Local Reviews
In October 2010, Michael G said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
We were very impressed with this hotel. The facilities are very good, and the hotel was welcoming with extremely helpful and friendly staff. The food was superb. We had a hire car and the hotel car park is limited in size and difficult to access. The staff whenever we wanted our car brought it round to the front for us. Excellent service throughout the hotel.
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In October 2010, sankei2513 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
we were made so welcome when we arrived one of the staff took use all
round the hotel .On the day of a 40th wedding anniversay we returned back to
room only to find fruite on sliver paltter and a bottle of champane
round the hotel .On the day of a 40th wedding anniversay we returned back to
room only to find fruite on sliver paltter and a bottle of champane
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In October 2010, Ronn1965 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
Booked a special break to get engaged,everything about the OGH looked good but it surpassed all our expectations.From our pick up at the airport (we booked the romantic experience) to our joyus engagement dinner the hotel and staff couldn't have done more for us.A very comfotable,well appointed room,extremley attentive staff on top of that a lovely island to boot.Certainly both of these are a wonderful find.Thank you OGH and Guernsey for a memorable weekend
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In October 2010, mariexw said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
on arrival at the OGH we were greeted with a warm welcome, our room was a good size and very comfortable, the food is quality and a night in the guvoners restuarant is a must for anyone, the interior has a very warm and relaxed feel to it and take a visit to the spa, the hotel is in a prime location and ideal walking distance to the main town, we absolutely loved it at the OGH and we will most definately make this our hotel choice on our next visit.
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In October 2010, Micra038 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
The Old Government House Hotel is in a fantastic location a couple of minutes from the marina, 100m from the main shopping centre in St Peter Port and with stunning views from the terraced gardens across the harbour. It combines sumptious decor, with outstanding customer service. The rooms are lovely with crisp sheets (turned down in the evening and sweets and newspapers left for ones return), L'Occitane toiletries and plentiful tea and coffee. Afternoon tea in the library is a delight (or you can have it on the terrace or by the swimming pool after a swim) but the most outstanding thing about this hotel is the staff. Staff went out of their way at every opportunity to be helpful, courteous and attentive . Red Carnation hotels pride themselves on luxury and attention to detail and our stay could not have been better.
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In October 2010, demeter208 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
The service at the OGH is second to none; the staff seem to know what you need before you do. The room was large and plush, the bed was massive and so comfortable. The bathroom had shower and bath, excellent complimentary toiletries too. The hotel is located right in the centre of town with great views over St Peter Port and close to good restaurants, brassieres and bars, should you need them as the hotel restaurants are superb. The overall atmosphere and style of this hotel makes your stay wonderful. The only down side I can see is it’s a good walk up the hill to the OGH after a good night out.
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In October 2010, TimelessContentment said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
* OUR EVENT: We celebrated our 25th over four days within this beautiful, well maintained Hotel; our room was excellent, decorative, clean and very comfortable with a balcony and a lovely sea view.
* DINING: We dined in both the sunny Brassiere and refined Governor’s Restaurant, both very pleasant surroundings. Within the plush Governor’s restaurant we were seated into a private intimate booth. We both enjoy good quality food and this food is mouth wateringly delicious, superb standard of presentation and outstanding service; the A La Carte, “Degustation menu,” was fabulous, exceptional high standard of culinary art, the chefs know their stuff and our individual tastes were catered for. They have a good selection of wines to choose from. Even our taste in music was catered for, playing low-key in the background. Good old fashioned afternoon tea in the lounge is a must!
* RECEPTION: The reception staff are very pleasant and accommodating, we arrived at 08:30 and were able to check in earlier and on departure we were able to check out later at no extra cost.
* ALL STAFF: They are pleasant and friendly; each showed a high standard of professionalism, from Jane in reservations, Arun’s service in the Governor’s restaurant Gino in the restaurants and bar. A special thank you to Harry, director of guest services for a delightful surprise of bubbly and fruit dips served in our room on our special day.
