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La Pointe Farm, Rue du Lorier, St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey. GY7 9JU
Tel 07781 434752 Fax 01481 268217 Email res@lelorier.com

The one and only establishment in Guernsey offering nightly terms on five star accommodation
Why settle for a hotel room when you can have a whole suite for your stay in Guernsey

	Hotel Apartments 'Le Lorier' & 'La Hougette' have been awarded the coveted 'five star' grade which is a guarantee of 1st class accommodation, and we are the only establishment in Guernsey that will offer five star accommodation on a nightly basis
Apartment 'Le Lorier' is on the first floor, please click here for a full description Apartment 'La Hougette' is on the ground floor, please click here for a full description	The hotel apartments are situated in the countryside parish of St Pierre du Bois, offering pleasant walks through country lanes that surround us, yet within five minutes drive you will find restaurants, bars, cinema etc. etc. And only twenty minutes drive to St Peter Port, the islands main town and financial district.
Our aim is to offer the visiting business executive an alternative to the normal hotel room/suite, more a home from home, with all the facilities one would be used too - Guernsey Hotels

The Trading Standards Service (previously known as the Department of Consumer Affairs) has five main roles:

In order to ensure any weighing or measuring undertaken for trade is correct, staff make regular visits to trade premises. Checks are made to ensure weighing and measuring equipment is accurate and the quantity of goods in packages corresponds with that marked on the container. Consumers and traders are therefore able to conduct business, safe in the knowledge of the accuracy of the goods or the weighing and measuring equipment.

New equipment is tested either before or at the time of installation, whilst other checks take place without prior warning on equipment that is already in use.

To ensure measurements in Guernsey are the same as elsewhere, the Service maintains the Island's reference standards of weight and measure. These are traceable to international standards by means of calibration checks against UK standards.

Tests on equipment can also be undertaken where a certificate of traceability is required. To view the Weights and Measures legislation available on this site click on the link at the bottom of this page.

The Commerce and Employment Department is responsible for ensuring that trading in the Island is conducted in a fair and safe manner by keeping watch over trading methods and levels of protection offered to consumers.

In March 2000 the States of Guernsey approved the introduction of legislation relating to the sale and supply of goods and services, unfair contract terms, misrepresentation and the disposal of uncollected goods. This legislation is at the stage of preparation and subsequent introduction.

The Trading Standards Service provides a free and impartial consumer advice and complaint investigation service, able to deal with problems associated with most goods and services purchased by consumers. Where appropriate, contact is made with businesses in order to resolve the complaint. Complaints relating to non-local companies are dealt with, as well as those involving locally based businesses.

Regular liaison exists with Trading Standards Departments in the UK and elsewhere to share information which can often assist with the resolution of a complaint.

The safety of consumer products is regularly monitored. When necessary, press warnings are issued covering many types of products such as toys, electrical appliances, tools and gardening equipment.

Contact is welcomed from traders seeking advice and guidance on their standard of trading and trading policies. Where possible, advice is also given to exporters seeking to ensure compliance with UK legislation.

Trading Standards - Bryan Guilbert (Head of Service)
Consumer Advice – Clare Le Page

Trading Standards Service
Commerce and Employment Department
P.O.Box 459
Raymond Falla House
Longue Rue
St Martins
Guernsey
GY1 6AF

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