by Tami Vickery | Nov 4, 2025
The Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence are generally accepted as the most prestigious in our industry, and while it might sound somewhat trite to say it, we really were honoured to be nominated once again this year. Created to acknowledge, reward and celebrate...
by Tami Vickery | Jul 24, 2025
While it’s the big names like Marks & Spencer, Boots, WH Smith and shopping centres that attract people, it is so often the smaller, independently owned businesses that give a town its character. And that is certainly the case in Guildford. We have a selection of...
by Tami Vickery | May 15, 2025
As a proud Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, I agree wholeheartedly with one of the organisations key aims to ‘Help inspire and develop young people and educators to help ensure hospitality is seen as a progressive career choice’. This is why we attend, and...
by Tami Vickery | Apr 10, 2025
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...
by Tami Vickery | Mar 6, 2025
Over the past few years, Mandolay has been fortunate enough to pick up our fair share of awards and accolades, including recognition from Condé Nast Johansens, Green Tourism and of course, the AA. Earlier This week we received notification that we have been nominated...
by Tami Vickery | Jan 6, 2025
The Residence is a perfect example of how an independently owned and operated hotel should work. Let us explain. In response to a number of requests and enquiries received from existing guests and corporate clients for a facility at the hotel that would allow for...
