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Reviews of Grouse & Claret, Derby by Marston's Inns

4 out of 5
Grouse & Claret, Derby by Marston's Inns
Station Road, Matlock, England

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 167 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy, lovely room, friendly staff, will be going back
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time we've been since it was refurbished 5⭐
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can’t fault it!
Absolutely no complaints whatsoever. Let’s be realistic, fifty eight quid a night is not gonna get you the Ritz. It’s clean, it’s warm, it’s comfortable, Bed really comfy and you are above an absolutely charming public house with a lovely welcoming feel and country style. Drinks priced as normal pubs. Staff are great and the breakfast was perfect. Parking no problem. What more could you ask for. Defo go again. Yea we’re happy. If I have one complaint (being a beggar for disliking things not in line) the toilet seat was not in line with the pot. I soon sorted that out. If that’s all I have to ‘Grouse’ about it can’t be bad!! Thanks Grouse & Claret for a good stay. Will be back Andy & Anne
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfy bed and amazing bathroom with large bath. Spotlessly clean thanks to Karen and Bev.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I needed a local hotel and found the Grouse and Claret just right at a good price staff were friendly and professional
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good place to stay with lovely countryside round it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location for visiting many lovely properties, towns and villages. Lived up to its description for accommodation which was extremely welcome. Lovely room, bathroom and comfy bed with well sourced comfort tray. All the staff we came into contact with were very friendly and helpful. Thoroughly recommend this Marston’s Inn and will be making it our go to place to stay when in the area. Arriving in Derbyshire day 1 afternoon visited Hardwick Hall. Day 2 at Chatsworth Xmas (10 mins away) day 3 morning Hadden Hall Xmas (5 mins away) before heading for home.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

8/10 Good

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay for bakewell and Chatsworth
A nice pub with plenty of parking. Beer garden looked good too. On first night we went to the cinema in Chesterfield. We got back at 10.30pm and pub had decided to close early. They let us buy a bottle though and take it to our room. Room was clean, comfortable, and very large bathroom. Everyone there were also really friendly. Pub is a 20 min walk from a great curry place too. Place itself is 10 mins drive from bakewell and Chatsworth house. Would recommend this place and would go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Arrived on a Tuesday midafternoon had to wait a little to register in, but after tha all was fine. Our room was on the front but was fine very little noise. Plenty of plug sockets most also had charge point's made a pleasant chage. Bathroom was clean and tidy as was our room. There were 3 EV charges in the car park nice to see. We had meals both nights we stayed, had a good menu. Both meals where tasty and hot. Staff were welcoming, polite and easy to talk too. All in all goog value for money would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

6/10 Okay

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the review

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the review

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly and helpful .We were going to be very late in after leaving Glasgow at18-00 they went out of their way to accommodate a late arrival ,which in the end we did not need arriving at 10-45.Rooms great and breakfast extremely good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Mel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

louise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A really homely place and great food. It had a great location would stop here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from James Ricketts General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Thankyou for the wonderful review, i hope we can welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surpassed my expectations for a Marstons!
The location, building, restaurant and room were all amazing. Done to a really good standard. Staff were super friendly and lovely. Food was also great. We were really pleasantly surprised, as we weren't expecting such a great stay in a Marstons!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Larry

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here for 2 nights to attend a family wedding up the road. Our room was lovely, clean and spacious. The bed was so comfy. We had tea in the restaurant on our first night and the food was great, well worth booking a meal if you are staying over. The staff have been welcoming and friendly. I would absolutely stay here again and look forward to coming back!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wedding weekend
Lovely atmosphere, friendly and relaxing. Rooms spacious very comfortable and clean. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

NJTULLY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
fishing stay
Overall everything was good. On the down side. The towel rail i. the bathroom was coming off the wall. The top fittings not up to the job. When mentioned to housekeeping i was told the problem wasn't new and it had been reported before. Infact it was a problem in other rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Christos

