Leasowe Castle hotel has been found to have a pest problem, with management being found to do nothing to resolve the issues.
In a damning food hygiene report, Wirral Council found the kitchen of the hotel had an ongoing pest problem. Despite it being known there was an issue, the report states management did nothing to resolve the issues.
The report opened by explaining the hotel scored the lowest mark possible and requires urgent improvement. The report said: "At the time of the inspection on Monday 12th December 2022, there was evidence of widespread activity of mice throughout the food business; under and behind equipment and on shelves where food and food equipment were being stored, in food equipment boxes, and next to takeaway packaging, in food items such as pastry cases, in pans, next to bowls, plates, on cloths used for cleaning, next to blue roll used for cleaning and hand drying and next to clingfilm and foil used to cover open foods."
