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DeVere St David's Park Hotel,

St. David's Park, Ewloe, Nr. Chester, Flintshire, CH5 3YB

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"This review has come about as a result of my own experiences when I stayed here, and is probably based on a single visit, and therefore will not necessarily reflect everyone's experience."

I stayed in room number:
343

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Location
Proximity to town:_	<10 mins	15-20 mins	25 mins or longer	2
How easy to find:_	signposted or obvious	ok or tricky	had to phone	2
Car Parking
Quantity:_	plenty	just enough	not enough/none	2
Size of spaces:_	generous	narrow	ludicrous/none	2
Cost:_	free	cheap	expensive/none	2
Proximity to reception:_	shortish walk	longish walk	ludicrous walk	2
Check-in
Queues:_	none	<2mins	>2mins	2
Acknowledgement:_		yes	no	1
Time taken:_		<2mins	>2mins	1
Accuracy:_	fine	insignicantly innaccurate	totally wrong	2
Politeness:_	smiles all round	business-like	rude	2
Newspaper offered:_		yes	no	1
Directions given:_	porter/full	partial	no	2
Loc. of amenities given:_	full	partial	no	2
Booking
Smok./non-smok. complied:_		yes	no	1
Single or double complied:_		yes	no	1
Room grade complied:_	exceeded	yes	no	2
Room
Size:_	generous	adequate	pokey	2
Practicality of layout:_		fine	impractical	1
Cleanliness:_	spotless	adequate	disgusting	2
Decor:_	startling	average	hideous	2
Occasional table:_		yes	no	1
Workspace:_		adequate	inadequate/none	1
Power points:_		sufficient	insufficient	1
Trouser press:_		yes	no	1
Iron & board:_		yes	no	1
Lighting:_	subtle	adequate	stark or dim	2
Bulbs blown:_		no	yes	1
Ventilation:_	excellent	some	impossible	2
Temperature:_		air-con/heating	pot luck	1
Noise:_	silent	some/reasonable	riotous	2
Ability to make room dark:_		yes	no	1
Services directory:_		yes	inadequate/none	1
Mobile (Vodaphone/BT) reception:_	perfect	only on the window-sill	what's a mobile phone?	2
Mobile (Virgin/T-Mobile) reception:_	perfect	only on the window-sill	what's a mobile phone?	2
Bathroom
Size:_	generous	adequate	pokey	2
Cleanliness:_	spotless	adequate	disgusting	2
Space to put own toiletries:_		yes	no	1
Tissues:_		yes	no	1
Quality of comp. toiletries:_	Malmaison / Molton Brown	average	dire/none	2
Shower temperature:_		perfect	too hot/too cold	1
Shower power:_		perfect	rubbish	1
Water stays in shower:_		yes	no	1
Size of bath towel:_	beach towel	average	handkerchief	2
WC water saver:_		yes	no	1
Accessibility of toilet roll:_		fine	crap	1
Able to distinguish hot tap from cold:_		possible	impossible	1
Time for fan to switch off:_	(almost) immediately	<1min	>1min	2
Tea & Biscuits
Tea:_		yes	no	1
Coffee:_		yes	no	1
Hot chocolate/others:_		yes	no	1
Practicality of facilities:_		practical	impractical	1
Mineral water:_		yes	no	1
Biscuits:_	astonishing	average	horrid/none	2
TV
Reception:_	perfect	adequate	unwatcheable/none	2
Widescreen:_		yes	no	1
Channels in right order:_		yes	no	1
Ratios correct:_		yes	no	1
News channel:_	BBC News 24	Sky News/CNN/other	Fox or none	2
Choice of other channels:_		yes	no	1
RC works:_	perfectly	ok-ish/after fiddling	no	2
Internet Access
Availability:_	WiFi	wired	dial-up or none	2
Functionality:_		it works	it doesn't work	1
Cost:_	free	reasonable	how much??	2
Room Service
As advertised:_	yes	pretty much	no	2
Good range offered:_	several hot at least until late	sandwiches only	pitiful	2
Choice available:_		yes	take it or leave it	1
Cost:_	cheap	reasonable	exorbitant	2
Politeness when ordering:_	smiles all round	business-like	rude	2
Time taken:_	short	fine	(yaaaawn)	2
Accuracy of order:_	totally	mostly	rubbish	2
Presentation:_		fab	pants	1
Overall food rating:_	outstanding	good	poor	2
Restaurant (if visited)
Table availability:_	straight away	short wait	long delay	2
Politeness:_	smiles all round	business-like	rude	2
Range available:_	huge	reasonable	poor	2
Cost:_	cheap	reasonable	exorbitant	2
Time taken:_	short	fine	(yaaaawn)	2
Accuracy of order:_	totally	mostly	rubbish	2
Presentation:_		fab	pants	1
Overall food rating:_	outstanding	good	poor	2
Bed
General comfort:_	heaven	absolutely fine	hell	2
Pillow/s comfort:_	heaven	absolutely fine	hell	2
Squeaky/creaky:_		no	yes	1
Newspaper (if ordered)
Exists:_		does	doesn't	1
Is accurate:_		is	isn't	1
Breakfast
Lateness of service:_	1030/1100	0930/1000	0900	2
Politeness:_	smiles all round	business-like	rude	2
Professionalism:_	classy	informal	unprofessional	2
Range available:_		reasonable	poor	1
Cost:_	inclusive/cheap	reasonable	exorbitant	2
Time taken:_	short	fine	(yaaaawn)	2
Accuracy of order:_	totally	mostly	rubbish	2
Presentation:_		fab	pants	1
Rating - coffee:_		good	poor	1
Rating - cereal:_		good	poor	1
Rating - juice:_		good	poor	1
Rating - sausages:_		good	poor	1
Rating - bacon:_		good	poor	1
Rating - eggs:_		good	poor	1
Rating - toast:_		good	poor	1
Room service available:_	inclusive	at cost	exorbitant/not available	2
Checking Out
Interruptions before check-out:_		none/one	constant	1
Time:_	1200 or after	1100 or after	before 1100	2
Queues:_	none	<2mins	>2mins	2
Acknowledgement:_		yes	no	1
Time taken:_		<2mins	>2mins	1
Accuracy:_	fine	insignicantly innaccurate	totally wrong	2
Politeness:_	smiles all round	business-like	rude	2
Take American Express:_		yes	no	1
Personal Impressions
Standards overall:_	5	out of 5		5
Service overall:_	5	out of 5		5
Setting overall:_	4	out of 5		5

Overall score: 52+63+14=129/166