I was well impressed with this hotel. It is spotlessly…read moreclean, fresh, aired and friendly. The triple room we had in the eaves of this beautiful building was bright and fresh and all three single beds were of very good quality, linen is better than good and the colour scheme brings this room bang up to date. Plenty of storage space with a good wardrobe, chest of drawers, desk / dressing unit and bedside cabinets. Plenty power points, flat screen TV, iron and board, hairdryer, tea and coffee in abundance, far more than you would get in a chain type hotel. I could not believe that I paid just £75 for one night here for 3 adults. We didn't have the breakfast so can't comment on that. The staff, three we spoke with, were all very friendly and aimed to please and were very natural with us. I highly recommend this hotel and will be staying there again when visiting my son at college in Nottingham.

Travelodge is a cheap and cheerful chain of budget hotels that offers value for money if you take…read moreadvantage of the special offers. The current offer is £19 per room per night if you book at least three weeks in advance. A room sleeps up to four people easily (including using a sofa bed which opens out into a double bed). On the website bookings can be made up to 12 months in advance. The hotel rooms are plain and basic, but you'd be hard pushed to find something else as cheap as this. This hotel is near Derby just off a busy dual carriageway. Make sure you ask for a room on the quieter side of the hotel when checking in, because the early morning rush hour starts very early. I'm a light sleeper so I notice these things!

This Travelodge is on the A38 near Burton, between Derby and Birmingham. It is probably closer to…read moreSwadlincote than to Burton-on-Trent. We booked online several months in advance and paid only £29 for a double room. We did not check-in until almost midnight as this was a one night stop to avoid a long drive home after a party. The only member of staff present that late a night was a girl in her late teens. She did not remove her earphones to serve us, but did quickly find our reservation and ask if there was anything else we needed. There was a vending machine with crisps, chocolate, toothpaste, and canned drinks in the lobby. The room had the usual shower over a bath. There were towels provided as well as a small bar of soap, and plastic glasses. We had a double room, which has one double bed, and a sofa bed. There was a television, but as the remote control did not work we had to use the buttons on the front of the unit. The room was however spotlessly clean, and very quiet. Although we had been told when we checked in that reception was 24 hour, when we left at 11am the reception desk was unmanned. There was a post box for the room key, and a notice saying that from 7am to 3pm assistance was available from the cleaners. Breakfast was available from the next door Little Chef. We chose to drive into Swadlincote to a Wetherspoons instead! I would go back to this hotel for a one night stop due to the cleanliness, price and convenient location. For a longer stop I would want to find a hotel with more facilities.

very good hotel the rooms are always clean and tidy and the staff are great.read more

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.

My sister and I had a great weekend in the Midlands, meeting up with friends at Alton Towers and…read morethen for dinner at Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham We were on the hunt for somewhere reasonably priced to lay our heads for the night around Nottingham. Expedia threw up this Novotel with a great rate for B&B and its location just off the M1 junction 25 made it ideal for accessing both our theme park and restaurant I'll get the negative out of the way first. The building is a bit dated though the staff do work hard at keeping it clean. The whole place could do with some updating and lick of paint. If I had paid the rack rate I saw on checking in, I'd have been disappointed but the Expedia price point was fair Happily, I can report on a yummy buffet breakfast. The staff worked very hard to keep everything stocked up and guests supplied with coffee and tea. There was a good choice of hot food - all components of an English breakfast were available together with a small selection of continental style cheese and ham. The cold counter had fresh fruit salad, cereals, yoghurts and pastries and I appreciated having a range of fruit juices available. Sadly, the friendly staff were once again let down by the infrastructure - the old bread toaster acted more like a bread warmer When my friends and I braved the outdoor pool (it was totally freezing in the British mid summer), the real gems of this hotel came to light - the staff, especially the female waitstaff from the restaurant, who were super friendly, chatty and made us feel at home To the management of Novotel, the staff in your hotel is top class. They have elevated what would have been a 3 star rating to a 4 star review. Please back them up by giving them surroundings to match their 5 star service!

Considering this is a workaday hotel just off the M1 probably dating back to an old THF Post House…read morefrom the 1970s the staff make all the difference. Under the General Manager, Kai, all the staff could not do more to make you welcome. Not super luxury, but perfectly comfortable, with spacious rooms, comfortable beds and pleasant amenities. Food and bar just fine. For what it is, this Accor Novotel, is just great and very well priced too.

This is a good guest house with great service, the rooms are clean and all en suite, uncluttered…read moreand comfy beds. Plus a belting breakfast cooked without fuss and served nice and hot. Very good value for money. Very near the town centre but they do have parking at the back of the house. We will certainly stay here again.

My friends and I booked a spa break here for around £100 per person, which included bed &…read morebreakfast, one treatment, use of facilities, and a three-course meal in the Marco Pierre White Italian restaurant. The hotel and rooms are really nice. The staff at the front desk let us check into the rooms earlier than stated which we really appreciated. The facilities are nice and had everything that I would personally want: pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, lots of room for lounging. Also plenty of showers dotted around. For a treatment I chose a 30 minute back neck & shoulder massage because really why would I choose anything else? The masseuse was friendly and professional and the massage was really good. She asked if I had any problem areas and I mentioned that my shoulder had been causing me pain, honestly I can't say she paid any particular attention to that shoulder and it still hurt, though in her defence it wasn't a sports/physiotherapy massage so I can't complain. The evening meal was really very good. Instead of a price limit which some hotels impose, we had a choice of any starter and any main from the menu - with the exception of possibly one of the steaks? I can't really remember but it wasn't unreasonable. I went for the ribs, which aren't something I would usually order but had been advertised as the restaurant's speciality so I felt I had to. They were really good. For my main course I had lamb which was cooked to perfection, really delicious. Breakfast was pretty good. Partly buffet style although the tea and coffee was made fresh and the eggs were cooked for you. I'd definitely recommend this place for a spa break.

This is the first time I've stayed here and it's alright! I'd definitely stay again if I was down…read morehere. +ve Marco Pierre White restaurant attached Rooms spacious Towels and dressing gown so good! Freebie toiletries are Elemis which is a fab brand Free WiFi It's clean -ve I found the gym a little too small. As it's open to members of the public as well as hotel residents it was a bit crowded and difficult to get to the equipment you want Right near the airport but you'll be alright if you bring earplugs. If you're quite tuned in to noise like that though it might be annoying.