The Moat House - Stoke

Advantages: Good facilities, Good food,
Disadvantages: None

...We fancied a few days away and decided to visit Alton Towers, unfortunately the on-site hotel was fully booked so we looked for alternatives. After the normal review / price checking we opted for the Best Western Moat House in Stoke on Trent (it is 15 miles from Alton Towers which due to the roads works out to be 40 ins drive). We booked for 3 night at £116 per room including breakfast directly through the hotels web site. The hotel has an adequate amount secure on-site parking we went into the hotel. The nearest entrance to the car park takes you into the ground floor where the gym, bar and restaurant is located, so you need to take the lift (or stairs) to the first floor and reception. The reception area is large and well presented, with free copies of The Independent. Check in was the normal fill in some details, take a swipe...

CarlG 19.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Stoke-on-Trent Moat House, Stoke-on-Trent

My moat therapy

Advantages: Affordable high class hotel, friendly and helpful staff and good position.
Disadvantages: Lack of mini bar.

...I have just returned from Plymouth. I went for my sisters hen night and my wonderful husband booked me into a crown room at the Moat House Hotel on the Hoe at Plymouth. He went to visit his mother with our four children. I arrived late Friday evening and quickly and effortlessly I was directed to my room for the weekend. After dumping my bags I then preceded to the restaurant to have my long awaited for evening meal. I had telephoned at about 7.30pm that evening requesting a table for 9pm. I waited a couple of minutes to be shown to my table, which seemed like an eternity as I had not eaten all day. I was seated by a window, which had it not been dark, I would have seen the sea. My booking had been a leisure weekend booking so I had the choice of three set meal. I was quickly offered a drink and due to my husbands instructions I...

kirstytwin 05.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Plymouth Hoe Moat House Hotel

Not the Hotel from Hell, a Moat Point.

Advantages: Lots to do at the lesuire centre.
Disadvantages: Loose information!

...Instead of staying at the Britannia Hotel, Shane and I decided to book a room over the Internet at the three-star West Bromwich Moat House Hotel, Birmingham. (Okay I was sick of no one answering the phone when I tried to book a room at the Britannia Hotel, so I went to a hotel that I had used in Birmingham before and found to be of a high standard in the past, West Bromwich Moat House Hotel). This hotel has one hundred and sixty eight bedrooms along with a large conference meeting centre facilities accommodating up to one hundred and eighty delegates. This Moat House is perfectly situated for the M5 and M6 motorways, allowing easy access to the National Exhibition Centre, Hawthorne?s football stadium (West Bromwich Football Club) and of course the city centre. On arriving you are greeted to ample car parking space. It is free to park...

wulise 11.09.2002 · Read review
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Review of West Bromwich Moat House, Birmingham

Nottingham Royal Moat House

Advantages: pleasant clean environment -value for money - pool and gym
Disadvantages: parking charge at some locations - clarity of website info

...Needing a hotel room for one night I trawled the internet options found via google and found the site for Moat house hotels. Two on offer in Nottingham area - Royal Moat is in city centre and very convenient. the other seem a bit of a way out of the centre. Found the website booking service to be a bit confusing, especially as there were so many diffrent price options for what seemed to be the same type of room! All were described as mini standard double and yet prices ranged from about £100 to £58. Needless to say I eventually opted for the £58 option which provided a room for 2 including full buffet breakfast. (I did check the central reservations phone line and got a response that only one room was available at a price in excess of £120 - they could not answer how it was that the website was showing lots of cheaper options) I...

averycrossman 24.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Chain Hotels: Moat House Hotels

Chester Moat House/Crowne Plaza

Advantages: Excellent location, car park very near by, complementary use of lovely leisure facilities.
Disadvantages: Building not very attractive, must pay for car park.

