In June 2009 we decided that instead of people just thanking us, we would ask them to write in our Guest Book. This feedback is very important in our business and helps us to maintain and improve our already high standards. Although some of the following comments appear on our Testimonials page, we thought you might like to see the daily comments that are written:
16/11/11
“A very nice stay! Nice breakfast, Thanks.” - Ste/Daz – Fast Fence
16/11/11
“Thanks for looking after me. Great brekkie!” - Deborah Shaw
11/11/11
“All good. Very friendly. Hope to be back. Recommended.” - Greg – London
08/11/11
“Thank you so much for a wonderful stay. Such kindness and good humour. Made a very difficult visit so much easier. Food and room was great! With thanks.” - E. J. Newton – Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
23/10/11
“We’ve had a very comfortable and happy stay here. Lovely room & the breakfast was delicious. Thank you.” - Sarah & Martin – London
14/10/11
“What a lovely surprise – an oasis of calm in a busy area. Lovely welcoming hostess, garden beautiful. Felt very comfortable. Comfy bed and excellent spotlessly clean shower. Thank you.” - Selina & John – Tenby, Pembrokeshire
01/10/11
“Thank you for everything – the info about B’ham Ortho Hosp, the lovely breakfasts and the chats. Good luck.” - Mrs Boodhoo
28/09/11
“This has been a very pleasant stay – clean and comfortable bedroom with a lovely view of the garden. Good food – friendly staff. Excellent value for money. Will be back.” - Jill Prosser - Newport
13/09/11
“What a pleasant surprise! This lovely place has been a highlight of our trip; fantastic breakfast (mmm fresh, fluffy eggs!) comfortable beds for a lovely full nights rest, gorgeous back garden. I could go on – but all this and, to top it off, a brilliant host who gave us the warmest of welcomes makes this place second to none. Thank you, it was all lovely.” - Kaila, Chuck & Chaz Chamberlain - Vancouver, Canada
04/09/11
“A very pleasant stay. Thank you. Bed comfy, breakfast was delicious, warm & friendly atmosphere. Will stay again if over this way.” - Margaret & Bob Eales – Coventry
04/09/11
“Everything as we remember from a few weeks ago, including the nice front room. See you again.” - Sue Naylor & Leanne Coupland – Leeds
28/08/11
“Really nice bed, I don’t even sleep that well at home! Loved the bacon & egg butty.” - Ron Gladstone
25/08/11
“Visiting for family reunion. Comfy rooms, good food, will visit again.” - Chris Wilson
24/08/11
“Bacon was TASTY, beds were comfy, internet was wonderful (the joy of watching Doctor Who!). Thank you and see you again soon. P.s. Your crockery in the cupboards is fantastic!” - Jess & Caroline - London & Durham
22/08/11
“Visitors for 20/20 cricket finals. Very accessible for Edgbaston. Warm welcome, room very comfortable. Excellent breakfast!” - Jean & Alan - Farnham
21/08/11
“Clean & comfortable, good comfy beds, good food, will recommend to others.” - Leanne Coupland & Mum Sue Naylor – Leeds
17/08/11
“Thank you. We were up here for a wedding and have had a very lovely time.” - Harriet & Nick – Somerset
14/08/11
“Very clean & comfortable. An enjoyable stay.” - Sue & Jim Broons
11/08/11
“Very clean & cozy, very welcoming. Beautiful garden. Thanks.” - M. Kelly
02/08/11
“Very comfortable and nice place to stay, helpful and good staff, will definitely stay again. Enjoyed our time here, very friendly. ‘We will be back’.” – Karon & Sol – Liverpool
28/07/11
“Very comfortable, especially the beds and the very welcoming and helpful staff. Thank you for going the extra mile to find the sandwich toaster! Delicious.” – Caroline, Nick, Nicole and Laurene Maynard
