Posted April 4, 201411 yr comment_180202 Now the hotel is open have created it a new topic separate to the one following its construction / Plans. Am quite impressed with it so far, the Reception area is themed well, like the little touches of the Thorpe Park signage. The style of it all reminds me of Alton Towers in a way, which is a good thing. The rooms are of a good quality, slightly bigger too but that may be only noticeable if you've stayed in the old Crash Pad. Quite impressed with the TV system, probably one of the better ones I've seen in a hotel.
April 4, 201411 yr comment_180224 Something I'm noticing. there don't seem to be any sockets in and of the pictures. I've got two entertainment devices to charge. where are the sockets
April 4, 201411 yr Author comment_180235 Have they found any resolution to the toilet issue? Yes, normal flushing toilet and no more see through door! Something I'm noticing. there don't seem to be any sockets in and of the pictures. I've got two entertainment devices to charge. where are the sockets There are don't worry! 2 sets of 2
April 4, 201411 yr comment_180236 Air con is a bit loud. TV system is pretty good and the top bunk is holding me :/ all good so far
April 6, 201411 yr comment_180401 It does look better then last year Hopefully ill get to stay there this year
April 14, 201411 yr comment_180858 Is the shark entrance finished yet? Didn't think they'd open it before finishing the facade
April 14, 201411 yr comment_180864 Is the shark entrance finished yet? Didn't think they'd open it before finishing the facade No its not finished yet it should be done some time in may. It does say in the map that the shark will not be completed to may
April 14, 201411 yr comment_180950 Thanks, what did the park actually do over the closed season?? It seems like its all being finished off now
April 15, 201411 yr comment_180959 They decided what to add this year clearly... Aside from the normal winter maintenance, not much was seemingly done...
April 16, 201411 yr comment_181053 Definitely beginning to look more like a shark! (not the best picture I'll admit )
April 16, 201411 yr comment_181077 the hotel looked seriously busy today and as has been pointed out the first bit of signage on the shark is up!
April 20, 201411 yr comment_181449 Picture of the shark I got today https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=658612757545819&set=a.501758376564592.1073741839.315760841831014&type=1&theater
April 18, 201510 yr comment_207557 I think it's good that Thorpe have hosted 9pm closing on selected rides for Shark Hotel guests over Easter. The rides available consisted of two children's rides: Flying Fish and Depth Charge, two family rides: Quantum and Zodiac and two thrill rides: Rush and Vortex. Whilst it would have been better if the likes of X and Colossus stayed open for hotel guests, it shows the park are heading in the right direction to later opening hours for the park in future years. Having 6 rides open for three hours after park closing is a generous decision for Thorpe park to make and is certainly improved compared to last year when only Vortex and Depth Charge were open for two hours extra into the evening. Hopefully the addition of this late ride time can lead onto the park staying open later in the long run. This addition and Island Beats certainly seem to hint that Thorpe are trying to extend their opening hours and are trying to come on to be one of the leading parks in Europe with hopefully more entertainment being added for guests as the year goes on.
April 18, 201510 yr comment_207562 Completely agree, I think it's a great move. However I do think it's a shame it wasn't really advertised on their website or around the park, I only saw it advertised on Twitter. On Sunday 12th at 7pm them 6 rides were obviously open, but there was just no one there, just staff standing around at each ride. Hopefully this won't put them off keeping rides open later in the future, not sure if there was people still riding later on other days? I think it would be good if Annual pass holders could also use this benefit, seeing as there was no one there anyway. I think annual pass holders could when it was Depth Charge and Vortex?
April 18, 201510 yr comment_207566 Thorpe have hosted 9pm closing on selected rides for Shark Hotel guests over Easter. The rides available consisted of two children's rides: Flying Fish and Depth Charge, two family rides: Quantum and Zodiac and two thrill rides: Rush and Vortex. And suddenly a stay in the 'hotel' seems worth while. Is this continuing?
April 18, 201510 yr comment_207572 And suddenly a stay in the 'hotel' seems worth while. Is this continuing? The last day of it was today, they were just doing it over Easter. I'm sure they'll do something similar in the future though.
May 20, 201510 yr comment_209394 And suddenly a stay in the 'hotel' seems worth while. Is this continuing? Will be continuing over May Half term with selected rides open from 6pm-9pm for hotel guests along with unlimited fastrack in the mornings from 10am-11am
May 24, 201510 yr comment_209467 I will sleep there the 13th of july, do you think that some ride can still stay open after the official park closing ( selected rides from 6pm to 9pm) and do you also think that I'll have the fast track in the morning ? ( You can I grab it ? )
May 26, 201510 yr comment_209535 Yes, they open the lost city rides, Depth Charge and Fish up until 9pm. The fastrack is for an hour and a half after park opening, and whilst you get in before the non hotel guests, you'll spend half an hour trying to find anything that is open before 10. I'd start on Swarm or Stealth as they seem to like operating them on one train until those queuelines reach 60mins.
May 26, 201510 yr comment_209540 I assume this ride time after close is selected times only ? we stayed over last Sunday ( 17th ) evening and there were no rides running after 6pm. Only a couple of rides testing around 8pm. There was no fastrack for us as a hotel guest until the next morning when we didn't need to use it as it was quiet and nothing opened until almost 10am anyway so I am unsure why there is a need to get in the park early. Even then the fastrack was valid 10-11am Cant fault the hotel at all was nice, very small yet good. Food was good at fins except the as always very frozen burger buns
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