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Offline Hugo

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« Reply #4665 on: November 23, 2014, 10:48:43 pm »
Down at the cloisters

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« Reply #4666 on: November 24, 2014, 07:21:44 am »
Don't really know but I'll have a pop at the Tre Ysgawen in Llangefni.  😄
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« Reply #4667 on: November 24, 2014, 08:33:03 am »
A good try Yorkie but it's not correct but at least you are in the right county.

This view from the dining room  should give it away

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« Reply #4668 on: November 24, 2014, 08:37:15 am »
Always a pleasure to sit there sipping coffee and looking at the glorious view...

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« Reply #4669 on: November 24, 2014, 08:48:03 am »
Or enjoy a nice relaxing bath!

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« Reply #4670 on: November 24, 2014, 09:03:12 am »
Plas Rhianfa! Or whatever they have renamed it these days! (Chateaux?)
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4671 on: November 24, 2014, 09:26:17 am »
That will do nicely ME   well done &well&

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« Reply #4672 on: November 24, 2014, 09:28:43 am »
The owners renamed it Chateau Rhianfa, in order to make it sound a little more grand, I assume. Were you staying there, Hugo?

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« Reply #4673 on: November 24, 2014, 10:20:21 am »
No, but I wish I was.     We had a Travelzoo voucher which entitled the two of us for Sunday Lunch.   The voucher cost £50.00 and we had a five course meal and a glass of wine or a beer which was included in the price.   It was a nice treat and we have another voucher for December so we'll be back again soon.        $good$
Travelzoo also had an afternoon tea offer of £25.00 for two with a conducted tour around the property and I'd recommend it to anyone for that special treat

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« Reply #4674 on: November 24, 2014, 10:51:09 am »
It's a lovely hotel, but I've never been a fan of their Chateau Dining Experience (basically a communal evening meal) and I found their cooked breakfast a little underwhelming. Hard to recommend a stay at full price, but voucher offers are often available out of season.

The public rooms are fantastic, so opulent:

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« Reply #4675 on: November 24, 2014, 11:17:54 am »
I would have loved to go back and stay at this hotel but like DaveR I was completely put off by their pretentious "Chateau Dining Experience." The owners must have their head in the sand to go on with this arrangement when quite clearly it is unpopular with so many and I believe there is still no alternative in the evening.
Here is an example from a Tripadvisor reviewer last week.
"We had booked the evening dining experience and were rather taken aback to discover that dinner was to take place in a small room with ten people sat around one table.
We were expecting an intimate and relaxed dinner at a table for two in the banqueting hall but instead spent a rather awkward couple of hours in the company of complete strangers.
We are personable and open minded people but a few of the other guests were intent on dominating the evening with their unasked for opinions and ideas about how to save the World.
We came for a dining experience not a meet your neighbor social evening."

Hugo, I presume your lunch was served in the normal way?

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« Reply #4676 on: November 24, 2014, 12:28:31 pm »
We certainly wouldn't consider returning unless they revised their evening meal arrangements.  &shake&

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4677 on: November 24, 2014, 01:11:09 pm »
We had lunch in the banqueting room and as we were the first there we chose the window table for two near the open fire.  A few more came in later and occupied the window seats but there weren't many people there though which may say something.
The service and quality of the food was faultless though and I'm looking forward to my next Sunday Lunch there in December.
For the offer of £25.00 per person I thought it was good value especially as the Peroni I chose was included in the price.  If it was the normal price then we probably wouldn't have gone but we did enjoy the experience

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #4678 on: November 30, 2014, 08:58:49 am »
            Easy one for a Sunday! Where would you find this little church in the North Wales area?

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« Reply #4679 on: November 30, 2014, 02:26:58 pm »
            Easy one for a Sunday! Where would you find this little church in the North Wales area?
             I'm sure that almost everyone would have mentioned the name of this church at one time or another in a certain context, it's not where you expect it should be by that refererence but it has Flemish connections.........

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