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Possibly the worst hotel ever?

By Chris Barrow on 29 July 2008

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I’m at the Essex County Hotel in Southend on Sea, after an epic but enjoyable 350-mile drive from Falmouth yesterday afternoon and evening.
If ever a hotel did NOT live up to its web site – this is it.
My fellow guests overnight are:
  1. a drunken cricket team
  2. a party of German businessmen who appear quite bewildered by their environment
  3. a steady stream of middle aged men, all of whom look like cowboy builders and each of whom is accompanied by a much younger lady who appears to be bracing herself for a night of gymnastics
My “executive” room has all of the home comforts of an army barracks.
The hotel itself looks as if its a holding camp for illegal aliens.
£108.00 bed and breakfast (I haven’t tried the breakfast yet) – robbery.
Every now and then, business travel sucks.
Saving grace?
I arrive at 9.00 pm, I’m in bed my book and the door double-locked at 10.00 pm – I’ll be out of here by 8.30 am and will never return.
This evening at the Watford Hilton – back to civilisation.
And now – off to visit a new practice in the town – and give ‘em hell.

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Chris Barrow

29 July 2008 by Chris Barrow

Chris Barrow is co-founder of Barrow Kwong Hing Group of Companies, a private dental corporate active in independent and retail dentistry and post-graduate dental education, operating in the UK and Canada. Chris has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 15 years. As a speaker he is dynamic, energetic and charismatic. In 1993 Chris moved into business coaching and became one of the first UK students at Coach University, from where he graduated as a certified coach. In 1997, he created The Dental Business School (DBS) and the development of a 12-month business coaching programme for dental practice owners and their teams, delivered to over 400 UK dental practices in the following 10 years.

 In the last 5 years Chris has acted as a Non-Executive Director, Director and Consultant to a number of dental corporates, whilst maintaining his freelance activity as a dental business coach for independent practice owners. BKH is the culmination of his past experience in the business of UK dentistry

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3 responses to “Possibly the worst hotel ever?”

  1. julian
    julian 29 July 2008 at 9:34 pm | | Reply

    The futures bright, the futures… Bloody hell its orange!!

  2. Paul Cole
    Paul Cole 30 July 2008 at 2:52 pm | | Reply

    Had a look at the Essex county hotel website…are you sure you arrived at the right place?. Clearest case of deception if you judge it by the pictures on the website and your picture. Apparantly painting something orange makes it meditteranean!

  3. Andrew Copping
    Andrew Copping 30 July 2008 at 7:45 pm | | Reply

    Hi Chris,
    Next time you are in Essex you can always stay with us, However not sure if we could match the entertainment of the Essex County Hotel. Andrew

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