Hotéis em Bonsall

Bit of a mixed-bag this one. I stayed in the twin room for 2 nights. The room oddly looks as though it’s been lifted and deposited direct from a Premier Inn (but smaller). It’s dark due to the use of dark purple and dark wood on almost everything. The bathroom is fresh and contemporary though. There’s a generous selection of teas and coffee plus biscuits. One of the reasons I chose the Fountains tearoom and B&B was because of the tearoom downstairs. I arrived, after a long tiring journey, at 3.30pm thinking I was just in time to grab a snack in the tearoom, however Iike a lot of visitors if you read the comments dating back years, I was told by a very offhand older member of staff the kitchen was closed. It closes at 3pm, so all the info and literature stating that tearoom hours are 9am to 4pm are misleading to say the least. (The owner later stated that ‘our staff have families to go home to’). When I asked I was also told that breakfast was from 9am, even though this staff member was now fully aware I was a guest, and I mentioned I needed to be somewhere by 10am the next morning. So the next morningI hung around to 9am and dashed down to breakfast to find other guests already eating breakfast, a (different) member of staff said guests were served from 8.30am! I complained by text to the owner who responded very quickly saying she’d look into it. The owner could not be faulted for responding to queries/complaints - the evening before I’d rung her asking how the heating worked as it was cold and she came out straight away to check the thermostat in the hall. The breakfast was prompt, hot and very tasty. Other negative points: The mattress had springs starting to poke up, the pillows were thin and lumpy (they’re cheap enough to buy for goodness’ sake). The thinnish duvet (no sheets apart from the fitted one on the mattress) only just covered the bed, so wouldn’t be great for larger visitors. I personally will not be staying again.

Needed convenient stopping point from Surrey to Chestefield, one night, for a funeral. Location ideal. Despite proximity to M1 itself, road noise was not excessive. Receptionist was really welcoming; gave me a choccie bar and bottle of water. You can stroll to the services for Mcdonald's or Costa - and WH Smith etc, (if open). . The overall decor is a bit 'tired' but everything was clean, bed fresh, coffee/tea facilities. Would have preferred the radio to be fitted by the bedside not table across the room (!). Freeview TV quite adequate for one night........ Bedroom was huge (guess it would double up as a family room at times) - and possibly I could have taken my dog with me, in which case the extra space was great. For functionality cannot fault.

Play and stay visit . We stayed in a pirate suite and I must say it was a really nice room , clean and spacious , quiet and a great little club house (bar) . We payed for the birthday package and sweet bouquet. There where birthday banners,balloons and a gullivers bear in the room along with the sweetie bouquet all went down well and then shortly after checking in gully and pirate came to see us with a birthday cake we had a dance and took some photos. The entertainment in thr evening was good . Tom did a great job at entertaining the kids making sure no one was left out and everyone got Involved. Drinks where reasonably priced and can't comment on food as we ate out . Sausages and bacon at breakfast didn't look great so we decided to drive down the road, park doesn't open till 10:30 on a Sunday and you have to check out at 10 anyway so had some time to waste. Great birthday stay value for money and both Tom and Hannah where wonderful making sure we had a great stay and my daughter enjoyed her birthday. Yes I would return . To note: in the evening marshmallow toasting is part of the entertainment but they fail to mention that its £4 for a bag of marshmallows I'd bring your own x 😉

I had an excellent stay at this hotel. The location is right in the centre of Cromford. The food is really good and served in generous portions. As soon as you enter the hotel you cannot help being charmed. The rooms are, what I consider, classic British style. The beds are incredibly soft and well made up. This is really good after a whole day of hiking. The hotel was a guest house in the 1800’s so has a historic feel to it. Which I love. In one word: perfect.

Travelodge Ashbourne is perfectly located for both business and leisure guests in Ashbourne. Featuring a satisfying list of amenities, guests will find their stay at the property a comfortable one. All the necessary facilities, including daily housekeeping, 24-hour front desk, car park, pets allowed, 24-hour check-in, are at hand. Some of the well-appointed guestrooms feature flat screen television, towels, smoking policy – non-smoking available, heating, internet access – wireless (charges apply). The property offers various recreational opportunities. No matter what your reasons are for visiting Ashbourne, Travelodge Ashbourne will make you feel instantly at home.

The room is spacious, the second floor is a room and a living room, the hall is covered with a sofa bed, the room has a big bed, comfortable, the waiter is very friendly, the breakfast is rich, there is a sauna room, slightly insufficient, the door lock is a bit difficult to open

We have had some wonderful times at this place but recently, the stories local and on media streams aren’t great. However, we decided to visit this place as we had received some vouchers through our door (we are very local) and thought only right that we should try again. Big Mistake! We arrived at 7pm and ordered our mains, mine was a salad with added hallourmi cheese and cauliflower buffalo wings. After a short while the waitress came back to tell me they had no salad. I chose gammon instead. When our meals came all seemed ok until the waitress brought some buffalo wings to the table, I told her they were part of the salad meal as their add ons, so we didn’t want them. The waitress didn’t like this so my husband said he would have them as the were only a pound or so. After this two of the party ordered dessert, and I ordered a cup of tea, the time was 8.15pm. A little later, the two who had puddings asked if they could order coffee, and I asked if they could hurry my tea along too, as I hadn’t received it yet. The waitress said yes, no problem, the time was now 8.50 Within a few minutes a woman who was running the bar, shouted, I’m not doing any more hot drinks! The waitress came back to offer us instant coffee, which we declined as we live over the road and can do that at home. I reminded the waitress to remove the tea off the bill as I hadn’t had it. She brought the bill to our table with the tea still on it and buffalo wings at £5.75!!! I explained to her that this was incorrectly priced to which she replied that it was charged as a starter. I asked her to show me where they were as a starter, she couldn’t as they weren’t listed as a starter I pointed to where the price was and she got all Mardy saying ok, ok I will take them off!! Dont get me wrong, I didn’t ask to remove them, just wanted the correct price. Anyway we came away feeling yet again disappointed by this place. The staff here, let the place down, the food was actually nice, but the service from the staff is very very poor. I’d rather walk into the peak village and enjoy the new chatsworth kitchen!

The hotel is ideally situated outside hustle and bustle of Matlock Spa. The food was absolutely delicious - well done chef and kitchen crew. The attentiveness and friendliness of the staff was excellent - we were made very comfortable and welcome. The massage my husband and I had was of very high quality and much needed. The spa area is very small and cramped - I wonder if there are any plans to extend ? The outdoor naturally heated pool a delight - our first experience of this which we thoroughly appreciated. Again everyone around the pool were friendly and encouraging. But oh dear …. The hotel buildings themselves need millions investing in them to bring them up to scratch as a spa venue … and I suppose the money just isn’t there, which is such a shame - as in its prime I bet it was a real destination venue. So go - enjoy it for what it is. Laugh at mismatched head boards, bolt on wardrobes, out of date signage in bathrooms, skew pictures and mirrors, radiators hanging off walls, rotten wood, peeling paint. If someone has spare millions - please invest in this place 😉

It belongs to the old village hotel, but the room and traffic are convenient, the price is affordable, and the surrounding environment is good.

Their bar and restaurant are very atmospheric. Environment is not bad too