The Menai Bar and Bed & Breakfast, Bangor

Stayed here for 3 days in Febuary 2011. Staff were extermely helpful. Views from the hotel room were amazing over the national park. Located only a short walk from the shops about 3/4 mins and only down the road from the uni and a 5/6 min walk from the train station. Breakfast was good. The hotel room were extermely clean with free wi-fi and a TV. The hotel had a relax feel with a good bar opposite. Not any bad points really.

This Bar and B & B claimed to be a fusion between a lively bar and a family friendly B & B. This is not a fusion it is a complete dicotomy. Upon arrival the staff were curt and rude. There was not actual reception in the hotel and you had to go into the smoky noisy student bar. The rooms were comfortable and clean however the noise from the bar on both nights of my stay made sleep impossible. I requested a change of room but was told none were available but it would be quieter the following night. It was not... there were three student bands playing live and very loud music. The breakfast was self service with no staff around. I found this to be an extremely unpleasant experience. The combination between loud student bar and formal B & B with prices that only the professional person could afford does not work.