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It is a nice hotel ,good location and good food.comfortable bed and good facilities in the bedroom.

The Dragon is situated in a delightful town which is worth a visit for itself. Now, the hotel: rooms are difficult to access as all are up steep stairs and there are no lifts as the building cannot (?) accommodate them. This is a nightmare for all but the fittest, particularly when you are also toting luggage. There are no ground floor rooms so the hotel is entirely unsuitable for anyone with mobility issues - anyone with even mild walking difficulties would have a problem. My room- a double - had a high unreachable window (used a coat hanger to open it!) and the furniture was ill-assorted and mis-matched. There was some old ‘brown’ furniture, scuffed and stained, no wardrobe just an odd hall-stand affair with a few wooden hangers but no skirt/trouser hangers. All very odd and not nice. The room was clean but drab . The bathroom looked like it had been refurbished nicely. Hah, despite appearances, the shower experience was dismal as the water pressure is woeful. Apparently the hotel literature mentions this as if to excuse it! This is the C21st guys- there are remedies! The toiletries provided are a dual purpose shampoo/body wash (not acceptable for women) and conditioner in the shower and liquid hand soap at the basin. All good quality and smell delicious - but don’t make up for the other shortcomings. And no shower cap despite being shower-only, and no body lotion. The evening food offering has been streamlined (dumbed down I’d say) since my last visit to easy, predictable choices whereas there was a much more imaginative menu previously- disappointing - and I wouldn’t want to be staying more than one night as I’d be pushed for choice. Breakfast choice was very good however and service throughout by the young staff was excellent. The hotel has changed hands and prices hiked with no justification by way of improvements. The pool has been closed, despite the fact there’s still a photo of it on the website and its billing on the hotel’s external sign. There are lots of hotels in old and historic buildings that have modern amenities - the Dragon needs to drag itself into the C21st!

Nice place to stay, staff were very friendly and attentive. The room had everything needed and the bed was very comfortable, my only complaint is that the only window in the room was a skylight which I hate and it didn’t open, the room was very hot and as I couldn’t open the window became quite oppressive. If I stayed here again I would ensure that the room had proper windows. I sneaked a peek in the room next to mine which was being used as a storage area and it would have made a fabulous guest room with a lovely view across the fields etc, I feel a real mistake was made in not making that a quest room. Had an evening meal and it was excellent, real tasty and plenty of it, even if I didn’t stay there I would pop in for a meal if I was passing. Breakfast was equally good, pre ordering the night before meant it was served promptly, bacon was fab, the sauted potatoes could have done with being a bit crispier but everything was well presented and great quality. I would stay again, but make sure I had a proper window.