Amber Guesthouse

I booked this guesthouse last minute. I don't really read reviews because everyone has their personal preference and opinions. At first I was not sure but meeting one of the owners at the time of arrival, Malik was very friendly and welcoming! Malik shown us two rooms, me and my partner decided we will stay as the room was clean, tidy, bed comfortable and everything we needed. This room did not have a door to the bathroom but that was not a problem for me and my partner. We met the second owner, sal and he told us that there is a communal kitchen ( very spacious and homely) if we decided we wanted to cook, chill etc and was made to feel at home! This place is 10 minutes walk to derby city centre and also has pubs, a fish and chips shop, shisha bar, shops etc right outside the door step ( if you take one of the side streets you'll end up on a road with many multicultural restaurants, supermarkets etc). I will be very honest in my opinion the location was great for me and my partner but is not for everyone, so please keep that in mind. Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would like to stay here again, I would recommend this place if you are after something within budget and all the amenities surrounding. Malik and Sal it was a pleasure to meet you both and hope to stay here again soon. Thank you 🙂

3 weeks ago · via Google

I would not recommend staying here. The room had a strong cigarette smell, and I did not feel safe at all. The property is in very poor condition — the bathroom didn’t even have a door, and the bed sheets and duvet looked old. We didn’t even last an hour in the room and ended up booking another hotel the same day. The staff were friendly, but he couldn’t give a refund because he “lost customers.” The photos on the website are not accurate at all. Overall, avoid this place.

9 months ago · via Google

Let us start this review with a positive note. Hang on, hang on..... im thinking... Ooh, ooh, thought of one... On a positive note, the door to leave the place works reasonably well, it sticks abit, but that's character building, it just makes you more determined to make it work... The one guy we saw who works there, was polite an friendly but the place itself is an absolute hovel. The carpets are thread bare, the curtains were as thin as a bed sheet, the bedding was grey with age, There were cigarettes burns everywhere, the shower door wouldn't close properly, so the bathroom floor was flooded with water draining away through the convenient but I'm assuming unintentional tares in the lino, the handle on the bedroom window was broken off, the only electrical device in the room that was pat tested was the telly... so maybe steer clear of the extension lead and the lamp that's plugged into it. I genuinely feel this establishment should be paying its patrons £45 to stay there even then that wouldn't be enough. Another thing I'd also like to point out is the time saving measure this place offers with regard to making a humble cuppa tea... Rather than congesting your busy day with having to take an individually wrapped teabag out of its own hygienically protective state, oh no... this place has bypassed that inconvenience by placing a very generous two bags straight from the box to the cup... We've survived this place as two healthy adults with decent immune systems, if you're anything less than that, consider purchasing a haz-mat suit first.

a year ago · via Google

Where do I start? On my way to the hotel I was reading the reviews and started getting very worried I would have to make a last minute booking somewhere else. The only reason I didn't give one star is because it looks that there's been slight improvement. I had clean sheets and a (mostly) clean room, without bugs or anything that would stop me from staying. That's where the positives end. First, the room is in need of a refurbishment. The paint was bad, flooring bad, and the furniture was old and falling apart. There were drinks wrappers stuck to the wall and other weird things that probably shouldn't have been there. The kettle was absolutely horrible, not only was it half full when I arrived but after emptying it... just look at the picture! The lock on the door was very shabby and you could see through it, but if you have something to put in front of the door it's not so bad. The corridoors had a really weird smell to them that I couldn't place but it stayed clear of my room at least. No toilet/shower in the room, the toilet was in the corridoor and had no soap/toilet paper. These are left in the room when you arrive to bring with you to the bathroom. I'm unsure where the shower was but after the general shabbyness of the rest of the hotel I decided I wasn't going to try find it. Overall, it was £35 and close to the city, although in a more sketchy area. You get what you pay for, but don't expect a clean, safe room! I wouldn't recommend staying here solo, especially as a woman. Nothing happened to me but something felt off the entire time I was there.

a year ago · via Google