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Offline Ian

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Re: Hotel News & Gossip
« Reply #645 on: November 04, 2018, 10:58:36 am »
The competition is fierce.  And a lot depends on where a hotel is ranked on TA.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes.

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Re: Hotel News & Gossip
« Reply #646 on: November 04, 2018, 05:42:05 pm »
The weather was good this summer but most “summer” holiday decisions are made before that. It was a very slow start to the season due to ice winds and snow and not much better at the end (now) and that is what counts.
However the good summer weather may well have an effect on next year’s bookings as people’s expectation will be for the same.


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« Reply #647 on: December 21, 2018, 07:58:39 pm »
Does anyone know if The Lansdowne in Abbey Road has changed hands? Been going there for many years but now the price of a single room has jumped from £42 (2018) to £75 (2019). The website now refers to it as "Lansdowne House".

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« Reply #648 on: December 22, 2018, 09:49:08 pm »
Believe the people that owned the Plas Maenan in the Conwy Valley have taken it over

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« Reply #649 on: December 23, 2018, 10:28:37 am »
Thanks, Jack. The new owners clearly have a different vision and clientele in mind than the previous owners. I do hope Bob and Margaret haven't taken very early retirement and have moved to another hotel in Llandudno.

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« Reply #650 on: December 23, 2018, 03:29:13 pm »
Does anyone know if The Lansdowne in Abbey Road has changed hands? Been going there for many years but now the price of a single room has jumped from £42 (2018) to £75 (2019). The website now refers to it as "Lansdowne House".

That's a big jump !
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« Reply #651 on: December 23, 2018, 05:13:16 pm »
Does anyone know if The Lansdowne in Abbey Road has changed hands? Been going there for many years but now the price of a single room has jumped from £42 (2018) to £75 (2019). The website now refers to it as "Lansdowne House".

That's a big jump !

It certainly is and not one I'm prepared to pay. It's a shame that having bought a hotel which was regularly fully booked the new owners have opted not to make changes slowly and quietly but instead sought to alienate previous regulars with an increase of over 75%.

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« Reply #652 on: December 24, 2018, 09:37:19 am »
There seems to be a lot of this going on !
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« Reply #653 on: December 24, 2018, 10:12:35 am »
Thank you Mostyn Estates for leaving this mess for the town's visitors to see.
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Re: Hotel News & Gossip
« Reply #654 on: December 24, 2018, 04:56:04 pm »
Re the Landsdown:- Llandudno Hotels have consistently under charge for their rooms, it's almost as if they are to frightened to charge an appropriate rate for the quality product they are offering. When we bought ours 20 years back, it was £25 per person per night for Bed Breakfast and Evening meal. I very quickly realised we were not making any profit on the evening meal, so much against the wishes of my good lady we stopped providing them and kept the B & B price at £25 pp pn. Yes we did lose a lot of the old guests, but guess what, they were very quickly replaced with new ones, who were quite content to pay the proper rate for their accommodation. It's a business we're running when all said and done and it must pay for its self or like the 6 sets of neighbours we've had next door, you will very quickly realise it's an easy way to go bankrupt.
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« Reply #655 on: January 28, 2019, 04:13:41 pm »
The White Heather in St Georges Place has been sold to a local consortium, who already own other Hotels in Llandudno.
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« Reply #656 on: January 29, 2019, 12:27:32 am »
The White Heather in St Georges Place has been sold to a local consortium, who already own other Hotels in Llandudno.

Not the Llandudno Bay consortium I hope?
They are losing general management and key staff like mad.  Very VERY strange things happening in that organisation.
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« Reply #657 on: January 29, 2019, 07:03:45 am »
maybe LC

Offline DaveR

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Re: Hotel News & Gossip
« Reply #658 on: January 30, 2019, 10:10:41 am »
The White Heather in St Georges Place has been sold to a local consortium, who already own other Hotels in Llandudno.

Not the Llandudno Bay consortium I hope?
They are losing general management and key staff like mad.  Very VERY strange things happening in that organisation.
There’s a lot that could be said...

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« Reply #659 on: February 06, 2019, 12:36:20 pm »
Hotel booking sites to end 'misleading' sales

Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and trivago have been investigated over pressure selling and misleading discount claims, the competition watchdog says.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was concerned the sites were making rooms seem more popular than they were.
The sites will now say if commissions they receive affect the results.
They also agreed to be clearer with discount claims and hidden charges.
The CMA began its investigation in June 2018 but didn't name the comparison sites it was investigating.

"The CMA has taken enforcement action to bring to an end misleading sales tactics, hidden charges and other practices in the online hotel booking market," said CMA Chairman Andrew Tyrie.

Cont...........   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47141538