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The Old Government House Hotel & Spa
St Peter Port, United Kingdom · Red Carnation · High Luxury
Built in 1771 by Nicholas Dobree, this hilltop St Peter Port house served from 1796 until the early 1840s as the official residence of Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor before opening as a hotel in 1858. During the 1940-1945 German occupation it served as a military headquarters and Soldatenheim; Red Carnation restored it in 2008 as Guernsey's only five-star hotel.
- 60 rooms
- Opened 1858
- Neighborhood: Candie
About The Old Government House Hotel & Spa
- Queen Elizabeth II lunched at the hotel in 1957.
- Post-war enlargements in the late 1950s added sea-facing balcony suites and the Centenary Bar.
- John Gardner launched it as a hotel in 1858; Red Carnation arrived in March 2008, its 150th year, and restored it as Guernsey's only five-star hotel.
History
The Old Government House Hotel & Spa - affectionately the 'OGH' - crowns a hilltop above St Peter Port, Guernsey's capital. The house was built in 1771 by Nicholas Dobree as a home for the prosperous local merchant Nicolas le Mesurier. In 1796 it was purchased by the island's government to serve as the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor, the British Crown's representative in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a role it filled for successive Governors until the early 1840s.
The property opened as a hotel in 1858 (its 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2008), quickly becoming a favourite of Victorian society. During the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945 it served first as a military headquarters and, from 1941, as a Soldatenheim (soldiers' home) for German troops. Post-war enlargements in the late 1950s added sea-facing balcony suites and the Centenary Bar. In March 2008 - its 150th year - the hotel was acquired by the Red Carnation Hotel Collection, which restored it as Guernsey's only five-star hotel.
The setting
4-minute walk to Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery. 2 km from Castle Cornet.
Restaurants and bars
- The Crown Club at Old Government House Hotel — Bar · Bar
Experiences
- Rosee Glow Facial — 60-minute rose and Vitamin C facial with rose oil and marine hyaluronic acid; £95 per person, Mon-Thu in June.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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