Green Man Hotel

Where to start… Good points… softest bed and pillows i have slept on… staff generally smiley…£42 for a night is reasonable for the area i suppose, on paper anyway… food was fairly nice…
Bad points… accommodation car park poorly lit, several lights not working, very dark and shielded by planting… accommodation foyer greeted me with tables covered with used crockery, bottles, half cups of coffee etc from what i presume was an earlier meeting or conference, i arrived at 20.30hrs and they were still there when i climbed the wooden hill to bedland at 2300hrs… carpets threadbare patches in hallways and own room… tiles loose around bath… room lighting abysmal two wall lights and a table lamp, had to have bathroom light on and door open to be able to see into my wardrobe (which had a handle missing), i think the lighting thing is a deliberate ploy so you dont notice the tired, peeling, leak stained wallpaper, dust on the picture frames and flakey paint work… the drawer at the desk unit contained the hairdryer unit which some numpty had screwed to the base of the drawer using a screw so long it sticks out the bottom of the drawer and into your leg when you pull the drawer open. ouch…the pub had a range of three real ales on tap however none of them working… people next to me at bar had to ask for wine to be topped up as short measured… restaurant would only serve me a main course as it was near to 10p. m (5 to) says until 10 on the menu though… had onion rings for dessert, they were ordered as a side dish to my main but did not arrive until three quarters of the way through despite further enquiries.
Would i go back?
…yes i would… but only to pinch a pillow.

I can’t fault this hotel for value for money. Yeah it’s tired in places but the rooms are clean and the staff are friendly. The food in the restaurant is very nice and it’s ideally situated in Old Harlow.