Settle, Room 8 - Chic modern studio w/private parking

First Class Positive: A great place. Rooms are modern, clean and you are provided with everything you need for your stay. Better than most hotels I have stayed in.

OK for a night . Positive: The location was fine. Negative: The musty smell in the entrance. The room was fresh.This room was in the attic and very hot..The bed is level with the windows so not very private unless you close all the blinds. The stairs to the room are extremely steep and narrow and twisty with the door to the room on the top step. Car parking is also very tight

Accessibility was an issue. there is no oven or hob. The studio looks good. Positive: the apartment was clean and tidy and looked nice inside. Negative: it was hard to park in the car park. cars were parked so close to the door in the front it wasnt easy to get in. The studio was on the top floor and the door opened off the stairs which were very steep. none of this was made clear in the details.

Comfortable, clean, but choose your floor with care Positive: Very clean studio with nice quality furnishings. No.8's window view was scenic (top floor studio with the bed under the eaves of the house). Very reasonable, honest prices; many other accommodation providers had inflated their prices for that weekend, so credit to Settle for not jacking up their prices too. No.8 was very quiet (top floor attic studio). Negative: If I pay for an early check in, I shouldn't have to phone for the entry code 20 mins before I arrive. This sort of thing makes people nervous about the "receiving entry codes by email an hour before" system. No.8's light fittings are far too low; in attic rooms, headroom is vital and you can't have light fittings hanging lower than the top of the door frame. Don't know how many times I hit my head. Instructions for entering via door codes could be clearer; you don't just have to "cover" the keypad with your hand, you must physically touch it for it to light up. The attic room (No.8) was not a good choice during a heatwave; although a fan had been left, the heat was unbearable until 8 pm. I would recommend ground floor rooms in summer (no's 1 to 3). If you have mobility issues, choose ground floor rooms rather than the attic room with its tight, tricky staircase.

The apartment was cheerful and welcoming. It was conveniently situated. We enjoyed our stay Positive: The room was very stylish with plenty of windows for ventilation during the very hot weather. The bed was super comfortable. The kitchen equipment was adequate. There was also an emergency ladder in case of fire. The proprietor, Kim, spoke very kindly to me when I was upset about the previous accommodation we had stayed in. This was in the city centre with fire alarms and break in happening all through the night. Settle was a complete Oasis after this last place. Negative: Another chair would have been welcome, even a space saving fold up chair so that we could both eat from the table. The kettle was a little tricky to use as it tended to spill over when pouring. I found it hard to reach the key code on the door to our apartment, and one night when my husband had to stay in hospital, I had to ask a taxi driver to open the door to the apartment for me. The stairs were also fairly narrow and a bit hazardous.