City Inn (Bristol)

This weekend was my stag weekend. My best man arranged for us to go to Bristol and stay in a City Inn. 2 of us in each room. I am not sure which type of room we had, but from a previous review I think it was a top end Club City room. Upon arrival we pulled into a small cramped carpark and only just managed to park. This was at 9pm on Friday night. (Upon looking into the hotel here did not seem to be enough people for that many cars). It also was not that great seeing an £8 charge for overnight parking. I am used to free parking when I am staying in a hotel. We managed to park, and proceeded to the hotel. It was very smart, stylish and impressive. We ...  Read the complete review

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