OYO la Spada Boutique Hotel

We picked a very busy day to need a bed in Durham as it was the university open weekend. La Spada was reasonably priced & good enough, despite quite a few adverse reviews. The hotel is not set up to take guests after 10pm, a fact not highlighted when we booked at 11.30pm & then tried to get in. Fortunately we were admitted. There was no breakfast service.

The bed was very comfortable - that's as good as it gets!!! The rooms are very tired and not very clean. The bath in our room had not been cleaned properly prior to our stay. Thankfully it was one night so I managed without using the facilities. There was no hot water at the sink either. The manager was adamant that this was not the case, but after running the tap for at least ten minutes, still nothing. All three mugs in the room were dirty. The shelf in the bathroom was on the slant and not usable. The shaving lamp in the bathroom didn't work, maybe this was to do with the think layer of dust sitting on it?? The view out of the rear of the property overlooks an overgrown garden with all kind of rubbish dumped there. We tried to put these points over to the manager after our stay as we had a very early checkout (thankfully!!) and he was abusive towards us, accusing us of having too much alcohol (one person had had two pints of cider!!) and put the phone down on three occasions. Please avoid staying here at all costs!!!