In September 2005 we went to Jersey and stayed at a lovely little guest house. A friend booked it for a group of three couples for a week and another couple booked separately to join us for the weekend. As we had a really nice stay I thought I would tell you about the place in case you were planning a holiday to Jersey and needed a room.

~~~WHERE IS THE MAISON CHAUSSEY?

The Maison Chaussey guest house can be found on Havre Des Pas in St. Helier, Jersey. It is in a really good location because it looks right onto the seafront and is a great base because it is next to the beach and within walkig distance of the town centre. We went from Jersey Airport to the hotel in a taxi (a very swish stretch mercades!). Although there is a good bus service the taxi is my recommended way of getting there ~ it would be a bit of a struggle getting through the tunnel and walking to Maison Chaussey with cases. The taxi cost us around 15 (it would have been nearer a tenner in a smaller taxi) which wasn't bad split between six.

We found various ways to walk into St. Helier centre and these ranged from ten minutes if you cut through the St. Helier tunnel (not to be recommended during busy periods because the traffic makes the air quality extremely poor in the long tunnel), to around half an hour if you walked round the headland (this is a nice walk and gets you near to the bus station along with giving you the best views of the harbour and Elizabeth Castle). The most pleasant walk is via Snow Hill (this takes around fifteen to twenty minutes) and takes you right into the main shopping area of St. Helier.

~~~THE OUTSIDE.

The Maison Chaussey doesn't look much if you approach by road. The main entrance is just a door to the foyer. Most photos of the hotel concentrate on the entrance from the seafront. This frontage is much more appealing ~ a nice seating area leading into a little dining/bar area with a window where you can watch the sea while having your food.

~~~THE ROOMS.

The Chaussey only has eight rooms so it probably wouldn't be a good idea to turn up on spec! Out of these only two have sea views and only one of these has a sea view AND a balcony. As you enter the hotel you need to come through the entrance lobby (past the ladies loo), by the bottom of the stairs and into the bar to ask one of the nice ladies to book you in (more about check in and check out later).

The bar and dining area (called Drifter Bistro) are combined and the place does get nicely

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