In May 2017, Phillip M said about St Pierre Park Hotel
Having seduced us with it's cleanliness, location and amenities in 2016, there was only one choice for my Fiancé and I when booking our now seemingly annual trip to Guernsey.....The beautiful St Pierre Park hotel, Spa and Golf resort.
I was excited to see Dutch, the young Swedish trainee again but alas, he had moved on to pastures new. Step forward Alvis, he greeted us at the door, took our bags to the rooms whilst we checked in, showed us around our room (254), it was slightly awkward when he lingered in the room for 3 or 4 seconds longer than was comfortable, but that's just Alvis for you. He's such a character. His brothers Elvis and Ulvis have a lot to live up to.
We had the same room that the noisy occupant from last year had, which did make me nervous as he seemed very unsavoury for this type of establishment, however I was confident the room had been sufficiently cleansed in the last 12 months. Again my only complaints were due to the other guests, there was a rather uncouth couple 2 doors down, a brash Welsh gentleman and a rather shrill lady with a north Nottinghamshire accent, we couldn't have our balcony doors open due to this couple, they were constantly arguing, I don't think my ears will ever forget the night they made up though! I'm assuming they were paying guests so not the hotels fault.
This year we had the chance to enjoy the fully refurbished gym and pool area, we spent one delightful morning enjoying the sun and hot tub area, it wasn't until late in the morning that we discovered the service button, this could have been better advertised. The gym has a wide range of equipment and facilities, my personal favourites are the cold water dispenser and the full range of weights available on the kettle bells (4kg, 6kg, 8kg, 10kg, 12kg, 14kg, 16kg, 18kg, 20kg, 24kg) There was a child in the pool, which completely ruined the ambiance but I found the temperature adequate and the depth acceptable. The sauna was as hot as the steam room was moist.
I took full advantage of the complimentary mints in reception but was aghast to see that the post cards are not longer free, be prepared to part with 25p or 50p for the slightly larger ones. This is an excellent business decision to maximise profits but ethically I would question this decision.
Breakfast was exceptional again, I stuck to what I know - gluten free chocolate flavoured rice puffs with whole milk. I did enjoy a cheeky pork sausage sandwich one day, I was on holiday you can't blame me! I found the bread to be dry and the butter was a little too chilled to spread, but the flavour was immense, it was like a sausage party in my mouth and all the sausages were invited. I found myself going back for more sausage, I ended up in a bit of mess, sausage juice all down my chin. The beef sausage wasn't as nice, didn't feel like a sausage you would munch on for breakfast, more of a sausage to enjoy for dinner, possibly lunch.
I firmly believe this to be the best hotel in Guernsey, if not the whole of the Channel Islands. They certainly have set my expectations high...see you next year St. Pierre Park, see you next year......
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk