Spare a thought for the County Hotel.
- 20 March 2009 13:1417766In the Dover Express this week at the top of the Wine & Dine section there is an advertisement feature about the County Hotel. It is something of a sad feature, you actually have to feel sorry for anyone trying to run a business from there, as its totally crippled by the dithering DTIZ. The pictures showing a swimming pool and the restaurant look appealing so isnt it a shame that so many of us have totally written it off..
"The County Hotel is very much open for business"
says the first line
"it is even taking booking for Christmas this year(2009)" it goes on.
The Hotel is still ploughing a lonely furrow in the centre of town, bereft of friends, and bereft of friendly news from the DDC as to whats what re the marie celeste development. I just dont know how they carry on. Lets face it in the current recession its total murder for business, but waiting pensively for the bulldozers to come through your side wall on top of everything else must be a real killer.
They bravely still try to push their ability to handle conferences and special occasions so in a tough climate this is very tough indeed.
email: dover7@msn.com - 20 March 2009 13:2317768I saw it too, Paul. It was very sad, the way the poor place has been forced to apologetically sell itself. Used to be lovely years ago, when it was the Holiday Inn, with the Dover Stage over the road and the Britannia and Ristorante Al Porto buzzing a bit further along, near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Dover regeneration hoardings.
The hotel and the Light of India deserve better than to be left in limbo on the fuel-choked DTIZ-skirting Highway to Hell that is DHB Townwall Freeway.
May friendly JCBs rain down on Burlington House etc (apologies to Betjeman).
Forza Dubris!
Andy - Terry Nunn
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20 March 2009 16:3817775Yes Andy, I thought the same reading the paper. Bumped into Nurul Islam in the B&Q a few weeks ago, it's amazing that with all the hype about DTIZ no-one from DDC has bothered to tell him if he has a business or not.
Regarding your apology to the great JB, he was a fan of Thomas Hood.
Here's a Hood paraphrase:-
I remember, I remember,
the house where I was born.
It was built by Frederick West,
and now they're tearing up the lawn.
Sorry about that!
Terry
ps My memory of Slough is the stink of the Mars bar factory!Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - 20 March 2009 20:3117792When you are reminded above there how things used to be its very sad. Holiday Inn...blimey I didnt realise that was a Holiday Inn in its heydey. It looks like that whole area was thriving and with the Dover Stage too. And as Sue said on another thread, there are so many shops and things that used to be here that are no more...where did it all go wrong? Sigh!email: dover7@msn.com
- 20 March 2009 20:5217800They stuck a dual carriageway thru the middle & sent the traffic down the A20 not the A2. The rest is history.
Watty - 20 March 2009 21:3117811Why invest when demolition is impending
Been nice knowing you :) - 20 March 2009 23:0917824such a pity the place is such an eyesore, apparently the food and service inside is up to standard.
i cannot imagine driving in towards the docks late in the evening, deciding that i fancied staying the night there.
we all go by appearances.