* SPA: The facilities of the Spa along with steam room, sauna and chill out room was included within our price and we enjoyed these very refreshing facilities.
* SUM UP: Our every need was catered for. Our stay was an absolute pleasure, we highly recommend the OGH and we will have no hesitation in returning. If ever the Red Carnation Group want me to be a mystery guest in one of their hotels, please don't hesitate to contact me! :)
* DINING: We dined in both the sunny Brassiere and refined Governor’s Restaurant, both very pleasant surroundings. Within the plush Governor’s restaurant we were seated into a private intimate booth. We both enjoy good quality food and this food is mouth wateringly delicious, superb standard of presentation and outstanding service; the A La Carte, “Degustation menu,” was fabulous, exceptional high standard of culinary art, the chefs know their stuff and our individual tastes were catered for. They have a good selection of wines to choose from. Even our taste in music was catered for, playing low-key in the background. Good old fashioned afternoon tea in the lounge is a must!
* RECEPTION: The reception staff are very pleasant and accommodating, we arrived at 08:30 and were able to check in earlier and on departure we were able to check out later at no extra cost.
* ALL STAFF: They are pleasant and friendly; each showed a high standard of professionalism, from Jane in reservations, Arun’s service in the Governor’s restaurant Gino in the restaurants and bar. A special thank you to Harry, director of guest services for a delightful surprise of bubbly and fruit dips served in our room on our special day.
* SPA: The facilities of the Spa along with steam room, sauna and chill out room was included within our price and we enjoyed these very refreshing facilities.
* SUM UP: Our every need was catered for. Our stay was an absolute pleasure, we highly recommend the OGH and we will have no hesitation in returning. If ever the Red Carnation Group want me to be a mystery guest in one of their hotels, please don't hesitate to contact me! :)
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In October 2010, Floridachick2606 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
Another fabulous stay at the OGH. We were lucky to catch the 'Tenner Fest' and had two wonderful meals in the brasserie. A very nice touch now is the staff greeting us by name, very reminiscent of Raffles in Singapore, wonderful.
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In October 2010, Judi7 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
A disappointing break in all, chiefly due to the small size of our room and unhelpful attitude at the reception desk and other staff members.
This 2 night break was booked by the Co-Operative Travel company which was unusual for me as I normally tend to do things independantly via the web or phone. Their local service was exemplary I have to say and we set off with short local flights, private transfers and a 'Classic Double' room with breakfast tucked under our belt all for the princely sum of £715 via Premier holidays. I had been shown a picture of what to expect in their brochure, a large, spacious, light filled, high ceilinged, long windowed, room with a large ensuite to boot.. however, what we actually were given was an unacceptable small room at the side of the hotel via a long corridor walk, even if you took the lift...with one small high window without a decent view, low ceilings as it was at the very top floor in the eaves and a badly designed tiny bathroom that two people could not share comfortably at any time! The TV screen was badly positioned so that when in use it blocked the door to the bathroom ! Disappointed bleats to reception gained us zero response and lame excuses. The double wardrobe was placed adjacent to my side of the bed and we couldn't access our belongings easily once the doors were open!! It was a joke but as this was a corporate/ pleasure visit we had little time to address the problems as we had places to be at and schedules to keep.
Please could someone responsible for this place take note! It was such a shame as we had met the South African owners there during last years stay, from Carnation hotels; a charming couple who had high hopes for this beautiful building in it's refurbishment and fresh start. They had just taken over this historic place and were revamping the pool and spa area which meant yet again we didn't get what we'd hoped for but we were understanding on that occasion despite not being informed of this when we booked. To have it happen twice is careless!
Sorry to be a grouch but some of the staff were dreadful...we had booked dinner at their expensive in- house restaurant but decided to take champagne on the terrace beforehand...our waiter didn't approve and made some sarcastic remark as we ordered! WHAT was that all about! When we finally entered the dining area in a small intimate room full of clients except for one visibly empty table (ours) the server let us walk in and promptly left us to suddenly attend to others before seating us!! We were just left standing in the midst of people eating... What was that all about???!!