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A newly refurb pub with dining and rooms.
Stayed for one night, Saturday in July. The whole premises have recently gone through a big refurb and it really shows. A well laid out pub with dining areas, numerous different areas to eat and drink. Very friendly and attentive bar team. Dined the Saturday night. Not really a gastro pub ( I guess its not trying to be). Decent food all the same. Stayed in room 1. Nicely furnished with a good sized bathroom. Had everything needed for a comfortable stay. Great choice for breakfast. Lovely warm pastries. Would I recommend a stay here? - In short, Yes. A nice place to base yourself with everything you needed. A short drive from Bakewell. Check out their own website for room bookings as you get 20% of your food bill.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very attentitive and friendly. The food was nice we had lunch and breakfast here. The room was ideal for our requirements. We would come back again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, exceptionallyclean, lovely staff
Fabulous warm welcome, the staff were all lovely. We stayed 2 nights for a walking break and it suited our needs perfectly due to the location. Exceptionally clean. Tv didnt work due to a storm but was fixed as soon as we mentioned it. Food was great but the breakfast dissapponting. Some odd banging noises in the room which stopped about 10pm. You are staying over a country pub so dont expect it to be quiet. The facitities in the room were great. Overall we absolutely loved it, would recomend and would love to visit again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice country inn, no real ales which was disappointing; staff very good, Sunday roast very good.8 min bus to Bakewell.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Wonderful place with wonderful people. The food was great and the room was spotless.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Nice room No1 clean and tidy with large bathroom, evening meal was good and the breakfast was excelent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Enid

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Nic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay
Overnight, evening meal and breakfast. All good, road a little noisy but didn't spoil our stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place to stay
Tom is a wonderful host. The room and restaurant were both very nice. Thank you for welcoming us.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed at the grouse and claret and had a wonderful stay for 4days the staff were well presented and helpful.the room we stayed in was large and comfortable but could do with a bit of tlc. However this would not stop me from recommending this place to anyone else and will definitely be booking again soon.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melvyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellently located on the A6 and close by the Peak District national park. Good meal options and comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A really nice stay
A very pleasant stay. Room was very clean and a great size. Bed was comfy, we slept very well. We had dinner in the restaurant which was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great reception upon arrival, booking in process was quick and we were shown to our room. Room was clean, and fairly spacious. Bed was comfy. Desk was suitable for working from. Meal was excellent and service was friendly and attentive
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Julia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked in here as it was so convenient to Bamfords auctions and we needed to pick up an item we had purchased and we live a long way away. The hotel was welcoming and clean and staff were helpful. We would not stay again though! Room 1 was noisy all night first because it was over the kitchens but even when kitchens shut there was a boiler like noise all night and the room was cold, only heating was a heater in a timer which was off when we arrived and room was only 14degrees. No instructions but eventually managed to get the heater on but took ages to make any difference and it went off again whilst we were at dinner so room was cold again when we went back to it after! Heater would not stay on and even the staff did not know how to set it so it did. The bathroom was so cold it was unpleasant.sadly this completely spoiled our stay.

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Beverley

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Staff very friendly and polite. Very comfortable bed. Windows need some work but refit is being done from next week so hopefully that will be sorted. All in all a good experience and would visit again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location for Matlick and Chatsworth
Good location for Matlock and Chatsworth. Restaurant and rooms tiday and reasonable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Joy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very basic room. Far too hot and no air con. Loud generator type noise outside our window all day and night. Water stains on ceiling. Shower head wouldn’t adjust and just hit the shower door and no water went on you in the shower. Also shower made an awful screeching noise that felt like it could be heard in the whole building and light kept dimming and brightening in the shower. TV was in a weird place in the corner of the room and difficult to see from the bed. Really difficult to open the door with the key. We felt we had paid a lot for a very basic room that wasn’t great.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Pauline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property provided comfort and convenience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Juliana

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient but could be noisy
Room #8 is above three loud kitchen and fridge air-conditioning units, moved to #3 where road traffic noise was a slight issue
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Philip

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location for countryside weekend away
Good location for lots of activities. We stayed for 1 night, to attend Peakender Beer festival close by. Bus stop just across road. Nice big room, staff friendly, breakfast was great value
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Enid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not enough facilities
Did not know room was up very steep awkward stairs( was not told) No wardrobe just open hanging space and no drawers st all to put clothes underwear in. Shower wax over bath and didn't drain well making it impossible to use as you would be standing in 4inches of water. I think this accommodation was very expensive for what was provided
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Handy for Chatsworth and Bakewell. Spacious room and simple decor.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022