...hotel - there are no windows at all on one side of the building and the entrance is under a bridge. However, once you get inside, the decor is lovely and makes up for the outside. The hotel has recently had a name change from the Moat House to the Crowne Plaza due to the refurbishments which are ongoing unil May 2006. The refurbishments did not affect us at all - no noise or mess. We paid £199 for two nights (Easter bank holiday weekend) which included the room, breakfast on both mornings (buffet style with hot English breakfast, cereal, fruit, juice, croissants etc), à la carte three course dinner and a bottle of house wine on the first night and use of the leisure facilities. We also got a newspaper on our door each morning including Easter Sunday which was a nice touch. Highly recommended - I will definitely visit again....

amy_pea 18.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Chester Moat House, Chester

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Advantages: 7 foot bed, excellent leisure facilities, fantastic views, air conditioning that worked
Disadvantages: poor food, windows didn't open

...I am not sure about the rest of you, but Ciao appear to have had a blitz on listing my new products recently after nearly a 2 month wait, although still can?t find the HI Express in Coventry, but that?s another story. The end of August, just after the bank holiday and it was destination Glasgow (AGAIN). I was initially going to stay in Jurys hotel, but thought in the interest of my fellow ciao?ers that I would try something different, and the hunt was on. Regular searching of www.laterooms.com disappointingly couldn?t find anything spectacular within my price range, and on this occasion it was Active Hotels that came to the rescue. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION If you are attending a concert, exhibition or conference at the SECC then you will not go far wrong with the Glasgow Moat. Not only is it directly behind it, there is...

sue.51 17.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Moat House, Glasgow

liverpool moat House - great accom - poor food

Advantages: location, rooms
Disadvantages: food

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nenz 20.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Liverpool Moat House (Liverpool)

When the Restaurant give vinegar for oil...

Advantages: Near the Airport
Disadvantages: Poor service and the hotel is in even poorer condition.

...what chance has the hotel? I am writing to tell you about my most recent stay at the Gatwick Moat House Hotel on the night of the 7th August 2003. I paid £104.00 to stay one night bed, breakfast and evening meal at this hotel and feel let down by the whole experience. (You pay per room not per person and there were two of us staying for that price. To understand why I am not happy then you should read on. I have had a rough time with hotels and other holiday travel plans lately and this is just another one to add to the quickly growing list. The Gatwick Moat House is advertised as a three Star hotel (and even four Star on some websites), but its décor is shabby, and many of the features you expect to experience, such as air conditioning though out the building, are not present. This hotel does however offer seven meeting rooms as...

wulise 28.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of Gatwick Moat House, Horley

Crowne Jewel of Chester

Advantages: Great Location. Clean and well laid out rooms
Disadvantages: Car Parking, Exterior Aesthetics

...This hotel has recently been renamed to the Crowne Plaza We stayed here for 1 night during August 2006 whilst attending a family wedding in Chester. We found this to be an excellent hotel, with great facilites and in a superb location. Our party consisted of a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children aged 7 and 8) plus my mum and 94 year old grandma. Our priority was therefore more location than cost and we needed a hotel with easy access and very close to the wedding (registry office). I'd done some internet research and the registry office had said use the car park next to the Moat House - hey presto - that hotel sounds nearby so off I went in search, only to find that this hotel is now longer The Moat House, but The Crowne Plaza Chester (part of the Holiday Inn Group). Then to my dismay the website said the hotel didn't have any...

TheCoopster 06.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Chester Moat House, Chester

HANGING OUT THE WINDOW FOR THE INTERNET

Advantages: Excellent service, good food, loads of parking, Wi-Fi access throughout!, talking lift, good leisure facilities
Disadvantages: Rooms are hot, towels are for midgets, shower was rubbish, feather pillow

...them a second shot. However, hot rooms take their toll on my eczema, so my message to them would be, do something about the heat in your outlet, and sort out your wireless access to 100% coverage and I will think about it. TO FIND OUT MORE: Cardiff Moat House Circle Way East Llanedeyrn Cardiff CF23 9XF Tel: 029 2058 9988 or visit: www.moathouse.com...

sue.51 09.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of Cardiff Moat House, Cardiff