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Les Douvres Hotel – reviews, photos

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Rue de la Motte, La Fosse, St Martins GY4 6ER
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Les Douvres Hotel
Ranked #4 of 12 hotels in St Martins
4.5 of 5 stars 70 Reviews
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  • Evening meals(4)
  • Good value(3)
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Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“A little bit of heaven”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2011
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By coming out of season in December for personal reasons, we almost had the hotel to ourselves. The proprietors, Rui and Angelina, could not have been more helpful and friendly, and made us completely at home.... so much so, that we booked to marry on the Island, and returned to the same lovely hotel a couple of months later for that purpose. We felt that they were our friends, and we were treated like royalty. No trouble was too great.
This attractive, older hotel is well-equipped, clean, well priced, and the restaurant and bar provide excellent food with friendly service and company. It is well-supported by local people and has a lovely atmosphere. We cannot fault it in any way and definitely would stay there in preference to any other location. We will be back, and hope that they will still be there to welcome us...

Room Tip: Rooms at the front have a lovely view of the well-kept front drive and garden
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  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 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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Guernsey
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“Thank you for being wonderful hosts, you will be missed...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

This is a fabulous traditional hotel/bar/restaurant, much loved by locals and holiday-makers alike, largely due to the fantastic hosts, Rui and Angelina. Everyone is assured of a warm welcome in the bar and the food served there never disappoints. It's been an absolute delight to see how the hard work of Rui and Angelina has transformed the atmosphere of the hotel/bar and we recommend it to all visiting family and friends because we know they'll be sure of the warmest reception and the best service they could hope for. What a hard act to follow! Along with many others, we are so disappointed to hear Les Douvres will be under new management in the not-too-distant future and sincerely wish Rui and Angelina the very best of luck for the future - they certainly deserve it!

Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
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11 November 2011
Please be assured that other than some up grading of the rooms and tweaking of the large dining room, nothing will change. Andre (Rui's brother) will still be there, same chef and in general same staff, with thje addition of Sandra Le Scanff a delightful and frirndly French lady who has long been associated with the industry and is much loved by all her existing clients at the Grange Lodge. We are all really excited about the future and continue to be involved with Rui and Angelina. We love them too.
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Changing times”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2011 via mobile
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I live nearby and the present management and staff have worked tirelessly to make this a truly welcoming hotel/restaurant/bar. They have garnered much support and I dare say the owner of the property is well aware of the situation. Alas, and I know none of the detail, Rui and Angelina are to relinquish the lease at the end of the year. This is devastating for them and immensely saddening for many guests who have voted in these columns and for locals alike who have enjoyed a truly warm welcome and excellent food and hospitality. We do not know what will lie ahead but one has to wonder why such efforts to build a god business are rewarded In a rather curious manner.

New management may bring good things but what a shame that the existing management could not have been afforded better long term support.

  • Stayed September 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Epsom, United Kingdom
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Friendly staff, excellent food, value for money BUT BEWARE staff are leaving”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011 via mobile
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people found this review helpful

A gem of a hotel. Staff were superb and their friendliness and desire to help made our stay. Food was inventive and very well cooked. Bedroom and other facilities were basic but clean and sufficient. Bathrooms old. Bus stop outside. Overall great value for money in a good location to explore Guernsey. But beware most of the key staff are to leave in the next few months and the challenge will be to find replacements of a similar quality.

  • Stayed September 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Extra Special Service”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

We had a four night stay here. The location, in the beautiful La Fosse area of St. Martin's, is quiet and great for cycling to tiny coves and places of interest. The unheated pool was clean and in a sheltered, sunny position, and we made the most of it late afternoons. The rooms could do with modernising but the bed linen is lovely and the towels fluffy! :-) The Portugese family and their staff are providing an excellent service to their clientele. They are charming and very helpful. The restaurant produced some wonderful meals and we ate there often. They were more than kind in allowing us to use our room all day when the recent storm struck on our departure day and the ferry crossings were severely disrupted. They deserve to succeed. We'll miss the parrot and her songs!

Room Tip: Rooms on the ground floor, pool-side, are light and sunny.
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  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Les Douvres St Martins
Address: Rue de la Motte, La Fosse, St Martins GY4 6ER
Price range (per night):* INR5,993 - 14,283

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