Name: The Priory
Address: The Square, Lancaster
Telephone: 0800 031 8416
Rating: 4.25

Exceptional

OK for an overnight stay.

Liked: Nice location, staff very pleasant and helpful, quick booking in and informed we could arrive earlier that the boking in time as we had an occasion to attend. Comfy bed
Disliked: The shower/toilet didn't smell good. Shower OK if you were below average height. Decor a bit tired. TV was very small. Didn't shave as the water didn't seem to get hot.

Exceptional

Quaint B&B

Liked: Quaint B&B with lovely staff. Excellent full English breakfast and service. Liked the extra touches of bottled water & hot chocolate in room. Good sized bathroom with large tub. Lovely restaurant.
Disliked: The room we stayed in was far to small for comfort with no comfortable chairs to sit, (wouldn't fit), just x1 hardbacked oldschool dining room style chair for dressing table. Had to sit on bed to watch a 'super tiny' TV :( which was not very comfortable. Room, stairs and entrance could do with some TLC.

Exceptional

Liked: Beautiful location, comfortable beds and the rooms were clean. Staff were friendly and the breakfast was delicious.

Disappointing and expensive.

Liked: The staff were very friendly and helpful. The bed linen was nice quality.
Disliked: The room was gloomy and furnishings were unattractive, uncomfortable and tired. The wardrobe was broken. The pillows were dreadful - so hard they felt solid and very heavy. There was one robe and one pair of slippers provided to share between two, and the towels were small. There were shabby net curtains at the window. The wifi signal was too weak to use. The creaks and disturbance from the room above was unsettling. It was barely possible to access one side of the bed on account of the narrow space by the sharp-cornered fire surround. The room was by the front door and the floor shook ever time another guest entered or left te building.

Overall great place

Liked: Staff were very friendly, let us check in late and check out later alsoBreakfast was really good in the morning
Disliked: Bed was a bit too firm, just not to our taste Shower could have done with more pressure

Superb

Very good

Thank you Julie, our stay...

Liked: I chose The Priory because it was dog friendly and in a location I knew and needed to be. I especially liked my own entrance, as it was convenient to walk my little dog whenever I wanted without disturbing anyone else. It was quiet, felt safe and secure and there was parking just outside which made unloading/loading the car easy. The microwave was excellent ... we made our simple supper (jacket potatoes in under 5 min each!
Disliked: If we were to say anything, it would only be suggestions and to enhance our already decent stay.The tv in the main area needed to be on a moveable bracket like the one in the bedroom area (apologies if it was, but I didn't want to try any harder in case I broke something) or on a cabinet under the widow. It was too much of a straight angle to watch from the sofa. We did move the sofa slightly to help us watch tv better. A simple rug in front on the sofa, would have made our toes feel a bit toastier. A corner lamp in the living area would be nice, we felt the ceiling lights were just too bright to sit under for a longer time and quite clinical.We thought a few local interest/aritst pictures would have been nice to make it more homely and maybe a curtain to demark the living area from the bedroom area would contribute to that too (inbetween the breakfast bar/bathroom door) as well as a little tub chair and console table by the 'bedroom radiator' just to aid getting dressed or putting shoes on etc. Everything was spotless, but very soon the wall around the bathroom sink will suffer, maybe a tile surround would help?Like we've said, there was nothing we really didn't like ... we felt relaxed, it's just little things that would enhance another stay