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Aug 3, 2015, 12:14 pm
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Aug 3, 2015, 7:32 pm
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Aug 4, 2015, 2:52 pm
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It's better just to keep an eye/ear on the "next stop will be" indicators and alight at "New Road".
Aug 7, 2015, 3:39 am
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I do this stop all the time. In fact, did it again this morning.
Another visual cue is the McDonald's on the left hand side - once you see the McDonald's you can hit the stop button. The McDonald's is before the Marriott.
Aug 7, 2015, 3:43 am
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No more Platinum upcharge for the Breakfast Buffet in the restaurant
Confirmed that as of a few weeks ago, Platinum members are no longer to be charged the quasi-lame 2 quid upcharge to have buffet breakfast in the restaurant. Apparently many Platinum members complained so they removed the charge.
I find the breakfast buffet in the restaurant better since there is a bigger spread and a made to order chef. I like the Club Lounge for its quasi exclusivity during the mornings... not as loud and busy as the restaurant full of plebs
I find the breakfast buffet in the restaurant better since there is a bigger spread and a made to order chef. I like the Club Lounge for its quasi exclusivity during the mornings... not as loud and busy as the restaurant full of plebs
Aug 7, 2015, 6:59 am
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Confirmed that as of a few weeks ago, Platinum members are no longer to be charged the quasi-lame 2 quid upcharge to have buffet breakfast in the restaurant. Apparently many Platinum members complained so they removed the charge.
I find the breakfast buffet in the restaurant better since there is a bigger spread and a made to order chef. I like the Club Lounge for its quasi exclusivity during the mornings... not as loud and busy as the restaurant full of plebs
I find the breakfast buffet in the restaurant better since there is a bigger spread and a made to order chef. I like the Club Lounge for its quasi exclusivity during the mornings... not as loud and busy as the restaurant full of plebs
Aug 7, 2015, 12:49 pm
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Same here. On our more recent visits with the baby they usually give us a private area when the restaurant is quieter to keep Madame from disrupting the breakfast of others with her random shrieks.
Aug 9, 2015, 5:01 am
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Having stayed at this property about 40 times now (not much, but more than others), I used to get charged about 50% of the time - it seemed hit and miss and on the whim of the restaurant.
Now it's officially official!
Aug 9, 2015, 5:02 am
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Aug 10, 2015, 7:28 pm
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During my stay, it was the families with kids who were loud and inconsiderate, in the hallways and elevators as well as in the lounge.
Mar 24, 2017, 7:35 am
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Evening club lounge selection, 18:00 to 20:00.
2 hot items, served in silver domed warmers : potato and leek tartlets, chicken skewers, plus
Crisps (potato chips), nachos, with (home made) tomato salsa, mustard and sour cream dips :
Peanuts and dried fruits :
Canapé selection, todays was prawn, trout pate and hummus :
Dessert selection : individual (yummy) cheesecakes, cake slices and fruit salads :
Beverages - red & white wines, 4 different beers, sodas & waters (plus a selection of mixers in a separate fridge) :
Teas, coffee and biscuits.
2 hot items, served in silver domed warmers : potato and leek tartlets, chicken skewers, plus
Crisps (potato chips), nachos, with (home made) tomato salsa, mustard and sour cream dips :
Peanuts and dried fruits :
Canapé selection, todays was prawn, trout pate and hummus :
Dessert selection : individual (yummy) cheesecakes, cake slices and fruit salads :
Beverages - red & white wines, 4 different beers, sodas & waters (plus a selection of mixers in a separate fridge) :
Teas, coffee and biscuits.
Last edited by Oxon Flyer; Mar 24, 2017 at 7:41 am
Mar 29, 2017, 4:36 pm
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Thanks for the photos, Oxon Flyer. The evening food seems to be same as always! I'll be there twice over the next 2 weeks and will try to remember to post the hot food rotation.
I must say though that in the dozens of stays I've had there, I'd never seen ice buckets of beer (or soda or water). Must be new? Certainly a welcome change for my (admittedly American) tastes for colder brews.
I must say though that in the dozens of stays I've had there, I'd never seen ice buckets of beer (or soda or water). Must be new? Certainly a welcome change for my (admittedly American) tastes for colder brews.
Mar 30, 2017, 6:08 am
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I've seen them pretty regularly the past few years on my previous stays as they usually put a few soft drinks in with the beers and I started getting the Cokes from the bucket. They do disappear for a while though when they need replenishing.
Mar 30, 2017, 6:31 am
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Sorry to burst the bubble, but on this particular occasion, the beer fridge was faulty, and empty.