3/5 Scarlet Opus (. 1 year ago on Google
Let
us
start
with
perhaps
one
of
the
best,
maybe
overlooked,
advantages
about
Wyboston
Lakes
Resort
...
it's
about
4
minutes
from
the
A1
and
that's
if
the
2
sets
of
traffic
lights
are
against
you.
It's
so
easy
to
find
and
access
and
yet,
there
was
no
audible
road
noise
from
within
the
conference
facilities,
or
the
hotels.
That,
is
an
amazing
thing
in
favour
of
tis
venue.
Wayfinding
arounding
the
resort
(it's
large)
is
very
easy,
aided
by
clear
and
prominent
signage.
When
you
arrive
at
any
of
the
different
venue
locations,
you
will
find
parking,
plentiful
and
easy
to
manoevre
around,
into
and
out
of.
This
stay
was
at
the
Waterfront
Hotel
and
there
are
many
good
things.
The
self-checkin
machines
and
process
is
easy,
you
even
issue
yourself
your
own
room
key,
a
white
plastic
(OK
not
so
great
given
their
sustainability
claims)
card
with
nothing
on
it.
Excellent
ecurity.
If
you
lost
it,
you
wouldn't
even
know
yourself
if
you'd
found
the
key
to
yourown
room!
I
liked
this
point.
The
fragrance
throughout
the
groundfloor
was
really
nice
on
this
occassion
a
sort
of
cedarwood
aroma
that
was
pleasantly
prominent.
I
guess
it
came
from
the
Spa,
but
it
permeated
everywhere
in
the
public
areas
and
was
an
unexpected
pleasant
difference.
The
room
was
basic,
bland;
in
that
it
was
a
standard
hotel
bedroom
typical
of
a
myriad
of
business-hotels.
It
was
clean,
comfortable
and
a
reasonable
size.
Unfortunately,
in
this
specific
case,
there
were
several
long,
blond
hairs
(mine
is
short
and
either
black
or
too
often
grey)
in
the
shower
cubicle.
'Not
normal',
a
one-off
or
other
excuses
could
be
made,
but
it
made
me
wary
of
everything
in
the
bathroom
and
I
didn't
then
use
the
cups
etc.
Another
plus
...
the
iron
was
excellent
which
regular
travellers
will
know
is
unusual.
In
the
bar
which
had
great
dark
decor,
creating
a
sumptuous
'feel',
it
was
really
quiet,
there
were
4
staff
stood
well
apart
from
each
other
behind
it.
To
my
surprise,
not
one
of
them
thought
to
appraoch
me
and
ask
what
I'd
like
...
not
for
4
minutes.
I
felt
I
was
in
a
Clint
Eastwood
western
stand-off.
It
happended
to
others
after
me.
Coincidence
or
not,
the
4
'young'
team
members
showed
very
little
interest
in
me
as
a
customer
and
were
agrrieved
that
the
BDO
event
in
the
room
next
door,
complained
that
there
wasn't
a
member
of
staff
tending
their
private
bar.
I
wanted
to
rush
and
tell
them
I
had
4
...
but
it
made
no
difference.
There's
an
engaging
robot
working
in
the
restaurant,
it
delivers
plated
meals
from
the
distant
kitchen
to
the
waiting
staff
at
the
bar,
who
then
deliver
it
to
the
customer.
That's
the
best
thing
about
my
bar/restaurant
experience.
We
agree
with
another
review
that
the
drinks
are
expensive,
but
would
add
that
the
meals
are
not,
they
are
value
for
money.
After
a
while,
the
plentiful
signs
around
the
hotel
and
conference
centre
proclaiming
a
commitment
to
the
environment
began
to
grate.
It
became
clearer
and
clearer,
that
whilst
intention
may
have
been
good,
belief
was
genuine
...
almost
without
exception
the
little
actions
were
about
cost
cutting/profit
increase.
How
do
I
know
....
well
yes
the
coffee
cups
were
single
use
&
compostible,
but
the
biscuits
were
in
plastic
film,
I
could
be
rewarded
for
not
having
my
room
cleaned
...
but
not
with
credits
for
drink
or
food,
or
spa
use
or
....
our
overall
take
is
that
on
business,
there
are
more
reasons
to
use
this
venue
than
not,
the
various
'offers'
like
all
hotels
make
it
value
for
money.