Best Sprowston Hotels

I stayed here when I was on a business trip in Norwich. The environment is great. It's just a manor hotel. The facilities are too old. The floor is creaky. The facilities in the room are very old. The third and fourth tier hotels in China are better than this. If you are a pretentious person, forget it. The environment is still very good. The air is very fresh. The breakfast is also OK. Anyway, it's just an ordinary British meal.

Booked for one night to go to the football at Carrie road which is about 15min walk from hotel town centre is about 20min walk, it is easy to get to from the station just a short walk, arrived and some other guests let me in at first as the manager was not there, he arrived a few minutes later and quickly booked quests in, very easy process he showed me were I was staying as staying the other side of hotel, told me if I had any problems to ring the number on the paper stuck to the back of the door, and if I wanted to use the WiFi the code was also there. Room was small but had a shower toilet and sink as well as a hairdryer and clothes rack. There was also a kettle with tea and coffee facilities. Overall place was clean and tidy I stayed in the top part at the front it was a pleasant stay.

Noise from street outside window until 3.30am, shortly followed by traffic noise, so we got very little sleep! Our 'Heritage' room had neither beams nor a fireplace (as described on website) and was small and awkwardly shaped, with much of the room being taken up by a freestanding bathtub so that the wardrobe was crammed against a wall on the opposite side. The room was unwelcoming to say the least. When we mentioned the street noise on checking out, we were told to ask for a quiet room next time.....there will not be a next time. We booked directly with the hotel and were not told anything about street noise. A fridge with a loud hum was placed on top of a small table next to the wardrobe. Breakfast was adequate but poached eggs were hard. Not a wonderful experience.

Very close to the train station, 2 minutes away, very convenient; Put down your luggage, you can walk along the river, go to the Riverside, go on the left hand side of the door, walk while watching,... you can go to Football, then walk back along the road, different scenery, there are many interesting restaurants in the middle, many people dine and play... and then go to the train station ...

I had a sweet time here after 30hrs of travel. Great hotel, easy to get to from Norwich Rail Station. Friendly staff and easy to book on their own website. The staff were excellent on replying to email queries and more than accommodating with adjusting booking times. The room was very good, fully functional with adequate storage space and mood lighting. Excellent shower - space and power!! Excellent TV to view if you need that in a hotel room and lots of tea/biscuits readily available. Optional continental breakfast as well, which was more than enough to start the day. Easy walk to various sites of interest nearby. Great little spot.

Really looking forward to staying here, because according to the reviews it is almost perfect. But it is not! Firstly parking is not easy. One side of the street is timed parking, the other is in a restricted zone, so beware if you are taking your car there. Whilst booking we asked for a room in a quiet area as we are very light sleepers, and had to get up very early the next morning to go to work. Getting into our room, past the ”I am clean” sign on the door handle,there was no window open, and the room was suffocating. We pulled back the curtains to find window condensation between the 2 panes. Photo attached, but to our dismay, the extractor fan for the hotels kitchen was right outside our room, and was on full blast, so impossible to leave the window open. Went downstairs to ask if there was another available room, we would have been happy with a family room and pay the difference, but we were told the hotel was full. So back to our room, and longing for a shower went into the shower room. 1 loose tile on the floor which rocked when you stood on it, and disgusting mold both in the shower cubicle & on the adjoining wall. So no shower, and health issues meant that I could only spend the briefest of time in that unsanitary room. It does not take much to clear up that health & safety issue, if only the owners could be bother to check that their rooms are fit for purpose. The room itself is a bit worn and unloved. One of our 2 single beds had something below the divan on the floor, again picture attached. Heaven knows what that is? Strangely, some one had taken the tissues out of the complimentary box, cut them in half & put them back in the box. What is the point in that, as you needed 2 halves to use for any purpose that you might want! One plus point, the amenity tray was well stocked. Lastly when we checked out the next morning @ 6am, the room next to us still had the ” I am clean” sign on it, so an unused room, and not a full hotel as we were told.