we stayed at the hotel for a weekend break. The hotel is nicely furnished but definitely not minimalist! Our room was rather small but had a view of the sea. The bathroom was also quite small but it had a shower as well as a bath, which was good. There was also lots of space to put wash bags etc in there and good quality shower gel/shampoo etc. The bed was very comfortable. We were surprised that we could hear the people in the next room talking. The breakfast was good with excellent fruit as well as a wide selection of cooked food. The breakfast room is lovely and light. The bar/lounge has lots of small areas which means you can have a drink without being next to lots of other people. I think the stars of the hotel are the staff. They are very attentive and spotted that I wasn't sure of the way to the staircase and took me to it - the hotel can seem a bit rambling. If a taxi doesn't arrive when booked they chase it up without being asked. We had to ring them and ask them to put something in a taxi which they did - definitely above and beyond.

Weekend spent at this lovely hotel, Great location, good facilities, spa (didn't use, wish I had), restaurants, outdoor pool (too cold to use), lounge and bar areas to relax or entertain. Part of a privately owned hotel group Red Carnation, newly discovered and will certainly try to use again. Staff were very helpful and attentive. Room 102 slightly small if you like space both in the room and your bed.

The Old Government House Hotel has a lovely atmosphere and attentive, friendly staff.

I have been visiting Guernsey on a monthly basis for four years and have alway stayed at the OGH - apart from one night when I have not been booked in. That night I stayed at the sister hotel up the hill from the OGH, and it was very comfortable etc. However nothing really compares with the OGH in any aspect. Maybe I have been going for too long but I would not wish to stay anywhere else. The hotel and the staff are simply outstanding in every aspect and I really cannot say more than that..

My husband and I recently spent 2 nights at the Old Government House Hotel. It was the absolute highlight of our 3 week trip in 5 European countries. The staff was so accommodating, friendly, helpful in every way and extremely professional. The hotel itself is lovely, impeccably decorated and provides so many interesting and comfortable spaces for relaxing with a good book by a fire, having a quiet delicious meal or enjoying evening cocktails. Our guest room was spacious, beautiful and provided absolutely everything we could imagine. The hotel is located within blocks of great shopping and the charming harbor, all within walking distance. Leaving OGH was the hardest goodbye we had in our journeys.

Enjoyed the comfortable surroundings. Staff had knowledge of products and care. Delightful team members caring and consideraye. Pity there was no relaxation area but enjoyed treatments so much booked again immediately for the morrow.

Great stay here for a of couple nights with my wife and friends on a business trip.

Excellent standard of rooms, the beds are huge and very comfy. I'm normally fussy as I love my bed.

The Resturant and service was brilliant. We had a large group for dinner and the attention from the staff was perfect at all times.

Would definitely stay here again when we are back on the island

OGH has an enviable location looking out to sea in St Peter Port. The building is something of a labryinth but is tastefully decorated and furnished- and a sea view room is worth the extra cost. The food served in the Braserie was really excellent with "Arthur's Curry" and "Hand chopped salad" worthy of special mention. However all this is secondary to the multi-lingual staff who were excellent in every respect. They went the extra mile to ensure we were well looked after for the four days we stayed at OGH. The service made this comfortable hotel feel special. We will now try other hotels in the Red Carnation group!

From the minute we arrived the standard of care was amazing. It is hard to decide if it is the Hotel or the Staff that should get 5 stars, and after our first visit I can confirm it is both! If I could give an extra star to the staff I would. On our last day my husband was poorly .. but he was made to feel better by their genuine concern and thoughtfullness - they even went to the chemist for him to collect his medication, way over and above expectations. I have come home feeling thoroughly spoilt, thankyou. New Year 2015 has started off with magic in the air thanks to the Hotel and staff. We are already planning a return journey to the OGH, hopefully with friends. Thankyou !

further to our review I would also like to express grateful thanks for the fast response in returning my reading glasses. Once again demonstrating the care and professional response from your wonderful team at OGH and the way go that extra mile.
We look forward to our next visit
Kind regards and thanks Robin Swaine

Best place to be in Guernsey. ...

