Perception works closely with all of the hotels in the portfolio, ensuring the lowest rates and access to some of the most competitive special offers and last minute packages. This page will be updated regularly to ensure you are fully up-to-date with latest offers and exciting opportunities from each one of our hotels.
  Meetings and Incentives in the Douro Valley
26 October 2009
 
   
  Aquapura Douro Valley features an outstanding meeting and business centre. The hotel incorporates 5 meeting rooms and offers an exciting portfolio of activities that could be enjoyed by attending delegates. Please look at some suggested programs that could be enjoyed by attending delegates.

Smart Meetings: from €275 per person (24 hr meeting rate)
1 night in a double bedroom (single occ) with buffet breakfast included
1 day meeting room hire with 2 coffee breaks included
1 lunch and dinner at the hotel including 1 wine and cheese tasting activity

Top Meeting: from €550 per person (48 hr meeting and activity)
2 nights in a double bedroom (single occ) with buffet breakfast included
2 days meeting room hire with 3 coffee breaks included
2 lunches and 1 dinner at the hotel including 1 wine and cheese tasting activity
1 diner at Castas & Pratos restaurant
1 x 2 hour boat trip (min 15 pax)

Discover Douro: from €625 per person (48hr incentive)
2 nights in a double bedroom (single occ) with buffet breakfast included
1 boat trip with a guided tour of the Douro wine region
1 lunch at the DOC restaurant with a cookery workshop
1 lunch and 2 dinners at the hotel including 1 wine and cheese tasting activity
1 wine tasting at Quinta De Seixo
1 x 55min Sap treatment
 
  Summer Offers on the Perception Portfolio
01 June 2009
 
   
  We have a number of key offers that our partner hotels are offering this Summer to help event organisers make their budgets stretch a little further. All of these offers are only available to Perception clients so please always contact us and we will ensure we get you the best available package for your event. Also if we receive an enquiry from you for any of the Perception Portfolio this month – you will automatically be entered into a draw to win one of a number of pairs of concert tickets to see either BB King or Blur at the Manchester Evening News arena. Please see below for all the offers:
Gleneagles< Perthshire, Scotland:
• Tee time for just £299 for up to four golfers, a saving of up to £321. Tee time offer is available from 2pm onwards, Sunday to Thursday inclusive, from 1 June to 31 October 2009.

• Stay on a Sunday night (Bed & Breakfast), including 1 round of golf or a 55 minute spa treatment for £300 per room per night. Offer valid until 30th September 2009.
Stoke Park Club, Buckinghamshire, England:
• For events booked in July, add a private dining room to your 24 hour package and receive a complimentary Pimm’s O’clock.

• In the month of August, book 10 delegate 24 Hour Conference Packages and receive one complimentary.

• Book a Christmas party in September for a minimum of 30 guests and the organiser will receive a SPC Facial and use of the Pavilion facilities for two people.
Fishmore Hall, Shropshire, England:
• To celebrate Laura Penman (the Owner of Fishmore Hall) winning a coveted Acorn award from the Caterer & Hotelkeeper Magazine this week; we are offering 10 delegates for the price of 8; on Day Delegate Rates, 24 Hour Rates or 36 Hour packages at the hotel. 24 Hour rates start at £165 + Vat.
Calcot Manor, Gloucestershire, England:
• To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, the hotel are offering £25 off their Day Delegate Rate and 24 Hour Rates and 25% discount on any room hire bookings.

• The hotel is also offering in-room summer fruit bowls for delegates during the summer months.
Hayfield Manor, Cork, Ireland:
• A special 24 hour conference rate of just €199.00 per person is available; including overnight accommodation, full Irish breakfast, 3 course dinner, 2 course lunch, room hire with LCD projector and screen and delegate stationary.

• For groups of 15 guests or more, Hayfield Manor will also include a complimentary drink on arrival or prior to dinner.

The Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne, Germany:
• The hotel is offering a special reduced 24 hour conference rate of just £220 per person excluding dinner and £250 including dinner. All prices include Service and Tax and are fixed in sterling – thus avoiding fluctuations in the £/€.

Naiade Resorts, Indian Ocean:
• Special Half Board group rates available from as little as:

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• £68 per person per night at 5* Beau Rivage £64 per person per night at 5* Les Pavillons
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• £49 per person per night at 5* Legends £40 per person per night at 4* Tamassa.

We genuinely appreciate your continued support during the 2009 and do hope that you find these offers helpful with your budgets; if you have any queries regarding any of these offers, or have any enquiries we may be able to assist with please do not hesitate to get in touch on 0845 293 2552 or at info@perception-uk.com Please note, all offers are subject to availability – we look forward to hearing from you.
 
  Stoke Park Master Class with Executive Chef Chris Wheeler
23 March 2009
 
   
  Cookery Demonstrations & Interactive Cooking Activities

Interact and learn from one of the finest Chef’s in the country!


Package 1
Never knew cooking could be this easy? Come and watch the Executive Chef at Stoke Park cook a three course menu which can easily be created in your own home. Perfect for any occasion!

£50 per person

Package includes:

45 minute demonstration on how to cook a three course menu.
Stoke Park goody bag (collection of Chefs recipes and Stoke Park chocolates)
Exclusive private event

Package 2
This package is ideal for a group of friends or teambuilding. Choose from one of our interactive activities and learn new skills that may inspire your style of cooking.

£50 per person

Package Includes:

Stoke Park goody bag(collection of Chefs recipes and Stoke Park chocolates)
Choice of hands on activity (30 minutes)

Sorbet Tasting
Cake Making
Canapιs Making
or Chocolate Workshop

Minimum 8 people (Subject to availability)


On completion of these Master Classes each guest will receive a business membership to Stoke Park which gives access to The Dining Rooms.

For more information contact the Perception team on 0845 293 2552 or email info@perception-uk.com
 
  Stoke Park Special Boodles Conference Offer
20 March 2009
 
   
  Reserve your place at the Boodles event at Stoke Park and reeceive a fabulous Conference Package

Day Delegate Rate to include additions of:

Afternoon break of glass of Champagne, Strawberries and Cream.
Stadium and Garden Pass to Boodles 2009

£99.00 inc VAT

Restrictions:

16th -19th June only. Allocation of 10 tickets per day on this inclusive offer.
Subject to availability.

For more information contact the Perception team on 0845 293 2552 or at info@perception-uk.com
 
  Easter at Stoke Park
11 March 2009
 
   
  The Joys of spring at Stoke Park

Feel like you have gone away on holiday without leaving the UK. Situated in leafy Buckinghamshire and being so easily accessible from London and Heathrow Airport, the 350 acre estate is the ideal country house style getaway and the perfect scenic location to host a giant Easter egg hunt, especially at this time of year when the gardens begin to bloom.

Unbeatable Easter Offer
• Two Nights accommodation in either our Mansion or Pavilion rooms
• Full English breakfast each morning

• Complimentary use of our Health and Racquet Pavilion (indoor swimming pool with hydro seat Jacuzzis, state-of-the-art gymnasium, multi-surface tennis courts, steam rooms, dance and fitness studio)

• 10% discount off any Green Fees or Spa Treatments booked
£180 per person (Based on 2 sharing a twin or double room)
Valid from Friday 10th to Monday 13th April 2009.

To book a room contact Stoke Park on 01753 717171
 
  Cowley Manor - EXCLUSIVE USE - Call NOW
07 January 2009
 
   
  Offer of the Month:

If the date of your event is flexible you may be able to grab an absolute bargain.

Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire is offering an exceptional 24 hr exclusive-use option for your event - All 30 bedrooms for only £3000 + Vat (Accommodation only).

