Kerry G.
Yelp
So, I must first state that I'm writing this review as someone who's not used this hotel as a hotel before. I've only experienced their amazing bar and it's this that I am going to be reviewing.
As soon as you walk into Hotel Pelirocco you can tell that something a little bit different is going on. And I mean different in a very good way! As you come into the hotel, the bar is on the right hand side. The room is decorated with an absolute mish-mash of wallpaper and artwork, with everything from an extravagant red chandelier, skull wallpaper and bright garish colours. It works so well, though! It's perfectly bizarre - just enough to make the place kooky and cool as opposed to badly done. The bar itself is covered in grafitti-esque artwork (a big octopus, if I recall correctly) and is manned by sound of the friendliest staff around!
I came here for a film screening evening (Bar Shorts) and was very impressed by the transformation from bar to 'cinema'. There was enough room to fit 40 people, I'd say, and the big screen was a great way to view the films! The venue was perfect and it just shows the versatility of Hotel Pelirocco. I know they host bands and music evenings, as well as film screenings, making them quite the chameleon venue indeed!
They have a fab cocktail menu, with some great names, as well as your standard bar drinks at a very reasonable price. The thing about this place is that it's effortlessly cool. It's not trying too hard and it's not obnoxious in it's efforts to be quirky and different.
The toilets are quite something too! With no male or female ones, there are simply two stalls side by side, decorated in just a funky wallpaper as the rooms downstairs! Weird, but very funny - I love these loos! :)
It may be a little off the beaten track from your usual pub crawling, but if you want a great drink in the coolest setting, go to Hotel Pelirocco!! or, equally, if you're looking to book a venue for a party, screening or band night, then get in touch with them. They're some of the most decent people around, so they'll treat you very well, I've no doubt! :D