Best Western Hotel Smokies Park, Oldham

Advantages: Independently Owned & operated Good Quality
Disadvantages: Very Few

...Best Western Hotels are among the world’s largest hotel brands but is actually somewhat unusual. This international hotel chain is made-up of individually owned and operated hotels and inns around the globe. However, reputedly it is not easy to qualify for membership of Best Western – prospective members must meet some very exacting standards and each hotel in UK is independently inspected on an annual basis by the AA. Globally there are around 4,000 hotels in the group whilst there are several hundred in the UK. Some are bustling city centres hotels, others are nicely converted Elizabethan lodges and some are plush Georgian style country manor houses. Among Best Western hotels in London are the Delmere Hotel, Hyde Park, the John Howard Hotel, Kensington, the Mornington Hotel, Lancester Gate, Raglan Hall... Read review

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Advantages: Good golf course
Disadvantages: TERRIBLE food and service

...UFFORD PARK HOTEL RESTAURANT, Woodbridge, Suffolk. With the present British eating-out preoccupation with excellent food, top-notch cooking, perfect service, and all things gastronomic, it's a strange thing to still be able to find a hotel restaurant that can out-perform even Fawlty Towers. But the Best Western Ufford Park Hotel restaurant excels in its performance, lacking only Clees himself to bring the audience to its feet (with anger, not glee). This is a restaurant only a few months old, in a high-tech new building serving a large hotel and golf course in the Suffolk countryside. And note that this hotel has been operating for more than 10 years, and should by now know how to do things properly. Our party sat down to dinner at 7:30 on Saturday evening. The large dining room was about half full, and there were plenty... Read review

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Advantages: Very comfortable beds
Disadvantages: Location, Poor room service

...etc. I wished I had booked the Una Palace in Via Etnea, which looked brilliant. It is in the main shopping street with loads of cafes, bars, shops etc. and has a roof terrace which would give brilliant views of the volcano. I thought about moving hotels, but couldn't afford to pay again. My hotel room was very comfortable and clean with a modern bathroom with the usual toiletries. A reasonable buffet breakfast is included in the price. Room service seemed very restricted – although the bar did toasted sandwiches. If you are on a tight budget, advance internet booking on Best Western's website gives good value for money for the Hotel Mediterraneo. However, I don’t think this hotel would suit everyone. It certainly wouldn't impress the girlfriend and I wouldn’t want my mother walking round there on her own at night. The streets were... Read review

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