tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2009-11-09:/The musings of a seaside hotelier, about the weird and wonderful guests that are attracted to Llandudno... MokoFeed2009-11-09T01:00:32+01:00tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-07-14:/2007/07/14/lenny_henry_in_blackpool~2632759/oasishotel2007-07-14T10:54:14+02:002007-07-14T10:54:14+02:00 <p>Last night we sat in the bar watching Lenny Henry, couple of weeks ago he was in Blackpool,did anyone see it?? well ,he doned rubber gloves & atempted to help the chambermaid do the rooms. She was telling him about some of the awful things people do in the rooms,he almost threw up at one stage. Then he made them into stories to use in his act. Some things she told him where really funny, some not so. I hope people do'nt thing we are all like that,So we started the funny stories that have happened here,David tells the one about the guest who got locked in the wardrobe,naked, by his wife, who prombtly dressed & went home & left him. We tell people we didn't find him till it was too late, David then disappears & comes back with an elominated skeleton, with the biggest water pistol!!!!!! you could ever imagine, the women fight over him, no wonder his wife locked him in the cupboard!!!!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/07/14/lenny_henry_in_blackpool~2632759/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-07-13:/2007/07/13/here_we_are_again~2630897/oasishotel2007-07-13T22:23:58+02:002007-07-13T22:23:58+02:00 <p>Well hello bed, boy am I looking forward to a sleep to-night!!We've been rather busy of late. This week we had a cricket team staying. Can they drink !! They went home to-day.Bliss. We had some funny moments, to many to tell here, I got up on Wednesday morning to find one lad fast a sleep on the reception floor, eventally I managed to wake him. David called me to ask if I would check the toilets to see if some one had left the taps running in the loos because water was seeping through the ceiling on to a dinning table, I checked ,nothing, I went down stairs to see where it was coming from, back up I checked the laundry room which is next to the gents loo& & not locked, Have you guessed ????? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/07/13/here_we_are_again~2630897/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-07-01:/2007/07/01/stuck_on_the_loo~2552568/oasishotel2007-07-01T15:22:22+02:002007-07-01T15:22:22+02:00 <p>Well we have come to the end of another busy week-end. To-night we have a dozen or so in, & they all want diiner, so David is doing,homemade brooth, roast beef & yorkshire pud,apple pie or trifle.I've escaped from the kitchen. A few logs ago I told you about our naked lady getting stuck out side on the landing. It brought to mind the time David had his old B&B before the days of en-suite.He heard a knock on his door at 4am., he got out of bed & this chap was standing in his PJ's, asking for help. His wife had gone to sleep in the loo & he couldn't wake her. David went out side in the pouring rain & pushed open the window,( he was perched on a ladder at the time )He tryed shouting at her, then he threw toilet rolls at her, then he went & got a broom & pushed her till she woke up, the next morning she wouldn't come down to breakfast. The poor man made Dave promise he wouldn't tell anyone.!! She's not the only one. Their was the time we had a rare afternoon off & went to Denby.I was busting for the loo, the first one I saw was an invilid WC. I ran threw the open door ,in my hurry I slamed in with great force. Finished, would that door open???? would it not!! After 20mins of trying everythink he could think of Dave called the Police.....OOOhhh the sshammmmm!!!!!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/07/01/stuck_on_the_loo~2552568/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-29:/2007/06/29/surprise_surprise~2544571/oasishotel2007-06-29T21:25:56+02:002007-06-29T21:25:56+02:00 <p>To-day has been full of surprises. we started up by changeing beds, well not literally!!! room 11 had twin beds ,it now has adouble, it has a fantastic few of the conwy hills, you can even see the sea coming into the estuary. So I thought it might make it more letable to couples with a double bed. We have three floor & no lift. Have you any idea how much it costs to put alift in??? So I thought make the top floor cheaper & more attractive & may be it will let easyer. Room 9 now has a fabulous king size bed,so has room 3. They look far more attractive.Hope the visitors think so.Jayne our chamber maid went home with a spare single bed from room 11 for her grandson. So that compensated for her