Name: The Boat Inn Hayton
Address: The Boat Inn 97 Main Street Hayton, Retford
Telephone: 0800 031 8416

Memorable! No birthday card lol!

Liked: No breakfast excellent food especially the pizzas!Loved the garden nice bar and dining area
Disliked: Room 5Broken toilet seat, shower drain issue noise if taps and too hotNot suitable for two dogs or anyone with. Mobility needs stairs up narrow and a room with dogs However, that aside it was offered in good faith from the couple who ran it

Working staff and food was...

Liked: The staff were very polite the food was excellent. The location was very good as before.
Disliked: I arranged to go a day earlier and pay for the extra night on arrival which was done with the manager when I arrived, the room was as expected however the fridge didn’t work I had to wait a day for another fridge as I had to keep drinks and milk ( which went off with the heat) in a sink of cold water to try to keep it cold, the second fridge which I had to remind the manager 3 times to bring one also didn’t work I didn’t asked for a third fridge as I wasn’t happy and didn’t want to create an issue which I believe it would have also we opened the window and it felt out I had to put it back in as it is worn the door into the main room top hinge was coming away and we had to lift the door to shut it. We did not receive clean towels nor bedding nor cups nor milk or sugar we had to ask for milk ect on top of 3 nights without any of the above being addressed I had to unblock the shower drain lots of black gunk came out but not all I could have lived better in a tent not happy at all we left 6am /6.30am couldn’t wait to get out incase something else happened iDidn’t take photos as my wife said just leave it but I had to mention it

Very good

Could be improved

Liked: The burger and pint I had was yummy :)
Disliked: The offhand nature of the person I spoke to the most on arrival.when I went to order food I was told a lot of items were not available as they were changing their menu. Fair enough. Everything that was not available had been crossed off so navigating this issue was fairly straight forward.Since "the burger" was still available and there were signs *everywhere* (even an advertisement in my room) saying you could get a free pint if you ate a burger on the day I was staying. It was kind of a no brainer, so I asked for this, and was told they don't do that any more. The implication being they were going back on the offer that was advertised everywhere...I emphasized that a burger and a pint was what I wanted, and asked if that was a problem! While I might have felt "cheated" I kind of don't care about the lost savings. If I'm honest I did not like the unapologetic "matter of fact" way the news was delivered, so I'm saying something in my review. I also disagree with being given a BS explanation for denying me (nobody wanted it). I mean I'm proof that someone wanted it!! For me the issue was that this was still being clearly advertised on multiple displays, and in my room. This meant I felt messed around and treated like I did not matter.The room itself was OK, somewhat cramped, and a little tired, but otherwise OK.However, the TV barely worked (signal-wise). It was capable of streaming, but the wifi was non existent outside the main pub. It has HDMI connections on the underside, so you cannect something to it if you want. Thankfully I had too much work to do, so the TV issues didn't bother me at all.I mostly didn't sleep well as there was a beer chiller humming away all night, my room was probably closest to this, so other rooms may not be so affected.There was also a lot of noise created by wheely bins being moved around quite early in the morning.

Lovely canal side pub &...

Liked: Lovely location beside the canal, at a great pub that had good beer and lovely evening meals. Our room was a nice size and the bed was comfortable.
Disliked: Early morning rubbish collection lorry!