I was not expecting much from this stay above a bar, but I would not stay there again.
Pros: I was surprised by how nice the room was - spacious, well-equipped and clean. The receptionist offered to swap my room when she saw that I was using a walking stick and realised we were on the top floor.
Cons: Very noisy! Thumping music until 12:45am, then an hour of drunken shouting while people left the premises. Also woken before 7am by market traders setting up their stalls.
My husband, who was out for an evening in Stokesley, forgot to lock the door when he came in, and I was disturbed by a man entering our room sometime around 11pm-midnight. Luckily he was scared away by me shouting at him, but it was quite a scary experience!
The hotel corridors are undergoing 'limited renovation' and are a bit grim, with damp patches, torn carpets and paint flakes. There are lots of narrow stairs up to the rooms.