FML, I am in the Colonies !

[Colchester Kev]

Harry Hill Jon Raab enjoying a well deserved bevvy at the Nash

[Colchester Kev]

The final table of last nights £75 freeze out ... and a few of the regs/card room

[Colchester Kev]

Iron & his new girlfriend Olga

[KarmaDope]

The final table of last nights £75 freeze out ... and a few of the regs/card room

It looks like a really good, well run cardroom - pity that most of us can't get to it.

Definitely looks like a must visit if ever up there.

I can see a BB up there soon...

Only gripe from your pics Kev, are the chips them horrible plastic ones or decent weighted clay ones? They look plastic-ky from the pics.

[Colchester Kev]

Decent chips mate, No point asking Iron, he is never involved long enough to get a feel for them !!

[KarmaDope]

Decent chips mate, No point asking Iron, he is never involved long enough to get a feel for them !!

Can't complain then!

[TightEnd]

Pics of Pittordrie?


nice thread Kev

Looking forward to the Walsall thread!!

[Colchester Kev]

Pics of Pittordrie?


nice thread Kev

Looking forward to the Walsall thread!!

Iron offered to drive me to the ground so I could take pics yesterday, But it would have meant I missed a couple of beers ... sorry mate

I did manage to catch a glimpse of it as the plane took off, though it was through my fingers. me and plane take offs don't get on at all !

[Colchester Kev]

Going back to John, he certainly knows the score ... There are 4 casinos in Aberdeen and if you want to keep ahead of the opposition, you have to make an effort.

John showed me a Mahjong room which is away from the casino area, Chinese TV piped in and a little lounge area.. of course they have to walk right past the roulette terminals and black jack tables every time they go to the loo or to the bar


The main thing John and the rest of the guys at the Nash excel at is "Customer Service" ... nothing is too much trouble and he and the team give the impression that they actually care about the place, their jobs and their customers ... an all too rare commodity in the public service industry these days imo.

I had an amazing time in Aberdeen ... Brace yourself everyone, because I will be back (although staying in a different Hotel) LOL

[Colchester Kev]

The final table of last nights £75 freeze out ... and a few of the regs/card room

It looks like a really good, well run cardroom - pity that most of us can't get to it.

Definitely looks like a must visit if ever up there.

I can see a BB up there soon...

Only gripe from your pics Kev, are the chips them horrible plastic ones or decent weighted clay ones? They look plastic-ky from the pics.

Oh trust me, I will be lobbying for it HARD !!

[Colchester Kev]

this was the plane i flew in !

Click to see full-size image.

Soooooo noisy, I had a blinding head ache when i got off.

[Colchester Kev]

I might even post a pic of my Jack Nicklaus fiver tomorrow

[Claw75]

nice report Kev

[Colchester Kev]

Complaint letter is done ...

I stayed at the Aberdeen Central travelodge on the dates given.

I am not sure where to start to be honest, because merely stating that the room was a disgrace doesn't even begin to fully describe my experience of your hotel.

On arrival I was met by probably the grumpiest, unhelpful and ignorant person I have ever encountered, the fact that she was working in a customer facing role just beggars belief .. I was left waiting for upwards of 20 minutes at reception while she was going backwards and forwards from reception moaning and groaning about not being able to find a key for the bin store or something, never once acknowledging me standing there with 3 bags waiting to check in.. I eventually got lucky, she found the key, did what she needed to do and FINALLY acknowledged my presence.

I was early to check in and was told that I could not check in, or leave any bags there while I went for something to eat and drink and return at 3pm to check in .. I was informed that I could check in early for the price of £10 which I did, and was given the key card for room 308.

The receipt for the early check in confirms the "receptionist" as 112017/SMITHG1

My invoice number GB0112-2597

On arrival at my room the first thing that struck me was the state of the windows, seriously I thought we were in a black out zone until I realised that it was in fact just dirt and grime on BOTH sides of the glass ! . That quickly paled into insignificance when i saw the radiator leaning against the wall in front of the exposed bracket where it had fallen from, The radiator was still attached to the socket (which was also falling off the wall) by a white cable with wires clearly exposed.

I thought I would pop into the bathroom to use the facilities after my long journey and prolonged visit to your reception area, I noticed the bathroom door had a large hole kicked into it and to be honest with you, I thought perhaps I had mistakenly walked into a squat by mistake, but no, further checks confirmed that this was indeed room 308 of the Aberdeen Central Travelodge.

I did not unpack, I thought i would just turn the TV on to check the time so I could keep a record of the time of my complaint, a good idea I thought... well it would have been had there been a remote control for the television anywhere in the room !

So, off I trot to reception armed with a list of faults and unsatisfactory conditions, dreading the fact that I had to face the receptionist from hell.. I was somewhat relieved to find that she was not there and had been replaed by a gentleman who at least could look me in the eye and communicate with me properly.

What happened next stunned me into silence, on advising him of the state of my room, he replied "thankyou for telling us, we did not know about the radiator, but the hole in the bathroom door has been there for some weeks now, I dont know why it has not been repaired" .. he issued me with a remote control and after making a list of my complaints, he remarked "I will get these seen to, but our handyman is not in until Monday" . At no time was I offered a room change, or an apology for the state of my room, To say I was shocked is an understatement.

I have photographs of the said problems, I will of course provide these to you, I am sending an exact copy to your press department to, in which i will attach the photographs.

I expect to be compensated for the shoddy and unsatisfactory conditions that I had to endure for 3 nights, and await your response accordingly.

[cia260895]

ffs stop moaning ya gr8 big poof,there are people in this world that would of snatched your right arm off to have had the chance to stay where you did.



and they were probably squatting in the bin store...........