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Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre Bristol
£95
Stoneycroft Hotel Leicester
£39
Appleby Park Hotel
Blackwell Grange Hotel
£59
£53.10
Tamworth
Darlington
Ashley Villa
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Kenwood Guest Ardsley House House Hotel
£79
£37
Selsdon Park Hotel & Golf Club Croydon
Stoke on Trent
Barnsley
£47.70
Winchester Royal Hotel
Arnos Manor Hotel
£107
£58.50
Winchester
Bristol
£79
Norfolk Arms Hotel
Shillingford Bridge Hotel
Southampton Park Hotel
£89.10
£89
£53.10
Arundel
Didcot
Southampton
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Novotel London Pratt’s Hotel Bath Heathrow West Drayton
£80.10
£104
Cedars Hotel & Restaurant Stowmarket
£69.50
The Grafton Guest House Felixstowe
£35
Stratton House Chester Court Hotel Hotel Cirencester
£80.10
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Wheatsheaf Pub Haywards Heath
£50
£45
Queensberry Hotel
Gadlys Country Red House House Hotel Hotel
Lyndhurst Park Hotel
£45
£65
£44.10
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Wessex Hotel Bournemouth
£53.10
Cemaes Bay
Deans Place Hotel Alfriston
£65
Torquay
£40
Duke Of York Ilminster
£61.50
Lyndhurst
Clarion Collection Hotel Cromwell Stevenage Stevenage
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Ibis Styles London Excel Royal Victoria Dock, Docklands, London E16 3BY 70 On-site £10 fee
Dining
Bar
Free Wi-Fi
24hr Reception
Starting from £59
Ibis Styles London Excel Starting from £59 The ibis Styles London Excel is newly refurbished throughout and located opposite the ExCel Exhibition Centre, adjacent to the Custom House DLR Station. There`s a café serving baguettes and coffee, a Steak House Restaurant for A La Carte dining as well as a traditional English pub serving drinks and food. Guests can enjoy `complimentary` full English & Continental breakfast in the morning served in the Camilla Breakfast room.
The O2 Arena, London City Airport, Olympic Park and Canary Wharf can be reached in 15 minutes by public transport, with the Emirates Air Line (cable car) a 10 minute walk. Canning Town Tube Station is only 2 stops on the DLR and offers direct access to Canary Wharf, Central London and the West End. Each bedroom has a new Ibis sweet bed for added bedtime comfort, en suite power shower, a widescreen satellite TV and tea/coffee making facilities. read more...
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Mandalay Picton House Hotel 122 Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London W2 1UB Dining
24hr Reception
Starting from ÂŁ75
Mandalay Picton House Hotel Starting from ÂŁ75 The Mandalay Picton House Hotel is located in charming tree-lined Sussex Gardens. It is situated in a beautiful 19th Century Victorian mid-terrace. Paddington Main Line Rail and Underground are only 5 minutes on foot. It is a small, clean and quality hotel run by the Ally family, who speak Norwegian fluently. There are 18 en-suite rooms: twin, double, triple and family. All rooms have a television, hair dryer and tea/ coffee making facilities. read more...
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Grange Guest House Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 5NQ Lounge
Free Wi-Fi
Golf
Starting from ÂŁ40
8.7 out of 10
Grange Guest House Starting from ÂŁ40 Grange Guest House is a family run Edwardian house providing good value bed and breakfast accommodation. We are 600 meters from the train and bus stations offering fast links into London, Cambridge and Stansted airport. We are close to the historic town centre with its many restaurants, bars and shops. Free wifi is available and French is also spoken. Free public parking is possible at a location nearby read more...
Check in/out Check in from 15:00 Check out from 12:00 Average Guest Rating 8.7 out of 10 Recommended by
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Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant Polperro Road, Looe, Cornwall PL13 2JS
60 On-site Free
Dining
Lounge/Bar
Free Wi-Fi
7 Bedrooms
Starting from £115
9.6 out of 10
Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant Starting from £115 In 4 acres of beautiful grounds, this 3 star (AA) hotel is rated amongst the top 20 hotels in Cornwall and has two AA Rosette awards for food excellence. The Trelaske Hotel freshly prepares meals using locally sourced seasonal produce. Fresh fish and shellfish come from the Cornish fishing port of Looe. Meat is sourced from award-winning Cornish farms. Much of the fruit, vegetables and herbs are from the hotel’s own grounds.
With just 7 rooms, guests receive attentive, individual service. All of the spacious, comfortable rooms have lovely views over the surrounding countryside. Free private parking is available on site and there is also a cosy bar and comfortable lounges with real open fireplaces. read more...
Summer/Autumn Dinner B&B package from £150 per night
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Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Gloucester, Gloucestershire Starting from
£80.10
The city of Gloucester tells a thousand tales and where better to explore it than from Bowden Hall, a firm favourite for short breaks.
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Mercure Inverness Hotel Inverness, Inverness-shire Starting from
£93.50
Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel Hull, East Yorkshire Starting from
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£89
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Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Maidstone, Kent Starting from
£67.50
Mercure Maidstone - right in the heart of the beautiful Kent countryside, the hotel has easy access to transport links.
