A beautiful and relaxing day out

Advantages: Fabulous Court and grounds
Disadvantages: Pricey if not a NT member

...I sometimes get a little complacent about where I live. The North Devon area is beautiful, and in its heart is the tucked away Arlington Court. A 10-15 minute drive from the nearby towns of Ilfracombe and Barnstaple, it nestles in the valley of the river Yeo. It is a National Trust property, and so it does cost to enter the grounds, unless you are a member of the National Trust. If not, entrance is £8.20 per adult, and I think £4 for a child over 5. Under 5s enter for free. This Bank Holiday weekend, the Sunday saw not a cloud in the sky, and my wife and I headed over there with our 5 year old son and our National Trust membership for a relaxing free day out. Parking was easy, with plenty of space in a gravelled car park opposite the entrance to the property. Cross the road to walk down the path, 100 yards or so, surrounded by trees...

pmcds 26.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Arlington Court, Devon

Hit and Miss at the Arlington

Advantages: City centre location
Disadvantages: Expensive, noisy at night times.

...The Arlington Hotel is situated in the heart of Dublin, just off O?Connell Street, and across the river from the Temple Bar area of the city. The entrance hall and adjoining Knightsbridge Bar are decorated like something out of a medieval movie, complete with a faux set of armour. While the entrance and reception are always well lit, the bar is quite dark even during the day. According to the hotel?s website, it boasts 131 rooms, ranging from double rooms to twin and even triplet rooms. On my last visit, we stayed in a twin room. It was lovely and spacious, and there was a TV, en suite bathroom and a kettle (complete with tea and coffee). We had a good view across the River Liffy. At first, we thought this was fantastic - until, of course, night descended. The wind roared the whole night, traffic rattled by, and we could hear...

dr_nightshade 21.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Arlington Hotel, Dublin

Arlington Hotel in Dublin

Advantages: In the centre of Dublin
Disadvantages: Rooms in need of being redecorated

...The Arlington hotel is in the centre of Dublin nest to the river Liffey. I went with my husband and 7 other friends- which ended up with us requiring 3 double rooms 1 twin room and one single- we booked online and took up their offer of the winter madness (this meant by going Monday to Wednesday we would have free breakfast both mornings and one free evening meal for ?99 per person per night) this was available for us all except for the one who booked a single room and had to pay for his meal. Booking for this many people online we were a bit worried that there would be a lot of problems (it's not the same talking to someone on the phone) and when we arrived sure enough only 2 double rooms had been booked but the hotel reception staff were very efficient in getting us another room that would be ready the same time as the others. Then...

glitter-fairy 08.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Arlington Hotel, Dublin

Arlington Road

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..."Arlington Road" is this year's "Breakdown." It's filled to the rim with hard core, high octane tension and suspense-so much that it is almost hard to catch your breath throughout the movie's running period. Fueled with first rate performances and a script that is understandable and clear, this may be one of the best thrillers. The movie starts off with a boy, named Brady Lang, who stumbles down Arlington Rd. with blood dripping from his body. Jeff Bridges, who plays Michael Faraday, a single professor who teachers a course on terrorism at a local university, observes this terrified and injured child from inside his car as he drives by. After realizing the nature of his wounds, he dashes out of his car to help. Michael rushes Brady to the nearest hospital, in result he saves his life and meets some people whom he will soon wish he...

ros145 15.07.2000 · Read review
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A review of the Arlington hotel in Ilfracombe

Advantages: none, apart from politeness of the staff
Disadvantages: I cannot really comment on specific criteria as I have not stayed there

...Arlington Hotel, Ilfracombe Devon. I am afraid I have had quite a poor experience dealing with this hotel. Booked a room with a sea view months in advance with an online booking agent. Received confirmation and map through the post pretty quickly from the hotel. On day of arrival found that hotel car park was full and could only see double yellow lines on narrow adjacent roads, there was no sign on the first car park to indicate that the hotel had an overflow car park which was also almost full except for two spaces with tight access (had to go into hotel reception to be told about the second car park). Parked the car and went to book in, only to find out that they had made an error, had been put in a room with no sea view. The receptionist was polite and said the hotel would allow our dog to stay for free, but obviously...

llbcollins 20.08.2008 (04.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Arlington Hotel, Ilfracombe

Courtly.

