The Jolly Sailor was a big disappointment from the moment I arrived. The sub title of ‘Fish on the Quay’ conjured up a feast of fresh fish dishes on an exciting menu. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case! In addition, the establishment offered parking which isn’t the case! The parking is on street parking which, if I had known, it would have stopped me from making the reservation. Co-incidentally, my car was damaged in the street!
The accommodation is about as basic as a hostel. The room was cold, unwelcoming, basic and had a fairly revolting smell about it. The floor was covered in linoleum and the bed was barely comfortable. The bathroom was tired and in need of serious refurbishment. The noisy klargester randomly set itself off throughout the night. The box-work between the toilet and shower was falling away from the wall and you felt (possibly erroneously) that the whole area was grubby.
Dinner was again disappointing. The ‘Cromer’ crab salad was more likely to have been pasteurised crabmeat and for some inexplicable reason the brown and white meat had been mixed together and placed back into a previously washed and re-used shell.
When booking the accommodation, I paid for breakfast but, on enquiring about the breakfast hours, I was informed that breakfast was served from 9am. This was absolutely no use to me as I had to depart at 8am. To get a refund, I was told to take it up with the management.
Unless you are desperate, don’t get fooled by the location.
