A gran has been dubbed Britain’s most loyal guest having returned to the same Worcestershire hotel – for the last 80 years.
Anne Dunn, 82, has spent around £20,000 on her regular stays at the three-star Colwall Park Hotel in leafy Malvern.
She first went to the hotel as a two-year-old in 1942 when her father Harry Lucas, who worked as an accountant for the owners, took her for a visit.
Anne stayed at the hotel again following the end of World War Two in 1945 and played with the owner’s son who was around the same age.
Since then, Anne returned to her favourite hotel several times a year, often spending Christmas and Easter holidays there.
Anne, who lives 62 miles away from the £200-a-night hotel in Lichfield, Staffordshire, said: “I had a lot of association through my father.
“When we started visiting the hotel in the mid-1940s my father was the hotel’s accountant.
“We used to go for every holiday, from Christmas to Easter and even the summer holidays.”
Anne continued to return to the hotel after marrying her husband John in 1963 until he died last June.
The gran-of-seven has continued her regular visits to the hotel with her daughter Emma, 53, and her puppy Bronte.
She added: “My husband died in June last year but we have kept on going to the hotel, but now with my daughter.
“It is real value for money and we love going back there each year.
“The place is my home away from home. I just love staying there.”
She added: “The old ledgers are still kept in the hotel. I had a look the last time I visited, and they have them on display.
“It was a wonderful trip down memory lane.”
Anne has already booked to stay at her favourite hotel this Easter.
She added: “No matter how many times I’ve been to Colwall Park, I always look forward to my stays.”
A spokesperson for the hotel said: “As the hotel’s longest returning guest, Colwall Park has been an integral part of her life that she has shared with friends and family over so many years.
“Through sharing her trips with her children in her later years, she continues to spread the warmth she feels when visiting Colwall Park with her loved ones, and now with her new puppy too.”
