'I stayed in one of Britain's lowest-rated hotels for £17 - I gave it 5 stars'

02 February 2024 , 13:39

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'I stayed in one of Britain's lowest-rated hotels for £17 - I gave it 5 stars'

Most of us would stay away from poorly reviewed digs, but when one man booked into one of Britain's lowest-rated hotels, he was pleasantly surprised at what he found.

George Redfern, 21, went to Blackpool's Seaview Hotel for the night in December, sharing that it was significantly better than the rating online. Some reviews had branded the Lancashire hotel as "so sad", but for £17, he was rather impressed.

George, from the Wirral, posted online about his stay at "one of the worst-rated hotels in the UK", admitting he thought "What is the catch here?"

He said: "When I saw the price of how much the hotel cost my first thought was: 'What is the catch here?'. When you find something cheap your first thought is negative but all I paid for a night stay in Blackpool was £17 - nothing more, nothing less.

George had seen the hotel didn't get very good reviews (George Redfern / SWNS)

But he was left giving it a five star review (George Redfern / SWNS)

"The room smelt a little damp but I wasn't surprised with how cheap the room was. Nothing looked out of the ordinary - and you could tell someone had cleaned the room up."

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He was impressed with how springy the mattress was (George Redfern / SWNS)

He did say the mirror needed replacing, however (George Redfern / SWNS)

He explained that he noticed there was "a communal area" which contained a "pool table and TV", and he described the room as: "Small and basic - but mostly clean."

George continued: "The mattress was springy. There was a TV in the corner of the room which worked. There were complimentary hot drinks so I made a coffee. I checked to see if everything was in date - and it was. There was a hair on the bed, which was the only issue of the whole experience."

George said the hair on the bed was 'the only issue' (George Redfern / SWNS)

He enjoyed his stay at The Seaview Hotel (George Redfern / SWNS)

George opted to have his own bathroom, but if he'd have wanted the experience to be £6 cheaper, he could've opted to share the communal bathroom.

"The shower was working, but the mirror in the bathroom was cracked and needed replacing", he shared. George stayed for one night and gave his experience five stars, even though the hotel is rated as number 171 out of 181 guest houses in Blackpool on TripAdvisor.

Danielle Kate Wroe