The Grove, Wales
Vaguely related to St Aaron (he was born in Wales), I am relating this story. In
2019, I was lucky enough to win a night with my husband at the Grove Inn in
Narbeth https://thegrove-narberth.co.uk/
with 7 course dinner, including wine flight and breakfast. We managed to pick the busiest Friday of the
year in August, and the M5 & M4 were both at a standstill for much of the
journey … and there was torrential rain.
Because of this, the journey took us about 4 ½ hours and we were both
fed up and wondering whether it was worth it, by the time we arrived.
We
parked the car and headed into the main building where reception was signposted. From that moment onwards, we realised that any
‘hardship’ experienced on the journey was going to be more than made up for
during the 1-night stay.
We
were expected and greeted like old friends. Our ‘host’ showed us to our room
which was a cottage not too far from the main building. Everything about it was luxury, including the
free mini bar which we did make use of to relieve the stressful journey. At one end of the cottage was a sitting room
with comfy sofa’s, table etc. The other
end was the bedroom with an amazingly comfortable bed and the middle section had
the bathroom with 2 sinks and an iron stand-alone bath. There were table and chairs outside which we
ventured into for a short while between showers. The grounds looked amazing, and had the
weather been kinder, we would have made the most of them.
We
reserved dinner for 7 and were asked to arrive 30 minutes early. We were seated in the lounge area of the main
building and brought canapes & a cocktail before entering the dinner room
to start on the 7 courses. Each course
was amazing. I meant to take lots of photo’s,
but it was so good I kept forgetting and ended up taking photos of empty plates. The wine was also amazing, with the sommelier
explaining each wine in detail. The servings
of wine were very generous, to the point where I could not manage the last one …
(very unusual). The service was superb,
we were spoilt rotten.
We
had an excellent night’s sleep in the marshmallow bed with Egyptian cotton
sheets and Breakfast was just as amazing as dinner. There was everything you could possibly think
of on the menu – all cooked to perfection. Checkout included a small gift of
Welsh cakes. The hotel was dog friendly
and there were several dogs in the breakfast room, being spoilt with sausages and
the like. As a dog lover, it was great
to see.
With
travelling for work and travelling for pleasure, I have spent a lot of nights
in hotels in various places in the World.
The Grove must be one of the top hotels I have had the pleasure of
staying at. I could not fault it in
anyway. Of course, it isn’t cheap, I
think if we had paid for the night, it would have cost something in the region
of 650GBP, way more than I could afford to pay for one night, however, coming
away from there, I felt more relaxed than a week away at most places I have
stayed.
Thank
you to The Grove for an amazing night.
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