Have stayed at the Derby Conference Centre, several times before and it has suited our needs perfectly. The rooms are purposeful and well equipped, with hairdryer, iron and good tea making condiments. The bathroom is well lit and spacious, for the main part of the room. Good restaurant facility, serving a wide choice of meals and breakfast.

The shower unit is a bit on the smaller side, ok for me, but might be a bit of a challenge if you are of a larger stature. The lighting in the main room is only one main ceiling light, with a couple of reading lamps, so a bit dim, but ok generally.

Very quiet room even though it was on the ground floor right by the entrance. There was a wedding going on further down but couldn't hear it at all in our room. Bed comfy, pillows great!! USB ports in plug sockets which was great because I left my phone charger plug at home! Overall I would definitely stay here again.

Shower was tiny and a bit old fashioned, room very very small although it did the job for one night so wasn't an issue. No restaurant or bar facilities available due to wedding, would have been nice to maybe have a small discount to account for this, although I was notified in advance and room service was available.

STAFF AMAZING 👏👏👏👏👏 LOCATION SPOT ON 👏👏👏👏👏👏 ROOM MEDIOCRE NOT A FULL DOUBLE BED AND VERY SMALL BUT DID THE JOB FOR THE REST I NEEDED 🙏👏👏👏 CURTAINS SUB-STANDARD - don’t expect a blackout room 👏👏 Location is key to where I can meet other work colleagues! Whilst there IS DISABLED PARKING this was taken up by cars that didn’t have a blue badge and a work van with windows open no badge and thus I was prevented from being able to park as near as I can comfortably walk however this was due to OTHER RESIDENTS and not the staff, perhaps a check now and then for badges would be good?

Curtains didn’t Block the light and were very short in comparison to the window so no cover for light spilling. The track seemed off kilter. The bed isn’t a standard double it’s smaller and the room left little each side to walk easily, hard for a disabled person, - shower room attached was Very clean, great pressure, good room but not suitable for a wheelchair resident (in my opinion)

Staff were wonderful, the facility is a conference center as well as a hotel and, as im sure is the same with most places, it isnt all that busy on the hotel side so they do have to share staff between things like the restaurant, bar and reception but they managed it great. The room was comfortable, clean and tidy and I even booked an extra night, at a cheap price through an online site and was able to stay in the room that I was already in, which was brilliantly convenient. Food is good, particularly breakfast, and the chef is lovely, very accommodating to my hangover needs! Good value for money, good location, and beautiful grounds, especially in the Summer. Next time im in Derby, I will stay again.

I did need a couple of extras while I was here like toothpaste, as I stayed a little longer than expected, which they didnt have, but there is a shop across the road so no huge deal.

Everything we needed for the occasion, great room, friendly staff, nice breakfast

Not a huge deal but the bar wasn’t always manned. Not a massive criticism, but maybe it would be good to make it clear to guests staying at the hotel when the bar will be available for service as we thought it was open from 11am. We waited from 11am to 11:45am for a drink on Sunday morning and absolutely nobody was around except for reception staff. We weren’t too bothered about it, and I guess we could’ve walked to the reception area to ask for service, but other guests might be more annoyed about having to chase down service. Perhaps if there was a function going on at the time to explain the absence of service at the bar, a sign at the bar might help guests have clarity on this.

Ample parking on arrival and a lovely welcome on reception. It's an amazing building in the Art Deco style and was used as the Railways training centre. It has a very interesting history. Our twin room didn't have much of a view but was very clean and comfortable. There is plenty of storage space, too. The bathroom was extraordinarily big to say it only had a very small shower, a toilet, and sink. We assume it used to have a bath as you could have fit a child's bed in the extra space and still get to the amenities!! We didn't get housekeeping during our 3 night stay, but anything we needed reception would sort. In our case, the house ladies were very kind and accommodated us with any extra towels and an empty bin. Breakfast was self-service, well cooked, and hot. All in all, it was a very pleasant stay for us whilst visiting National Trust properties in Derby.

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The hidden history of the place that was subtly included. Obviously a quiet time so minimal staff, but those there were great. Breakfast was made to order and was top notch (including my veggie one). The fact that, with all our discounts, our stay was almost free, made it even better.

Finding the entrance in the dark was a trial if not knowing the area (Google Maps took us to the bus depot next door!) and it didn't seem like we'd found the hotel as it was all about the conference centre really. Car parking was also very confusing. Just needs clearer signage for all of this really.

Good value for money - we were looking for a cheap but comfortable place to stay in Derby. Room was good and bed comfy. Very lovely lady on reception who was friendly and super helpful.

We paid for the breakfast which I'm not sure we sold do again. Good options available but the hash browns were very greasy (and tasted of oil) and my bread was barely toasted despite three turns in the automatic toaster. So needs some calibration I think. But other than breakfast, it was great.

The staff were absolutely lovely and did their best to give us a pleasant stay. Breakfast excellent and waitresses really helpful

I stayed in a recently refurbished room but it actually looked a bit “tired”. Disappointed that there was no fridge and no coffee making facilities in our other rooms. Bed quite uncomfortable. Couldn’t get a signal on the t.v. Showers were unpleasant- all the sealant needs to be replaced as it is so mouldy. Very difficult to actually get into the shower as it was hung in the middle and swung round with a huge step up and no grab handles to steady yourself as you get out.

The hotel was ideally situated for the purpose of my visit. The staff were extremely helpful, printing maps for the various places I needed to go to . The room was quite spacious . I liked its layout .and its facilities including a hairdryer and an iron . It was also very nice to be able to have cups of coffee or tea with biscuits. The room was very welcoming. Lots of natural light., The bed was very comfortable. I enjoyed my evening meal at the restaurant. There was a wedding on the Saturday the weekend I was there but my room being on the top floor I wasn’t inconvenienced at all.

There was some constant fairly low level noise coming from outside for which the hotel can do nothing about but once I got used to it it was fine. Other people may not be bothered by it at all. .