The Grand Island Is a Georgian hotel which stands among three acres of glorious gardens ... more
and crouget lawns on a headland With sweeping views over Ramsey beach you really are immersed in breath taking scenery A series of of terraced lawns leads down to ...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Rare birds to see. Unspoilt terrain. Low number of visitors. Cool boat trip Disadvantages: None that I could think of.
During our recent holiday in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, we were looking out for interesting and different things to do. As both my girlfriend and I are both interested in wildlife and like walking, a trip to RamseyIsland jumped out at us from the fliers we had accumulated.
RamseyIsland itself is privately owned and run by the RSPB, and as such the only permanent inhabitants are a warden and her husband who runs a small farm to conserve the island. The RSPB has banned all private boats from mooring there, and only allowed one company to run a limited number of trips. As a result only a maximum of around 60 people a day are entitled to set foot on the reserve, and so if you are a true fan of completely unspoilt landscape and wildlife behaving naturally without human intervention then this is definitely the place for you to visit ...
Advantages: A comfortable hotel and great restaurant Disadvantages: Quite a walk up the hill or steps if escalator is not on
I had a very hectic Christmas last year cooking for the family and generally doing far too much eating and drinking, so when it came to New Years Eve I was worn out, and to be quite honest just could not face another knees up to see the New Year in.
My husband came up with the idea of going for a pint at tea time then back home for a night in front of the television. I agreed with that idea and then he piped up that we would have to go to bed early because we were getting up at six in the morning to drive to Scarborough and staying over night in the grand Hotel.
Scarborough is about three and a half hours drive from where we live so we took a steady pace travelling over the moors keeping away from the motorway. It was great no stress and gorgeous scenery. There was quite a lot of snow on the moors but the roads were clear ...
Advantages: Lots of facilities and good choice of restaurants Disadvantages: Rooms are more basic than you'd probably expected
When I travelled to Jamaica with work we stayed in a few hotels in different locations and the one we stayed in whilst in Ocho Rios was this one. I have to admit that although I was looking forward to it I was a little disappointed to be moving from the hotel we had stayed at in Negril as it was a luxury hotel. So I was hoping that this one would be nice in its own way!
The hotel:
The Sunset Jamaica Grande is a hotel in the 'Sunset' group of hotels. The hotel is the largest of the three in the group and is rated as a 4 star standard. The hotel is made up of one main building and two tower blocks which are very easy to spot from a distance due to their bright yellow colour!
Location:
The hotel sits on the edge of the bay and in a prime position directly on the beach which is also private to hotel guests. The hotel is ...
