‘For no other reason than love & friendship’

We are lucky enough to receive hundreds, if not thousands of online reviews and guest emails every year, and we show our appreciation by responding personally to every single message that people are kind enough to send. The fact that we email every guest asking for...

What’s on in Guildford May 2025

We will begin our monthly roundup of shows and events with our great friends at Guildford Cathedral, and the commemoration of a very significant milestone in British history. VE Day 80th Anniversary Listen out on Wednesday 8th May, 6.30pm as eighty years after Victory...

Afternoon Tea with Bottomless Cocktails at Mandolay

It’s amazing where a simple question can take you, and when we introduced the idea of Afternoon Tea with Bottomless Cocktails earlier this month, our duty manager asked… ‘Which came first, cocktails or afternoon tea?’ In a busy management meeting, the room was split...

Oh Adrian, what have you done?

On March 20th, respected broadcaster, writer and journalist Adrian Chiles used his regular (and usually brilliant) column in The Guardian to launch a bitter attack on ‘bedspreads and cushions’. What, you might wonder has Adrian got against cushions? Our managing...

Unbelievable Reaction to The Residence at Mandolay

In January we were delighted to announce the opening of our brand new ‘aparthotel’ facility, The Residence, and like any new idea we were unsure of the way that it might be received. Just two months later and it is 100% certain that we had absolutely no cause for...