Carlton

This hotel is super close to the main train station, and a 20 minute tram / 35 minute walk to the centre bit of town. The team at the front desk are very friendly and take time to explain how to access the city easily and efficiently. The room is well appointed and very clean and tidy with a nice open-plan feel to it. The soundproofing is, however, very bad - you can hear every time the lift moves or whenever your neighbours (next door or floor below) open or close a door or sneeze or... Anything. Just make the doors thicker and better sealed, please. The bed is not suitable for a solo traveller. It's two mattresses with a mattress topper, which will trick you into thinking it's comfortable - but you'll awake with a bad back having fallen down the hole between two pushed-together beds. For me, temperature is a critical part of sleep, and the Aircon here works well, but takes a while (3hrs+) to reach the correct temperature. I finally got the temperature where I wanted it on night one, but unfortunately housekeeping turned it off and night two sleep was damaged as a result. Whilst I understand the eco-issue, this should not happen if a hotel doesnt offer high-power cooling to get temperatures met within 5 mins of getting into the room. If a guest has set a temperature, please leave it there! It's all reasonable value for money, and the breakfast is really great produce and very tasty