Plough Motel, Stoke-on-Trent

Advantages: In the centre of the potteries
Disadvantages: not much of the original potteries left

...a base to explore or work in any of the Stoke-on-Trent area. They have approx 40 rooms, catering for single, twin, double and families, for those who are unsteady on there feet please note there is no lifts available, access to rooms is via stairs. All the rooms are tastefully decorated in keeping with the building, and are spacious and comfortable. Each room as en-suite either bathroom/shower. Central Heating as befitting the British weather, Colour TV and they also supply you with a complimentary hospitality tray with Tea/Coffee and Biscuits. Please note all rooms are fitted with smoke detectors. Also available are Cots Cribs and high chairs, there is also a left luggage storage facility and post / parcel service. You can either choose to have the continental breakfast which is included in your price, or pay a nominal extra... Read review

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Advantages: Tasty and Good Value
Disadvantages: DIRTY

...We’re not blessed with much variety when it comes to chain restaurants in Stoke-on-Trent. There’s plenty of them, but they all belong to the Big 4: McD’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut and KFC. Having such little choice, I’m depressingly familiar with all of them and visit Kentucky Fried Chicken a couple of times a month. What I Want from a Chain Restaurant: 1. It should be FAST. I go there because I want to eat NOW. I don’t want to be kept waiting. 2. It should be CLEAN. Unclean is not only unhygienic, it’s aesthetically off-putting. Tables should be wiped after every use. Floors should be swept regularly. All rubbish should be tidied away immediately. Staff should be tidy and presentable. 3. It should represent VALUE FOR MONEY. We all know that chain restaurants buy their... Read review

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Advantages: delicious coffee, nice decor, welcoming atmosphere
Disadvantages: expensive

...Coffee is my cup of tea. It's the first thing I want when I wake up, and the last thing I want before I go to bed. And I want it about 10 times in between too. I love the taste, the smell, and the feeling it gives me of being alive. Hot, sweet and milky, it's my beverage of choice above all others. I particularly love having a coffee in Starbucks. We don't have one where I live in Stoke-on-Trent - we are so parochial we don't have any coffee chains at all - so whenever I leave town (which is as often as I can) I look forward to a trip to Starbucks. I've been in many branches in many cities, and I've never been disappointed by my latte yet. I've visited many other coffee shops too, of course, and had many good cups of coffee, but no other place makes me feel as good, as comforted, as satisfied and as well served as Starbucks... Read review

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