having to act as furniture remover this morning. Anyway here I was minding my own ,when acouple came in to ask for a room, surprise .. we met in Kenya in February. They even acted as witnesses for David & I for our very unexpected wedding.I had four days to prepare & it was fantastic by the beach under the Palms.They are off to a wedding in Birkenhead to-morrow so thought they would come & see us. Then to top it all Peter & his friend Lucas have come to stop. They are Romania. They first came to Llandudno 3years ago to work now they work in Cardiff. They have a couple of days off so decided to come & see us.One time they were very broke & went away owing us £80. David thought that is the last we see of them, but no I was shore they would come back. Some months later 4am the door bell went.Up I got in my dressing gown. Peter was at the door with a bottle of wine in one hand & £80 in the other, 'I not sleep at night, I bring you money'. A double jack daniels later, he & Lucas got back in their van & drove back to Glasgow where they where working. 'Now I sleep well again' said Lucas. Off they drove back into the night & we returned to bed. 'I told you so', I said to a very bemused David. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/29/surprise_surprise~2544571/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-28:/2007/06/28/guests_aamp_surprises~2536986/oasishotel2007-06-28T16:37:37+02:002007-06-28T16:37:37+02:00 <p>Well, here we are all into another day. My apologies to all those musicians out their who play to make a living its not you personaly<br> I was mad at, just the establiment.<br> Anyway we recieved another phone call From the PRS, to-day now I hope it is all sorted.<br> Guests never cease to surprise us. We have a lady in for a week from Saturday. She rang to say her daughter was giving her a lift, so could she arrive early Saturday morning. This was fine, the daughter however turned up yesterday evening. Because where they lived was flooded out they had decided to come early, (they have a caravan on Angelsey) She said where her mum lived was flooded so she had left her at her sisters for a few days. Mum hates travelong on the train she said so we brought her suit case save her carrying it. What a pity you couldn't bring her with you to-day, I said. '@Ohhh never thought of that' she said !!!!!<br> Room 3 left us a box of chocs<br> so excuse me whilst I make a cup of coffee & put my feet up..... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/28/guests_aamp_surprises~2536986/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-27:/2007/06/27/music_rights_prs~2532240/oasishotel2007-06-27T20:52:24+02:002007-06-27T20:52:24+02:00 <p>I am here for a real moan, to-day we heard from thePRS. To those of you who don't know, the performing rights society. We pay our taxes on all our earnings, we pay for a music licence, a TV licence, which I might add is dearer than a home licence. VAT, a premium price for gas & electric. Because we are a bussiness.We pay our rates , but pay for our own bins to be emptyed.We get no help from the govenment when they decide on new fire regulations, no help with disability access. And now The performing right society. They are extremly rude on the phone,I thought I would send Cliff Richard or Elton John an e-mail, I would like to say, DEAR SIR, you are a very rich man. Over the years I & many hundreds & thousands of people have purchased your records, that is why you are rich. Never in my life time will I earn money like you. But making us pay over £400 per bedroom so my guests can play the radio is maddness. I buy your record ,I pay for a licence to listen to your music, the radio pays per record to play your music & now you think you deserve more. To-morrow I am going to put up a notice in my reception. From to-day no-one will be allowed to use a radio or play music in this hotel , due to the fact that some shit thinks their not being paid enough.!!! god help the low paid!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/27/music_rights_prs~2532240/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-26:/2007/06/26/nice_day~2524207/oasishotel2007-06-26T17:12:32+02:002007-06-26T17:12:32+02:00 <p>The weather is a bit better to day not like all that rain over the country, Last night we where a bit worried because the waves where a bit high & we are only about 50 yds from the sea front,.The better day has brought in a few new visitors.My cuison from South Arica came to stay last night with his family. His little girl Llaia who is six sang Happy Birthday to one of the guests in Africano ,everyone was very touched. The garden has taken a bit of a beating & the next doors drains have collapsed. We thinks it was due to all the excess water from the rain. These old houses where built in the 1800's so goddness knows how old the drains are !.