Accommodation

In order to complete our GVC Course, you will spend one full day “in the field” with us.  Completing your invigilated Theory Test, receiving valuable training about how to fly safely, legally and effectively, and completing your Practical Flying Test.

There is no need for an overnight stay.  But if would prefer to make sure you are fresh for the day’s challenges, or would like to bask in the glow of success having passed with flying colours, here is what you need to know.

In Maidstone, we operate from the grounds of the Mercure Great Danes Hotel, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1RE.  We can’t offer you a special discount on a room here - Booking.com would beat it anyway.  But we can recommend it as a comfortable, peaceful place to spend a night.  The restaurant serves good quality food, the rooms (especially the Club Rooms) have good views over the grounds, and there is a swimming pool and gym available free of charge for hotel guests.  And there are resident peacocks.  Not many hotels we know offer that!

In Chester, the day will be spent in the grounds of the Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel, Whitchurch Rd, Christleton, Great Boughton, Chester CH3 5QL.  Staying here will mean you have a 1 minute walk to work in the morning.  The breakfast here is good, but dinner is average at best.  And the rooms suffer with road noise from the adjacent A41.  A better bet is the Cheshire Cat, a Pub with Rooms, just down the road.  Or our favourite, the aBode Hotel, in the heart of Chester, overlooking the Racecourse.