Linden Lodge Hotel, York

Advantages: Beautiful architecture. Full of history, Culture
Disadvantages: Now a hugely popular tourist place. Crowded

...by students and visitors, for the wide variety of wildfowl it attracts. The race course in York is very beautiful and is said to be one of Lester Piggor's favourite courses. The lodging scene in town is very good - there are number of high quality hotels and scores of homely, comfortable, bed and breakfast places. Options for dining out in York are extensive. Aside from old English tearooms, city centre pubs and fish and chip shops, there are plenty of sophisticated restaurants. Ethnic cuisines are well represented. Only about ten miles from York is the magnificent Castle Howard, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. This is a great place to visit for a day trip. There is no shortage of things to see and do in York - one of the loveliest cities in Britain.... Read review

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Advantages: Great views, lovely rooms and close to Blackpool Sands
Disadvantages: Out of Dartmouth, but great for a quieter stay

...We arrived at Stoke Fleming nr dartmouth for a weekend away. The Stoke Lodge hotel is a lovely hotel situated in a small village called Stoke Fleming which is on the way towards Blackpool sands. The hotel is very relaxed with very pleasant rooms and a great view. There is a large chess set on the lawn, gardens to wander and also a games room downstairs, away from all the guests. We ventured out on the saturday night for a meal at the Green Dragon pub which serves excellent crab sandwiches in the day but a beautifully coked meal in the evening. Afterwards we strolled back to Stoke Lodge where we went downstairs and played pool whilst enjoygin drinks from the bar. Over all a very enjoyable weekend which was enhanced by the great accomodation in a lovely village.... Read review

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Advantages: Good security, pub next door
Disadvantages: No free parking, poor reception staff

...The Travel Lodge chain of hotels has long held a sort of sleazy and tacky connotation that it doesn’t really deserve, its ‘cheap and cheerful’ outlook making it the Skoda of the hotel world. But just as Skoda is now looked upon with something of a grudging respect, Travel Lodge has in recent years also undergone a renaissance – in the no nonsense ‘noughties’ the functional practicality of Travel Lodge is OK…its still cheap and cheerful and you get what you pay for, but if all you are after is a bed for the night you could do a lot worse. I’ve stayed in Travel Lodges around the country and been quite happy with them. Until I stayed at York Piccadilly… There are 240 Travel Lodges situated around the country, mostly on motorways and A-Roads (in my experience its best not to expect a view unless you are really keen on service station car... Read review

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