We have just returned reinvigorated and energised from our superb short Christmas break. The three nights we spent at the OGH passed too quickly! We were pampered by the staff who really looked after my other half who is pregnant. The Christmas lunch was excellent and our free room upgrade upon arrival was a lovely surprise - Our room had an Art Pop theme with original art work! The OGH parent group Red Carnation mention in their brochure a commitment to installing original art in their hotels; having owned a Contemporary Art Gallery I could see the success of this brief by the lovely eclectic theme throughout the hotel. We will be visiting again and next time hopefully a child in tow ! Many thanks from Christopher Guillochon.

Just spent Christmas at the OGH Hotel with my elderly mother and had a wonderful 5 days. We were sad to leave and can`t wait to go back. The hotel`s elegance, warmth and comfort is far superior to anywhere else we have ever been.The service is second to none -- this team really go that extra mile and more for their guests. Guernsey is a beautiful island with the OGH Hotel as its crowning glory.

Ms L Law

My wife and I booked The Magical Christmas package. The trouble was that on arrival it became clear that hardly anybody else had. However, Christmas day lunch was a joy and was well patronized, but for the rest of our 3 day stay we were almost on our own. The waiters did a splendid job and were very attentive. Considering the package on offer we were disappointed that the people of Guernsey had not seen fit to take more advantage of the superb accommodation which would have added a bit more festive ambience. Thanks to all the staff for their efforts.

Our second time in Guernsey this year, and yet again the OGH is proven to be a world-class hotel with the best local influences. It's run efficiently and professionally by Red Carnation, with a well-trained staff and everything you'd expect from a luxury boutique hotel. The two bars are the highlight: this is one of the places that Oliver Reed used to get sloshed, and where Guernsey's upper crust come in for a tipple after work. The restaurants are excellent too: good service is a rarity on Guernsey, so the hotel has wisely imported a few French waiters to set an example.

I have stayed at the OGH a number of times and it never disappoints. Room, service and quality of food. Excellent location for the court (which I needed to attend) and town. I want to come for pleasure.

This was our first visit to Guernsey and we were visiting a close friend of ours who has just moved to the area. Knowing my obsession with five star hotels she recommended we stay at Old Government House - well this really was my kind of hotel in every way.

The hotel is very "old world" fabric covered walls, exceptionally comfortable lounges, bars, sitting rooms and restaurants. Open log burning fires in the reception areas (we visited in November) plenty of staff who were all extremely attentive and friendly. We were greeted at reception and our room allocated. We were escorted to our room by the bellboy who showed us around the hotel and our room.

I booked a sea view king bed room with balcony and was given room 111. The room was stacked with "comfort". Fabric covered walls, huge bed which was extremely comfortable and in this hotel they have got the pillows right (huge and very comfortable), premium quality signature linen and on the bed were two swans made out of towels. You may find this tacky but I love those little touches, to me it says that somebody cares what you think of the hotel's attention to detail. Flat screen TV which was small for the size of room and a limited number of channels but we don't spend time watching TV in hotels - just an observation. Tea and coffee (very good "real"coffee!) on a tray with lovely china cups, kettle and cafetiere with a note to order "real" milk if preferred. A huge comfortable sofa which turned into an extra bed too. There was a chest of drawers, desk and small table. The balcony was small but big enough for a round table and chairs. The bathroom had a large walk in shower, toilet, bathtub, single basin, heated towel rail and loads of large fluffy towells. Quality toiletries (Loccitane), the bathroom is small but everything is smart. The room has air conditioning but as we always love fresh air, we had the balcony doors open. We stayed at the hotel for 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed the room.

The hotel has a lovely restaurant, breakfast is a cold buffet and hot à la carte everything is served fresh by excellent friendly staff. The bar has an open log fire as does the sitting rooms where they serve afternoon tea - Lovely!!

