Local Reviews
In September 2015, Britax said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
My wife and I stayed t this hotel for 4 days.
On our arrival we were welcomed by the very pleasant staff, the room we stayed in was one of the superior rooms on the third floor, the room was spacious and very clean with views over St Peters Port. Our room was cleaned every day and our bed linen changed twice during this period and towels could be changed everyday if requested.
The food served at this hotel is very good you can even see it being prepared and cooked with service to match.
I would point out that the only draw backs are [1] parking is restricted at the hotel [2] To walk back from town you will encounter a steep climb. During our stay we were fortunate to find parking spaces, unlike England there are no parking charges and there are many 10 hour allowed parking. For those disabled drivers there are bays within the hotel area and in the town.
On our arrival we were welcomed by the very pleasant staff, the room we stayed in was one of the superior rooms on the third floor, the room was spacious and very clean with views over St Peters Port. Our room was cleaned every day and our bed linen changed twice during this period and towels could be changed everyday if requested.
The food served at this hotel is very good you can even see it being prepared and cooked with service to match.
I would point out that the only draw backs are [1] parking is restricted at the hotel [2] To walk back from town you will encounter a steep climb. During our stay we were fortunate to find parking spaces, unlike England there are no parking charges and there are many 10 hour allowed parking. For those disabled drivers there are bays within the hotel area and in the town.
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In September 2015, colin c said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
Sadly we only stayed one night, but what a lovely hotel. My first comment is going to sound a bit negative:
The young girl on reception was just so bright and cheerful, but...... I guess she was working to order but we (5 of us booking in to 3 rooms) checked us in one room at a time, telling us all exactly the same thing: Breakfast times, even for Sunday although we are checking out on Saturday, about the wifi Etc Etc. She did this very politely and sincerely.
The staffs throughout the hotel are so nice they just can’t do enough for you. They ordered taxi’s for us, offered to turn the bed down, truly an endless list, all done so casually and with a smile.
The décor in this hotel is worth a look truly amazing and so much to see.
We stayed in room 113 a lovely room, very comfortable good size double bed, excellent hessian wallpaper. Love the attention to detail, even the remote control for the TV was in a plastic bag having been surgically cleaned!
We were on a business trip performing with our band at a local venue, so the hotel was paid for us, but I guess it’s not one of the cheapest hotels but this 5* is luxury.
We had breakfast this is as good as a breakfast could be 100% spot on. Once again fantastic staff.
Good location about a 15 minute walk to the harbour, but as it’s hilly we took the cab! Fully recommend this hotel with no hesitation.
The young girl on reception was just so bright and cheerful, but...... I guess she was working to order but we (5 of us booking in to 3 rooms) checked us in one room at a time, telling us all exactly the same thing: Breakfast times, even for Sunday although we are checking out on Saturday, about the wifi Etc Etc. She did this very politely and sincerely.
The staffs throughout the hotel are so nice they just can’t do enough for you. They ordered taxi’s for us, offered to turn the bed down, truly an endless list, all done so casually and with a smile.
The décor in this hotel is worth a look truly amazing and so much to see.
We stayed in room 113 a lovely room, very comfortable good size double bed, excellent hessian wallpaper. Love the attention to detail, even the remote control for the TV was in a plastic bag having been surgically cleaned!
We were on a business trip performing with our band at a local venue, so the hotel was paid for us, but I guess it’s not one of the cheapest hotels but this 5* is luxury.
We had breakfast this is as good as a breakfast could be 100% spot on. Once again fantastic staff.
Good location about a 15 minute walk to the harbour, but as it’s hilly we took the cab! Fully recommend this hotel with no hesitation.
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In September 2015, Truthfull_honest said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
We stayed 4 nights at the Duke of Richmond Hotel, celebrating our Wedding Anniversary. We had an Anniversary card delivered to our room that was signed by all the staff along with a small cake.
We did have a problem but this was resolved very quickly by the Restaurant Manager to our satisfaction.
The rooms were spotless.
We found all the staff were helpful and friendly and always helped with any requests, they are an example of excellent customer service and we have no hesitation in highly recommending the Duke of Richmond Hotel.
