We live up to our name... The Who’d A Thought It is full of surprises. Tucked away in the sleepy Kent countryside, our boutique hotel is a hive of character, quirkiness and outrageous unconventionality. What is there to say about The Who’d a Thought It? The building is a restored sixteenth century pub, no doubt the site of countless parties and celebrations over the centuries, and is now a luxurious Champagne bar, restaurant and hotel. At the Whody, you can expect to have a truly unique and memorable experience whether you join us for the night, a meal or just a drink. Our restaurant offers classical English dishes, carefully prepared with local ingredients, plenty of attention to detail and the Whody Characteristic Flair. As a hotel, we’re chock full of character and charm – each suite boasts its own singular personality. Whether you’re looking for classical romantic elegance or stylish contemporary themes, we can provide something you won’t find anywhere else. No matter your preference, your room will be fitted with flat screen TVs, hot drink-making facilities and en suite bathrooms. Select rooms also offer four-poster beds, jacuzzi baths, hot tubs and complementary champagne from our outstandingly well-stocked stores.
Tel:+44 (0) 1622 858 951 E-Mail:joe@whodathoughtit.com Address:Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Nr Lenham, Kent, ME17 2AR
The Whody Experience
NEW - The Colloseum The Colloseum Suite is BRAND NEW FOR 2019. The Suite has strong Roman Architectural influences. with Solid stone columns surrounding the Spa Bath. The interior of the Suite is adorned with crushed velvet showing a sign of pure luxury and the highest grade of comfort imaginable. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us. BRAND NEW SUITE FOR 2019
Vegas Suite The presidential suite is the Who’d A Thought It’s largest room, combining complete luxury and style with the uniqueness of this exquisite venue. This room boasts a 9ft bed, under beautiful crystal chandeliers. Pure opulence awaits anyone who stayed in this one-of-a-kind room – not only does this room have two private hot tubs inside and out, it also has a shower steam room to help you kick back, relax and de-stress. There is a massive 60inch Tv in the lounge and a further TV in the bedroom, with the full sky package including movies and sports channels. All rooms come with super fast internet Wi-Fi. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a spa bath with shower and steam room. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
The Dom Suite A super luxurious, very spacious suite with large French baroque bed and leather sofas in the seating area. There is an in-room giant hot tub featuring mood lighting plus a separate large bathroom and shower. Outside on the private patio is your own hot-tub with loungers. The room also features the latest technology TV and sound system. There is a massive 55inch TV with full sky package including movies and sports channels, and all rooms come with super fast internet Wi-Fi complimentary. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a spa bath with shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Ace Of Spades The Ace of Spades, Swarovski inspired room has several striking features with the Swarovski crystal ‘Manhattan” bath taking centre stage. It has over 27,000 Swarovski crystals individually added to it in 5 different sizes and was specially commissioned for us here at the Who’d a Thought It and took over 8 weeks to complete. The mirrored shard bar also makes a lovely place to sit and enjoy your champagne. The mirrored bed is also complemented by the New York skyline. The room comes with a massive 60inch Tv with full sky package including movies and sports channels, and all rooms come with super fast internet Wi-Fi complimentary. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a spa bath with shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
The Lodge A luxurious suite with large French baroque bed and sofas in the seating area. There is an in-room hot tub plus a separate en-suite and shower. Outside on the private patio is your own hot-tub with lounger and country views. The room also features TV and bluetooth speaker. A 40 inch TV and full sky package including movies and sports channels, this room comes with limited internet Wifi. The bathroom boasts Clarins toiletries and shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a *complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast.