25/07/11
We received this message in a ‘Thank You’ card from the guest below
“Saturday evening I came home again after a good trip from Birmingham to Veldhoven. I enjoyed my stay in your hotel very much and want to thank you for all your help. I wish you and your Madeira Hotel all the best for the future. Once again, thanks for everything and maybe see you again in the future. With warm regards.” – Marianne Klaver
24/07/11
“I have had a great time here in Madeira Hotel. Stella was very helpful, especially when I needed the right bus. Thank you.” - Marianne Klaver
21/07/11
“Very comfortable and quiet. Stella went the extra mile offering me a lift to where I was going.” - Mary – Dublin
18/07/11
“The management were helpful and went out of their way to make our stay as comfortable as possible. Thank you” - Frances & Trevor Jones - London
11/07/11
“We did return and enjoyed the stay” – R & C Hughes – Kent
24/06/11
“Back again for another night and another lovely breakfast” – Chris & Ian
23/06/11
“Thanks George, for recommending we stay here! Lovely people, always cheerful, great breakfast. will come again” – Chris & Ian Forkes
14/06/11
“Very enjoyable, comfortable stay. Home from home. Brilliant breakfast! Hope to see you again” – Howard – York
24/05/11
“Dearest Sharon & Stella, lovely and very hospitable place with an excellent breakfast and amenities. You two served with a smile, which is rare nowadays!!” – The Regal Cricket Team
14/04/11
“Very pleasant and excellent breakfast. With our grand children about a mile away we will certainly come again. Kent is a little far away for a round trip in a day!” – Ray & Christine Hughes
09/04/11
“Thanks for the great breakfast” – Mr Ned Gray
24/03/11
“Wow! The best shower ever!!” – Angie – Scarborough
22/03/11
“Thanks for my breakfast”, it was lovely – Reya
21/03/11
“Thanks! Rooms great, staff are lovely. Had a great nights sleep” – Reya
03/03/11
“Thank you for our beautiful breakfast” – Mrs S. Olue
02/03/11
“Lovely tomatoes served by a beautiful lady.” – Andy – Southend
01/03/11
“Excellent breakfast and so friendly. Thank you.” – Marva Tzamarindaki
25/02/11
“Great breakfast – will be back.” – John
24/02/11
“Lovely big bed!! Great breakfast and very friendly. Thank you.” – Kate Lloyd
22/02/11
“Lovely room – specially my bed (7). Thank you.” – Sheri Smith
20/02/11
“Thank you for your generous hospitality & going the extra mile. Much appreciated!” – Jude – Quaker Study Centre
07/02/11 (email)
“I am one of the Aberystwyth cross country runners that has spent the weekend at your hotel. Having left this morning I’d just like to say thank you for a great weekend. You really made our stay perfect – especially bringing Dylan and I to find shoes! Thank you so much! All the best and thanks again.“ – Alex
04/02/11
“We had a lovely stay for the University Cross-Country Championships. We would like to thank all the staff for their helpover the weekend“ – Dylan
30/01/11
“We had a great stay and everything was clean and the breakfast was delicious as well. Thank you so much!!! Will be back and recommend this hotel for sure. Outstanding. Thanks Stella!!“ – Jennifer, Liua, Oscar and Alei – Columbia
22/12/10
“Excellent nights sleep. Good breakfast, quiet too. Will be back soon.“- Rulid – Bradford
15/12/10
“Very comfortable stay over 8 days, great breakfast and room had all mod cons required. Cheers!“ – Steve Brock
03/12/10
“Had a great stay. Thanks very much.“ – Lucy
02/12/10
“Had a great 3 days. Will be back.“ – G. Vosay
28/11/10
“Had a great time, will be back again.“ – Justin
23/11/10
“What a comfortable nights sleep – comfy bed, no noise and stars clearly visible through skylight!“ – J.B.