This is the first time that we have stayed in one of the Red Carnation group of hotels, and we hope to stay in one of their hotels in London soon.
We did have a problem but this was resolved very quickly by the Restaurant Manager to our satisfaction.
The rooms were spotless.
We found all the staff were helpful and friendly and always helped with any requests, they are an example of excellent customer service and we have no hesitation in highly recommending the Duke of Richmond Hotel.
This is the first time that we have stayed in one of the Red Carnation group of hotels, and we hope to stay in one of their hotels in London soon.
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In September 2015, Value-expector said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
We had room 303 allocated to us for our wedding anniversary. The decor was initially surprising! Large comfortable bed with a choice of ordinary or feather pillows.
We were on a B & B basis and the breakfast was better than adequate in both size and choice. There was also enough staff to be attentive, and when I accidentally dropped a butter knife there was someone at the table to pick it up before the sound of it dropping had stopped. The hotel staff were excellent, helpful and pleasant.
For a change, we decided to look about the town for lunch and evening meals, these all seemed to be just a tad pricey. The hotel is a good 10 -15 minutes walk from the front, and marina, is pretty steep and you need to be fairly fit. St. Peter Port we found to be a large town near a marina and Castle Cornet (worth a visit). but little else to visit as a tourist except Candie Park and it's museum, a tapestry done by the island's ladies and Victor Hugo's house. It was interesting to look out to sea and view the other islands of Alderney, Herme, Sark and Jersey and even on a clear day the distant coastline of Brittany. Also there were cruise ships occasionally mooring and the Condor ferry coming in.
The bus service is excellent from the bus station near the marina, and each and ALL rides are £1, whether 2 or 3 stops or right round the whole island. Much cheaper if you purchase a 1 Day or 2 Day or 7 Day Pass (which give unlimited rides for that period, We opted for a book of 20 separate tickets (cost £17) which brought down the price to 85p per ride. There are regular buses to and from the airport, a bargain at £1 all the way to St. Peter Port as opposed to around £15 for a taxi, bearing in mind a taxi will take you to your hotel. If you hire a car, remember you can't go fast, the streets are quite narrow and outside the capital the roads and lanes are only just passable for two vehicles!! (we noted numerous cars with scratches on the rear offside.)
We took several bus trips, Jerbourg on the S.E. corner, some nice walks from there,
Pembroke Bay on the N.W. corner, a delightful walk round a rugged coast with numerous WWII German emplacements still around, a nature reserve and a giant Millennium Stone set in part of the open golf course there. We also visited Cobo Bay and Vazon Bay, large open stretches of beach and clear water.
Traveling around the island it was a little sad to see the mainly now derelict greenhouses where once was grown the best Channel Islands tomatoes. The growers have been put out of business by foreign imports, the countries of which have been greatly subsidised to the Islands disadvantage.
Overall Guernsey was really nice relaxing Holiday.
We were on a B & B basis and the breakfast was better than adequate in both size and choice. There was also enough staff to be attentive, and when I accidentally dropped a butter knife there was someone at the table to pick it up before the sound of it dropping had stopped. The hotel staff were excellent, helpful and pleasant.
For a change, we decided to look about the town for lunch and evening meals, these all seemed to be just a tad pricey. The hotel is a good 10 -15 minutes walk from the front, and marina, is pretty steep and you need to be fairly fit. St. Peter Port we found to be a large town near a marina and Castle Cornet (worth a visit). but little else to visit as a tourist except Candie Park and it's museum, a tapestry done by the island's ladies and Victor Hugo's house. It was interesting to look out to sea and view the other islands of Alderney, Herme, Sark and Jersey and even on a clear day the distant coastline of Brittany. Also there were cruise ships occasionally mooring and the Condor ferry coming in.
