Hotel Review: Best Western The Stuart Hotel, Derby, England - April 2019

Hotel Review: Best Western The Stuart Hotel, Derby, England - April 2019.

I stayed at The Best Western The Stuart Hotel in Derby over the Easter weekend in April, 2019. Three nights on a room only basis cost £43 per night. The hotel has a car park and is centrally located, which is why I chose it. If you are arriving by train, the hotel is around a 5-7 minute walk from Derby Midland Station, and a 5-7 minute walk from the city centre.

There is a bold and modern porch at the front of the hotel, which leads through to a small but newly refurbished reception area. First impressions are that the hotel is quite stylish. to the left of reception is the restaurant, and to the right is the bar. They were both a little pricey, and I didn't try either.

The hotel does not have a lift, which for a modern hotel is a basic necessity, this was disappointing. We had to go both up and down stairs with luggage to get to our room (215). The room was small with a double rather than king-sized bed. The left side of the bed was so close to a dressing table / desk unit, that one night I stubbed my toe very hard on the unit as my foot was stuck out of bed. The floor was creaky and the walls were thin, so conversation from the corridor and other rooms was audible. The room did not have air-conditioning, and got very warm as Easter 2019 was in the mid 20s temperature wise.

The bathroom was mostly newly refurbished, but instead of a shower cubicle it had a shower over a small bath, a cubicle would have been much more practical for the space that was available.

There were sufficient plug sockets in the room, with two bed-side ones (one didn't work), and ample storage space for our long-weekend stay. There were tea and coffee making facilities, a safe, hair dryer, free wi-fi and a flat-screen TV. Parking at the hotel is free, although the car park isn't huge, and may possibly become full at certain times.

This hotel had both good and bad aspects, the key positives being the cheap price and the car park, the main negatives being the small room and bed and lack of lift.

All of the staff whom I encountered were friendly, professional and gave good customer service.

I did not eat breakfast at the hotel, as I thought it was too expensive at £9.95, there was a good cafe called 'Brenda's' around 20 metres to the left of the front door of the hotel, which was excellent and I would recommend it to anyone staying here.

This film review includes the hotel exterior, reception, bar, restaurant and a detailed room review of room 215.

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