Cantley House Hotel And Barn

I stay in this area about 4 nights a month and have done for the last 8 months. Early on I stayed at the Cantley House and wasn't overly satisfied so tried other places and haven't been back since. Due to last minute arrangements and my preferred place not being available I came back hoping that my first experience was just an 'off' night, sadly it wasn't. The room itself wasn't bad, just tired and not as well maintained as it should be. There were scuff marks on the walls, a weird stain in the middle of the ceiling, shower heads full of calcification and so on. The bed was not too bad (better than last time) but the pillows are not great. The walls though it would seem are very thin and you can hear with great clarity what your neighbours are watching on the TV. Sadly one of my neighbours (two rooms down) had two dogs of which one was very nervous and its incessant barking was incredibly loud and continuous (too the degree that i think the owners had gone out for a meal, or they just didn't care) and provided a wake up call at about 5.45AM. The food is quite good but not worth what it was charged (Sirloin at £32, no steak knife and hard to cut) but this could just be a one off as my last meal here was much better. They do have proper toilet paper and not the tracing paper that even expensive hotels try to pass off.... All in all its not bad and at the cost charged, was much less than the local Premier Inn. The staff are friendly & courteous (possibly understaffed as it took more than 5 minutes for someone to show to reception) and the location is great. Its just the thin walls, inconsiderate guests and tired state that lets it down.