Hotel Ibis, York

I got a great online deal for the Hotel Ibis so I decided to take it even though I prefer the non-chain hotels.  I thought we could go with a bit of standardised housing geared toward the business traveler whilst doing a lot of on foot tourism during the day and the rooms above pubs and in B&B’s are usually pretty hit or miss (although our batting average has been pretty good of late).

The bed was creaky but comfortable.  The kettle had water in it that I assumed was from the previous guests but when I went to clean it out I realised that it was, in fact, bleach that had ALMOST cleared the bit of fungus at the bottom of the device.  A bit of scrubbing with toothpaste seemed in order before morning cups and after boiling two batches of water the thing didn’t really smell too much like bleach or Crest, anymore.

don't touch it, you might wake it

The shower pressure was almost non-existent and it was difficult to rinse the shampoo from my hair.  The water was plenty hot, though, and the steam accumulated quickly as the vents were blocked by some sort of growth (see photo).  But, the room was really cheap.