Beausite Hotel

"We recently stayed in the Langtry Apartments at the Beausite Hotel as a family of four (two adults and children aged 12 and 8) and had a very enjoyable stay. The apartment was surprisingly spacious and easily accommodated all four of us. It was clean throughout and had a well-equipped kitchen with everything we needed, including a dishwasher – a welcome bonus when you're on holiday and don't want to spend time washing up! The accommodation is perhaps looking a little tired in places, particularly some of the wardrobes, but nothing that detracted from our overall experience. A couple of very minor negatives were that the double bed was made up with two single duvets rather than one double duvet, and there were no tea towels provided. One of the biggest advantages of staying in the apartments is that you still have access to all of the Beausite Hotel's facilities. The swimming pool was excellent and proved very popular with our children. We also ate in the hotel restaurant several times, both for breakfast and dinner, and were impressed by the quality of the food and the value for money. A special mention must go to Alex in the restaurant, who looked after us on several occasions. He was always friendly, helpful and welcoming, with a constant smile on his face that really enhanced our stay. Overall, a great base for exploring Jersey, offering plenty of space for families, good facilities and excellent service. We would happily stay again."

"Great family-run hotel. I’d give it a 4.5. Only deducting marks because the sounds from doors closing and people jostling around was somewhat annoying. We had to be moved our first night - the staff were really great about it - a rude family with a herd of 4 teen boys stayed above us in the older area of the building. We were moved to a garden view room which was lovely, but still doors closing and people banging around at night was notable. Beds were quite comfortable, bathroom clean (first room has a tub/shower, second a stand up shower). The decor is a bit dated but the full English breakfast and continental breads/cheese, yogurt, fruits, ham, juices and cereals was really wonderful each day! Watched people in the good size pool each day, wished I brought my swimsuit! The staff is very accommodating and attentive, special callout to Alex in the dining room and Mina (I think her name was) at the front desk, always smiling and delightful to chat with. All the staff were pleasant. If you have an early start, let them know and they will put a takeaway pack together for you! The garden was lovely to look over from a large window. As others noted, this hotel is situated close to a bus stop - only ever waited 15 mins. We recommend buying a bus pass for the duration of your stay. It is easy to navigate to all of the travel attractions and seeing the radical change from the tides each day on the journey was a treat. We enjoyed popping over to Gorey each day - what a delightful spot. And that castle is the best we’ve ever been to! Overall a great place to stay if you prefer to be away from the hub-bub of the city centre. And if you are contemplating Jersey for the first time you won’t be disappointed, so much rich history and plenty to do!"

"Just spent a week at this hotel and unfortunately the weather was very poor so we were disappointed. We had already requested a room overlooking the garden on the first floor which was pleasant but needed decorating due to marks on the wall and scuffed paintwork. The built-in wardrobe was not good as the door couldn't be opened as it clashed with the room door hardware and usually crashed back making an awful din. Luckily the weather was not hot as the window in the room was limited. For part of the holiday we had someone staying above us and the creaking floorboards were not good. On a plus side everything was clean. The full English breakfast was very good and always served with a smile from the staff. We only had two dinners in the restaurant. The food was OK but not outstanding for the amount paid. The staff once again made it. We did have a take-a-way delivered to Beausite from the Pizza Quarter in Gorey which was delicious and then unfortunately we saw the sign that we shouldn't have done that as only food purchased from the hotel was allowed to be eaten! Not to be beaten we visited the pizza establishment and had a second perfect meal. We did visit the Pembroke which was over the road but found it a bit gloomy and seating uncomfortable so we didn't book the restaurant. We originally booked the Beausite because of the indoor pool. We swim twice a week at home so are used to walking round the edge of a pool. The night before we were due to leave we decided to have our third swim of the week. That was when our holiday ended in disaster. We had had a nice swim and sat out at the side of the pool relaxing for awhile. We made our way to the "changing room", a spacious toilet with a door that doesn't lock. The tiles just before slope a tiny bit but they are very, very slippy as we had noticed before. There are a patch of grey ones that are different to the blue. My husband had gone ahead of me. I slipped very badly, went down on my back , my toes on my left foot bent backwards underneath. I did manage to get back up but was in agony. The lady on reception offered to get us a taxi to A & E. Turned that down as I thought if I had broken anything it might stop me getting home the next day. She did give us a bag of ice but that ended up wetting our bed. Went straight to hospital once home. Luckily no bones broken but have ligament damage which could take 4-6 weeks to mend and a bruised coccyx. In my seventies this is not good. I want to warn any visitors to the Beausite to go very, very steady walking round the pool. The tiles are not all the same and some are treacherous. We did have a room booked at St Aubin for next year which we have now cancelled. We realise that if you take away the good weather from Jersey there is really nothing much to do. We had walked alongside the golf course into Gorey and along the promenade the other way towards the Seymour tower but we ended up going on the beach and up a slipway to get back onto the road. This road is a bit of a nightmare due to lack of pavements. Please, please be careful near that pool folks, it has ruined our holiday and I suspect the next few weeks."