Mercure London Watford Hotel Watford, Hertfordshire Starting from
£105
Mercure Leicester The Grand Hotel Leicester, Leicestershire Starting from
£55.20
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Mercure Kidderminster Hotel Kidderminster, Worcestershire Starting from
£69
Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel Tunbridge Wells, Kent Starting from
£89
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Selection of Jupiter Hotels
Mercure Glasgow Glasgow, Stathclyde Starting from
£76
Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel Bradford, West Yorkshire Starting from
£49
Mercure Newbury Elcot Park Newbury, Berkshire Starting from
£112.50
Mercure Swansea Hotel Swansea, West Glamorgan Starting from
£95
Quality Hotel Kings Lynn Kings Lynn, Norfolk Starting from
£69
Mercure Norwich Hotel Norwich, Norfolk Starting from
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Mercure Livingston Hotel Livingston, Lothian Starting from
£76
Mercure Burton Upon Trent Newton Park
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Starting from
£76.50
Mercure Perth Hotel Perth, Perthshire Starting from
£56 was £75
Mercure Ayr Hotel Ayr, Ayrshire Starting from
£105
Mercure Bristol North The Grange Hotel Bristol, Gloucestershire Starting from
Edinburgh, Midlothian Starting from
£96
£98.10
Quality Hotel Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Starting from
£57.60
Quality Hotel Colchester Colchester, Essex Starting from
£44.10
Clarion Collection Hotel Cromwell Stevenage Stevenage, Hertfordshire Starting from
Mercure Edinburgh City - Princes Street Hotel
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£79
Quality Hotel Peterborough
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Starting from
£62.10
Talbot Ripley Woking, Surrey Starting from
£89
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Summer Special Offers Tudor Rose Hotel Beverley
Dudley Races - 2 nights min. From £95 per night
Offer available from: 4th July 2014 to 5th July 2014 only.
Llangoed Hall Brecon
Romantic Champagne Break* From £400 per night was £690
Haleys Hotel Leeds
Advanced Purchase Rate - 2 nights (Must book 10 days prior) From £52.50 per night was £62.50 TDF July ‘14 - 3rd to 5th July 2014 From £77.50 per night
Midweek Autumn Gold Package From £300 per night was £340 Weekend Autumn Gold Package
Offers available from: 4th April 2014 to 21st December 2014, unless otherwise stated.
From £350 per night was £390 June Summer Promotion
From £105 per night was £200
Subject to availability, terms and conditions apply. See website for more details and when the deals are valid from and to. *2 nights minimum.
Corn Mill Lodge Hotel Leeds
Trelaske Hotel & Restaurant Looe
Summer Dinner B&B Offer
From £170 per night was £182 Autumn Dinner B&B Offer From £150 per night was £170 Offer available from: 1st June 2014 to 19th October 2014.
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Bagden Hall Hotel Huddersfield
Discounted Rates
£75 per night was £130
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Chequers Newbury
International Hotel Derby
Discounted Rates
Newbury
Discounted Rates
From
£83.50 per night was £128.50
From £44 per night was £89
Paragon Hotel Birmingham
Discounted Rates
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£56.25 per night was £100
Kimberley Hotel Harrogate
Star Hotel Southampton
Discounted Rates From
£35 per night was £55
Buckingham Hotel High Wycombe
Discounted Rates From
£37 per night was £77
Gretna Hall Hotel Gretna Green
Kimberley Dinner Special - 2 nights From £99 per night was £230 Discounted Rates From £79 per night was £110
Best Western Cumberland Hotel Harrow
Discounted Rates From £73 per night was £101
Discounted Rates From
£40 per night was £109
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Shepton Mallet 2.6 miles away
£39
Oakhill Inn Bath 5.1 miles away
£120
Wookey Hole Hotel
Wessex Hotel
£39.99
£56.50
Wells 5.5 miles away
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Majestic Hotel
The Aber Hotel
Kings Cross Thistle Inn Hotel Hotel Euston
£45
£90
£130 was £140
Finsbury Park 0.5 miles away
Crouch End 0.9 miles away
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Euston 2.5 miles away
Euston 4.1 miles away
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Lomond Hills Hotel
Mercure Perth Hotel
Golden Acorn Duchally Wetherlodge Country Est.
£64.95
£56 was £75
£75 was £80
Glenrothes 10.3 miles away
Perth 10.2 miles away
Novotel Reading
The Forbury Hotel
£71
£198
Reading Centre 0.7 miles away
Reading 0.9 miles away
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Reading/Leeds
Auchterarder 11.6 miles away
£99
22nd - 24th AUGUST 2014 Reading/Leeds
Ibis Leeds Centre
De Vere Oulton Hall
£62
£149
Leeds 9.2 miles away
Leeds 8.9 miles away
Edinburgh Tattoo Novotel Edinburgh Edinburgh 0.5 miles away
£180
No11 Hotel & Brasserie Edinburgh 0.7 miles away
£49 was £89
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23 Mayfield
Ellwyn Hotel
£160
£35
Edinburgh 1.5 miles away
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Edinburgh 2.3 miles away
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Syed Pirzada Director at Dial House Hotel How long have you worked at Dial House Hotel? Just over 2 years now, about 2 years and one month.
What do you love most about your job? Honestly, everything. I love my job. Always the people with their different expectations and demands daily. I love the variety.
What is the most rewarding thing about working within this industry? The satisfied customer.
What one word best describes you? Reliable.
What is the best piece of career advice you have ever been given? To keep at it, work hard and always be alert with your common sense.
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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? I’m very happy where I am.
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Dial House Hotel Crowthorne, Berkshire
Dial House Hotel Crowthorne, Berkshire Starting from
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