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Newgatestreet Village | Nr Hertford, Newgate Street SG138RA, England
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Ponsbourne Park De Vere Venues
4.0 of 5 stars 72 Reviews
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Norwich, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“A real disappointment on our return visit.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

This was our fourth visit to this hotel, we were given room 118 and owing to the noise from the service ducts it was more or less impossible to sleep as as soon as we laid down the noise vibrated through the pillows sounding like a continuous drone of a fan/engine. We contacted the night porter at 1.30am who came up to our floor and turned off some switches in one of the service ducts but this had no effect on the continuous droning noise. We also brought this to the attention of the receptioninst in the morning but her only comment was that we should request a different room on our next stay. The cooked breakfast was very over-cooked and lukewarm. The standards in the hotel seems to have dropped considerably since our last stay in September 2011.

Room Tip: Make sure your room is siruated to the left of the main staircase as the service ducts appear to be...
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Paul Muscroft, General Manager at Ponsbourne Park De Vere Venues, responded to this review
5 March 2012
Dear Colin,

I am sorry to hear about the noise that distrupted your stay at Ponsbourne Park, we have looked into our procedures and timings of our kitchen duct system to prevent other guests being disturbed by it's operation.
My team work very hard to ensure that all of our guests enjoy their stays with us, I do feel that on this occasion they could have done more and been more understanding to your situation.
I have contacted you privately to gain further understanding of your stay.

Regards Paul.
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hu10 6as
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57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“return to a great venue”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

once again my return to the ponsbourne was welcomed by a friendly face again great room clean meal on the evening great fish and chips wrapped in newspaper with a nice twist on chips in a basket again friendly staff good service

Room Tip: higher room really good in the annex stay away from the stairs
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Paul Muscroft, General Manager at Ponsbourne Park De Vere Venues, responded to this review
5 March 2012
Dear Bizzyinn,

Thank you for your feedback regarding your recent stay at Ponsbourne Park, it was great to hear that you had enjoyed your stay.

We hope to see you again in the future.

Paul and the Ponsbourne Team.
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London
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Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Lovely surroundings.....”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

My sister treated my husband and I to an afternoon tea here for my birthday as it was the place we had married. Very overpriced for a poor afternoon tea. The food and service were both a let down. There was no offer to replenish food, soft drinks were awful and where not replaced when we informed that they were flat with no taste.
After the somewhat displeasing service recieved on our wedding day not sure why we thought this would of improved! Not sure we will be returning for the anniversary as planned.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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scotland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Poor 4* business hotel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

Stayed here twice with the company I work for as we have a contract with Ponsbourne due to our head offices being locally in Cheshunt. I have to stay again at end of Feb so IM hoping for improvements.
Heating in rooms both itmes was tempramental. The toolitries were a disgrace. Bright green slime and not even s shower cap or shower gel. This is basic in a hotel that is used regularly by business users.

The bathrooms oculd also do with a big scrub. My room was in the main house both times so havent checked out the rooms in the annex.
For the health conscious among us breakfast was ok but when I asked for skimmed milk the staff looked at me as if I'd asked for breastmilk.

The meetinroom facilities were however very good and well kitted out.Coffee stations were well stacked and I liked that fruit was available for elevenses and not just choccy biscuits.

Think the food needs work and the toilitries really need to change. Cleaning starr were pleasent but reception staff would do with cheering up.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Paul Muscroft, General Manager at Ponsbourne Park De Vere Venues, responded to this review
7 February 2012
Dear Bratacus,
Thank you for posting your feedback regarding your stays at Ponsbourne Park, I am sorry to hear that your stays have not met all of your expectations. I have contacted you privately to discuss your feedback in more detail and also to find out details of your stay in February.
Please accept my apologies for the issues that have occured and I look forward to speaking to you soon.

Regards Paul.
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East Sussex
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Couldn't have asked for more”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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Caught out by the snow on 4/2/2012 and after pushing or abandoning cars, our group of 30+ arrived late at the hotel and were greeted with a very warm welcome by Paul and his team. Their sense of hospitality that night was second to none even offering to help push cars out in the morning after serving a superb breakfast. Staff that couldn't get home stayed on and a their positive attention to our service made the whole experience very positive. This was the second time we have used Ponsbourne Park and I'm sure will be back in the future.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Paul Muscroft, General Manager at Ponsbourne Park De Vere Venues, responded to this review
7 February 2012
Dear Deepadee,

Thank you for your fantastic feedback regarding your stay and also the team at Ponsbourne Park. I believe I also had the pleasure to speak to you earlier today, when you phoned to thank Steve Smith and the team for their help and hospitality. Please can I thank you for taking the time to not only call but for also posting your feedback online, it is very rewarding to my team when people take the time to let us know of their experiences.

I will ensure that I pass on your comments, thanks again.
Paul.
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Address: Newgatestreet Village | Nr Hertford, Newgate Street SG138RA, England
Price range (per night):* INR3,957 - 9,809

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