This exclusive-use option could also be taken on the reduced 24 hr rate of £245 + Vat providing the group exceeds 15 delegates.

This offers represents outstanding value but is only available for a handful of dates during January and February 2009.

In addition:

On events booked in January and February for groups of 12 or more the booker will receive a Complimentary 2 night stay B&B at Cowley Manor or at their Paris hotel L’Hotel www.l-hotel.com (Terms and Conditions apply)


Call us NOW at the Perception Office on 0845 293 2552 to take advantage of this great offer, before all the dates are gone.
 
  Perception January Sale - SAVE Pounds Off future events
05 January 2009
 
   
  We have a number of key offers that our partner hotels are offering this month to help event organisers make their budgets stretch a little further. January is typically the time to lose some pounds – so the January Sale offers listed below should help a little. Many of these offers are only available to Perception clients so please always contact us and we will ensure we get you the best available package for your event.

Aquapura:
Special Groups Package until April 2009 (min 10 guests)
• 2 night accommodation in spa room with breakfast included
• 1 day meeting room with flip chart, pencils, mineral water
• 2 coffee breaks
• 1 lunch (3 courses beverage included)
• Free wi-fi internet

Price per person 390€ (week) or 490€ (weekend)
Extra Night charge - per person = 190€ (week) or 230€ (weekend)

Carton House:
• A reduced 24 hr rate of €260 (inc tax) per person with a Day Delegate rate of €65 inc tax being offered up until April 2009. They are also offering increased commission to agents on all pre-booked F&B, 24 hr and DDR business.

Cowley Manor:
1. A reduced 24 hr rate of £245 + Vat per person (normally £275 + Vat per person)
• A voucher for all delegates to spend in The Village Shop at Cowley Manor (10% discount)
2. Need a hotel for Exclusive use? – if your date is flexible, the hotel has a number of nights where they are offering you exclusive use of the hotel for £3000 + Vat (accommodation only).
On events booked in January and February for groups of 12 or more the booker will receive a Complimentary 2 night stay B&B at Cowley Manor or at their Paris hotel L’Hotel www.l-hotel.com for the booker (Terms and Conditions apply)

Fishmore Hall:
Special introductory rate available only to Perception clients
• 24 hr rate of £150 per person (inclusive of Vat)
• For group bookings confirmed before the end of January 2009*, for any event to take place in 2009.

Gleneagles:
• The hotel is offering a reduced 24 hr conference rate from £295 + Vat per person on selected dates up to April 2009.

Hayfield Manor
• The hotel is offering a reduced 24 hr conference rate from €270 (inc Tax) per person on bookings up to April 2009.

Stoke Park Club:
• Stoke Park Club is offering Winter Golf rates starting at £75.00 per person. The hotel also has special Spring Golf rates for March & April 2009, which start at £85.00 per person
 
  Stoke Park Club - Winter Golf + Special offers for 2009
12 November 2008
 
   
  Choose Stoke Park Club for your Golf Day

The Winter Golf rates for November & December 2008 start at £75.00 per person. The hotel also has special Spring Golf rates for March & April 2009, which start at £85.00 per person.

For those who really want the “Wow” factor, then look no further! Stoke Park Club provides an exciting setting for your golf day; combining a fantastic golf course, with superb food and service, in the heart of a 350 acre Buckinghamshire private Estate.