Laurent Perrier Room This lavish room offers an outdoor hot-tub on its own private decked area complete with sun loungers. This room has bold colours set against a white canvas with arty graffiti on the wall giving the room that retro feel. Your bathroom features a rainfall shower, luxury toiletries and a stand alone bath. The lounge has two white leather Italian sofas, a small bar and a 65inch TV with full Sky package. You have tea and coffee making facilities along with spring water, chocolate and complimentary champagne when booked direct. Your bedroom offers a super king bed and a 49inch tv with full Sky package. The LP room has super fast internet Wifi included.. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Champagne & Shoes This room’s signature erotic style is provided by its circular bed, mirrored ceiling and dance pole. It has now been upgraded with a luxurious outside hottub on a private patio as well as the hot-tub in the bathroom and overhead shower. This room comes with 42inch TV with full sky package including movies and sports channels, and all rooms come with super fast Wi-Fi complimentary. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Roederer Cristal Room This beautiful aquamarine and gold room is an extra large suite and is art deco in style, with a huge bed, comfortable lounge area with two chaise lounges and open-plan bathroom with indoor spa bath. Sliding doors lead to a private patio area with your circular private hot-tub. This room comes with 42inch TV with full sky package including movies and sports channels, and all rooms come with super fast Wi-Fi complimentary. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
LP Alexandra Room The LP Alexandra is a Versace inspired room. Along with the traditional Versace style, this room shows off its style and personality through its expensive finishings and lavish colours. The LP Alexandra has 2 hot tubs, inside and out, with a private walled patio area and sun loungers. Inside, with gold finishings around the bath tub and leopard skin on the floor, you really get a true feel for this well known Italian brand. The LP Alexandra also has an up-to-date sound system with bluetooth connection so you can listen to your favourite music. As well as a 50 inch smart TV to watch your favourite films or Sky TV. This room has complimentary super fast WiFi connection. If you enjoy style, fashion and top-quality facilities this is a room for you. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Piper Heidsieck Room This contemporary style room has a large Baroque bed and a private decked area with a large private conservatory and a out door hot- tub. The en-suite bathroom has a spa bath and separate shower. 2 Flat screen TV’s 55inch and 40inch and full sky package including movies and sports channels is included, along with super fast internet Wifi complimentary. The bathroom boasts luxury toiletries and a spa bath. Outside there is a luxurious hot tub. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Lanson Black The colour black, the symbol of elegance. This was the perfect champagne to name this room after. This room has wall to wall black armadillo style wallpaper, a double bed and a double cuddle sofa. A massive 60inch TV and full sky package including movies and sports channels, all rooms come with super fast internet Wifi complimentary. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a spa bath with shower. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Billicart Our Billicart room is contemporary elegance at its best, with a mirrored feature wall and wonderful gold and turquoise colours. This room has its own private bar and a large marbled bathroom. A massive 55inch TV and full sky package including movies and sports channels is included, along with super fast internet Wifi are complimentary. The bathroom boasts luxury toiletries and a spa bath big enough for two. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Bollinger Room The Bollinger Room is a spacious silver and crystal-themed room, with a luxuriously large bed and private patio area with outdoor seating. The room boasts a 49 inch flat screen TV with the full Sky package including movies and sports channels, and like all of our rooms it features super fast complimentary wifi. In the bathroom you’ll find a beautiful circular spa bath and overhead shower. Tea and coffee making facilities are included, and spring water can be found in the private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Deutz Our Deutz room is our most natural room, with wooden flooring and animal hides in abundance. Beautiful cow hides for the floor and the bed. This is truly a room to get you back to your animal instincts. A massive 60inch Tv and full sky package including movies and sports channels, all rooms come with super fast internet Wifi. The bathroom boasts toiletries and a spa bath with shower. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Pol Roger White and Zebra print room, this room is set in wall to wall luxury white with zebra flooring and has a crisp modern feel.This room has a double bed with Egyptian cotton sheets and 2 large chandeliers as well as a double white and crystal sofa. A massive 60inch TV and full sky package including movies and sports channels is included, along with super fast internet Wifi complimentary. The bathroom boasts luxury toiletries and a spa bath. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Perrier Jouet Room The Perrier Jouet is a traditional style room with a four post bed. The bathroom has marble floor and features a Jacuzzi bath and separate shower. A 42inch TV and full sky package including movies and sports channels is included, along with super fast internet Wifi complimentary. The bathroom boasts luxury toiletries and a spa bath. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
Pommery The Pommery room is themed on a Gentleman’s Club with dark wood panelling to the walls and a large, dark wood sleigh bed. There is a corner bath in the bedroom and a separate shower wet-room. A 30inch TV and full sky package including movies and sports channels is included, along with super fast internet Wifi complimentary. Tea and coffee facilities are in your room along with spring water in your private fridge. This room comes with a complimentary bottle of champagne and breakfast when booking direct with us.
DINING
Dining at The Who’d A Thought It Our restaurant offers Classic English dishes, carefully prepared with local ingredients, plenty of attention to detail and the characteristic Whody flair.
DINING
Dining at The Who’d A Thought It As our name suggests, we aim to surprise and delight and the same is true of our restaurant. We pride ourselves on offering a regularly changing, wideranging selection of dishes. Traditional meals with fresh, local ingredients are expanded upon and improved with flair, creativity and innovative methods. Browse our menus as a guide, but beware that our menus change to reflect the seasons, the crops, the hunts and the catches. Rest assured, though, the quality never dips and the servicelevel, atmosphere and memorable surroundings are unmatched anywhere in Kent. We endeavour to update our menus regularly. Please be aware these menus are subject to change.
Fashion Trends of 2019 e don’t want to jinx ourselves, but it seems as though W the weather may have finally started to change and decided
to catch up with the summer season. After a month of no sun at all, followed by weeks spent sheltering in a doorways taking cover from torrential rain one minute, and from our sweaty train neighbour’s dripping forehead the next, we’d like to officially declare we have hit the start of summer. As we celebrate an official change in season we thought it was time to welcome a fresh new wardrobe. As this Summer is set to be an absolute scorcher, you can kiss goodbye to your little black dress and say hello to the little white dress. Influencers are dubbing the LWD the new staple addition to your summer wardrobe.
1. Little White Dress
This season there’s a new girl in town. And she’s a close relative... We’re dubbing the LWD - 10 out of 10 for creativity, it seems our trusty black number has had a fresh update for the new season in the form of, well, a white incarnation. It’s really up to you, the style you choose as all manner of white dresses are hitting the trend-nail on the head.
2. Over-Sized Hats If you so much as glanced at your social media accounts last summer, you no doubt spotted a Jacquemus La Bomba hat. It seems brands are looking for similar cult status next season by producing their own beautiful incarnations that we already can’t get enough of. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled along the high street as these hats are set to be this summers no1 accessory.
3. Sensible Shorts Last Summer saw Cycling shorts stealing the show in on-trend fashion. Thankfully 2019 is looking a little looser, as sensible long and loose fitted shorts are making their comeback. Tailored, micro, knee-length... You may just be giving your skirts a few months off as trends look to the more boyish alternative for our new summer go-to.
4. Tight Pleats Having been a sucess in the summer of 2018 pleats are back for another year but this time they’re much more intricate. Tighter than before, the micro pleat provides maximum impact as it generates not only more movement but also a more fluctuating silhouette as it expands and contracts.
5. Tie Dye I know what you’re thinking we were all as surprised at the return of this 60s print, but it seems tie-dye truly is back in fashion. Admittedly, 2019’s take on the trend is a hell of a lot chicer. The combinations are endless but if you’re anything like us - you’ll likely favour a more subtle beach maxi.
Forever Hair & Beauty At Forever Hair & Beauty, they have a professional team of ladies, who take great pride in their work.Their aim is to make you feel calm, relaxed and important either in the salon or if they come to the Hotel.They listen to want you would like,and they will always be happy to give you their professional advice.
Here are two of their Beauty Rooms, where lots of different Beauty Treatments are done. Please check out our website and social media sites for all of our services. They have won many awards for their Hair & Beauty, and also styled some of the celebrities at the London Palladium, for Dame Vera Lynn’s 100 th Birthday. Forever have been in a few magazines for Bridal Hair & Makeup, and have done Hair and Makeup for several photo shoots.
Monday 9am - 5pm, (5pm - 9pm appointment only) Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm, (5pm - 9pm appointment only) Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 8.30pm - 4.30pm
01795 351614
32 High Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4PD
www.foreverhair.org
The Whody Boudoir Dress Boutique Come and see our fantastic fashion boutique at the Who’d A Thought It where we have a range of clothes, jewellery, bags, shoes, accessories and more. Our ladies’ boudoir is something completely unique to the Who’d A Thought It. It offers stylish, fashionable clothing and accessories for those of exquisite taste. Peruse beautiful dresses, jewellery, bags, shows and throws – all replete with the typical Whody sense of flair and elegance. You won’t find anything quite like it anywhere else in Kent, so enquire at the bar if you can have a look around. And don’t forget – All diners get 10% off.
Popular Cusines for 2019 From surging health trends to hidden veg and Burmese cuisine, this is going to be another rollercoaster year in how we cook, shop, drink and eat at home and in restaurants.
Sri Lankan Street Food
Sri Lankan Restaurants are becoming more and more popular and the success of the M&S Taste Asia range have put Sri Lankan food on the brink of a breakthrough. Think hoppers (bowl-shaped rice flour pancakes), kottu roti (fried veg, eggs, shredded roti and curry, as sold by street stall Kottu Lanka) and pol sambol coconut relish. Finally Sri Lankan food is now recognised in its own right instead of being lumped under the Indian umbrella we’re not having an “Indian� anymore, Sri lankan food is getting the recognition it deserves.
