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In summary, this is a lovely place to stay, in a great location, with staff who work hard to ensure a great experience. Our stay was unfortunately not quite the best it could have been due to two stressful breakfast experiences with one noisy and boisterous manager, ‘cheap’ coffee and a lack of options available for the cold continental breakfast. Full review: We planned a last minute weekend away and stayed 2 nights. We knew that we could count on a Hotel Du Vin hotel to be up to a high standard. The receptionist who treated us was really friendly and helpful and arranged for our bags to be taken to our room. The corridors seem a little dated and throughout our stay smelt of cigarette smoke however the rooms didn’t at all. The room we had was lovely, really large with a lovely bathroom space and roll top bath. The room was really clean and no complaints there at all. Everything about our stay was perfect other than breakfast. The only reason I have made this a 4 not 5 star in value for money was due to the cold breakfast options and quality. The only coffee available was from a machine rather than made fresh from a barista, the pastries weren’t fresh and served cold (I did witness them get changed to ‘fresh’ ones but these were cold too) I would also expect more continental options for the price of the breakfast. I ordered cooked breakfast on both days and this was very good however the poached eggs were hard rather than runny which was slightly disappointing but not the end of the world. In addition to this, the manager there didn’t seem to understand the concept of a ‘calm and quiet’ dining experience. I was very upset and frustrated about the constant shouting across the room loudly stomping up and down and then aggressively kicking the door to the kitchen so hard that our table would shake every time he would go into the kitchen… which seemed an excessive amount! The whole breakfast experience was stressful and unpleasant because of him, we had a booking in the restaurant for food on the second night to which we almost cancelled because of fear of him serving. I am very pleased we didn’t because what a difference a change in waiting staff makes, we LOVED the two waitresses that served us and they were appropriately attentive whilst really uplifting our dinner with their attitude. The dinner was really lovely and paired well with some delicious wines, thank you to the two waitresses that made it a special evening, a true example of great hospitality! If only the breakfast manager would understand this too.