The hotel, staff and the room were great, my only issue with the room was it's location. I was in the first floor room above the reception area which had ceiling speakers playing music. This sounded twice as loud through the floorboards of my room than it did in the reception area. That said, the staff turned it off later on at my request so I could get an early night. The only other issue I had was with the breakfast, it was quite expensive and because I don't like a few of the things on a full english I asked for just bacon, sausages and mushrooms. I was saddened to see just one item of each on my plate, yes, one mushroom even though I had requested multiples. I would stay at the Esplanade again in a different room higher up but I wouldn't pay for the breakfasts.