<br> I've entered for the Llandudno in Bloom contest, if this weather & rain continues the council won't have any flowers to judge.The rain poured in one of the bedrooms last night, some clot left the window wide open whilst he slept, when he woke his bed was soocking, right through the douvet cover to the mattress, had a few to drink me thinks! Says he never noticed till he woke this morning.\had to put him in another room whilst we try it out, carpet ,mattress. the lot.David has got some of the outside painting done this afternoon.Last time we employed someone to paint they never turned up till 10.30,,,,, had a tea break, had lunch, had a tea break & went home at 4.30pm.We where paying them by the hour. One decided to stay & finish off a section, He was ready to go at 6pm. David asked him if he would like to stay for dinner. We gave him soup, steak in red wine sause with trimings, then desert. He then sat down,in the bar, & we gave him a pint. Eventually he went home about 8pm. At the end of the week I paid both guys. This one asks for his over time!! @I could have been home by 6pm ' he says My god I said, I don't mind giving you a free dinner but I'am blowed if I 'm going to pay you for eating it.!! Hence the reason David is doing his own house painting.... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/26/nice_day~2524207/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-25:/2007/06/25/not_finished_yet~2516157/oasishotel2007-06-25T14:04:09+02:002007-06-25T14:04:09+02:00 <p>I haven't got the hang of this yet, its pot luck if I get my blogs posted & don'y know which buttons to press. The instructions arn't very clear .Could someone tell me what I am doing wrong & how do I post log correctly??? As iwas saying the water in room 2, its the lead flashing, we'll have to wait for a dryer day. Yesterday had a rare day off & went over to the Wirral to see the family, cousins, Aunts & Uncles where all geting on a bit now so we are haveing a reunion before the next funeral!The last time we got together was in April to celebrate my wedding to David we had a fantastic party, Everyone said so anyway. We married in Kenya in February & told no one. My daughter arranged by e-mail. It was fantastic,on the beach under the palms. Natives singing & dancing for us , a sunset cruise with acrobates to entertain us, agala dinner & a band all arranged by the Hotel in Mombasa, absolutly fantastic. All we had to do was show up!THE hOTEL CHEF EVEN MADE US A CAKE.My cousin is here from South Africa, his kids want to go on the Ferry over the Mersy & see Liverpool. Don't fancy there chances to-day. Must go a rare and beautiful thing is in reception, a couple are wondering if we have a seaview avalible for three nights,, well let me see, we might just.....!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/25/not_finished_yet~2516157/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-25:/2007/06/25/title~2516022/oasishotel2007-06-25T13:42:14+02:002007-06-25T13:42:14+02:00<p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/25/title~2516022/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-25:/2007/06/25/more_rain~2515865/oasishotel2007-06-25T13:17:14+02:002007-06-25T14:09:49+02:00 <p>Here we are the 25th June and its pouring down. The waves are hugh so if the visitors have nothing to do they can always watch the waves battering the promenarde. What has happened to the summer. We are really getting worried now, the visitors are deffinatly staying away.Perhaps the council would cancel our rates for the month!!! pigs might fly!! We do have a few in & to-day we have two birthdays ,so we are going to make Dinner a bit special.The rain is pouring through the bay in room 2 David thinks its the lead flashing. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/25/more_rain~2515865/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-23:/2007/06/23/romance_is_not_dead~2504880/oasishotel2007-06-23T12:57:22+02:002007-06-23T12:57:22+02:00 <p>Saturday can be a funny day we exspect to be full & if where not its the end of the world.Yesterday we had a booking for a couple celebrating there 25th wedding aniversary, the husband rang in advance & asked if we could purchase 25 red roses on his behalf & put a bottle of champane on ice in for them. Phoned flower shop, £62 , Ohh my god I can't spend that sort of money, so off I went to good old M&S. 1/3 the price, we put them in beautiful silver paper & bought a gas Aniversary balloon. She was trilled. When they came