Advocate Arms

On the positive side, the duty manager (young guy) couldn’t have been more welcoming, and our bedroom was large and comfortable. The food at dinner was fine, but the clientele was rowdy and loud. Lots of effing and blinding. And we were having an early dinner ! Later we could hear them pouring into the streets in a tornado of noise. At breakfast - which to be fair was busy - the two ladies in charge studiously ignored us while they served people they seemed to know who had arrived after us, which is always irritating. When at last they did come to us, I explained that the evening manager had said we could opt for breakfast at £10 a head, on the day. The lead waitress tut tutted and said she knew nothing about it so I decided we wouldn’t stay for breakfast. The breakfast staff could definitely do with some retraining in customer relations!

We visited for our anniversary, evening meal, stay and breakfast. A warm welcome and quick check in. The room was lovley with a large bathroom. All extras provided in room like heater, fan, toiletries etc. The bed was very comfortable. We had a table booked for 8pm, we had starters and main which was fantastic. The entire restaurant experience was perfect. Comfortable stay and breakfast was great. Local produce and cooked really well. Overall a wonderful visit and I would recommend it to friends and family.

We have both stayed and dined at this hotel many times over the years. Last evening on our way back from London we decided to have dinner there as it was always very good with very friendly and helpful staff.

Tried this restaurant for Sunday lunch because I had read it had been awarded a rosette. We were impressed with the meal the food was excellent and the inside of the building but the outside needs some TLC. The menu sign needed cleaning and also the paintwork and walls. I appreciate there appears to be a pigeon problem in the area but a little bit of cleaning would make the place more attractive.

Spent two nights on their dinner bed and breakfast offer. Room 4 was very well appointed but not the most spacious it appears (don’t presume that if you book through *********** you’ll get a king size bed as advertised on the site). Bit of a disappointment but didn’t spoil our stay. Comfy bed and good shower. Food was amazing, hotel is really nicely furnished. Staff were friendly. Would highly recommend.

A two night break here. Lovely big room with balcony. Bathroom with bath and shower over. Mattress felt soft at first but we have now decided that perhaps ours at home needs to be softer. Great sleep,though fan above window switches in at 6.30 am. Not an issue with light mornings but I imagine it could be in the winter months. No parking on site but it is available close by. Breakfast tasty, on nice hot plates. Our second breakfast we asked for the toast that comes with the cooked breakfast on a separate plate, the butter was melting on the hot plate the day before.

The positives: friendly staff, good food and GREAT coffee The negatives: I had to return my dinner as the potato was not cooked and so my husband was halfway through his dinner when it came. It was rectified but it did affect the experience. My bathroom was very small and the bin in the bathroom had not been emptied from the previous occupant! Again rectified but unpleasant nevertheless. Room was very warm and although window could open and a fan provided, did not really air. Overall I was a bit disappointed with our stay as I was expecting better from the reviews. In my opinion not a 5 star accommodation.

This was a lad's cycling trip, a group of middle aged men in lycra cycling from Hertfordshire to Hull. We couldn't have been more pleased with our stay. Super friendly helpful staff, comfortable clean rooms. They stored our bikes safely and reasonably priced. I'd strongly recommend.We were a bit worried about our bikes but the friendly staff found a safe place. We had a good dinner and breakfast too.

Stayed for 3 nights over the bank holiday weekend at the end of May. Very quick check-in--showed straight up to our room. Found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful. Excellent choices at breakfast and very nice food. Dinner was very good on the Friday evening, and although it was just as nice on the Saturday night, my wife's portion of Sea Bass was far too small-It would hardly have fed a five year old child. If your going to serve this as a fish course, then at least provide a portion size that makes the customer happy. Could not eat there on Sunday evening as they stop serving at 6pm and we arrived ;later than that. However the staff pointed us to a half decent Indian restaurant a couple of minutes walk away, which proved to be fine. Overall we really enjoyed our stay at this hotel and would definitely choose to stay there again if we return to Market Rasen. We di however have some serious issues getting a good nights sleep on two of the 3 nights we stayed. on the Saturday night, the drunk occupant of room 4 decided to return to his room at 1am and turn his television on at full volume. We were in the adjoining room 3 and were woken immediately and kept awake for several hours, before he eventually turned his TV off!! I did knock at his door and ask him to turn his TV off, but was met with a tirade of abuse , followed by the door being slammed on me. this guy has obviously never stayed ina hotel before and had no consideration for any of the other guests. I complained about the situation at breakfast and was told that they would speak to the guy in question. The following evening a similar situation arose, in that the occupant of room 4 fell asleep with his TV on and it remained on throughout the whole night!! Whilst the hotel cannot really be blamed for the above, I think they should consider the layout of the rooms 3 and 4. The TV in room 4 is mounted on the wall which adjoins room 3. Room 3 has the bed positioned so that the headboard end is right up against this adjoining wall, so every time room 4 turns on the TV, it can be clearly heard in room 3. This is very bad room layout planning by the hotel. I would suggest that the TV in room 4 be moved to a different part of that room, or the bed in room 3 be relocated, so it is not near the offending party wall. The above issues would not put us off from staying in this hotel as overall it was a really good place to stay.