This historic hotel became the official residence of the Lt.
Governor in 1796, before opening to serve its discerning guests in
1858. It retains much of its illustrious character and old world
charm, but with all the contemporary comforts and features expected
of a luxurious modern hotel. The city establishment comprises a
total of 60 rooms and suites and is fully air-conditioned. Guests
are welcomed into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out
service and a hotel safe. On-site facilities include lift access, a
bar, 2 restaurants, a business centre with conference facilities
and WLAN Internet access. Room and laundry services are provided
and guests arriving by car can leave their vehicles in the nearby
car park.
Rooms
The deluxe guest rooms and suites all come with the finest
200-thread-count Egyptian bed linen. Each of the rooms offers the
most modern facilities and amenities, including satellite TV,
complimentary high-speed WiFi Internet access and a bathroom with a
shower/bathtub, a hairdryer and luxury bathrobes and slippers. The
beds are double/king-size and other amenities include a direct dial
telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, an ironing set and
individually regulated air conditioning and heating. Business Ready
Rooms are also available.
Restaurant & Food
Guests can enjoy delicious, meticulously prepared dishes in The
Brasserie and Governor's Restaurant, including an excellent
selection of locally caught fresh seafood and a world-class wine
selection.
Activities & Sport
There are an abundance of leisure facilities to pamper and
rejuvenate guests. They include an outdoor heated swimming pool
with a poolside snack bar, a sun terrace with sun loungers and
parasols, a gym, hot tubs, a sauna, a steam room and a spa offering
a full range of beauty treatments (fees may apply). The nearby
beaches are sandy and pebbled and guests wishing to play a round of
golf can visit the course at St. Pierre Park, which is some 2 km
away.
Comments
Disabled guests may park on the designated disabled parking bay at
the front of the hotel and enter via the disabled lift to the main
hotel lobby for check-in at either the main desk or, for wheelchair
users, the guest services desk. The hotel is equipped with a
further disabled lift to the Sir John Coward Room, Regency Room,
cloakrooms, concierge, Governor's fine dining restaurant and main
lift. Guests arriving by car may park outside the hotel and have
their luggage uplifted by the concierge before being directed to
the car park located at the rear of the hotel in Hospital Lane.
Access from the car park to the main guest bedrooms is available
via steps.
Directions, How to get
there
If coming from the Guernsey Airport, guests should turn left out of
the airport and continue to the second set of traffic lights
(approximately 2 miles) where they have to turn left. Continue
straight ahead at the next traffic lights and straight across the
small roundabout before turning right at the following set of
lights. Follow the road around to the left and across the filter
into Queen's Road. At the end of the road they will find another
filter where they can turn right. Continue down the road past St
James Concert Hall on the right and then take the next right turn
into St Ann's Place where the hotel is.