[Slartibartfast]

The bottom line for me (as an IPace owner for about three years) is that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that comes close to the IPace in terms of the combination of quality of design, quality of finish, drive ability and comfort. It also happens to look drop-dead gorgeous from every angle, something that none of its potential competitors manage.

Unlike pretty much any other car I've owned (with the possible exception of the Mercedes SLK with its trick roof, or the road legal single seater I built in the mid-90's) the IPace always, without fail, attracts positive comments.

One hotel we stay at fairly often has valet parking (and free charging for EVs - I've no connection other than as a very happy customer for years, but check out the Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath if you're ever in the area). I've owned a few different cars since we first stayed there and only two have ever had a reaction from the valet parking service. The first was the Tesla, as it was then a fairly rare car (this was 2019, just after the Model 3 first became available here). There was the sort of wow factor that seemed then to be the reaction from anyone under 40, followed by questions as to how the RFID card worked, how to start, stop, charge and lock the car, something that was odd as parking valets usually know all this stuff. The IPace just got a big smile when I handed over the fob, and an even bigger smile whenever it was delivered to the door of the hotel when we were going out somewhere. It's the only car I've owned where I spotted the valet polishing the door handle as he handed the car over to me, to rub off his fingerprints.

It's had a similar reaction at other places, too. We stayed at a hotel on the England/North Wales border last year. I charged the car a few times using their (very expensive) charge point, and was then asked if I'd mind if they cleaned and polished my car and included it in a photoshoot for their website (or brochure). To be fair, they did discount the charging prices (and I got the car cleaned), and I can't fault the hotel or its service, but because of their crazy charging prices I don't feel I can commend them to the EV community. North Wales is also a bit of a charging desert, which doesn't help (but may help explain their high prices).

 

[Slartibartfast]

How dare you say that about my part of the world !!
No matter how true it might be ...

TBF large parts of Wales would benefit from additional charging capability ...

To be honest, there are a few other areas in the UK where there's a dearth of public charging. Scotland is very patchy anywhere north of the Central Belt, or in the SW (D&G isn't great once away from the A75). Ireland is worse, with charging almost non-existent outwith major population centres or away from motorways.

Our experience on holiday very close to north Wales (as in our hotel was a couple of hundred yards from the border), where we spent at least 90% of our stay in Wales, wasn't bad, it just needed a bit of careful planning when it came to charging. Even then the main problems were mostly inland, there were a few chargers or charge points along the coast, but then virtually nothing until getting across to the border.