Tired to the point of being a bit sad
The Arena hotel seemed a lot better in the reviews than in real life. It seemed fine and almost up-to-date from ouside and in the common areas but the room (202) looked like it had not been updated since the early 90's. Weirdly, the bath was enormous and possiby because there was no room for it, the sink was in the room. The bath just looked tired and a bit grubby. Everything did work but it wasn't a nice experience. There was a laminated menu for order-in pizza menu in the room which was just odd. The view was to the car park which was a nice change from the inside view.
The air-con worked but was noisy. When switching it off, it carried on making a noise and as the hotel maintenance coudn't fix it, they very kindly put us in a different room. Bring ear plugs as you can easily hear noises from the neighbouring rooms. Wifi and parking was free and the hotel was within the walking distance of the city centre which was a plus.
The breakfast was included. There were cereals, including the fluorescent kind, eggs, bacon, toast, some fruit that looked like they came out from the tin and some other bits. It was rather poor and not worth the effort The plates and cutlery were plastic. For some reason the kitchen staff had put a tips box on display which was just plain tacky.
This experience left me feeling like my visit was not worth the money ($90ish) and with the knowledge that I will not stay here again.