Swanage Day 5 - The return

After a little discussion, we decided to make a quick get away, so we arrived for breakfast at 8am sharp.  There was no-one to seat us, so we found our own table.  The restaurant soon filled up.  Unlike the previous days when we were not 'on the clock' the service was slow and intermittent.  The breakfast did eventually come.  I'm glad I decided to have a regular breakfast, I really fancied the kipper, but time was of the essence, and we were unprepared for additional delays.  After breakfast, we finished loading the car and checked out.   That process too could be streamlined.  The bill is presented by day, so our room, meals and drinks for each day are listed, but the booking receipt has a single B&B total for the four days.  We needed to confirm the total was correct.

Finally, we were off.  Saturday traffic all the way home, nothing serious, just slow pretty much all the way - except for a short section of the M3 and the last part of the M25.  Still, we made it and managed to do what we wanted with the rest of the day.

Comments on the Grand Hotel Swanage.
I understand that it is a Victorian Hotel, that is why I booked it.  A chance to get a room with high ceilings and the sense of space that gives.  A chance to get the great views the Victorians were famous for liking.  I also accept that many changes have been made, not least the fire doors onto each floor that completely wreck the sense of open space on the landings.  Even so it is a nice place, but could be so much better.  The current owners are not paying attention to preserving and improving what they have:
The shower on the second floor is awful, boiling hot, then freezing cold - do away with the mixer taps and install electric showers so that we can get a better shower.
The chairs in the bar have seen better days (in the 1960s perhaps) - I hate sitting on chairs and falling through them - it is very uncomfortable.
Provide bigger towels - why are hotel towels always so small?
Wi-Fi should work in ALL public areas, as that is what you advertise.
Finally, the management in the restaurant could do a better job, service is poor and the manageress unwilling to apologise for mistakes.