~No Bats in this Belfry, just moths in the wallet~

Advantages: Excellent location, accomodation and food
Disadvantages: None

... BACKGROUND We had decided to have a couple of days away to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary and had chosen to visit Oxford, Why Oxford I hear you ask? , well apart from it being a beautiful city, then I can answer that in two words Inspector Morse , which was of course filmed in and around Oxford and just happens to be one of my favourite television programmes, We set about browsing the various on line booking sites to check hotel availability for our chosen dates. Having settled on using lastminute.com we were pleased to find at least 10 hotels were listed, all in different price ranges, and offering various facilities We chose the Oxford Belfry, not only for their competitive prices but it its location sounded ideal for our needs. For two nights Bed and Breakfast (for 2) we paid £110.00 (plus £1.38 credit card...

tune57 04.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Oxford Belfry, Milton Common

A weekend of hanky panky ruined

Advantages: The food is very nice
Disadvantages: Rooms are awful, Staff unprofessional, Facilities not always available

...Imagine the scenario if you will. You have just got engaged and as a treat for your significant other you decide to book into a luxury hotel. A nice treat for us both you might think..... Well you might be wrong. I had heard so many nice things about The Belfry, which is a 4 star De Vere hotel. Lots of people had told me how fantastic it was to stay there, a nice romantic and relaxing break I thought. So with that in mind I requested a brochure. Now as hotels go The Belfry is far from cheap at £200 for 1 night in a double room, it’s rather a luxury. You can get breaks at a slightly cheaper price if it’s over the weekend or your stay for a few nights but even then it will never be able to call itself cheap. A few days after I had requested it the brochure arrived, just looking at the pictures got me in a romantic...

beckslayer 11.02.2002 · Read review
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Review of The Belfry Hotel, Birmingham

Methinks the Bats made the curry!!

Advantages: Um - free parking, easy to get to
Disadvantages: Dated, expensive, terrible food on room service, and no steam room, ground floor rooms for smokers

...The joy of my job, probably in common with most people that travel, is that when going somewhere new you really don't know what you are letting yourself in for. I have only stayed in Oxford twice before, once in the Longwall Travel Inn, booked on my behalf, and the other time in the Victoria hotel which was nice, but all no smoking. I don't mind Travel-Inns, but they really are not as cheap as some seem to believe, once meals have been added to the price, and they invariably have no functional usable facilities, so it was time to see what else was out there. My theory that the closer you get to London, the harder it is to find a bargain mid-week is definitely true. I discovered the Oxford Belfry on laterooms at a rate of £69.50 room only, the catch being you had to book two nights. I didn't bother checking Active hotels as usually...

sue.51 24.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Oxford Belfry, Oxford

I wouldn't like to walk to Cambridge from here

Advantages: walking distance from office
Disadvantages: miles from anywhere (like Cambridge)

...The Cambridge Belfry used to be owned by Marston but now it is Q and is there any difference? Well not much but some things were worse. Not quite in the league of fawlty towers but try having a hot shower! Well you can but only in the leisure area not in the bedroom. I reported the shower as running cold only when I went out in the morning. When I came back I tried the shower, leaving it running for 7 minutes as advised to do in the hotel information sheet. Sill stone cold. I telephoned reception as was informed I was not leaving it running long enough and that it had been signed off by the maintenance crew. I said I would leave it for fifteen minutes and get back to her. While it was running I tried to log into my lap top. This had worked perfectly the previous evening and that morning so I persevered. No Internet Connection...

shirley49 19.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Cambridge Belfry, Cambridge

A Treat for all Cat Lovers

Advantages: Delightful and hilarious book
Disadvantages: None

..."Cats in the Belfry" is a book that I first read many years ago and I can honestly say that, for me, it was truly a life changing experience, mainly because it made me determined to own (or be owned by) Siamese cats. It is a delightful book written by Doreen Tovey and will appeal to cat lovers everywhere. When Doreen and her husband Charles moved to their cottage in the West Country the locals (as is usually the way) were suspicious. They soon got the reputation of being somewhat strange when they adopted a baby squirrel which Doreen carried to London with her to make sure it didn't miss a feed. Unfortunately, the squirrel didn't live more than a few months and their cottage seemed very empty - that is, until the mice arrived! They decided that a cat was needed to keep the mice down. There followed the arrival of Sugieh...

Minha 19.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Cats in the Belfry - Doreen Tovey

Disappointing pampering trip

Advantages: Spa, reputation, location
Disadvantages: Customer service, rooms, organisation

...**** Update**** ****The Belfry have offered us a complimantary return visit including bed, breakfast and a spa session**** I booked a Sunday night spa package for myself and a friend through SpaBreak. Having used the De Vere, Swindon as the reception venue for my wedding last year, I was expecting it to be fabulous. I was sent a confirmation email advising me that rooms were guaranteed from 3pm. We planned our journey to arrive soon after 3 so that we could get settled in right away, and make the most of our short time break. We arrived at reception at 3.40pm and were told by reception that the room was not ready. She offered no explanation, and little apology, despite confirming that rooms were guaranteed from 3pm. We were told to ‘try again in half an hour’. She did not assure us that the room would be ready...

Furr80 05.03.2004 (08.04.2004) · Read review
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Review of The Belfry Hotel, Birmingham

Bats in the Belfry

Advantages: Historic, great views, good picnic area, cheap to visit, interesting.
Disadvantages: You will need some energy

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grafter123 28.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire

Someone Had Them In Their Belfry

Advantages: Good action scenes and a few good scares.
Disadvantages: Shifting plotlines, muddled characters, horrific camerawork, and the stereotyped constantly scared black guy.

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Blacknarwhal 05.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Bats (DVD)

speedy skip, bob the builder

Advantages: Fun stories
Disadvantages: none

...a stone wall and bob builds a new water feature in mrs potts garden. All is going well until spud challenges Muck to see who can make the biggest splash! Trix and the otters- Muck, molly and trix go on a nature walk, Trix gets upset when the otters keep hiding from her! Mr beasleys new friends - Bob finds bats in the school belfry and lofty helps to catch them, now the bats need a new home, where could they go?? Three mini adventures, scoops shapes, spud goes apple picking and scrufftys bathtime. I enjoyed watching the dvd with my children, and they enjoyed it too. Great value, worth the money....

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Review of Bob The Builder - Speedy Skip (DVD)

'allo allo, Dordogne.

Advantages: Brilliantly applicable, essential guide.
Disadvantages: Could have more.

...overpriced, underwhelming meal! I particularly like the way in which it was written which is as if you are travelling by car from area to area, with the directions getting even more precise when you are on foot: "St Emilion is built on a steep, South facing hill (flat shoes strongly recommended) with it's belfry providing a convenient landmark in the town centre" It is spot on, when you get there, you see the belfry and wherever you are in the small cobbled backstreets, you only have to head back toward the belfry to get your bearings, brilliant! If anyone is going to this part of France, particularly if they are travelling independently, this will be the best few pounds you can spend. Also posted on Dooyoo, same member name....

paulhanton 25.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Rough Guide to The Dordogne & the Lot - The Rough Guide