Advantages: Codpiece.
Disadvantages: Possibly.

...honeymoon in Hampton Court Palace. Local public houses and streets still honour Wolsey's name. (Unsurprisingly, there are few churches still remaining in the area that predate the Reformation - you can find one, St Georges, behind The Bear pub in Esher). *The Palace: There are a few entrances to Hampton Court palace, but the main one is the West Gate entrance (the Trophy Gate - added by William III 1689 - 1702), which leads visitors into the Outer Green Court (or Base Court as it also known) and then into the Clock Court: One is immediately struck by the grandeur of the palace, emphasised by the enormous Astronomical Clock (1540, Nicholas Oursian - Inventor of clocks for the King) that greets you - interestingly, the clock depicts the sun revolving around the earth, not a common place belief at the time of construction. On the right...

peel.rebekah 24.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Hampton Court Palace, London

Cedar Court left me wanting more!

Advantages: Close to M62. Wide range of facilities.
Disadvantages: Robotic staff, boring rooms. Testosterone fueled bar.

...Work can require me to visit the lovely world of West Yorkshire from time to time and the closest hotel to my office, happens to be the Cedar Court Huddersfield. I have stayed there once but wouldn?t rush back. The only thing going for it in my opinion is the closeness to the M62 and the cheap corporate rate! Arrival The hotel is situated just off the M62 at Ainley Top making it handy for the local road links. There is an abundance of on-site car parking which is free for residents and at night there is a security guard outside throughout the darker hours to help keep your car safe. Check In Check in was straightforward if a little robotic. We were processed through, credit cards swiped and then given the key to our rooms. This key was extremely retro and of a large size making it difficult to keep in your pocket and felt more like you...

atlantis140 12.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield

Renaissance Chancery Court- Impressive or Overpriced??

Advantages: Exceptional service
Disadvantages: Tired rooms

...INTRODUCTION One day mid March an invitation to my boyfriends work ball arrived on our doormat. The ball was to held at the prestigious Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, a world renowned luxurious Marriot hotel in the heart of London. Not far from Covent Garden, I was treating this beautiful hotel as a little weekend getaway. By means of an introduction I would say my feelings are mixed, and here are the reasons why. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOOKING Through the boyfriend?s work we could get a special rate to stay at the hotel, which was hugely appreciated. I instantly went to the website to book a room. However, upon visiting www.renaissancechancerycourt.co.uk I found that the code for a room would not work. Therefore we decided to pay a visit to the hotel itself. When we entered...

lizawithaz 07.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Renaissance Chancery Court, London

Honiley Court

Advantages: peaceful location
Disadvantages: expensive drinks

...I recently visited Honiley Court for my works Christmas Party and was fairly impressed considering some of the things I had read about on other sites! Most of the things I had read were all fairly negative stating things such as no heating in the rooms, damp patches, dirty bedding etc so to be honest I was a bit reluctant to go! The hotel: The hotel is set in the countryside with beautiful, peaceful veiws on a fairly quiet country lane. We arrived in the daytime and found the hotel quite easily (without the aid of Satnav!) but a few of my colleagues who arrived later in the evening had said they had found it hard to locate as the road isn't all that well lit. In most hotels I have been in, the reception desk is usually visible as soon as you enter through the door but for some reason the reception desk was to the right so we...

ness1980 14.01.2009 · Read review
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Express Holiday Inn Earls Court, London

Advantages: Good location in London
Disadvantages: Expensive to say the least.

...Express By Holiday inn earls court, London I made a visit to Holiday inn, in earls court during the middle of July and found this a nice place to stay. The Hotel had a small sign displayed at the front of the Hotel window advertising rooms from ninety nine Pounds per room per night. Regarding the Hotel's location the nearest tube station is West brompton station which takes around ten minutes to walk from the station to the Hotel, or Fulham broadway is around fifteen minutes away. The Hotel's immediate location is also close to South Kensington. Therefore Hotel visitors are treated to a great array of shopping malls in Fulham and high streets that surround the area. Directly opposite the Express by Holiday inn is a Thai Restaurant and a Beds Furniture Store. On the corner of the main road is a Polish Coffee shop and many...

costas1234 19.08.2008 (31.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Express By Holiday Inn Earls Court, London