Grosvenor Pulford Hotel, Chester
Rack Rate: From £85 Bed & Breakfast
Leisure Facilities: Outstanding, pool, sauna, spa, gym, tennis
courts & Snooker room
Internet Access: Dial-up & Wireless in some rooms
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Excellent: Executive rooms have a nicer
external aspect
Location: Wrexham Road in between Chester and Wrexham
Tel: 024 76 334 171
Website:
www.grosvenorpulfordhotel.co.uk
Amount paid: £85 B&B and £60 B&B
Booked through: On-Line at hotel website and through
www.laterooms.com
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Britannia Royal Court Hotel, Coventry
Rack Rate: High
Chain: Britannia Hotels
Leisure Facilities: Good (incur extra charge at hotel)
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Satisfactory
Location: Out of Town
Tel: 024 76 334 171
Website: www.britanniahotels.com
Amount paid: £27 bed & breakfast
Booked through: Direct with hotel & company website
Coventry Hill Hotel, Coventry
Rack Rate: High
Leisure Facilities: None
Internet Access: Dial-up (possibly not all rooms)
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Satisfactory, very old fashioned decor
Location: Out of town adjacent to the A45
Tel: 024 76 402 151
Website: www.britanniahotels.com
Amount paid: £45 bed & breakfast
Booked through: www.britanniahotels.com
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Rack Rate Category: £80 room only
Leisure Facilities: Outside heated pool
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Satisfactory, piped music in bathroom, separate toilet
Location: Out of Town, off Junction 3 of the M6
Tel:
Website: www.accorhotels.com
Rate paid: £45 Room Only (weekend)
Booked through: www.accorhotels.com
NOTE: We last stayed there during Crufts, and it appears that guests dogs are welcome (for an extra charge)
Rack Rate Category: From £120
Leisure Facilities: None (alongside Cov Leisure Centre)
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Open Air NCP car-park about 5 mins walk
Rooms: Spacious, noisy because of adjacent bus station
Location: Central
Tel: 024 76 633 733
Website:
www.britanniahotels.com
Rate paid: £45 Room Only (weekend)
Booked through:
www.britanniahotels.com
My verdict: Convenient location, next door to Coventry University halls of residence and Pool Meadow Bus station
Holiday Inn
Express, A45, Coventry
Rack Rate: £59.95 (complimentary continental buffet
breakfast)
Leisure Facilities: None
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: Free, on-site
Rooms: Basic, small, cramped with 3 occupants;
Location: Kempass Highway (A45) about 3 miles from City
Centre. Close to Birmingham & Coventry Airports
Tel: 024 76 417 555
Website:
www.ichotelsgroup.com
Rate paid: £59.95
Booked through:
www.ichotelsgroup.com
Other: Smoking rooms on first floor, no lifts.
Food equipment dirty. Take care when booking on-line; we were initially allocated
a double room for 3 people. Bathroom door wouldn't lock
My Verdict: July 2004: Don't waste your money
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Armathwaite Hall. Cumbria
(review contributed by Helen C Bradshaw)
Rack Rate: from £75 per person per night
Leisure Facilities: Health Spa with pool
Internet Access: Dial-up
Parking: On-site, free of charge
Rooms: Spacious and comfortable. No mini-bars
Location: About 20 miles from Carlisle and Penrith
Tel: 017687 76551
Website: www.armathwaite-hall.com
Rate paid: £100 Bed and Breakfast (for 2 people)
Booked through: Direct with the hotel
Other: 25% discount for children in their own rooms, contact hotel
for details.
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