• 27 Hole Championship Golf Course, created by Harry Colt in 1908.
• Grass driving range and practice areas including pitching area with three bunkers all with complimentary range balls and an 18-hole putting green.
• Course’s signature hole, the 7th, which was the inspiration for the notorious 12th at Augusta National, USA.
• “Full Service” Pro Shop for all your hiring and branded needs including deluxe golf buggies and Taylormade golf clubs, banners, flags and other logo merchandise, both traditional and contemporary (Dunhill and Ralph Lauren).
• Corporate packages include a golf welcome gift and use of one of our nine exquisite private rooms.
• Our PGA Professional’s will meet and greet, brief your players and tally the scores (complimentary for over 50 players).
• Experienced PGA Professionals for a teaching academy and tuition.
• Optional video analysis, photographers and live scoring technology with branded hand held devices to create that tournament feel.
• Pavilion with luxury spa, swimming pool and 28 NEW bedrooms with iPod docking stations, mood lighting, Fortnum & Mason mini-bars, HD plasma TVs and wet rooms.
• First class service for all your catering needs, lead by our Executive Head Chef, Chris Wheeler, who has worked along side Jean Christophe Novelli and Gordon Ramsay.
• Stoke Park Club famously featured in movies Goldfinger, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Layercake and RocknRolla.

If you have any enquiries please call hotel or the Perception Team on 0845 293 2553
 
  COWLEY MANOR GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILBALE FOR CHRISTMAS 2008
10 November 2008
 
   
  COWLEY MANOR GIFT VOUCHERS

Perfect for Christmas to thank your customers and/or incentivise your staff, Cowley Manor's gorgeous gift vouchers are completely bespoke - you design your own gift, whether it be a simple monetary voucher to use at the Hotel, C-Side Spa or The Village Shop; specific spa treatments or day spa packages; dinners or an overnight stay, it's completely up to you, your budget and interests.

For bulk purchases of 10 or more vouchers, Cowley Manor is happy to extend a discount on the total price. Gift vouchers have a validity of 12 months.

To discuss ideas for your gift vouchers please call the Hotel direct on 01242 870 900.
 
  Stoke Park Club Incentive for 2008/2009 Bookings
05 November 2008
 
   
  Perception has a new incentive for all event bookings at Stoke Park Club:

For any event bookings which include:

• A Spa day with revenue over £2k or
• An overnight event with revenue over £5k

when booking through the Perception team, the event booker will receive an overnight stay with breakfast or a spa day for two including a one hour treatment per person and use of the facilities. Validity 6 months.

This is valid for all confirmed bookings for 2008/2009, contracted before the end of this year.

For further details and to make an enquiry for Stoke Park Club contcat the Perception team on 0845 293 2552.
 
  Winter Golf Offer at Stoke Park Club - £75 per person!
19 August 2008
 
   
  One of the "Top 100 Golf Courses in the World" set amidst 350 acres of 18th Century landscaped perfection.

The Winter Golf package includes coffee and bacon roll on arrival, 18 holes of golf and a two course lunch in the Clubhouse.
This is valid for a minimum of 8 players, from November to December 2008 and tee times are strictly subject to availability. This offer excludes vat.

Please note Winter Rules may be in place - for more information or to book please contact the Perception office on 0845 293 2552 or at info@perception-uk.com
 
  September Events Offer at Stoke Park Club
19 August 2008
 
   
  Book an event for the month of September with 30-40 bedrooms and the booker will receive One Night Bed & Breakfast in one of the new Pavilion Bedrroms at Stoke Park Club.
For more details or to make a booking please contact the Perception team on 0845 293 2552 or on info@perception-uk.com
 
  Book an Event at Cotswold House Hotel, Chipping Campden and enjoy an overnight stay for two people
07 August 2008
 
   
  Book any midweek group event or meeting at Cotswold House in Chipping Campden for one night or more between now and the 31st December 2008 to receive:

• A complimentary Champagne reception for your group during their stay
• An upgrade on all room categories where available
• On bookings of 3 nights or more – receive a free wine tasting event for the delegates

As a gift for the organiser - if you book any midweek event (Sunday to Thursday) worth over £6,000 at the hotel you will receive a complimentary one-night stay for two people at the hotel with Breakfast, so you too can experience the amazing luxury of this award-winning hotel.

For more information contact us on 0845 293 2552 or on info@perception-uk.com
 


If you have any enquiries for any of the hotels that we represent please contact us by email at enquiries@perception-uk.com
or call the office directly on 0845 293 2552.