Hotel du Vin, Henley-on-Thames

Advantages: Pure unadulterated luxury and great service
Disadvantages: erm... nope can't think of any

...... but it was pretty unforgettable and of course it now means that the pressures on for him to do something equally spontaneous for me! Now I've stopped waxing lyrical about the stay, here's some useful info: The Hotel du Vin in Tunbridge Wells is a situated in a Grade II sandstone mansion. It has 34 individually decorated bedrooms. There are 7 hotels in the chain, in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Harrogate, Henley on Thames, Winchester and of course Tunbridge Wells. The hotels food philosophy states they use the finest and freshest local produce, cooked simply and priced sensibly. Starters range from £6-9 Mains from £12-17 Deserts are all priced at £6.75 Double rooms cost from £95 (but can be a bit small) Big Doubles cost from £125 Suites from £200 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX... Read review

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Advantages: Pure unadulterated luxury and great service
Disadvantages: erm... nope can't think of any

...... but it was pretty unforgettable and of course it now means that the pressures on for him to do something equally spontaneous for me! Now I've stopped waxing lyrical about the stay, here's some useful info: The Hotel du Vin in Tunbridge Wells is a situated in a Grade II sandstone mansion. It has 34 individually decorated bedrooms. There are 7 hotels in the chain, in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Harrogate, Henley on Thames, Winchester and of course Tunbridge Wells. The hotels food philosophy states they use the finest and freshest local produce, cooked simply and priced sensibly. Starters range from £6-9 Mains from £12-17 Deserts are all priced at £6.75 Double rooms cost from £95 (but can be a bit small) Big Doubles cost from £125 Suites from £200 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX... Read review

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Advantages: Upmarket
Disadvantages: Breakfast

...I stayed here on a Saturday evening in "Taittinger", all rooms are named after wines. The room was extremely spacious with everything you would expect of a brilliant hotel. There were about 10 windows in my room, a massive shower. huge comfy bed and great toiletries in the two bathrooms. The mini bar was well stocked, albeit a little pricey. They have Grey Goose vodka, nothing cheap here! It is well placed for the Conference Centre and town centre. Opposite the Sray, would be a great view in Summer with all the flowers in full bloom. Entrance hall and bar area were extremely comfortable and the check in was swift and efficient. Only problem was the breakfast, it costs something like £13 but was really nice. I would stay here again if I had the money. My room was about £200 but worth every penny.... Read review

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Advantages: Great location, even greater wine cellar
Disadvantages: Breakfast was not quite to the standard I was expecting.

...Hotel du Vin are an exclusive brand of boutique style restaurants beginning with their first Hotel in Winchester back in 1994 this popular brand have spread across the UK at a rate of knots. With Hotels in Harrogate, Henley On Thames, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow, and Tunbridge Wells. The next 12 months are going to be one of the most exciting in HdV’s history with Hotels opening in Cheltenham, Cambridge, York, Poole and Newcastle. HdV offer the hotel guest an exclusive experience far different from any other hotel chain in the UK with the exception of course of Malmaison its sister company. Each hotel offers individual qualities or facilities but all contain certain specific requirements in order to make them part of the HdV ethos. HdV Harrogate appears to be one of the more written about hotels in the chain, but I guess... Read review

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