Alpha Guest House
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Welcome to Alpha Guest House, your Bristol “home away from home.” Alpha Guest House aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.
Close to some of Bristol's most popular landmarks, such as The Matthew of Bristol (0.2 mi) and Bristol City Docks (0.3 mi), Alpha Guest House is a great destination for tourists.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer a minibar, and you can stay connected during your stay as Alpha Guest House Hotel offers guests free wifi.
The bed and breakfast features a concierge. Plus, Alpha Guest House Hotel offers an on-site restaurant, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day.
Travellers looking to enjoy some oyster can head to Wilsons Restaurant, San Carlo - Bristol, or Bulrush. Otherwise, you may want to check out a seafood restaurant such as The Jetty, Al Bacio, or Catch22.
There is no shortage of things to do in the area: explore popular history museums such as Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Oakham Treasures, and The Georgian House Museum.
Alpha Guest House puts the best of Bristol at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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All the reviews here are true, myself and partner went to knock on the door and attached to it is a "Notice" stating 'No refunds after 5 minutes' need you say anymore.
We were not shown the room, just told 'Your room is upstairs', we spent almost the whole 5 minutes trying to find the room, to which we came across some horrifying scenes that you couldn't joke about.
The lock on the room door had been smashed off at some point and a dodgy repair done, which left around a 1-2inch gap between the door and frame while closed!
The place smelled, there was clearly drugs being taken and used from the address (May we add, this place also takes DSS claimants whom are claiming Housing Benefit)
The guesthouse shouldn't be serving any food, following a investigation by Bristol City Council a while ago, however, upon entering the hallway it clearly states 'Breakfast in bed £3.50'.
The lady whom "greeted" us wasn't very friendly, and was quick to take our money.
I could go on but take it from us, this truly is the house of horrors and you really won't get any sleep here. avoid and sit on a bench somewhere, as going here is likely to give you nightmares if not food posioning.
I recommend anyone who has stayed here to contact Bristol City Council, request to speak to Food safety team or the Anti social behaviour unit, as they are fully aware and would love to hear from you.
We had intended to stay at The Holiday Inn but unfortunately I had forgotten to take ID so were left stranded in Bristol very late at night. We passed the Alpha and thought our luck was in as the lights were on and they had vacancies.
Alarm bells were ringing when I saw the disgusting state of the entrance hall but I was so exhausted and desperate to get my daughter to bed I handed over my cash and found our room. The room was vile, old, broken furniture, washing up in the hand basin, thin curtains, uncomfortable beds, thin covers, kettle on the floor as the plug didn't reach, broken lighters in the bowl with the tea bags, filthy old carpet, used plastic cutlery in the drawers, need I go on?
I realised that I'd left my phone in the car and when I attempted to go and get it I found out that the front doors were secured with a combination padlock with no sign of how to raise the staff so we were locked in, I dread to think what would happen in a fire!
On returning to our room 2 extremely disturbing things happened. First there was, with no exaggeration whatsoever, a blood curdling scream from another room. I tried to settle my daughter by saying that we must have misheard, it was something else, but she insisted that I check the corridors and it took me a good ten minutes to muster the courage to do so. On returning to our room I noticed an empty prescription bottle, taking a closer look I realised it was a methadone bottle that had been doctored to make some kind of pipe. At this stage I was seriously considering sleeping in the car, I honestly felt like there was only a hairs breadth in the decision of where we would be safer. Remembering we were trapped inside the building I let my daughter sleep - although it took her some hours to settle, and I stayed awake to watch her until it was light. We slept in out clothes in case of intrusion or a chance of getting out.
In the morning we avoided the foul bathroom, I felt I'd rather we went dirty than I subjected my child to the vile shared shower. My key deposit was returned with no trouble but no one asked about our stay and I don't think I would have hung around a second longer than necessary to tell them if they had. The one and only positive I'll give them is that the staff we did meet were very polite to my daughter.
As I walked in I laughed as the owner opened the door & thought to myself this is pretty budget! But I'd had a long day, I'm shattered, I just want a shower and to go to bed! As I got in I noticed a potent smell of dodgy Asian food mixed with God knows what! I could clearly see the place was absolute filthy down stairs and in the corridor but I thought to myself at least the rooms will be clean. The place was filthy throughout as I went to my room and when I entered the room it wasn't any better. The room was basically a storage room converted into a bedroom. It was tiny, smelly, dated, unclean, the carpet was a state and my first thought was have those bedsheets even been washed?
I'd been up since 5am, travelling & working all day & just thought I want to have a shower & get some rest! The only good thing about the bathroom was the shower itself, I mean water was coming out and it wasn't cold!
After this I went back to my room, the key snapped off in the lock so had to go down and get its sorted. On the way down I realised the place was full of CRACK/SMACK HEADS! I wandered what the hell this place was as it could have been used as a set for a horror movie, but a real life set!
Eventually I got back in my room, got dressed and it sunk in how bad this place actually was when I realised the bedsheets had not been washed and I could hear the crack heads in the corridor talking to each other! It wasn't safe! I text my boss and he arranged for his PA to pick which up which was lucky as he had managed to find a place for me to stay!
As I left the woman refused to give me my full £60 back which was for 2 nights & £10 deposit, she actually tried handing me £40 but with one £20 folded over to make it look like £60. She said there was a 5 minute refund & that I had a shower and I had rested upstairs for a bit so she kept £20. I was done at his point and just wanted to get out!
So that was that... Avoid this place like the plague!!!
It's like a derelict building with a live cable hanging from a stained ceiling in a tiny room
The worst shower I've ever used.
I'd rather sleep in my car than stay here.
Thoroughly disgusting.
Upon arrival later that night i was rather shocked to see what the room was like i have seen many badly and kept establishments(not that i would say this was an establishment more like a war torn house.)
On awaking the following morning to see that i had shared my bed with a couple of guests.not the human kind but the little flying ones.At this point i was going to be sick but the thought of visiting the bathroom took that away as that was worse than the room.
The following 2 nights i slept in a car as it was 100% safer and cleaner.
If you do read this i would really take notice as im not stuck by any way but my god i would not let a dog stay there it that bad
Jacobus Argentum.
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