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british tv in hotels

jimd-f

2008-10-18 14:27:40

being one who likes to keep up with the news- even when on holiday-, and who likes to make sure that if the weather turns really bad i can have an hour or two watching something on tv that i can understand(i can follow the spanish news and the sport; just).
i know a lot of the bars have british sport on, and some even show soaps, but i dont really want to sit in a pub all day.
did i really say that?

what hotels in the area do you know that have british tv channels.

in lloret, the fenals gardens has cnn news and eurosport
the royal star has bbc1 and bbc2 and sometimes itv
the royal beach has bbc2 -i think

anyone got any more information?

edited to add

hotel samba only has euronews in english
hotel ancla only has cnn news

Edited by jimd-f 2008-12-18 11:04:42

walks

2008-10-18 18:10:40

Re: british tv in hotels

you are on holiday mate don't stress your self out like that. ask them to take it out of your room Quick :really

life is to short honest. :tup

Pip
x

Hi De Hi

2008-10-18 19:19:35

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What always surprises me about coming back off holiday is that even after 2 weeks without telly nothing has changed and it only takes about 2 episodes of any soap to catch up.

CiderMonster

2008-10-19 01:56:30

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I like having something like Sky News available when i'm abroad, always nice to keep up with the news. Sadly British bars only really show English sport, hence the reason why Scottish bars were invented .... although i do have to admit to retuning the Sky box feed to a good few mobile homes last time i was in Castell Montgri, so i could get the Scottish cup final on BBC1 Scotland :rofl

Whoops, did i just admit that!!

jimd-f

2008-10-19 11:26:27

Re: british tv in hotels

walks,
many thanks for your really helpful advice :duh

i come on these forums to both help others and to get advice.

at this time of year many of us who use this section of the DG will be on the costa brava where the weather may not be that great.if you are stuck in a hotel when it is tipping it down outside, especially if you have kids, it can be useful to have the facility to watch a bit of tv, and even better if it is an english channel.

that is all i wanted to know.

your contribution to this topic, therefore does nothing to help.

CiderMonster

2008-10-19 12:58:30

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The Interbrava mobiles at Castell Montgri had BBC1, ITV1 (or BBC1 Scotland, and STV when i retuned them!

) and although the sun was always shining, it was nice to take a wee break out of the sun and pop on the news, or something, just to catch up

Always very handy

Julie C

2008-10-23 18:30:39

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Hi Jim

Are you in Lloret at the moment :que

My mum and my 17 year old son are going to Lloret for half term week (next week) and just wondered what the weather was like at the moment? They've been going there for years in October and as you know sometimes it's hot sometimes it's not! Will they be lucky with the weather next week do you know?

Cheers Jim :tup

sorry about that!

jimd-f

2008-10-24 07:16:58

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julie
not going back till 6th november, but don't know where to stay yet as my normal choices are all closed for winter. maybe i'll have to go back to royal star.

re weather. have a look here

Julie C

2008-10-24 13:18:15

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Weather looks quite changeable, sunny and cloudy, but at least it should be dry for most of the week

Thanks Jim :tup

L_G

2008-10-31 11:27:28

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Hi Jim
Not sure if he's open but Tony's copper kettle cafe always had the news on as opposed to sport and I guess that is classed as a cafe and not a pub !

Lee

Julie C

2008-11-05 20:45:26

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Have a good holiday, Jim :cheers

My mum and son didn't have very good weather last week, but enjoyed themselves despite that :tup

BTW The telly in their room showed BBC1 and ITV (Hotel Rosamar Maritim)

jimd-f

2008-11-06 06:27:06

Re: british tv in hotels

julie,
thanks for that.
its when you get these lousy days that you appreciate a british tv channel.
as i go there very regularly, this information is just another piece of the jigsaw when i choose where to stay.
off to the Ancla today, and i've promised friends that i will bring some sunshine. at least the forecast is not too bad.
jim

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