22/10/10
“Very nice. Thank you.“ – Patsy & Kathleen
15/10/10
“Nice breakfast, nice service. Thanks very much.“ – Omar & Jo & the boys
07/10/10
“Thanks for nice service & very nice breakfast. Thanks for everything.“ – Kathleen & Pat
30/09/10
“Nice service. A breakfast with a smile! Thank you.“ – Pete Bream
28/09/10
“You are a very nice lady.“ – Room 9
27/09/10
“Thank you very much for all the care and hospitality. Love the comfortable hotel.“- Shayla & Mudasser and Baby Zene – Berkshire
24/09/10
“Thank you for rescuing us from oblivion over the weekend! You are obviously a very nice lady and have an interesting hotel.“ – Julie & Gareth Hunter
22/09/10
“Thanks for putting us up at very short notice. Enjoyed the stay and will call again.“ – Room 1
20/09/10
“Thank you for a very pleasant stay. The service has been brill.“ – Room 3
12/09/10
“Very nice stay and very comfy. Spot on with the breakfast and brilliant staff.“ – Tony
09/09/10
“Thanks very much for the hospitality & the morning smiles! Best of luck.“ – Steve A
03/09/10
“Breakfasts were great! Thanks to the staff for making everyone laugh in the mornings.“- Mark Gaal
31/08/10
“A very pleasant stay. Nice, comfortable rooms and it’s always nice to feel welcome. Thanks.“- Kevin Faste
29/08/10
“Thank you for a great stay. Very nice place and very friendly staff. Thank you.“ – Al
24/08/10
“Thank you for making us feel welcome. and nothing is too much trouble. We will be back.“ – Karen & Chris Low
20/08/10
“Thanks for a lovely stay. You always make me feel so welcome.“- L. Boden
12/08/10
A ‘Thank You’ card following a Christening read:
“Many thanks for a beautiful setting & excellent catering service you provided at my Son & Daughters christening – it was a perfect day. Many thanks.“ – Jenny & Anthony
12/07/10
“Thank you for making me feel so welcome – sorry about the carpet!!! Hope to come here again.“ – Beryl Aldridge
05/07/10
“Thanks for excellent directions to help me find you, a life saver for a country person like me! Thanks again. P.S. Nice veggie breakfast!.“- John Bartley
30/06/10
“Thank you. Loved the garden – which gave me some ideas to take home – though completely missed WOO (Wizard of Oz) theme till explained – see it all now….“ – Oriel Kenny
25/06/10
“Thank you very much for giving me a room on my first day here and for picking me up from the station without even booking it. Thanks a lot for everything and your hospitality. Very much appreciated. Thanks, hopefully will be back here!“- Joe Qiokata
20/06/10
“Quite a pleasant stay .“ – MIZ
19/06/10
“I have been staying for 8 nights but it went by in a blink. Because here two lovely ladies make me feel at home. They are so friendly and like family so it was great time to be here. Finally, thank you so much for your hospitality. Many thanks.“- Kashi – China
12/06/10
“I have spent 3 weeks in this hotel, the ladies are very friendly. I really felt like family in here. I really pleased your hospitality.“- Prem – China
09/06/10
“Superb breakfast, very comfy & lovely room, comfort after hospital visit. Thank you.“
05/06/10
“Very friendly ladies with a heart of gold. Bless Them! Very welcoming & caring, thank you very much for your hospitability. Thanks.“- Tek – China
02/06/10
“It was a pleasure to stay at this place, lovely breakfast. Good luck and all the best.“- Issaka Zonka – China
01/06/10
“Felt most welcomed. Staff friendly. Accommodation warm and cosy. Enjoyed breakfast while watching TV and exchanging niceties with other guests. Thanks!“- Maus N. Garlbourne
30/05/10
“Service with a smile! Clean rooms, lovely breakfast and a great place to stay. I come up to Birmingham on a regular basis with work and from all the B & B’s I’ve stayed in, this is quite simply the best and also the best value for money. I’ll definitely be coming again. Thanks for a great stay! “ – Scott King
28/05/10
“Many thanks girls, enjoyed my stay and my brekkie.“ – RB
27/05/10
“Ladies made me feel very welcome, rooms very clean, breakfast lovely. Thanks a lot.“ – M. Given
26/05/10
“Very friendly staff, great service, room very comfortable and clean. Enjoyed my stay and will be back in Aug/Sept.“ – M. Baldwin
25/05/10
“The ladies here are very welcoming. The room was very clean and the breakfast excellent.“- Mrs Niambe “Thanks for your help with my Mom”- Evelyne
23/05/10
“Loved service. Great weekend. (Wig party!!!)” – Mr Swain
18/05/10
“Very friendly staff, very clean, breakfast very nice too. See you again soon.”- Adrian Hankey
17/05/10
“A lovely stay. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Very good value for money. Thanks!!” – Carole & Caroline