down to dinner we put a card & celebration gas ballon & a box chocs for them. The lady hasn't been very well latly, everyone clapped, she was so over come. It made everyone happy for the evening. They go home to-morrow. Their family is arranging a dinner to morrow night. This morning at breakfast she said she felt like a young girl again. Its a loverly feeling seeing someone so happy. We think by the way she looks she's abit more than just unwell, & he knows it, pity cause they seem such a loverly couple. Last night something really funny happened, we have a middle aged couple in , she has a really pretty face & beautiful long blond hair, but is a bit on the big size. Vanessa Feltz type, get my gist. She comes down to breakfast this morning, bows & says to three of the chaps you lot got a eye full last night, their was some laughter & mummerings.Turns out she forgot which was the on siute & went out the rong door,locked her self out on the landing ,was banging & shouting for her husband to wake up & woke everyone else<br> instead. Anyway everyone thought it was very funny & she isn't a bit embaresst about it, thing was she did't have a stich on!! The new switch machine is still playing up, I've tried unplugging the computor, I really need to have another phone line put in....... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/23/romance_is_not_dead~2504880/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-22:/2007/06/23/ohh_god_what_a_day~2502947/oasishotel2007-06-23T00:03:24+02:002007-06-23T00:03:24+02:00 <p>Iwas saying before I was rudly cut off that car insurance in Llandudno is the cheapest in the country, there is no where for ajoy rider to go. As I have not got the gist of finding my own blog yet I am not sure what I told you yesterday,anyway back to man with phone, says hes had a barny with girl friend, he'd like her to come & join him for a few days,David says Ok. man with phone stuffs more money into Davids hand for our trouble.Loverly man could do with more like him! Girl & car arrives, Looks like teastrainer with top removed by can opener. come & see he says isn't it beautiful bought that special he says,on closer inspection hood is stuck together with silver ducting tape,.Are you sure no one will try & pinch it he says, 'not a chance' says David returning to the<br> kitchen.... New streamline machine comes at last , we're back in bussiness. Two guests phoned at begining of week to remind me they would't be here till six & please would we book them dinner. Nine O'clock arrives no Bradsures, me thinking something has happened to them so I phone to check up, they are sitting watching Dalziel & Pasco, 'oh goddness' she says we forgot!!' husband has rung back with apologies , they are going to come to-morrow...... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/23/ohh_god_what_a_day~2502947/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-21:/2007/06/21/snazzy_car~2492988/oasishotel2007-06-21T13:30:48+02:002007-06-23T00:14:26+02:00 <p>The sun is shinning & its quite warm to-day.Got quite a few in tonite. Some musicians from the theatre, only trouble with that lot is they come in high as kites then want to drink all night long, then expect us to do breakfast at 11am.Some of them can be quite entertaining, the other guests enjoy their company, some wont talk to anybody!. We had this chap come to the door a few nights ago, David didn't really like the look of him but took him anyway, he's always on the phone saying he's got a good dael & a good package, I dread to think what he's selling. He seems to have plenty of money. The switch machine won't work, it's something to do with the new wireless we put in for the computor we think.<br> Man with phone asked if his girl friend could join him, paid for room again for our trouble !!. Must know we don't trust him.Anyway keeps on about girl friends car. Says its really spiecal is worried it might get stolen. In Llandudno, theirs no where for a jpy rider to go. Our car insuranc </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/21/snazzy_car~2492988/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-20:/2007/06/20/tantrum_in_reception~2487674/oasishotel2007-06-20T16:11:22+02:002007-06-20T16:11:22+02:00 <p>Its pouring down, has been for days,its keeping the visitors away thats for sure. The bookings are down for this time of year hope it picks up soon or we'll have to lay off some staff.The folk who are in seem to be enjoying them selves going up the Orme in the Old Tram car pity the ski lift is'nt working due to the heavy rain.The bookings are still coming in for July & August lets hope the sun starts shinning soon.Last summer we had a REALLY ARROGANT man & his fussy wife in for a week,they wore us out between their complaints & demands. Beside the 'why don't you & the do it like this 'is !!. Well, he rang up in March & asked for room 2, it had to be room 2 or not at all.The dates he wanted the room was taken, so he rang back a few weeks later again the room was booked out.He got abit stroppy, so he askes for two further dates,'' you can have room one ''I said,which is also a seafront loverly room. 