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| Well, it needs work |
Isn’t it funny when sometimes you hear of the name of a town
and just assume that it would be a dump?
Well, I have recently spent 24 hours in Gravesend Kent and
were not impressed by the town centre nor the public transports…
It takes one thing in one such town to make you want to
visit again. I spent the night at the Clarendon Royal hotel.
The Clarendon is situated on very small hilly road at the
edge of Gravesend. The hotel which sits by the Thames has a little terrace right
by the water where the guests can leisurely sip their beers while enjoying the
view of the sun playing on the water ripples.
The Clarendon was apparently built for a Duke of York and as
guests wonder in the hotel, the vestiges of the Duke’s time can still be seen
in some details in particular on the door frames, the stairs case and the built-in
photo frames and light in the various corridors.
A lot of work need doing in this building and the details need
to be revived. The stair case needs its runner and could do with a lick of
paint.
The hotel, despite having lost a lot of its richness is
still very comfortable and its location will always sell it to me.
The restaurant is too dark and too modern to fit in with the
rest of the building.
Generally the staff was great and very accommodating.
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| First thing to do, feel the carpet - Soft! |
I guess I was just impressed or relived because, given the
gloomy name of the town and the uninspiring town centre, I was just too glad to
find a good and comfortable place to lay my head after a long day.
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| My single bed room |
I could definitely go back there just to take in that great
view of the Thames knowing that I am not going home after the sun has gone down…
See you next week.
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