06/05/10
“Pretty classy! Very nice people as well.”- Zaheed
04/05/10
“Very, very friendly hotel and food and service was very nice!” – Nara McMahon
30/04/10
“I think this was a really friendly place and the breakfast was great.” – C. Wheeler
30/04/10
“Great breakfast and the staff is very nice.”- Professor Xiu
24/04/10
“Great accommodation and service. Worth every penny, really pleased.”- John Blakeman
23/04/10
“Very friendly staff. Good food. Enjoyable stay.”- Nick – Chichester
21/04/10
“Great breakfast!! Really friendly atmosphere too, thanks very much!!!” – Daniel
10/04/10
“Thank you for making 9 of us so welcome. We all came up from Bath for our Aunties 90th Birthday.” – Pat & Family
31/03/10
“Thank you Sharon and Stella for making my stay an experience to remember.”- Dave
31/03/10
“Very comfortable room, welcoming staff.” - (A tradesman from Sheffield working locally)
31/03/10
“On a locksmiths course. Thank you for a great stay, will return when on my next course. Best wishes.”- Gaz
29/03/10
“Raymond & I would like to thank Stella and Sharon for their kindness and care over the last 17 weeks. Also for their good wishes for the recovery of our son Kenneth. Thank you again.” – Raymond & Iris
26/03/10
“Thanks for everything, looking after us, feeding us, cleaning our messy rooms (sorry, that was more Jimmy than me!) Thanks again.” – Trevor – (Training Room student)
26/03/10
“Thanks for looking after us all. Really enjoyed my stay and the meals were fantastic. Hope all goes well. Thank you.” – Alvin – (Training Room student)
25/03/10
“Thank you very much for the stay, it has been very nice. Breakfast and dinners have been amazing. Sorry about the state of the room everyday – lol. Thanks.” – Jimmy – (Training Room student)
18/03/10
“Enjoyable time!”- Mick Firth
13/03/10
“Visiting for the Inter Counties Cross Country at Cofton Park. Excellent, friendly b&b.” – David & Gail Griffiths
10/03/10
“Great food, lovely evening meals last week, loved the Pumpkin curry! Thank you.” – G. Hutchinson
10/03/10
“Great breakfast, nice stay, staff very friendly, thank you.”- J. Taffinder
08/03/10
“Staff are very nice and helpful. We will come back again.” – Pat and Mike
07/03/10
“Lovely breakfast and very friendly. Cosy room and very much enjoyed our stay. Many thanks for your kind hospitality.” – Tom and Emma
04/03/10
“Excellent stay, warm welcome and I may return.” – Matthew
21/02/10
“Cosy room, excellent breakfast, friendly staff and very helpful.” – Room 8
15/02/10
“Lovely breakfast and very friendly. Cosy room and very much enjoyed our stay. Many thanks for your kind hospitality.” – Tom and Emma
12/02/10
“Had a lovely stay. Staff are very friendly and look after you well. Meals were always very nice. Will definitely stay here again if I’m up this way!” – Emily – (Training Room student)
12/02/10
“Very comfortable, friendly staff, good breakfast..” – Richard – (Training Room student)
12/02/10
“I had a great six week stay, staff couldn’t do enough for you. Always clean towels and bedding. Breakfasts were always of high standards. Stella was always looking out for us. Thank you so much.” – Darren – (Training Room student)
09/02/10
“Comfortable stay, very good breakfast. Easy journey to NEC trade show through the back roads. Hope to see you again next February.” – Terry & Carol – Isle of Wight
06/02/10
“Very friendly. Lovely clean, fresh bedding. Many thanks.” – Chester – North Wales
06/02/10
“Great food & nice clean room.” – David Cook – Walton-on-Thames
29/01/10
“Thank you for the excellent service, food was great and room was comfortable and clean, would definitely stay here again when I come back for the advanced course.” – Neil - (Locksmiths Course)
28/01/10
“Very comfortable. Good breakfast. Thanks.” – C. Lewis
27/01/10
“Thank you for an outstanding service, excellent accommodation, excellent food and friendly staff. An all round brilliant combination.” – Paul - Reading
27/01/10
“Thank you for your hospitality & good food over the last few days, the rooms were good & clean. Once again thank you.” – Sharon - London
27/01/10
“Bit sad I’ve got to go home. I’ll miss my tea & brekky. I’m sure I’ll see you all in a years time. Many thanks.” – Simon - London
12/01/10
“Just a note to the 2 S,s (Stella & Sharon) saying a big thanks for doing your absolute utmost and making my stay so welcoming and warm (against all odds…..boiler breakdown).
It was a pleasure getting to know you both over the few days I was there, and I promise that if ever I take a golfing or other trip to the Midlands, I will be laying my hat at The Madeira Hotel, if you have room at the inn.
