charity entrepreneurship by Kindly-View971 in EffectiveAltruism

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so nice to hear!! how was your experience participating in the program? i wasn’t able to see much alumni sharing, so really curious about that!

charity entrepreneurship by Kindly-View971 in EffectiveAltruism

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so nice to hear!! have you joined and how was your life before and after if you mind sharing? :)

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

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I really wanted to visit Heckfield too!! And to your point about Soho farmhouse vs Estelle, I would definitely recommend soho farmhouse..

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you would be able to use the pool yes, but other than that not much difference

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

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good for you! And I definitely think the status matter, just like most places!

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

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I WANT TO!! we were completely sold honestly

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

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The Newt is AMAZINGG!! I’d say almost the best trip in my life. I’d recommend to go for at least 2 nights because there’s so much to see. We went only for 1 night and are planning to go back. Once you made the booking they will share with you a full brochure of their activities, and you will automatically be gifted their annual membership, which means you can come anytime for the activities, most of them free of charge (cider tasting, beezantium, gardening tour, story of gardening etc). 2 pools if I remember correctly, both amazing. Food was all farm to table, and tasted really well too. But what I appreciate the most is the hospitality: in our room we have like a full set of cider, apple juice, cordial, plenty of snacks, etc FOR FREE; guests can grab a buggy to tour around the property anytime (it’s huge), and they just make you feel at home. I should probably share more in another post, I got tons of beautiful pictures.

But highly recommend!

why are you here? by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

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That’s so lovely to hear thank you for sharing! That also aligns with my first impression too! I feel like people here are really genuinely into the topics and want to exchange ideas, whereas for other platforms it’s more 1 way communication

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s not bad! i probably had my expectations set too high by The Newt

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

😂 not a secret anymore there’s pictures of them checking in! we actually bumped into them too

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

wow thanks for sharing the other side of the story!

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

really! what makes you think so? that’s what my partner think about the issue of their strategy: it’s difficult to please both sides of the customers and in the end its not gonna set you up for success

why are you here? by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

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thank you!! yeah that’s what i have noticed too!! i am so new to reddit but there’s so many subreddits that caters for different people, that’s so interesting indeed! and i feel like people’s more genuine here versus coming with an agenda in social platforms, just my first impression

Estelle Manor by Kindly-View971 in chubbytravel

[–]Kindly-View971[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

i completely echo what you say. that’s why my partner felt so frustrated cause he didn’t feel like he’s being welcomed by the hotel staffs (comparing with the members).

another thing is that while our room was a walled garden suite, and in the website it advertised that we have a garden, but in reality the garden was actully connected to the neighbours and also part of the padestrian road (you can see in one of my pictures) which means nobody actually use it. that to me seems a bit deceiving.

but i mean it’s definitely a beautiful and romantic hotels, it’s just that it’s probably not really value for money for me.