Astor Hotel & Spa

OK. Please listen to my honest review, both negative and positive, but most importantly, the first. This hotel is basically not-functioning. There doesn't seem to be any real staff present and it looks abandoned. No maintenance (as you will see from the pictures) and no cleaning. Sadly this was once (and recently it seems) a very elegent property, however the photos don't reflect the reality anymore. The room when I entered had sunflower seeds over the carpet and the bathroom hadn't really been cleaned to a hotel standard. Likewise the room had noticeable spots of dirtiness, especially the carpet, and people had evidently been smoking in there. In fact, for my 8 nights, the smell of smoke was continuous. Additionally a women started banging on my door at 2am and tried to open it (she found better luck next door... If you know what I mean...the paper thin walls didn't hide much). Basically this hotel is no longer functioning and is essentially abandoned. My room was never cleaned during the entire stay. The kettle had a different pulet to the wall and the white "gowns" were stained with brown patches. I don't recommend staying here when equally priced, yet better alternatives are available. I have since moved. The positives are the design, which is why I chose it, the room, which, although not maintained, was very elegent and very comfortable. The bathroom had underfloor heating too, which one could alter using a thermostat and the air con was good. There was also a fridge.