A most happy and prosperous new year to two very hard working people who always manage to find time for their guests.” – PDK Williams - South Wales
11/01/10
“Thank you for your great hospitality, good breakfast and comfy room. We’ll be coming again.” – JW – Swindon
28/12/09
“We turned up from South Wales and broke down just outside this hotel. The proprietor was so kind, she invited us to join the family to finish off the scraps of their food, which was fantastic! We shall be back again to stay, but one of the members of the family warned us that there were only 4 king beds which was no good to us as there are 26 of us. Nevertheless the hospitality and welcome was excellent and we have pre-booked a funeral tea for June when Aunt Nellie is due to leave us. Thanks again.” – The Jenkins Family – Port Talbot (A family member trying his hand at humour)
28/12/09
“Only 3 choices of meat, 6 vegetables (no peas). Pudding – funny fruit. More choice needed.” – A Relative (Tongue firmly in cheek)
21/12/09
“Thank you for a warm stay, we look forward to seeing you again as we would like to make this our home away from home.” – Norma & Reg Eden – St. Austell
16/12/09
“A most friendly hotel with fantastic staff who will go beyond to provide a warm welcome & stay. Food is faultless. Thanks for having me, will be back for the golf.” – BK – South Wales
09/12/09
“Thank you for the hospitality. Very comfortable & friendly. Will be back if I am near here again.” – Jan Hodgson – Melbourne, Australia
07/12/09
“We thank you for your hospitality and your consideration and warm welcome.” – Wilma & Charlie – Norfolk
05/12/09
“Thank you for everything. Warm welcome, very friendly.” – Marie & Andy – Dagenham
03/12/09
“Food & hospitality excellent.” – R. Davies – Liverpool
29/11/09
“We was here for the weekend to see our daughter, granddaughter who lives in Moseley. Northfield and Moseley was so nice. We would very much like to come back later. The Madeira was very satisfying and the breakfast was the very best. Dice 6. Thank you for everything.” – Turid & Per, Knut & Kiersti
29/11/09
“Thanks for the friendly atmosphere, loved the 2 days we spent here. My daughter loved the singing outside the rooms (a happy Sharon) and I’m she wouldn’t mind staying to help you clean! I was relaxed with my stay & hope to visit again.” – Anika & Little Nalini – Watford
28/11/09
“Stayed for only one night, wish it was more. Like home away from home. Thank you very much.” – Bridie, John & Ember King – Tipperary, Ireland & P. King – London
28/11/09
“Lovely place, very friendly service from the staff.” – Tery – South London
28/11/09
“Thanks for a lovely two nights. If we ever come to Birmingham again we will be coming here!!! So relaxing.” – Mary & Johnny – Kent
25/11/09
“Fantastic atmosphere with friendly staff who go over and above. Thanks for a great stay.” – John D – London
25/11/09
“Stayed just over a week and had a lovely stay, the breakfast was very, very tasty and the staff are so friendly. Thanks so much..” – Marie Lee – Manchester
25/11/09
“Had a great time, thanks a lot to the great staff.” – Paul Breen – Gloucestershire
22/11/09
“We came to stay at the “Madeira” because our son was getting married here. We were made to feel welcome from the word go, lovely and clean, smashing breakfast, great service. Sharon went out of her way to help.” – Mr & Mrs Kennedy – West Sussex
22/11/09
“Had a very great and lovely time. 2 weeks I spend here the best weeks ever and the staff they’re great and help full. No. 1 here!” – M. Ahmed – Norway.
20/11/09
“Had a great week here, the staff made me feel very welcome and went out of their way to help me and my friends in any way. Top marks!” – M. Crank.
19/11/09
“Had a lovely couple of days. Lovely accommodation. Very friendly staff. Thanks for that.” – Regina & Jerome Hogan.
17/11/09
“Thanks for your time & effort.” – Nik.
15/11/09
From a four year old who attended a Christening party at the Madeira:
“Very good tea I would come again thank you chefs.” – Robert.
15/11/09
“Yummy breakfast! We were very comfy – thanks! Off to Cadbury World now in our quest for perfect chocolate!” – Patricia, Mark, Daisy & Pete – Wisconsin, USA.
11/11/09
“Thank you Stella for accommodating me at short notice whilst my husband has been in The Royal Orthopaedic hospital. Birmingham has been very welcoming while we have been away from Leeds. Thanks again.” – Sharrell.
01/11/09
“Nice and comfortable, good food. Will come again.” – R Kiletian – Preston.
29/10/09
“Lovely stay – Thanks.” – Vaughan – Oxford.
