping floor to the wardrobe(made you think you'd had a "couple"of drinks even if you hadn't).a kettle,tea/coffee/sugar/milk was provided. Ate downstairs in the bar for our evening meal,food was standard pub grub,decent portion sizes and reasonably priced,alcohol choices I thought were limited for the size and the custom the pub seemed to generate! Only other criticism was trying to get served,staff seemed more interested in seeing to its regulars! Sleep quality was average,no different from at home,was quiet,no problems with noise. Large,sheltered beer garden is situated in front of the pub,which,due to the lovely weather we were having meant it was "packed" Parking at this pub was also a bit haphazard,with seemingly no organized system of parking! Probably try somewhere else if we ever stay in the vicinity again,but overall,no major pluses or minus's! Served its purpose!

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