Mandolay News
What’s On in Guildford this February
Let’s kick off this month’s roundup with a heads up for three must-see shows at the Yvonne Arnaud. Comedy legend John Shuttleworth brings his faithful Yamaha organ to Guildford on February 20th, and tickets are selling fast. ‘Raising the Oof’ celebrates John’s 40...
Celebrate the Perfect Valentine’s Day with Dinner at Mandolay
With a meticulously crafted menu and outstanding service, we can promise the ultimate dining experience in Guildford’s only AA Rosette-accredited restaurant. Set quietly just five minutes from Guildford town centre, you can take your time to relax and enjoy each...
The Best Place to Open a Shoe Shop
Back in 2009 we learned that Radisson were planning to open a new luxury hotel on the site of the old White Horse Hotel, approximately 400 metres from our front door, and rather than view this as bad news, we chose to welcome the new arrival with open arms. In fact,...
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...
What we love this month
Welcome to January. Let’s be honest, it’s not everyone’s favourite month, back to work, bills to pay, getting the kids to school…remembering how to use a computer! So let’s take a quick look at some little indulgencies that might make the next few weeks a little more...
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...
Feeling Lucky?
We love a bit of fun here at Mandolay, and as Christmas approaches we thought what better time to introduce a couple of great new ideas. Whether it’s a black cat, a four leaf clover, a silver trinket, or a special number, we all have our lucky charms, and this month...
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...
The Race is On!
Last month we wrote about how our Managing Director, Matthew Milliken was preparing for the Bournemouth Half Marathon, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Well, we are delighted to say that Matthew completed the course in a personal best time, and smashed his...