28/10/09
“Thanks girls. Thanks for your hospitality. We’ll see ye again soon.” – Martin & Kath – County Kildare – Eire.
22/10/09
“Staff very helpful and kind, very comfortable room. Nice place to stay.” – Billy – South Wales (Cwmgwrach).
21/10/09
“A comfortable stay, staff very pleasant and helpful.” – Bill and Connie McKenzie – Inverness.
21/10/09
“Many thanks for a comfortable and pleasant stay with friendly and helpful staff.” – Lesley and Roger Pownell – Brixham, Devon.
15/10/09
Students on a Fitness Training course have been staying with us for six weeks and left this morning. We were sorry to see them leave as they had been perfect guests and shared some great times with us. Here are some of their comments:
” Thank you so much for everything, you have really gone out of your way to make me feel at home. Great food and friendly attitude! Very kind and I hope you like the flowers.”- Susie xxxx.
” Chef Stella, thank you so much for making us feel welcome, you have made our stay extremely comfortable.” – Jack xx.
” Thank you Stella and Sharon for making us feel so welcome. Two of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Great hotel.” – Michael xx.
” Stella. Thank you so much for making our six weeks so enjoyable. Your kindness to us has been overwhelming. I can only thank you again. Sharon. Thank you ever so much for making my sleepy mornings worth waiting for.” – Dean xx.
” Stella. Without a doubt this was a good idea for our course to change the accommodation last minute! Thank you so much for putting up with us and making this stay so welcoming and one to remember. Sorry again for the nights we came in late and didn’t leave the rooms in the greatest shape! Thank you again for such a memorable stay, you really helped to make the course less of a struggle in the morning, take care of yourself. Sharon. Thank you for being so bright and cheerful in the mornings when we weren’t so! Hope everything goes great for you and your partner!” – Steve xx.
09/10/09
“Enjoyed the friendly & helpful service.” – Jim.
05/10/09
“Enjoyed the stay, staff very friendly & helpful.” – D Leach.
05/10/09
“Thank you very much.” – P J Feeney – Sligo.
05/10/09
“Thank you very much, we enjoyed it.” – Eugene & Mary Tailor – Sligo.
28/09/09
“Very friendly, very helpful and a lovely breakfast – Thanks.” – Keith & Maureen Knights.
27/09/09
“Thanks for making a difficult time easy to cope with. Just like home.” – Lizzie & Terry – Cornwall.
25/09/09
“Clean comfortable room, good breakfast. Thank you.” – Darren Higginson.
25/09/09
“Clean room, good breakfast. Thank you all.” – Leon - Wales.
25/09/09
“Enjoyable stay. Staff friendly & helpful. Hotel clean & comfortable.” – John Ward – Dunfermline.
25/09/09
“Clean hotel, friendly staff, pleasant stay.” – Allan – Scotland.
08/09/09
“Had a nice stay, been very kind to us.” – Terry P – Torpoint, Cornwall.
04/09/09
“Very nice hotel, very kind people. I will remember you. Many thanks.” – Wei Yang.
03/09/09
“Spot on, no complaints, will stay again no doubt.” – Martin – York.
02/09/09
“Made to feel very welcome, great food, would definitely stay again.” –Tony – Manchester.
31/08/09
“Had a great time all around, visiting places. Great hotel, comfy, friendly, great breakfast!! Also would highly recommend the cake at The Stone. Thankyou.” – Mr and Mrs Jones. (The Stone is a very nice nearby Pub & Restaurant)
29/08/09
“Unexpected trip, very happy to find such a homely and friendly place. We had a lovely time, thanks to the staff for all their help.” – Fili and Sean.
27/08/09
“Made to feel very welcome. Great place to stay. Food to die for!” – Pato – Manchester.
27/08/09
“Nice and cosy rooms. Glad it was cold and wet yesterday because we’ve had nothing but scorching sun in Birchington Kent. Thanks Sharon for going out of your way to get the veggie sausages and brown bread to make our stay even more enjoyable.” – Nigel and Gwen Harrison.
26/08/09
“Stayed while doing locksmiths course at 1st Call. Perfect location, great breakfast and great price. Many thanks to all.” – C. Aston.
19/08/09
“Will definitely be back! Everyone made me very welcome. The staff are friendly and me feel at “home” as the previous comments highlight. I also found the other guests very amiable. Altogether a very pleasant stay. Back in October 2009!” – David Clancy – Manchester.
