St Leonards Mansions comprises unconnected adjacent properties. Our assigned room was dingy, dirty and infested with cockroaches. The premises had no dining room, instead providing a breakfast tray (arriving the day before it's intended consumption), comprising 2 slices of bread, a mini cereal packet, fruit juice, a mini butter pat, mini conserve packs and a small milk carton. This all placed on the only surface in the room that was available to eat from - a small table around 75cm square. Needless to say the cockroaches had a field day!
Crockery and cutlery was provided on dirty open shelves - all had to be washed prior to use and a live cockroach was found in the cutlery container. a small sink was provided and a two burner gas hob, the instructions for which had been worn away so that it was impossible to read. Needless to say this was also dirty. A toaster and kettle were provided, with space to use only one appliance at a time, unless they were placed on the gas hob. A microwave oven was provided and such was the shortage of space and electrical outlets that it was located on a bedside table, with the bedside lamp on top of it. Two carving knives were also located in the chest of drawers.
The furniture was old and shabby, and as dirty as the rest of the room. There were burn marks on the carpet and the curtains were stained and dirty. The ensuite shower room was tiny, but usable. Bed linen, though clean, was all mismatched.