I was working down in Cambridge a few weeks ago and the company thoughtfully pre-booked me accommodation at the Victoria Guest House on Arbury road. Rather more thoughtlessly, I was working at the opposite end of the city, so convenience was not their prime consideration.
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excitement of downtown Toronto, this guest house offers cozy guestrooms with modern amenities.Built in the 1880s, Victoria's Mansion Guest House is a fully renovated historic mansion. After exploring the beautiful Victorian garden, guests can make use of the on-site laundry facilities.The guestrooms at Victoria's Mansion feature private bathrooms and air-conditioning. Guests will also enjoy in-room refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers. After a busy day exploring Toronto, visitors can relax while watching cable TV or using the free wireless internet access.
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Advantages: Clean, comfortable and friendly Disadvantages: Traffic noise
...pre-booked me accommodation at the Victoria Guest House on Arbury road. Rather more thoughtlessly, I was working at the opposite end of the city, so convenience was not their prime consideration.
Arbury Road leads off from the inner ring road and is, in fact, relatively handy for the city centre (the north side, at least). Still, I'm getting paid for sitting in a traffic jam, so what do I care?
The guest house occupies two former ... ...a fairly busy road and parking is quite limited.
As I said, I was pre-booked so it was only a matter of turning up at the door and introducing myself to the owner who was very welcoming. During the course of our chat, he gave me some local info then mentioned there was a beer festival on Jesus Green all that week then asked, if I was I interested in real ale?
Oh yes.
The room was a good size (it was actually a ... more
I was working down in Cambridge a few weeks ago and the company thoughtfully pre-booked me accommodation at the Victoria Guest House on Arbury road. Rather more thoughtlessly, I was working at the opposite end of the city, so convenience was not their prime consideration. Arbury Road leads off from the inner ring road and is, in fact, relatively handy for the city centre (the north side, at least). Still, I'm getting paid for sitting in a traffic jam, so what do I care?
The guest house occupies two former semi-detached Victorian villas in an area of similar houses. It's a fairly busy road and parking is quite limited.
As I said, I was pre-booked so it was only a matter of turning up at the door and introducing myself to the owner who was very welcoming. During the course of our chat, he gave me some local info then mentioned there was a beer festival on Jesus Green all that week then asked, if I was I interested in real ale? Oh yes.
The room was a good size (it was actually a family room), with a double and a single bed (a cot was also available but I didn't use that). Worth a mention was the crisp white bed linen which was spotlessly clean and had that freshly laundered aroma. The decor was fresh and bright in a lemony sort of way, with a thick, dark blue carpet. All the furniture - wardrobe, two chests of drawers and bedside cabinets were of pine, and not the cheap stuff either. There was absolutely oodles of drawer space - I stopped counting at around 11 (that's 11 drawers, not 11pm). There was also a horrible old wicker chair thing which I rested the urge to use. The room had two good sized windows, although these looked out over the busy road and traffic noise was a bit of a problem. The room was well provided for with radiators and there was an old Victorian fireplace although that was long since defunct. The room was also supplies with a fan, extra blankets and pillows, and a hair-drier. A disappointment was the TV. 4 channels on a tiny screen plonked halfway to heaven. You could get a cricked neck watching that...well you could if there had been any sort of reception. The picture was almost non-existent.
The bathroom (or more accurately, the shower room) was small and tight although it was very clean. The shower had plenty of hot water, but the pressure was a bit low. Dove and radox toiletries were supplied, and the towels were plentiful and of good quality.
Breakfast was of the more than adequate variety. The breakfast room was large, bright and airy and again, decked out in pine furniture. Every known brand of cereal seemed to be present, along with yoghurts, fruit and such. They did continental as well as full English with vegetarian options. I settled for the full English and I have to say, they didn't skimp on it at all. I found that it kept me going most of the day.
In conclusion, I thought this guest house was very good. Comfortable, welcoming and friendly, any downsides were minor and were outweighed by the positives. It was a little noisy at the front of the house, but I'm sure it would be much quieter at the back. There's not an awful lot in the immediate area - only a few local shops with a Hungry Horse pub about 500m distant. It's about a 15 minute walk to the city centre, although it's on a major bus route. All in all, I was very happy with my stay.
I can't say about prices as I didn't pay for it but a quick swatch at their website informs me that a single room starts at £25. I was in a family room which starts at £65.
Advantages: 5 star luxury in complete Hertfordshire serenity Disadvantages: Price
at the last minute ? mind you, it was green and there was no other traffic. Fortunate really, as there had already been 3 independent crashes in the area the night prior, which had me back tracking on myself around the countryside, ducking and weaving around the myriad of major trunk roads and motorways trying to find the back entrance (cough, cough) to the hotel.
The Mansion House dates back to at least the beginning of the 1700's and has been considered to be one of the most fashionable homes in the county for many years, which has been utilised in various ways through the centuries. In the early 1700's, it was a fashionable venue for weekend house parties, and often enticed the then celebrities of the day out of London to stay in the countryside. Such distinguished guests included; Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Horace Walpole and Lord ...
Advantages: Sometimes Money IS Everything! The Finest Craftsmanship. Complete Original furniture and Fittings. Wonderful Gardens. Disadvantages: Best Not Visit On Busy Summer Weekends / Bank Holidays. Can Be Uncomfortably Hot In House.
of pills and potions. On one occasion over lunch at Waddesdon in 1890, Queen Victoria commented to Rothschild that the food served was so much better than in her royal palaces that she wished to despatch her chef to the kitchens at Waddesdon in order to improve the quality of the dishes offered to her own guests!
Not only were famous guests frequenting Ferdinand's house parties, but when they did so, knowingly or not, they were surrounded by tangible reminders of famous historic personages too. An example of this are the wall lamps hanging in "The Baron's Room" - Ferdinand's private study, they were commissioned by none other than Marie-Antoinette in 1787 for her apartment in the Chateaux of Compiegne!
WITH THE ARCHITECTS WORDS HAUNTING HIM "ALWAYS BUILD BIG" FERDINAND EXTENDS HIS MANSION
Whilst the architecture outside is quite ...