15/08/09
“Thank you Stella and Sharon for all your smiles and friendliness. You really made me feel welcome and this was a ‘home’ away from home. Will definitely roost here on future visits.” – Marlene – Durban, South Africa.
14/08/09
“Thank you for all your help, nice place, nice food, nice people. See you again soon.” – Phil – FBS.
13/08/09
“Thank you very much Stella and Sharon you made us feel very welcome and made it a home from home. Hope to see you again in 3 months. Thanks again.” – Peter, Ann & Lorraine Fitzsimons – Cavon, Iceland.
11/08/09
“We’ll see you in the future. Thanks for your kind services and the game we played.” – Jeroen Kuyf & Marco Zweerts. (By the way, the ‘game’ in question is called carrom and is thought to be the earliest version of today’s Snooker!).
“Thank you for such a warm and friendly service and a fantastic breakfast, this is now my choice of places to stay in the area, thanks for everything.” – Jackie.
10/08/09
A Convention to celebrate 50 years of the Miniwas held at nearby Cofton Park, some of the owners and drivers stayed at The Madeira, here’s what they thought:
“A great bed after 4 days of a wonderful International Mini Meeting in Birmingham. Kind regards.” – Mini Asfelt Vreters Mini Club – The Netherlands
09/08/09
“Thank you for your great service. We had a great stay, the breakfast & the services were outstanding. We will definitely be back. Thank you.” – Crystal – London & Danny – Jamaica/Dublin
“It was very nice and the most charming breakfast service…. (I’m writing this as Sharon is holding an egg spoon to my head!) Thanks for a lovely stay.” – Dick & Marcus – Hampshire
“It is always very nice to stay at this particular place and the staff always make you feel at home.” – Billy the Kid
07/08/09
“We’ve been well looked after during our stay. Your recommendation for dinner worked out really well. Thanks a mill! – Sandra, Carrel, Kathleen & Margaret. Mayo & Monaghan – Ireland
“Very genuine, nice, considerate people. Who also attract lovely guests. If ever in the area again this would definitely be my choice of stay.” – Adam from Reading
02/08/09
“Very nice people, fantastic service and a lovely room.” – S L Plant
“I am so pleased that my parents and dog were really at ease and had a great nights sleep in a very welcoming place. They had a lovely breakfast outside in the beautiful garden, dog was really happy too! Thank you, it’s been an ideal brief stay.” – The Son
“Yes, we had a lovely night, stay and breakfast & we all slept well – thank you very much.” – Sandy & Derek (The Parents)
“Very pleased, lovely people able to accommodate me at short notice at a difficult time for myself. Thank you very much.” – Lindsey Costello
“Lovely place, great service, very peaceful. Same time next year.” – Wayne, Mark & Yvonne
30/07/09
“Nice room, nice breakfast, nice people.” – Mick Turner
29/07/09
“Very good service, nice rooms and delicious breakfast (cheers for the big sausage)” – Neal & Rodger
27/07/09
The Rover Scout Reunion consists of 10 or more ex scouts. They meet for a long weekend in Birmingham every year and for the past six years have chosen The Madeira Hotel as their rendezvous. They enjoy walks, visiting the Museums and Art Galleries and taking in the many local attractions that Birmingham has to offer. When they return from their excursion they take afternoon tea in the Garden Room. They then return for their evening meal where they plan the next day’s adventure. Having already booked for 2010 they wrote a few comments:
“Many thanks for an enjoyable weekend” – Rodney
“Great hospitality, good food, you made us feel really welcome, as ever” – Ken
“My last and best ever weekend” - Peter
“Here’s to next year!” – Squeak
“Great time as usual, thanks” – Ivor
“Nice garden too!” – John
24/07/09
“Excellent location for people requiring overnight stays for Hospital visits. Comfortable, clean and tidy room. Would definitely re-book if required. Missed out on breakfast as I overslept – bed especially comfortable! Thanks again.” – Mrs Webber
15/07/09
A thank you card from a guest from Cardiff visiting her husband in hospital:
“Thank you all for looking after me for the time I spent with you whilst my husband Keith was rebuilt by the ‘Royal’. He is making good progress, so fingers crossed xx. See you when he comes back later in the year.
Best wishes to you all.” – Room 7
08/07/09
“Thanks for excellent food!” – Laura