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Not the best but well worth a mention

Advantages: lovely conservatory breakfast room
Disadvantages: not the prettiest from the front

The De Vere Hotels are a rather lovely "chain" of hotels which can be found all over the UK. They are not your cheapest brand of hotel prices range from approx £110 right up to £400 or so per night. Deals can be found all over the place though, I found my deal at lastminute which was £100 for b&b. The Hotel we stayed at was The De Vere in Southampton which was okay to look at but nothing special (basically a big brick building!) It has a massive ...
...was quite impressive looking with valet parking on offer and doorman at the entrance welcoming you in. I enjoyed my stay at the Southampton De Vere and would really recommend it especially if you can get a good deal! Also on dooyoo under the same name ...

f1re_cr4cker 22.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton

Excellent w/e at Belton Woods, Grantham

Advantages: Location, everything all on site
Disadvantages: None that we could see

Although this hotel was recommended to us by a friend, after reading the online reviews, we were somewhat apprehensive. We need not have worried, we had a surprisingly relaxing weekend with our 2 children,12 and 7 yrs old. The staff were very helpful and friendly. We ate in Stantons on the first evening and had a lovely 3 course meal, the waiters knew their menu and any changes we wanted to make were no problem at all. The family room was a reasonable ...
...would expect to find and more. We used the pool and spa facilities - at half term and on a weekend there are family splash times for an hour in the morning and afternoon, where floats and balls etc are put out for children to use, these are cleared away very quickly at the end of the hour and the pool becomes more peaceful. Although the hotel seemed very busy with outside events ( at least 2 weddings taking place) this didn't alter the level of service, ...

Hazie 23.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of De Vere Belton Woods, Grantham

Where's The Wifi, Where's The playstation

Advantages: Reasonably priced, centrally located accommodation
Disadvantages: Not everything that was offered online was available

...for, part of the prestigious De Vere group the Royal Bath is situated on Bournemouth’s sea front, just a few yards from the beach, pier, park and Oceanarium. This grand looking hotel offers a fair bit of promise externally as it dominates a large portion of the sea front. Our arrival was different to say the least, as we stepped in the door we were greeted by a selection of guests who were incredibly overdressed leading me to believe initially I ...
...the room comes from the De Vere’s website which promised both Wifi access and an in room playstation. Unable to receive Internet access via my dongle (mobile broadband) I found myself without Internet access for my stay, there was not even a wired Internet option like a lot of hotels have. I could happily live without a playstation, but if I had company that had been expecting it like one of my kids, it could undoubtedly lead to disappointment. Breakfast ...

sghawken 14.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of De Vere Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth

A Flying Visit

Advantages: Connected to terminal, comfortable and quiet rooms, good service
Disadvantages: Expensive breakfast, long queue at check in

...main reason I chose the Sofitel was its highly convenient location, we were not planning to get to the airport until the evening, had to return our hire car and the last thing I felt I would want to do would be faff around with airport hotel buses. No need to do this with the Sofitel as it is connected to the North Terminal by a covered walkway. We arrived at Gatwick at about 8pm, dropped off the hire car and crossed the road to enter the (North) ...
...we knew to take the escalator up one floor and from here it is clearly sign posted. It is a very short walk and a few minutes later we went through the glass doors to the hotel reception. My first impression was of a very large, modern and elegant lobby area. My second feeling was dismay at the number of people waiting to be checked in ahead of us. I recalled that it was exactly the same on my last visit even though we arrived at about 11.30pm that ...

Cat199 26.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sofitel London Gatwick, Crawley

Jacobean Splendour?

Advantages: The driveway!, Beautiful brand new bedrooms, picturesque surroundings, excellent service
Disadvantages: none

...in the hands of the Crewe family for around 300 years until ownership changed in the 1900s. The building itself is a Grade 1 listed building, which gives you an idea of its significance. As I drove up through the gates of the hotel and down the tree-lined drive, I knew I was about to see a very special hotel. The gardens and driveway are impeccably manicured and there is ample parking to the front of the property, despite it being fairly ...
...break sometime soon. Overall, Crewe Hall is a very memorable hotel, yet is suitable for guests on business or leisure and I know I will be back for a two night break before too much longer particularly as there is plenty to see and do in this area and especially as it is close to family and friends for me.. Two night offers are available from £189 for two people total package, and this does include dinner in the restaurant on the first night. Crewe ...

helencbradshaw 15.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Crewe Hall, Crewe