Where to start?! From the beginning I guess. I was back in Chester last weekend visiting old friends and needed somewhere cheap and quite central to stay, so The Stafford Hotel looked ideal given the room was only £40. It goes without saying the hotel is absolutely revolting, but no more so than I was already expecting.
When my friend and I returned to the hotel, there were 3 people (2 girls, 1 guy) outside the entrance having a cigarette. We got speaking to them and as we had some alcohol in our room invited them to join us for a drink, which they duly accepted. Half an hour in we received a knock at the door from the manageress who ordered me and my friend to leave the hotel immediately as we had too many guests (even though the guests in question were paying customers staying a few doors down). I had a disagreement with her as she was insisting that we had to leave, rather than looking to strike up a compromise whereby the other guests could return straight to their room and we would go to bed. I was civil to her at all times, didn't raise my voice or swear, but she was having none of it. I guess given that I'd already had to pay in full on arrival she didn't care. We didn't leave immediately as we were frantically trying to find somewhere to stay for the evening, but we were packing up our stuff and had accepted that we had to leave.
Just as we had finished packing our bags, we get another knock at the door. This time we were met by a stocky, bald chap who forced his way into the room and proceeded to physically assault me and my friend, breaking my mate's nose in the process. You might be reading this and thinking his reaction was so over the top that surely i'm missing out details that would better explain the severity of his actions; trust me i'm not! This horrible bloke looked like he was on something and just went wild. I am pleased that at no point did either of us fight back, we just defended ourselves throughout the whole process. He physically chucked us out of the hotel, delivered a few more threats and insults before closing and locking the door behind him.
We straight away informed the police who are dealing with it going forward. I hope they can find him and deal with him appropriately. We were paying guests and didn't deserve to be attacked. I am currently in the process of contacting the owner of this dive to get my money back.
A remarkable experience, for all the wrong reasons. I would strongly recommend avoiding this place at all costs.