Perturbed, uneasy,disgusted springs to mind! Who trains these people? Are they in the right job.. it begs the question... on a positive note there was a lovely young chatty waitress who looked after us beautifully during our stay, usually at breakfast and she made the difference along with the pleasant barman.
We visit Guernsey every single year and the problem is that there is little choice for quality hotels near the Port where we have to be for business but I doubt I would return here sadly unless I was given certain assurances.I couldn't even arrange anything in the spa as it was fully booked up ;-(
In total the expense with all meals, beverages and incidentals at the hotel by far exceeded the original price and it still irks me months later that I didn't have a pleasant experience to warrant it. It could be so wonderful in so many ways, sad.
This 2 night break was booked by the Co-Operative Travel company which was unusual for me as I normally tend to do things independantly via the web or phone. Their local service was exemplary I have to say and we set off with short local flights, private transfers and a 'Classic Double' room with breakfast tucked under our belt all for the princely sum of £715 via Premier holidays. I had been shown a picture of what to expect in their brochure, a large, spacious, light filled, high ceilinged, long windowed, room with a large ensuite to boot.. however, what we actually were given was an unacceptable small room at the side of the hotel via a long corridor walk, even if you took the lift...with one small high window without a decent view, low ceilings as it was at the very top floor in the eaves and a badly designed tiny bathroom that two people could not share comfortably at any time! The TV screen was badly positioned so that when in use it blocked the door to the bathroom ! Disappointed bleats to reception gained us zero response and lame excuses. The double wardrobe was placed adjacent to my side of the bed and we couldn't access our belongings easily once the doors were open!! It was a joke but as this was a corporate/ pleasure visit we had little time to address the problems as we had places to be at and schedules to keep.
Please could someone responsible for this place take note! It was such a shame as we had met the South African owners there during last years stay, from Carnation hotels; a charming couple who had high hopes for this beautiful building in it's refurbishment and fresh start. They had just taken over this historic place and were revamping the pool and spa area which meant yet again we didn't get what we'd hoped for but we were understanding on that occasion despite not being informed of this when we booked. To have it happen twice is careless!
Sorry to be a grouch but some of the staff were dreadful...we had booked dinner at their expensive in- house restaurant but decided to take champagne on the terrace beforehand...our waiter didn't approve and made some sarcastic remark as we ordered! WHAT was that all about! When we finally entered the dining area in a small intimate room full of clients except for one visibly empty table (ours) the server let us walk in and promptly left us to suddenly attend to others before seating us!! We were just left standing in the midst of people eating... What was that all about???!!
Perturbed, uneasy,disgusted springs to mind! Who trains these people? Are they in the right job.. it begs the question... on a positive note there was a lovely young chatty waitress who looked after us beautifully during our stay, usually at breakfast and she made the difference along with the pleasant barman.
We visit Guernsey every single year and the problem is that there is little choice for quality hotels near the Port where we have to be for business but I doubt I would return here sadly unless I was given certain assurances.I couldn't even arrange anything in the spa as it was fully booked up ;-(
In total the expense with all meals, beverages and incidentals at the hotel by far exceeded the original price and it still irks me months later that I didn't have a pleasant experience to warrant it. It could be so wonderful in so many ways, sad.
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In October 2010, kpf1987 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
We spent three days at the OGH for a special occasion. This was our fourth visit to Guernsey and our first stay at The OGH - it certainly will not be the last. The service was exemplary -precise, painstaking, and caring without being overwhelming. We honestly felt that the staff actually cared about our stay at their hotel - this applied to all staff. It was also welcoming to be spoken to by name - a real effort was made to make us at home. Being centrally located there is immediate access to all the shops and restaurants of St Peter Port. Having said that, the hotel's cuisine is exceptional, notably the freshly prepared and wide ranging breakfast available. Our compliments to the management and staff and we look forward to our next visit in the not too distant future. Incidentally, we found no negatives to call - perhaps the best hotel we have stayed in on our wide travels.
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