Great beer, local traditional pub with darts, dominoes, cards, skittles etc friendly staff, very…read morewelcoming

I was at a conference here this weekend and I had a really good stay. In reference to the earlier…read morereviews- YES, it's in a business park, YES- it's 5 miles out of Nottingham. If you're looking to be in the city centre- this isn't the place. It's about a 15 minute drive from central town. Besides these points- the service here was wonderful (especially the lovely ladies at the front desk who were polite, helpful and had a good sense of humour). The hotel has a really lovely spa (with pool, steam, sauna and jacuzzi) which all guests can use (and it stays late/opens early). It also has quite a decent bar (as hotel bars go!) I had room service and the food was good- tasty and it arrived hot. I was also upgraded to a really lovely suite! Can't ask for more than that. It was a very reasonable cost to stay here, and although I was travelling for work, I really enjoyed my stay at the Belfry.

This place was hilarious. Given that I live in the US, I'm used to obsequious service and flattery…read moreand such. Not so much in the Belfry. But it had a kind of lazy charm. The service was so bad it was hysterical. Example 1. The Bistro bar. We took two cocktails. They were on special. Caiperoskas. Not bad. Funny little glasses. "Two more please." "We've run out of those glasses. How about a brandy glass?" "Sure, one of the funny little glasses was cracked." Glug, glug. It was 10:55pm and we came back for more drinks and for the pecan pie. "Two more please." "We've run out of limes." "Ok. How about a long island iced tea?" "Sorry, no gin." "OK. A vodka cranberry?" "Er. Let me check. Nope. No cranberry juice." "Hmm. Ok. From this cocktail menu, how many can you make?" "Well I've only ever made 3 cocktails in my life before. Let me take a look at the ingredients." After much ado, we ended up with two vodka and grapefruits or something equally disgusting. "Oh, and two slices of pecan pie please!" "Well it's just gone 11pm and we can't serve food." "Maybe if we asked nicely?" "Oh no, the chef's gone home." "We've been trying to get a drink for the last 8 minutes..." It went on like this until we gave in. The next night we ordered pecan pie from room service. In plenty of time for the chef leaving deadline stated on the room service menu. 20 minutes later, they called back and told us the chef had gone home. No pecan pie. Do not pass go. Do not expect too much from the food at the Belfry. Nice view of the B6002 from the hotel balcony though.

More of an inn than a hotel really. It's basically a pub/restaurant with a few rooms upstairs and…read moreis an old coaching inn. There's a small beer garden and play area for kids outside, welcome in hot weather, together with a small pond and ample car parking space. Now isolated at the end of a dead-end road in Awsworth next to the A610, it's a popular place with the locals for evening meals, and it has a reasonably extensive menu in that regard. It's fairly standard pub fare, but at least it's honest and unpretentious and there was a good variety of 'specials' on the blackboard. I had onion bhajis to start, followed by haddock fishcakes with chips and salad. The bhajis were a little oily and could have been done for a little longer, but at least they were piping hot and had been freshly made. The fishcakes contained a high percentage of fish and were not mostly potato (always a good sign); again the chips were a little oily but everything was piping hot and freshly made. I had to wait quite a while for these to arrive, but I took that as a good sign as to the freshness of the food. I was staying overnight here, and the room was nicely appointed with a large double bed and en-suite with a good bath/shower combo. There was also a TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities as you would expect, and free Wi-Fi. My stay coincided with one of the hotter days of July, so the room was absolutely roasting when I arrived, and remained so despite me leaving the window wide open whilst I had dinner. I ended up leaving it open all night, which meant I was subject to noise from the nearby road and the kitchen plant outside (no, not THAT sort of plant!). Thank goodness for earplugs (don't leave home without them!). Despite not getting much sleep due to the temperature, I thought this place was OK as a stopover venue, and it's a bit different from the blandness of a Travelodge or Premier Inn. Worth a try if you're looking for accommodation in the area.

(Rating reflects value for money, and the staff!)…read more I've been staying at this lodge several times a year for many years, and always been made to feel very welcome not bad for a man who turns up with several Irish Wolfhounds whenever he stays! The rooms may be basic, but they are clean, and everything works - not always guaranteed in the price range that Travelodge works in. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Amazing value when booked online sometime in advance!

I don't know exactly what I was expecting from Eastwood Hall, I must admit I had done absolutely no…read moreresearch before staying here and chose it simply as it was the closest to where I needed to be the following day but yet it still surprised me. The grounds were beautiful and the building itself was impressive so first impressions were very good. Once inside I found out that the hotel is huge, so huge in fact that my room was a good 5 minute walk from reception and there were plenty of rooms further than that. Once I got into my room this is where it became surprising in the wrong way. The rooms are pretty dated and could really do with updating as it all looked a bit tired. It was however very clean and the bed was pretty comfy so I can't really complain, the hotel would just really benefit from a little face lift. The food in the hotel was also pretty good and I like that they have a desert of the day, the best way to enjoy that is to ask for the desert of the day without asking what it is...surprise desert is the best desert.

I've often been here for conferences etc and I really like the place. Really beautiful grounds and…read morethe food is spot on. So why only 3*? Today I'm sleeping over. Which has only happened one other time and I was drunk. The place is in serious need of a face lift. Much to my dismay the telly channels only go to ITV 2/3, Film 4, 4 music and quest, beyond your standard 5 channels. That's alright I hear you say! Plug your Amazon firestick (other devices are available) into the telly. Oh no!!! We're in a land pre freeview and pre HDMI cable here. They do have WiFi though! The bed is a standard double which I don't think is even a thing in hotels anymore - usually it's at least a King size. Never mind. It's clean which is the main thing. It just needs bringing up to date. It wouldn't be my first choice hotel for this area but I'm on a course here for a couple of days and it's easy to roll out of bed!

So much potential...if they ever had enough staff to seat, serve or make the food. Twice we've come…read moreand they've turned people away saying they're booked. In reality, like today, they've only got one chef on and there's already a half hour wait for food if you're seated. Huge restaurant, menu looks decent, attached to a hotel so you think they'd have servers on hand. This place is bleeding money by the ton with all the business they turn away.

Good food, you have a wide variety of meat dishes to choose from in the menu. Real grilled taste…read more Staff is nice and friendly.