Things to do in Guildford when it’s raining

With an average rainfall of just 749mm per year, Guildford is one of the driest places in the UK, quite surprising when you consider that Surrey has more trees than any other English county, and the amount of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty there are within a few...

Love is in the Air

Christmas usually brings with it a flurry of engagement activity, but this year it was more like a mini-avalanche at Mandolay, with couples of all ages getting in touch about 2025 weddings, and partnership celebrations. Mandolay offers the ultimate blank canvas for...

Part Apartment, All Hotel, Great Idea.

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...

What we love this month

As an independently owned hotel, we are always keen to support other independents in and around town (that’s not to say that we don’t love our Marks and Sparks, Boots, and White Company favourites). But it’s only natural that we have a special affinity with the...

The Positive Power of Brand

We were delighted to welcome so many clients, friends, and suppliers to our annual ‘Pamper Evening’, hosted at the Molton Brown store in Guildford last night. Our relationship with Molton Brown goes back a long way, we have been providing a complimentary selection...

It’s Panto time in Guildford

Now, traditionally we should follow that title with a rousing shout of ‘oh no it isn’t’, but of course we are better than that…’oh no we’re not!’ Of course tradition plays a huge part in any pantomime, there’s the set routines, the clever word play, audience...