Snozone Milton Keynes

Advantages: Great Fun, good facilities, helpful staff
Disadvantages: Can get over crowded in peak times

...Snozone Milton Keynes is a fantastic facility to be enjoyed by a variety of different people. Unfortunately there are many people who feel that it is expensive and nothing compared to a real snow slope- but what can you expect from an artificial slope? We're not talking about a mountain, and in all honesty I feel that Snozone in Milton Keynes offers a brilliant day out for beginners to intermediate skiers/boarders. The slope can get busy in peak times (evenings and weekends), so avoid these times if possible, during the day is the best time to go for recreational time. Lessons however are Snozone's best product. The customer service team in the call centre were very knowledgable on the lessons offered and were very helpful. The instructors were very good and friendly and seemed really keen on their profession. I progressed quickly...

Michaelwoolford 09.07.2008 · Read review
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Milton Keynes-Ultra Modern

Advantages: Well Planned. Modern. Good Facilities. Great Shops
Disadvantages: May lack character

...When I lived in Northamptonshire I visited Milton Keynes quite often. I went there basically for the shopping. It really is impressive. Firstly there is a huge shopping mall where you can shop til you drop and most of the big High Street names are there. What else do I like about Milton Keynes ? In a way I think it is rather like Singapore without the sun. It is arguably the most impressive of Britain's new towns and really has been well planned. Most of the facilities are very modern including the railway station and the housing is very good indeed. Critics say its lacks character and there may be some truth in that but it is I believe a good place to live and work in. The Japanese certainly think that for there has been quite large inflows of investment from Japan into Milton Keynes.The Open University is located there...

ashford 17.08.2000 · Read review
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LIVINGWELL MILTON KEYNES

Advantages: TOTAL DE-STRESS
Disadvantages: May need to book a long time in advance

...For my Birthday last year, I received a Boots experience for LivingWell (£50); I chose to go to the LivingWell in Milton Keynes close to where my sister lives as she came with me. We arrived at 9am and were greeted by a friendly receptionist, who gave us some forms to fill in. (For health and medical reasons). Whilst filling in the forms we were offered a drink from the café, when completed we were given a lunch menu to chose from (Included in the price), and asked what time we would like to eat. Lunch was a choice of sandwiches, fruit juice, or a glass of wine or bucks fizz. We were than presented with a white towelling robe and two towels for our use during the day. A member of staff then gave us a guided tour of all the facilities, which included. A fully equipped gym, instructions and training were available for all...

bawtry 06.03.2004 · Read review
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Theatreland comes to Milton Keynes

Advantages: Easy access and parking, good range of events & reasonable ticket prices
Disadvantages: Small bar

...Milton Keynes Theatre will certainly win no prizes for its imaginative choice of name but how does this new facility stack up? Does new always mean good? Milton Keynes Theatre is situated in the centre of Milton Keynes, close to the already excellent but still-improving shopping centre. It is a part of a modern theatre and art gallery complex opened in October 1999 and attracts very large numbers of visitors. Around the theatre itself there has grown up an area of bars and restaurants so there are plenty of opportunities to meet up for a drink before or dine after an evening in the theatre. There is good parking, either in the adjoining multi-storey or in the extensive surface parking around the nearby shopping centre. The multi-storey will cost you £2 but the surface parking is free after 6pm. Access to the centre of Milton Keynes...

pauljm 23.04.2001 (17.05.2001) · Read review
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Centre MK - Milton Keynes An update

Advantages: SUITABLE FOR THE DISABLED VISITOR/UNDER ONE ROOF
Disadvantages: CAN GET VERY BUSY ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS

...this area. The new extension Midsummer Place has been built in a shape of a horseshoe, partially open to accommodate the large Oak tree which stands in the middle. Unfortunately this design does mean that it is cold in the winter months! This new area has a selection of shops for the fashion conscious, as well as a couple of specialist shops and a Large Debenhams flagship store. There is a specialist disability shop where wheelchairs both electric and manual can be hired for the day; they also hire the motorised wheelie scooters too. There are disabled toilet facilities in each of the areas as well as rooms for mums with young babies. Milton Keynes always has a fireworks display and funfair around Bonfire night in the city centre area, check for dates a details. The Centre is open Mon - Wed 9.30am - 6pm Thur & Fri 9.30am - 8pm...

