Old hotel but having good hospitality and facilities.
I was in room #1 on the ground floor and it was a pleasure! The city was quiet at night. The room was comfortable. Breakfast was provided and was delicious.
"Not hotel worthy, hostel yes"
Me and my GF were looking for a place to stay in Deventer. Fletcher was one of the opportunities. Based on an earlier visit to Fletcher in Valkenburg I assumed this should be okay as well. Only 1 room which was left was a family room for € 139. Unfortunately the hotel didn't have an elevator so we had to take the stairs to the 3rd floor. Not convenient, especially when my GF is pregnant. But we accepted it as we didn't have much options left on that time of day.
When arriving in the room, which was more like an attic (zolderkamer in Dutch) we noticed 3 beds (to me that sounds like a small family ;-)). The beds were on wheels and the mattresses were way too soft! The room had a TV but we couldn't turn it so we couldn't watch from our double bed (which was actually 2 separate beds placed to each other).
The bathroom was clean but very basic. An old fashioned toilet, a shower with curtains and no hair dryer (available at reception as I've read in another review).
All of this is okay when paying € 70 - 80, but € 139 is too much for the quality. Do have to admit, the location is in the center so that is a plus and the entrance looks promising too as it has been a monastery before.
Summary:
+ location, entrance
- soft beds, very basic equipment, (way too) expensive for the quality you get
Very small and basic room, but very nice building with a lot of history. Located in the centre of Deventer
Beautiful building, plain room, very friendly helpful staff
Distant workers, very formal but not very helpful in providing information about the hotels facilities. The rooms were okay but the TV didn't show some stations.
Beautiful building, nice cosy rooms and friendly staff. I would recommend it to others.
I know that for the stars I couldn't expect much, but it was very disappointing. The rooms are falling apart