There is an outside small pool which was closed on this visit in the winter, a fully equipped gym and large communal spa area consisting of steam rooms, sauna and two hot tubs.

All the staff here are wonderful, they all wear a carnation behind their name badge (the name and logo of the hotel group) clearly everybody enjoys working here and are proud of the hotel and certainly add to the tranquil efficient comfortable welcoming atmosphere.

I thoroughly recommend this only 5 star hotel in Guernsey.

The rooms are a bit small, everything else is top drawer luxury, service is very attentive and personal. It is old world England at its best.
Not ideal for children
Breakfast was always excellent as was the cream tea.

Very central AND car parking. But very rambling to find rooms. Some double rooms not too big. We complained and were given a larger one. Breakfast very good. Stay there again-it is a yes or no. Not the ambience I expected.

This hotel has commanding views over St Peter Port and over to Herm and Sark, but only some of the bedrooms share that view. It is an old building which has been well maintained and is tastefully furnished. It has a warm and welcoming feeling like good hotels should in the autumn. It is a rambling place with a rabbit-warren of stairs and corridors but its public rooms are spacious and impressive. There is a small gym with sauna and Jacuzzi but no swimming pool. The bedroom was large and well furnished and equipped, as was he bathroom, and the bed was wonderfully comfortable. We went out to dinner to a favourite restaurant but when we returned late there was a welcome in the bar and seats around the log fire as we enjoyed a nightcap. Breakfast was stunningly good as regards choice, quality and service. - this is the standard of breakfast that all hotels should aspire to!

Every aspect of this hotel is superb. We stayed in a classic room and even though the room was very small it did not detract from our stay.
Linens and towels are luxurious. Even the in room slippers were in a class of their own!!

The hotel is super quiet as all the walls of the hotel and bedrooms are covered in sound insulating fabric.

The staff were great and so attentive without being obtrusive. Breakfasts were superb served by delightful staff.

There are several cosy areas and I think my favourite was by the bar looking out on to the gardens and sea.

A lovely hotel with so much to commend it. Expensive yes but well worth it.

Definately a 5 star experience.

From start to finish we had the best service from friendly, efficient and caring staff, nothing a problem, excellent service, excellent quality of food and beverage, except for not having any of the two Tawny Ports on there drinks list.

The only minor issue we had was the first room (Number 132) was noisy, you can hear the constant noise from an extract fan. But on mentioning to the staff we were immediately offered an alternative room, slept like a baby :-) Just a suggestion, but secondary glazing is a quick remedy to the noise.

In summary, absolutely brilliant stay and looking forward to returning in the New Year.

From the moment we arrived by ferry and met by Dale, we felt thoroughly spoilt and nothing was too much trouble. Loved The Curry Room, the breakfast was perfect, our champagne picnic on Herm was the best ever and cannot wait to repeat it. Surprise birthday cake was a lovely touch.
We loved our room. We just loved the whole three nights. The location was perfect.
We have never stayed in hotel where all the staff had such big smiles all the time. We cannot wait to go back again.
A huge thank you to all at The Old Government House Hotel for making every penny spent feel worth it.
Don't think about it, just book a stay now.
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Other reviewers have said it all. Excellent personal service throughout our week long stay with all the comforts you would expect from a 5 star hotel. Ate every night in the hotel either in the main restaurant or the small intimate Indian restaurant and the food was delicious. Only slight disappointment was the quite limited menu choice of the Indian dishes available on the menu as we would have liked to have tried more. Booked a room overlooking the harbour and this was on the first floor, which did mean the view was slightly affected by the extended roof of the building below but that didn't detract from the beautiful sunrise and sunset. The staff cannot be praised highly enough.

Had the most lovely nights sleep in the most comfy bed ever. The hotel is just gorgeous. Clean, cosy, classy, friendly and it felt like the staff genuinely wanted you to enjoy your stay. They catered for everything and proactively thought ahead for every eventuality. A 2minute walk from the pier and the shops. Absolutely loved it