Leggie 27.09.2003 · Read review
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The best gym ever - LA Fitness Milton Keynes

Advantages: A view over a lake. Staffs are helpful and friendly
Disadvantages: A little more expensive than the others

...LA fitness Milton Keynes is a new gym just recently converted from the Dragon Club. The gym is located right by Willen Lake, a massive lake involve with all kind of water sports during the summer period. At first, the gym may give you an impression that it?s not very big. However, it actually has three floors. The ground floor contents a swimming pool with under water blue light, a sauna, a steam room, a spa, a relaxing area and tanning room. With a large window over looking the lake and the blue light shining from the pool, you will feel a great sense of space and relaxation. Second floor content the reception area, the main work out area, a separate treadmill area, a studio for class and the café. The main workout area is spacious contenting all the equipments you will need. There is also a spacious free weight area for those...

vinvinli 20.06.2007 · Read review
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Quality Hotel milton Keynes

Advantages: Comfortable rooms, Wifi available
Disadvantages: Bit pricey, have to pay for Wifi

...The Quality Hotel in Milton Keynes is a super hotel to stay in even if it is a bit pricey for Milton Keynes, not that i've got anything against milton Keynes before you all start on me!! I had a double room with single occupancy and this cost me £85 per night and didn't even include Breakfast - this was another £10 if you wanted it. However i was working in Wolverton and the Tesco there did a full english breakfast with a coffee for £3.00. So unfortunatly i can not comment on the standard of the food made available for breakfast. The hotel is situated on the outskirts of Milton Keynes on Monks Way, Two mile Ash MK8 8LY and is contactable on 01908 561666 or fax 01908 568303 for booking, or you can book over the internet at which you tend to get a better price. The rooms are of a very good quality and very comfortable with all...

markyeadon 18.06.2007 (11.06.2007) · Read review
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Bella Italia - Milton Keynes

Advantages: Good menu, excellent food, nice atmosphere
Disadvantages: waiters average, can get bit crowded

...Bella Italia, formerly known as Bella Pasta is a chain of Italian Restaurants, about 60 odd, throughout the country. I visited this restaurant last week with my fiancée while out shopping in Milton Keynes. The restaurant is located near the shops with pubs and other restaurants next to it. Appearance --------------- On walking through the doors, you are greeted with a two level restaurant, actually very large, it could probably fit between 80 and 100 people in it! The décor was very nice and well kept, in an Italian style, all brown and beige colours. We noticed that the kitchen is open view in the diner so that you can see the chefs cooking which is an excellent thing - provides safe knowledge of food and adds character to the restaurant. They also had quiet music on in the background which wasn't too harsh. The tables were...

neil1424 07.04.2006 · Read review
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Novotel (Milton Keynes)

Advantages: Very clean. Large spacious rooms with sofa. Well decorated. Pool and sauna. Huge bed. Very friendly bar staff. Great food.
Disadvantages: Advertised on website that they are a mile from Milton Keynes station. Considerably longer. Needed to get a cab. Small towels. Tricksy pay to view. No mini bar. Odd little cupboard toilet. Tiny towels. Poor reception staff. Pool closed by 11pm.

...I needed to spend a night in Milton Keynes as my wife and I were travelling up from London to see a show at the theatre then going further north the next morning. Manage to get quite a good deal at lastminute.com, only £49.00 for one night, based on a room only fee. After a hectic journey up to Milton Keynes by coach due to rail engineering I was disappointed to find that the hotel is not within walking distance from the station, even though it claims to be only a mile. It costs £3-£5 in a cab depending whether you are travelling from the city centre or the station. The hotel seems quite modern, pretty characterless from the outside as most business hotels seem to be. The foyer was large and open plan, leading on to the bar and restaurant to the right. It didn't seems very disabled friendly as even one had to walk up a few steps to...

halcyon 09.06.2004 · Read review
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Come to Milton Keynes but week days only

Advantages: Good selection of shops - easy to get to
Disadvantages: Weekends are mobbed, cyclists, skateboarders

...If you live in Northampton and have to suffer shopping there, a trip to Milton Keynes can be a treat. However I can only recommend a trip during the week, as the weekends are suffocatingly busy. Everybody talks about the dreaded Milton Keynes roundabouts and how Americanised the streets and street-names are, but actually the road signs at all these roundabouts are helpful, and you cannot miss the shopping centre. The main shops are signed from as far back as the M1 and there is even a free park and ride although I have not used this so cannot comment. I would certainly suggest using this facility at the weekends as parking does become a problem. If you do decide to park the prices have actually gone up from today (15 October 2001) to 80p per hour however it’s not as simple as that as you cannot pay £3.20 for four hours...

maeib 15.10.2001 · Read review
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