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| Abergavenny,
Monmouthshire
Allt Yr Ynys Country House Hotel
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| Access:
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15mins
drive north of town straddling England Wales border |
| Date:
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March
& July '06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Standard
Double |
| Rate
paid: |
£75.00 |
| Breakfast: |
extra |
| Facilities:
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pool,
sauna, jacuzzi, clay pigeon shooting, good walking |
| Comments:
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award-winning
hotel; some rooms in main building, others in grounds |
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Berwick
Upon Tweed,
Northumberland
Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel
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Birmingham
Menzies Strathallan
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Birmingham
Novotel
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Birmingham
Westmead Hotel
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Birmingham
Apollo Hagley Rd Edgbaston
hotel website
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| Access:
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west
of centre |
| Date:
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01/06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Standard |
| Rate
paid: |
£75.00 |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| 24hr
room service? |
sandwiches |
| WiFi?
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no |
| Facilities:
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not
noted |
| TV
channels: |
not
noted |
| Peeves:
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appalling
and pealing '70s decor; 'motel' layout with outside room doors;
scalded feet with boiling water gushing from bath-tap while showering |
| Comments:
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avoid
like the plague |
| Service
overall: |
mediocre |
| Standards
overall: |
poor |
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Blackburn,
Lancashire
Clarion Hotel & Suites
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| Access:
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just
off A59 |
| Date:
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May
and September '06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Executive
Double |
| Rate
paid: |
£59.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| Facilities:
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swimming
pool |
| Comments:
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slightly
shabby but friendly; large room |
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Blackburn,
Lancashire
Macdonald Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
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| Access:
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just
off M65 junction 7, near Accrington |
| Date:
|
November
'06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Standard
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| Rate
paid: |
£80.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc
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| Facilities:
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leisure
centre |
| Comments:
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classy
but friendly, but watch out for the extra charge to pay by credit
card |
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Blackpool,
Lancashire
DeVere Herons' Reach Hotel
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| Access:
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next
to the zoo |
| Date:
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December
'07 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Standard
Double |
| Rate
paid: |
£59.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc
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| Facilities:
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leisure
centre |
| Comments:
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a
very well-run business and leisure hotel |
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Bolton,
Lancashire
Macdonald Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa
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website
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| Access:
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just
north of town |
| Date:
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January
'07 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Standard
Double |
| Rate
paid: |
£75.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc
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| Facilities:
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leisure
centre |
| Comments:
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let down by tatty, poorly-cleaned room; and watch out for the extra
charge to pay by credit card |
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Bournemouth,
Dorset
Metro Palace Court Hotel
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| Access:
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fairly
central |
| Date:
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01/06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Room
type: |
Luxury |
| Rate
paid: |
£69.00 |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| 24hr
room service? |
Yes,
good sandwiches |
| WiFi?
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not
noted |
| Facilities:
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not
noted |
| TV
channels: |
not
noted |
| Peeves:
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minor
mix-up over room numbers so had to return to reception as key-card
didn't work |
| Comments:
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enormous
room; balcony; sauna cabin in my room! |
| Service
overall: |
excellent |
| Standards
overall: |
excellent |
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Bradford,
West Yorkshire
Marriott Hollins Hall Hotel
hotel
website
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| Access:
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25mins
north of city centre |
| Date:
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05/06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com
(but see note below) |
| Room
type: |
not
noted |
| Rate
paid: |
£85.00
B&B (NOTE: I was offered this hotel at same rate
as Bradford Marriott Courtyard due to overbooking) |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| 24hr
room service? |
yes |
| Work
desk? |
yes |
| WiFi?
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not
in room, possibly in public areas |
| Facilities:
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leisure
centre; mini-bar in room |
| Cleanliness
of room/bathroom: |
excellent |
| Quality
of showering experience: |
excellent |
| Quality
of breakfast experience: |
excellent |
| Tea
and coffee: |
yes
and hot chocolate |
| Biscuits/other: |
yes |
| TV
channels: |
usual
plus BBC News24 |
| Internal
or external noise: |
none |
| Check-out
time: |
1200 |
| Car
parking comments: |
plenty,
free |
| Peeves:
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none |
| Comments:
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excellent |
| Service
overall: |
excellent |
| Standards
overall: |
excellent |
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Bradford,
West Yorkshire
Bradford/Bingley Ramada Hotel
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Bridgwater,
Somerset
Combe House Hotel
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Cannock,
Staffordshire
Swallow Roman Way Hotel
hotel
website
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| Access:
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on
A5 |
| Date:
|
03/06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com |
| Rate
paid: |
£49.00
room only |
| Breakfast: |
not
noted |
| 24hr
room service? |
sandwiches |
| WiFi?
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no |
| Facilities:
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not
noted |
| TV
channels: |
not
noted |
| Check-out
time: |
1100 |
| Peeves:
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smoking
room booked but non-smoking room allocated |
| Comments:
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not
noted |
| Service
overall: |
good |
| Standards
overall: |
good |
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Cardiff
Copthorne
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Cardiff
Bay
Future Inn
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Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire
Hotel de la Bere
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| Access:
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north
of the town, overlooking racecourse |
| Date:
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January
'07 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com
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| Room
type: |
standard
double |
| Rate
paid: |
£50.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| Facilities:
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none
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| Comments:
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impressive
late fifteenth century manor house, with more recent external accommodation
of a slightly lower quality; impressive service too; and apparently
haunted (check out 'Reputedly
Haunted Inns') |
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Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire
Macdonald Queens Hotel
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| Access:
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central |
| Date:
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January
'07 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com
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| Room
type: |
standard
double |
| Rate
paid: |
£80.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| Facilities:
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the
leisure facilities at Cheltenham Ladies' College are free |
| Comments:
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beautiful
old-style hotel with very high standards, but watch out for the extra
charge to pay by credit card |
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Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire
Paramount Cheltenham Park Hotel
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| Access:
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just
outside the centre |
| Date:
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January
'07 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com
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| Room
type: |
standard
double |
| Rate
paid: |
£69.00
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| Breakfast: |
£12.50
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| Facilities:
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gym,
sauna, pool spa etc |
| Comments:
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better-than-average
business hotel |
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Chester,
Cheshire
Carden Park Hotel
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| Access:
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south
of town just off A41 |
| Date:
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July
'07 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com
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| Room
type: |
standard |
| Rate
paid: |
£80.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc |
| Facilities:
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gym,
pool, spa, golf and loads more |
| Comments:
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DeVere
Hotel with enormous, mainly fulfilled, pretensions, but a very badly
designed parking system |
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Chester,
Cheshire
Crabwall Manor
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| Access:
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just
north of town centre |
| Date:
|
October
'06 |
| Booked
through: |
laterooms.com
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| Room
type: |
standard |
| Rate
paid: |
£80.00
B&B |
| Breakfast: |
inc | |