Burmese Cuisine
Modern Burmese cuisine comes in two general varieties: coastal and inland. The cuisine in the coastal areas, such as that in the main city Yangon, makes extensive use of fish and seafood-based products like fish sauce and ngapi (fermented seafood). The cuisine in inland regions, such as Upper Myanmar and hill regions, tends to use more meat and poultry although modern inland cooking too has incorporated freshwater fish and shrimp as a source of protein in several ways: fresh, salted whole or filleted, salted and dried, made into a salty paste, or fermented sour and pressed. Burmese cuisine also includes a variety of salads (a thoke), centred on one major ingredient, ranging from starches like rice, wheat and rice noodles, glass noodles and vermicelli, to potato, ginger, tomato, kaffir lime, long bean, lahpet (pickled tea leaves), and ngapi (fish paste). These salads have always been popular as fast foods in Burmese cities. Mohinga is the traditional breakfast dish and is Burma’s national dish.
Meat Free Choices
Britain’s attitude to meat is rapidly changing. When Marston’s pubs are serving a ‘bleeding’ burger, and restaurants as varied as Gauthier Soho and the Hackney chippy Sutton & Sons are in various stages of turning vegan, clearly something seismic is happening. According to recent data, 3.5 million people now identify as vegan, 20% of under-35s have tried veganism, and 25% of our evening meals are now meat-free. With ever increasing health risks being linked to meat products people are actively cutting down their meat intake. This growth in plant-based eating, is also causing major retailers to increase the number of vegan foods and drinks they stock.
Hidden Vegetables
In our ever-changing society, major retailers are constantly on the look out for product substitutions or as we call it ‘Hidden Vegetables’ Dr Oetker’s new Yes, for instance, is a Pizza vegetable-dough base. This is indicative of how many people are keen to cut down on carbs and increase their intake of vegetables – but without forgoing life’s indulgences. You can expect to see more hidden vegetable products hitting our supermarket shelves in 2019.
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We are an independent florist based in the beautiful market town of West Malling, Kent. We offer a whimsical style of floristry using seasonal and natural flowers for all occasions from day to day arrangements, celebration bouquets, wedding and event floristry. We will be providing the in house floristry for the hotel and beautiful bouquets for the guests in each of their rooms.
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Trending Cocktails of 2019
Pornstar Martini
Ingredients • 4 passion fruit aproximately 60ml /2 fl oz of juice • 100 ml 3 ½ fl oz Vodka or Vanilla vodka • 2 tbsp Passoa liqueur (passionfruit liqueur) • 1 tbsp lime juice or more to taste • Drop of vanilla extract (leave out if using Vanilla vodka) • Chilled Champagne or Prosecco to serve on the side • 1 passion fruit , sliced or halved to garnish Instructions 1. Slice the passion fruit and scoop out the seeds into a small sieve and extract the juice. 2. Half fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, passionfruit liqueur lime juice, sugar syrup, vanilla extract and shake hard for 30 seconds. 3. Adjust flavour to suit by adding lime juice or sugar syrup as needed. 4. Strain the drink into cocktail glasses and garnish with passion fruit. 5. Serve with shots of chilled Prosecco or Champagne on the side.
Espresso Martini
Ingredients • 100g golden caster sugar • ice • 100ml vodka • 50ml freshly brewed espresso coffee • 50ml coffee liqueur (we used Kahlua) • 4 coffee beans (optional) Instructions 1. Put the caster sugar in a small pan over a medium heat and pour in 50ml water. Stir, and bring to the boil. 2. Allow the mixture to cool. Put 2 martini glasses in the fridge to chill. 3. When sugar syrup is cold, pour 1 tbsp into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice, the vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. 4. Strain into the chilled glasses. Garnish with coffee beans if you like.
Kir Royal Ingredients • 1 tbsp crème de cassis • Champagne • 1 fresh or frozen blackberry
Instructions 1. Pour the crème de cassis into the bottom of a champagne flute. 2. Top with chilled champagne and garnish with the fresh or frozen blackberry.
Margarita
Ingredients • 1 1/2 ounces tequila • 1/2 ounce triple sec (Cointreau is recommended) • 1 ounce lime juice (fresh) • Garnish: lime wedge • Optional: salt or sugar for rimming Instructions 1. salt the rim of a chilled cocktail or margarita glass. 2. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. 3. Shake well. 4. Strain into the prepared glass with or without fresh ice. 5. Garnish with a lime wedge.