Cookie policy
WHAT ARE COOKIES
Our website uses cookies, a small text file that is sent to your computer via your web browser when you visit a website, It enables us to recognise you when you come back to our website so we can tell how often you visit us and help us to retain information such as the most recent search you used, the hotels you viewed etc.
We use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our website (as set out below).
Some of these cookies are essential to make our website work and have already been set, others help us to improve by giving us some insight into how the site is being used or help to improve the experience of using our site.
We use two categories of cookies:
- First party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device, which are used only by us to recognize your computer or mobile device when it revisits our Website.
- Third party cookies, which are served by service providers on our Website who, on our behalf, research the use of our website and activities on it. We also work with third parties to evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising and promotions on third party websites.
COOKIES WE USE
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
DISABLING COOKIES
You can adjust the settings in your web browser to determine whether sites can set cookies on your computer by following the browser specific instructions at the following links;
- Cookie settings in Firefox (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences )
- Cookie settings in Internet Explorer (https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies )
- Cookie settings in Google Chrome (http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=9564)
- Cookie settings in Safari (OS X) (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.htm l )
- Cookie settings in Safari (iOS) (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677 )
- Cookie settings in Android (https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392709)
Further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your computer or mobile device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.com.
Please note: In order to use all the functionality on our Website and to make a booking you will need to have session cookies enabled. If you do not wish to have cookies enabled you can make a booking by telephoning your chosen hotel directly.