The Kenley Hotel, Kenley

I regulary stay at the kenley in one of the rented rooms, due to my work I have stayed here many times over the years, mainly because its cheap. This being one of or only a positive.

Will start with positives: 1.since makeover no more sticky carpet, however please sack the cleaner.
2.If you live local its a short walk for a pint.

Negatives: Over the recent months the clientale has become far younger, bringing down the friendly comfortable atmosphere, personally I have noticed that the youth,s have taken away my enjoyment of the pool table as this was my main/only activity and now feel intimidated by the youths.

Having resided at the Kenley, I have noticed on several occasions recently, evenings when the bar has stayed open after hours, particulary weekends, sometimes all night long into the early hours and when I have left for work the following morning have noticed clients sleeping within the bar area.

The present landlord who I know as Chris, has always been polite,friendly and very helpful, however,recently have noticed him to be flipent, ignorant (following lock ins), occasionally quite rude and obnocsious, and not always available, whereby I have had to rely on bar staff with issues I may have had.

Being that I have been a regular at the Kenley, I have noticed a huge turnover of bar staff in the past months.I can only assume this is down to the decline of the landlords attitude/relationship more so with the female clientale, and the managment of the pub .

Changes to turn this pub back to a pub rather than a youth centre would be the current landlord to place restrictions, ie. exclusion of the younger generation that being the 15/16 year olds allowed within and around the pubs premises as I have witnessed on several occasions disturbances and altercations on site.

In hope.

23 Aug 2008 07:15