Under-fire hotel had been told to improve

Mr Lewis was eventually given a full refund of £56.

The Examiner has approached The Ashfield Hotel for a comment about the health and safety issues.

Local councillor Sheikh Ullah said he was aware of complaints about the hotel because a resident had raised it with him and wanted to know what he was proposing to do.

Yesterday Clr Ullah said he would be writing to the hotel to raise his concerns.

However, a short time later he phoned the Examiner to say he had spoken to the owner who had given him assurances that work was being carried out on ‘compliance’ issues.

He said extra emergency lights were being fitted and fire safety improvements being made, according to the owner.

Clr Ullah said he hoped to visit the hotel once the work had been completed.

In a lengthy statement, Kirklees Council said officers had visited the premises after complaints had been made.

A council spokesman said: “There is no specific licensing scheme for hotels or similar premises. There are a number of regulations which cover hotels, depending on the activities they have on site.

“The Ashfield Hotel is registered and has been subject to regular food hygiene inspections, the last being undertaken in October 2016.

“No complaints have been received in relation to any foodrelated issues by the council’s food safety team, so it will be inspected when this next becomes due.

“Conditions within hotels may fall under the laws covering health and safety.

“Three complaints have been received by the council’s Health and Safety team since April this year regarding various matters.

“Subsequent visits were made to the premises to investigate the matters being complained about with reference to national health and safety legislation.

“Any issues found at the time of these inspections were brought to the attention of the operator of the hotel to ensure compliance with specific health and safety requirements.

“However, health and safety legislation does not cover decorative disrepair, poor quality of accommodation or not being as described in advertising - the latter being a matter for Trading Standards.”

Earlier this week Matt Bakes, 33, of Bridlington, described his stay at the hotel as “absolutely horrendous” due to dirty carpets, dusty surfaces and damaged fixtures and fittings.

In response, a spokeswoman for the hotel offered Matt a full refund and said cleaning staff would be disciplined for not doing their jobs properly.

The spokeswoman said the rooms were being renovated one at a time.