The bus service is excellent from the bus station near the marina, and each and ALL rides are £1, whether 2 or 3 stops or right round the whole island. Much cheaper if you purchase a 1 Day or 2 Day or 7 Day Pass (which give unlimited rides for that period, We opted for a book of 20 separate tickets (cost £17) which brought down the price to 85p per ride. There are regular buses to and from the airport, a bargain at £1 all the way to St. Peter Port as opposed to around £15 for a taxi, bearing in mind a taxi will take you to your hotel. If you hire a car, remember you can't go fast, the streets are quite narrow and outside the capital the roads and lanes are only just passable for two vehicles!! (we noted numerous cars with scratches on the rear offside.)
We took several bus trips, Jerbourg on the S.E. corner, some nice walks from there,
Pembroke Bay on the N.W. corner, a delightful walk round a rugged coast with numerous WWII German emplacements still around, a nature reserve and a giant Millennium Stone set in part of the open golf course there. We also visited Cobo Bay and Vazon Bay, large open stretches of beach and clear water.
Traveling around the island it was a little sad to see the mainly now derelict greenhouses where once was grown the best Channel Islands tomatoes. The growers have been put out of business by foreign imports, the countries of which have been greatly subsidised to the Islands disadvantage.
Overall Guernsey was really nice relaxing Holiday.
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In September 2015, westie23 said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
Spent a couple of nights here and just wish we could have stayed longer. Our room overlooked the park and was very elegantly decorated with a large t.v., bathroom and a good selection of toiletries. Also a kettle, tea and scrummy biscuits. The bar and lounge are stylish and an outdoor terrace overlooks the outdoor swimming pool. Afternoon tea + champagne served on the terrace is very popular with a good variety of cakes and sandwiches. Reception and wait staff are all very friendly and efficient. breakfast is excellent with Continental plus a good menu of hot dishes including omelettes. All very well cooked and portions make lunch unnecessary. Excellent restaurant for dinner and lunch. Can't wait to return and also to try other Red Carnation hotels.
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In September 2015, James C said about Duke of Richmond Hotel
Hotel is very good with helpful friendly staff. Room that we have is comfortable and clean. We would recommend the Duke of Richmond hotel. Breakfast menu is very good and food cooked well and presented very well. We arrived very early on Saturday morning on ferry from Poole but they had a room ready and we able to rest after journey.
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In September 2015, 950Dave said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
This was a return visit to the OGH and we'll definitely be back again.
The service is truly 5 star (Harry Seepaul is fantastic - every hotel should have one!). The weather may have been awful, but that's when you appreciate a good hotel with great food.
The service is truly 5 star (Harry Seepaul is fantastic - every hotel should have one!). The weather may have been awful, but that's when you appreciate a good hotel with great food.
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In September 2015, johnwayne315927 said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
I and my colleague visited Guernsey again recently, in my case 36th years and my colleague 28 years of visiting Guernsey and stayed at the O.G.H as usual. As normal we made our hotel arrangements initially through General Manage,r Andrew Chantrell and asked for and received the rooms we had requested at a reduced cost - no doubt as we are 'old stagers'. From then the arrangements we made were perfectly adhered to and it was great to see some of the staff again who have been at the O.G.H. for many years including Harry Seepaul, Client Services Director and Ken, Restaurant Manager, to name a few. This speaks volumes in itself because the hotel & restaurant business has a well known regular turn over of staff, so obviously they must be contented in their lot. The service was as usual friendly, efficient and caring without being over fussy, from the kind and courteous lady Receptionists and beyond. We were well looked after and in a personal kind of way. God willing we will return next year at least once.
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In September 2015, M L said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
Just had a 3 night stay here, and everything was absolutely first class, breakfast was great and the staff superb, cannot fault anything here. It truly is five star, will certainly come back again.
Also Europcar was best car hire company.
We visited the International food festival over the weekend, really great
Also Europcar was best car hire company.
We visited the International food festival over the weekend, really great
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In September 2015, Chris W said about Old Government House Hotel & Spa
Hotel location in St Peter Port, staff and accommodation were excellent. The staff in particular all went the extra mile to help. When Condor ferries created a problem in returning home the staff looked after us and extended our room booking for the day. Food was high standard breakfast and evenings. The only negative was the Indian restaurant within the hotel which although the food was good the atmosphere was almost church or library like.
Spa and pool were well maintained and very well run.
Spa and pool were well maintained and very well run.
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