Normally when we travel Alan chooses good hotels, sometimes they are even great. There have however been the duds. The second problem hotel was recommended by Alan's colleague (and we won't be using her recommendations again!).
The room itself while dark, was okay. It was the facilities that caused the problem. As you can see the shower for the en-suite was actually an alcove next to the wardrobe (on the left) with a curtain pulled across.