Guest 842- Registered: 11 Dec 2012
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#1
Added by moderator: Please see post 11 for a response to this topic, dismissing these rumours.
"The owners are investing heavily in the future of Dover and the surrounds with their 2 hotels, a service station and their support of the Dover Town Team"
Hi,
Our daughter has her school prom at the Ramada this june, and we keep hearing rumours recently about it being in financial difficulties? They are due to pay their deposit to the hotel at the begining of april and we just wanted to see if anyone else had heard about this?
Charlotte Harrison
Guest 743- Registered: 28 Feb 2012
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#2
Hi haven't herd anything I know the owners brought into the Esso station next door for millions of pounds so don't think Remada would encounter financial problems anytime soon
Guest 842- Registered: 11 Dec 2012
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#3
Thats we thought and hoped, we're just praying this works out as our original venue had been the railway bell as a private function but..
Charlotte Harrison
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#4
I've heard nothing but good about the owners and even if the Ramada were suffering from recessionary times, the brothers have the Marina Hotel, the petrol station (always busy) and the Holiday Inn at Harbledown to smooth out their results.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
I can't believe it either; I was talking to Menon yesterday at the Tourism Conference and he was very positive about the (their) future.
To be honest, I believe that because they have chosen to invest here, with all their quality and various enterprises, threads like this one, shouldn't be made unless there are serious grounds for concern. Spreading rumours can seriously harm a business.
Roger
Guest 744- Registered: 20 Mar 2012
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Roger
Jan Higgins
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#7
While I agree with you Roger, if I there is a risk of loosing a lot of money and ruining a what is a big occasion I would have asked the question as well............ but maybe not in such bald terms.
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Keith Sansum1
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#8
Always good to ask jan
as you say in todays climate any one having news and confidence is helpful in such situations
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#9
There was talk recently of a Dover Hotel for sale, I wonder if time the story got passed around someone has got hold of the wrong end of the stick?
Audere est facere.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#10
did it ever come out which hotel was for sale?
Guest 903- Registered: 21 Mar 2013
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#11
Good morning
I have just been made aware of this posting and it is disappointing that rumours get such publicity particularly when the owners are investing heavily in the future of Dover and the surrounds with their 2 hotels, a service station and their support of the Dover Town Team. If Charlotte would like to ring me or my Group GM, Anoob Saban at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Dover Marina Hotel & Spa on 01304 203633 we would be more than happy to address any concern that she may have with her daughters booking
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
Thanks Trevor - as you rightly say, they are investing heavily in Dover and the surrounding area and this should have been discussed with you or Anoob privately.
Keep up the good work.
Howard, I'll email you privately which hotel it is that is for sale as rumours spread (as we have just seen) like wild-fire.
Roger
Guest 744- Registered: 20 Mar 2012
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#13
Chinese whispers at work again unfortunately
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#14
lets keep it all secret
thats the best way????
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Guest 744- Registered: 20 Mar 2012
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#15
I wonder how you would feel if it was your business being maligned?
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Trevor Bond wrote:Good morning
I have just been made aware of this posting and it is disappointing that rumours get such publicity particularly when the owners are investing heavily in the future of Dover and the surrounds with their 2 hotels, a service station and their support of the Dover Town Team. If Charlotte would like to ring me or my Group GM, Anoob Saban at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Dover Marina Hotel & Spa on 01304 203633 we would be more than happy to address any concern that she may have with her daughters booking
Welcome aboard Trevor, will you be staying around for the Ashes
Audere est facere.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#17
Yes, welcome, Trevor. I hope Anoob and Menon haven't taken offence, it would be a great shame if the Forum had succeeded in alienating some of Dover's most important supporters.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#18
trevor has been a member for ages, only posts very rarely.
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Trevor Bond
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Audere est facere.
Chris- Forum Admin
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#20
He re-registered this morning - think his account on the old doverforum.com site probably got lost in the transfer.