Mercure Wessex Winchester Hotel

“Lovely WInchester!”

This hotel has a lovely atmosphere and amazing position in the town, There are lots of pubs and restaurants within a few minutes walk. We came for the Christmas Market and the atmosphere was wonderful. Our room had a Cathedral View and you could see the lights of the market close by. So easy to g… lisää

This hotel has a lovely atmosphere and amazing position in the town, There are lots of pubs and restaurants within a few minutes walk. We came for the Christmas Market and the atmosphere was wonderful. Our room had a Cathedral View and you could see the lights of the market close by. So easy to get everywhere from here, perfect for tourists to see a piece of Historical England. The Breakfast however, lived up to its reputaion, basically that they run out of important items and take an age to refill them. We were expecting it. This morning they ran out of Eggs and a small queue of people formed, clutching the rest of their breakfasts on their plates waiting for the eggs to turn up, we joined them. And lo, the waitress appeared with 5, barely fried eggs. Faces fell, everyone dutifully took one and then guess what, ....there were no eggs! A tray of perhaps, 20 would have been good!

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“A disappointment at Winchester Mercure”

My Wife and I stayed here for two nights in order to visit the Christmas market as this hotel is the nearest to it. Our stay was disappointing in various ways which I’ll expand upon but it must be stated that the staff are great. They work hard and remain in good humour despite the drawbacks of th… lisää

My Wife and I stayed here for two nights in order to visit the Christmas market as this hotel is the nearest to it. Our stay was disappointing in various ways which I’ll expand upon but it must be stated that the staff are great. They work hard and remain in good humour despite the drawbacks of this hotel. The main problem is that it is so down-at-heel . The reception area isn’t too bad but, for instance, the floor edges at the lift doors are trimmed with duct tape. The furniture in the dining room and our bedroom was very old and tatty( the bed was comfortable,which is good at least). The brass light switches on the wall of the dining room appeared to date from the sixties. The buffet breakfast was not good: there is no black pudding provided and the scrambled egg resembled custard. There also seemed to be a shortage of breakfast teabags which kept running out whilst fruit infusions were plentiful: odd. The daytime and evening dining menu is just weird, especially for a four-star hotel! Finally, there are no USB sockets so you need to take your ‘phone charger. We stayed midweek and the car park was rammed: weekends must be tricky unless you drive a Smart car. The place should either completely refurbished or rebuilt.

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“Disappointing”

Brilliant location Room cleanliness not good. Grubby light switches, dirty sink with shaved hair around taps. Staff very frazzled Very old fashioned and tired. Window handle broken off. Wall lights chopped. No visit to make beds or empty bins or refresh tea bags No toiletries Certainly not a 4 star… lisää

Brilliant location Room cleanliness not good. Grubby light switches, dirty sink with shaved hair around taps. Staff very frazzled Very old fashioned and tired. Window handle broken off. Wall lights chopped. No visit to make beds or empty bins or refresh tea bags No toiletries Certainly not a 4 star hotel

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