Restover Lodge

Oh lord! Where to start? We booked this as a last minute overnight stop en route to Stansted Airport for a flight to the continent. It was only ever meant to be a place to put our heads down — and it has to be said we were able to fulfill that very simple, basic function — but this was like something out of a situation comedy in the 1970s! The rooms are broom cupboards with the most basic décor that is so tired it is positively comatose. The shared bathrooms are like something from an overnight lorry stop — the loos are like aeroplane loos in every sense. The showers are no better. It needs a complete overhaul. We just kept expecting Reginald Perrin to appear at any point. The one positive is that it is not expensive — but you can get a Travelodge for the same price so this is not really a reason to go here,