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Do Enjoy Your Stay - We Did!!!

Advantages: Location, Facilities, Service
Disadvantages: Cost

Well words cannot describe how excited I was to be going to the Marriott for a romantic night away! Upon arriving my Fiance and I cannot help but notice how spotless the area is - inside and out. So good start! IReception staff dealt with all customers quickly, no-one was kept waiting around for ages. We actually got our room number, key and had our credit card details taken (for room service etc) within a very short space of time indeed! I would ...
...were very helpful offering to make reservations in the bar and grill for an evening meal and offering to have a paper delivered next morning. We opted for a table at 7pm to have a meal as they had a special Valentine's menu on. We had checked in just after 3pm so that gave us just under 4 hours of erm fun and frolicks shall we say? :) All lifts were working so there were no delays waiting around - saying that we were only on the second floor so ...

dawnylou 20.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Newcastle Marriott Hotel MetroCentre, Gateshead

Save yourself!

Advantages: Has a shuttle to airport
Disadvantages: Everything apart from shuttle!

Awful. Never again! Rooms: Tatty, dated, dark, dingy, stuffy. Mattresses lumpy and bedding worn and smelt damp. Furniture in the room was worn and grubby. Not as they state "They are also very comfortable and tastefully decorated". Windows filthy, mouldy and flimsy. I would not have felt safe on the ground floor. Hairdryer nailed to draw but unable to reach plug socket! Very little tea and coffee in the room and the milk was off! Noisy main road, ...
...4am for a flight. No toiletries i.e. soap. TV remote had batteries missing. Then when I took it down for some, the remote did not work the TV anyway! TV buttons were broken. Poor quality picture. Not many channel choices. Web sites say they have a trouser press in the rooms; there was not one in either of our rooms. Breakfast only served after 5am. Odd when people are checking in and out all night and the desk is 24 hours. We paid for breakfast but ...

honestraveller 23.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Europa Gatwick, Crawley

To sleep... perchance to dream...

Advantages: Location, quality, food
Disadvantages: Price

...that it's no longer a MacDonald - the hotel has been sold to the Mercure group, part of Accor. Although I couldn't give a toss about the brand on the letterhead, I overheard several guests commenting on the fact it was no longer a MacDonald hotel, so I guess it's important to some people. If you're one of them, be advised. Stratford-upon-Avon. One of my favourite places in the world. I've hung out with actors, been to the theatre more times than ...
...quite a few of the many bars and restaurants. One thing I haven't done often, though, is stay over. So when I booked tickets to both parts of Henry IV last month, I decided I'd do things properly. The Shakespeare Hotel is exactly what you'd expect of a hotel in Stratford. It's old, Tudor in appearance from the outside and all the rooms are named (don't vomit) after Shakespeare characters. The ceilings are quite low and comfy armchairs are ranged ...

Olly_Plimsoll 01.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Macdonald Shakespeare Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon

relaxing retreat

Advantages: close to public transport
Disadvantages: rooms were a bit shabby

I grew up in and around the area of Sutton Coldfield and had always wanted to stop at this hotel so when I saw a bargain on the internet of £50 for the room I jumped at the chance and promptly booked me and my partner in for a night. We were in the process of buying a house and things were getting pretty stressful so a night away in a hotel making use of spa facilities seemed like bliss! We arrived at the hotel around 2pm and were greeted by friendly ...
...us in and informed us of the location of the room so off we headed to the mirrored lift... When the lift opened on our floor it seemed quite dark even though the lights were on but we put this down to the dark wallpaper and continued our search for the room which due to the corridors being well signposted didn't take too long at all. Armed with the plastic key fob I eagerly opened the door and stepped into the room but it felt like I had stepped ...

ness1980 16.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Ramada Hotel & Resort Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield

Royal connections but not that luxurious -Durham Marriott hotel

Advantages: Comfortable, convenient for city sight seeing
Disadvantages: luke warm bath water and average food in restaurant

Durham Marriot Hotel Royal County Old Elvert, Durham DH1 3JN A BIT OF SCENE SETTING: This hotel is part of the Marriott chain but is an old hotel which was once the home of Elizabeth Bowes an ancestor of the Queen Mother. Apparently it was often visited when it was privately owned by Edward VII when he was up in Durham. It has had quite a large series of extensions and now boasts 150 bedrooms, some of which are suites and family rooms all and have ...
...right in the centre of Durham so perfect for a city break as you can park your car in the hotel (complimentary) car park and walk round the city which is very compact and just a hop over the road from the hotel. We booked on the internet and got a special deal for two night’s bed and breakfast and one evening meal for the £215 which I didn’t think was too bad. I had looked at a number of other hotels, some were only slightly cheaper but were way ...

catsholiday 17.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County, Durham


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