Oakhill ★★★★

"Excellent stay Good size comfortable room. Quality evening meal in restaurant Nice grounds, local walks. Decent breakfast"

Duke of Wellington ★★★

"Their bar and restaurant are very atmospheric. The environment is also good"

The Beeley Inn - Chatsworth ★★★★★

"Overall a bit disappointing. We stayed for 2 nights and paid £685 to include one dinner (actually £74 towards dinner) and entrance to Chatsworth House. So overall about £550 for 2 nights bed and breakfast. It’s a premium price but not a premium experience. Good points: breakfast is good and there are premium choices such as eggs Benedict, Royale etc. as well as a very good full English. The bar is great, good beer and not too pricey. Average points: The room was ok, but the bed was quite soft and you felt like you were going to roll onto the floor if on the edge. It was a double so a bit small. (Would have expected. Queen or King). The minibar only had water or a small bottle of milk for tea and coffee. Bad points: The dinner was average. My local pub has better food and more choice. Starters pretty good to be honest (calamari was good and smoked mackerel pate good enough although the sourdough toast was not toast, just bread.) The beef and ale pie was pretty poor. It was filled mostly with gravy and hardly any beef. It was also too salty and the crust not crispy. They tried to charge us for drinks we didn’t have when checking out. Probably an honest mistake and the drinks were taken off the bill but demonstrates some disorganisation. It’s a shame because with a bit of work it could be really good. It’s a great location and lovely inn."

High Tor Hotel ★★★

"A wonderful, quiet location with plenty of free parking and an extremely warm welcome,The hotel could do with a little tender care, as parts of it were disintegrating and in poor repair. The window frames, which are unfortunately rotting away, along with slipped, broken roof tiles due to lack of maintenance. We were a little disappointed that we could not order our tasty evening Indian meal from the on-site restaurant to eat in our room after a long day out and about, and instead had to eat in the poorly lit restaurant, so much so that I could not read the menu with the tiny writing and poor design colors. I would not stay again, as what was described as a standard double room on the second floor was in a converted half-eve loft with no view out of the roof windows. The ensuite was adequate, with a good shower; towels, soap and body wash were included, though only one pair of slippers. Breakfast is not included in the price of the room, which, in my opinion, was too expensive for what it is."

The Fountain Tea Rooms B&B ★★★★

"An excellent short stay in this B&B situated above a tea room in the village of Bonsall. Check-in is a small window of 2 hours between 2 and 4 pm but it does state that you can organise late check-in if you are stuck. Best to avoid the area around the Heights of Abraham when traveling in at the weekend as it gets very busy. We were there just to check out the area for walking and it suited our needs perfectly. The owner greeted us and made sure we settled in and as a bonus, the tea room was still open to allow us to sample their delicious cakes before unpacking. We went to the Kings Head pub for dinner which is a 3-minute walk up the hill and I must say it was a good choice. Another place with great hospitality with a mix of locals and visitors but more importantly good honest grub. Breakfast was probably one of the best we have ever had at a B&B it was plentiful and there was no compromise on quality, perfect to fuel us for another day on the hills. Thank you for hosting us and giving us good value for money in an excellent location to explore the Peak District National Park."

Explorers Retreat Matlock Bath ★★★

"Simple house on the hillside"

New Bath Hotel & Spa, a Member of Radisson Individuals ★★★

"Very good"

Premier Inn Matlock ★★★

"I booked a 2 night stay online with my wife online and decided to pay in arrival. (We chose not to have the meals as we always go out for food) We arrived into Matlock Bath a little earlier than anticipated so decided to call the Premier Inn to ask about adding an early check in to our stay. I attempted to call Premier Inn but this took me 4 attempts as nobody wss answering the telephone. I did eventually get through and spoke to a lovely gentleman who agreed that we could check in early and to make our way there straight away. In total, I paid £157 for a 2 night stay. Yes, it's a little on the expensive side but it's in a fantastic location and only 5 minutes outside of town. If you don't drive, there is a bus stop outside of Premier Inn. You will need the Sixes or the Trans Peak service either to Matlock or you can go the other way to Bakewell Upon arrival, I asked reception for a fan (I have a medical condition which requires me to stay cool, particularly at night) as we find the rooms are always quite warm there. I was told that they don't provide fans. I was puzzled by this as they have provided one on my previous stays. We went up to our room and put the air conditioning on (it was working but not kicking out much cold air). We went out and left it to do it's thing. On our return, we walked into our room and it was like an oven. We went to reception and the lady on reception said it was 25 degrees in our room and that air con is programmed to go off after a short while. I think this needs to be changed. It was way way too uncomfortable in our room. I have to have cold air around me all the time due to my medical condition The lady did play about with the air con settings for our room and after an hour or so, our room finally cooled down. We stayed in room 201 which was not ideal as it's the room right by the exit/entrance door to the corridor so every time a guest was arriving/leaving, the door would bang hard and our room would literally shake. This went on until around 3am and actually did wake us on occasions We also found that the phone signal and wifi signal in room 201 isn't great either. The best thing about the stay is the bed, it is super comfortable and if you are put into a quiet room, you will sleep so well Tea and coffee is provided in the room, some rooms have a bath and shower, some just a shower. There is lift access to the upper floors if you struggle with stairs Despite our issues, we still enjoyed our stay and It won't prevent us from staying again. We visited Crich Tramway Museum and Matlock Farm Park during our stay which i highly recommend. We have had some amazing stays here previously. This most recent one had it's issues but we will be looking forward to staying again in the future"

Aunt Jane's ★★★★