El Roble Holidays » holiday award

Directory of Chester and Evening Leader have their say!

Sandra — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:06:14 +0000

In the last week we are pleased to see there have been two blog posts about Chester Canalside Holidays on the Directory of Chester website.

The first blog on the Directory of Chester website credits us with our new Gold grading for our 4 star gold Wharton Lock Apartment - a great achievement to be chosen by Enjoy England as one of their very first Gold graded self catering holiday homes. In fact we are the only Gold award holiday home in Chester – something we are very proud of and it cant go unmentioned that we attribute part of our success to two Chester companies that work with us - Poppies Cleaners, who keep the apartment immaculate, and Simon Tiplady, who provides us with website development and hosting for Chester Canalside Holidays.

The second blog by Directory of Chester is in support of self catering holidays and what city centre apartments can offer as a place to stay in Chester. Our luxury self catering apartment, 4 star GOLD Wharton Lock Apartment, is a fantastic alternative to a city centre hotel and offers greater flexibility for family holidays in Chester or a romantic city break and this is backed up by our guests who enjoyed their stay in Cheshire.

Many thanks to Directory of Chester for both of the blogs!

However in all this we must mention the recent article in the Evening Leader about our fantastic cleaning company Poppies, together with our award winning 4 star gold Wharton Lock Apartment.

Gold certificate awarded at gala dinner in Chester

Sandra — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:59:17 +0000

On Friday 5th June we flew to Chester to attend the tourist board Awards Dinner at the Chester Race Course and we were very pleased to be presented with the new Gold award for our Wharton Lock Apartment, the ONLY gold award self catering property in the City of Chester and one of only two in the whole of Cheshire!

We were placed on a lovely table of guests representing Ness Gardens, Roman Tours and Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre. We were one of just 4 self catering properties shortlisted for an award and, despite not winning it, we were pleased with the judges comments ‘……..very impressed by the feedback from guests who reveal they find it hard to fault this property. Its superb location offers immediate access to the city yet gives a taste of the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside. The concept of offering a serviced alternative to a hotel has proved to be a pioneering idea in Chester that has encouraged other local business to grow. The owners have made laudable efforts to bring the outside into the apartment by enhancing the balcony, even making it suitable for families who might usually prefer garden access. The high standard of the furnishings and fittings reveal the careful attention the owners have paid to the market they are seeking to serve and their flexibility is confirmed by their swift response to enact ideas or corrections highlighted in comments from guests. Their marketing strategy is one that should be copied by every accommodation provider in the county, with innovative ideas such as marketing through Twitter. It would be disingenuous to search out negative points, this is a slick operation; the apartment was a very strong contender for the award, but was just pipped at the post.’

The Chester Evening Leader featured this news in its recent article about Poppies Cleaners - so thanks to Poppies for all their help and fantastic work in keeping Wharton Lock Apartment so beautifully clean for our guests.

New Gold 4 Star Award for Wharton Lock Apartment

Sandra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:40:26 +0000

Fantastic news announced today!

Wharton Lock Apartment has been presented with a prestigious Gold Award in self catering accommodation.

The apartment is the ONLY Gold Award self catering holiday in The City of Chester and only one of two in the whole of the County of Cheshire.

This new award, launched in May 2009, is awarded annually to the top scoring properties in each star rating and is in recognition of the very best of the ”Enjoy England” holiday properties.

So next week we meet the judge for the “Self Catering Holiday of the Year” armed with both our 4 star certificate and our new Gold certificate as well. Fingers crossed!!

Self Catering Holiday of the Year 2009

Sandra — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:13:11 +0000

We are pleased to announce that we are one of the four properties that have been short listed for the Chester and Cheshire Self Catering Tourism Award 2009. This is the second year running that we have been selected as a finalist for this award.

Thank you to all the guests who wrote complimentary comments in the guest book, as this was used as supporting evidence in our nomination, and also to everyone else that supports us with the upkeep and maintenance of the apartment.

Particular thanks to Simon Tiplady for his hard work in providing us with our wonderful ‘Chester Canalside Holidays’ website and also to Sue and her team at Poppies who keep the apartment so beautifully clean.

El Corcho Villa and La Bellota receive a holiday award!

Sandra — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:11:18 +0000

We opened our emails a few days ago and found out that, thanks to our fantastic guest reviews on one of the Spanish Tourist Board websites, we have been awarded a “Top Rural” Quality Distinction Award.

We are now the proud owners of two metal plaques, one for La Bellota and one for El Corcho Villa, stating we are a “Alojamiento recomendado en toprural.com”.

So thanks to all those who submitted reviews after enjoying a holiday at El Roble Holidays……….the hot tubs certainly are popular.