'No only room 2 would do.'So he came into day -he did'nt believe me, he took great pleasure in telling us he had booked into somewhere else seeing as we couldn't find a bed for him. Met my neighbour in Asda this afternoon, she has just asked if our room 2 is avalible she has thia awful arragant couple she would like to pass on........ </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/20/tantrum_in_reception~2487674/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-14:/2007/06/14/finding_the_time~2451695/oasishotel2007-06-14T14:16:20+02:002007-06-14T14:16:20+02:00 <p>At last, keep a blog ,not a hope.!! This is the start of the silly season. I should have started this in the middle of winter when we<br> are quite. Quite! thats the time we do a major clean &redecorate. Monday was beautiful, so was Tuesday, to-day it is pouring down so won't expect to many new visitors. None acctually.We have a couple here for the week room only. They came in a campervan. its quite funny really they sleep here then go outside to their van & do their own cooking. Breakfast Dinner & tea!.We have a very quite chap who is here on his own for aweek, hes been down & had a full english breakfast for three days, to-night he's booked dinner, he's asked for fish because he's veggi, & if we don't mind could he have an omlett to-morrow if it is'nt too much trouble because he does't usually eat bacon & sausage.!! Uupps must go , the campervan has got a parking ticket for parking over night on the promenarde over night, the sign says no camping, I'll got to go & sort this out'..... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/14/finding_the_time~2451695/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:oasishotel.blog.co.uk,2007-06-10:/2007/06/10/good_morning_blog~2429064/oasishotel2007-06-10T20:51:23+02:002007-06-10T20:51:23+02:00 <p>Here I am having decided I want to keep a Blog wondering what to write about first! I've never ever even kept a dairy, always in too much hurry to move on to the next thing. So reader (I hope) here goes. Lots of funny things happen in our day, David’s the one, he sits in the bar at night sitting on a stool with a gin in one hand, & until the no smoking laws, a cigarette in the other telling funny stories about our experiences just like Dave Allan. He has the guests splitting their sides. People often say we should write a book, so I thought James Herriot did it, so why don't I. Then I read about blogging, and though I'm not the most computer literate I thought I'd have a go! admittedly with a little help from my daughter.<br> My husband & I (sounds like the Royal family!) own a sea front Hotel in the North Wales resort of Llandudno.<br> I hail from Birkenhead, David from Grimsby. I fist visited Llandudno six years ago, accompanied by another man. We stayed at Davids B&B in the town. To be honest I didn't really like him very much at first. My two daughters actually liken him to Frank Butcher from Eastenders, perma-tanned with gold chains and a fag hanging out of his mouth. He turned out to have a heart of gold and extremely funny. We finally married three months ago on valentines day.<br> Last nights guests have all gone home, the child in room 8 wet the bed, Room 5 kept their neighbours awake and one of our single ladies had a visitor. Room 2 forgot to tell us they where vegetarian until David produced a full and I mean full English breakfast with, sausage, two slices of bacon ,egg,blackpudding, tomartoes, beans, hash browns,mushrooms and fried bread.Believe me they do it all the time.He was not best pleased.I am going to tell you all about Llandudno, our hotel and funny guests. I want to tell you about my daughters and other family members. I want to make you laugh I'll try not too make you cry, well not much anyway.I don,t know much about copyrite and my daughter tells me I must'nt use peoples real names. I would like you to switch me on like a soap.I've got to go shopping, bread,bin-linners everything to make a hotel tic.So bye for now til I wright again....... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://oasishotel.blog.co.uk/2007/06/10/good_morning_blog~2429064/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>