I’ve debated & debated over reviewing this hotel & how to rate it? I’ve given 3, as the staff, service, food & drinks were excellent! However, my room was not good. It’s a beautiful old building, with soo much character. Living & working in old buildings, I can fully appreciate that certain things like dust or the odd damp patch, can’t be helped. I’m also not too concerned with decor. I’m on a break away, so I intend to be out & about, not sat in my room. But I do expect a certain level of cleanliness. On this occasion, this was severely lacking, to the point that I physically couldn’t bring myself to use the shower. The shower head & hose were caked with black mould, which actually flaked off when moved. This is was quite obviously not a one off, it had been missed during cleaning for a while. I did mention this to the manager, upon check out for the benefit of the next guest. However on returning home, I emailed the proprietor to personally complain and give him the opportunity to rectify , but I haven’t received a reply.