Best Western Plus West Retford Hotel

We stayed here the last weekend before lockdown no.2 and had a wonderful time. We booked a 'King'/Feature room and it was perfect, positioned in the Georgian building to the left of the main house and on the ground floor. It was spotlessly clean and I must give a special mention to the curtains; we really appreciated the thickness of them and how they totally blocked out any light. Covid measures were exemplary and all staff were very friendly and professional. My partner somehow managed to leave his glasses behind and we were phoned straight away. We didn't eat at the hotel but did have a little wander around the main building, which is very beautiful. It is so refreshing to find somewhere that has kept their decor in keeping with the building. There really is nothing worse than going to a period hotel and finding it has been overwhelmed with 21st century blandness! The grounds were truly outstanding and we loved wandering around them, despite it being October/November. I particularly liked that despite they were landscaped they retained a certain wildness! Overall a memorable stay for all the right reasons at a great price. less

I hope that this review does not come across as snobby. But I honestly can’t think of a stay in any hotel that was worse than this. Firstly, and not importantly, the decor of the hotel was very outdated and made the whole place feel dirty and depressing. The bedroom decor was mostly velvet with a 60 year old carpet that came with its own impressive odour. This was improved by the fact that it was about 30 degrees Celsius in my room for the whole stay because the radiator was left on for the day before I turned up. The dining area felt like i was waiting for a bus, with all the guests sitting in a row and staring at the walls. The food was inedible and even the wine couldn’t help. Over night I felt extremely unsafe, which I guess wasn’t the fault of the hotel. The guests next to me unfortunately were ‘Awkae’... until about 3 in the morning. There was a steady stream of people going in and out of the room to be ‘awake’ together. Not quite my style, but each to their own - I just ask it be finished early enough for my beauty sleep. Overall - terrible stay, hated it at the time, was searching for other hotels in the area and I actually stayed in work an extra hour to prevent me from having to go back to my room. I will never stay at a best western again but looking back it is hilarious. less

3 years ago we got married in this hotel so when we saw they had an Autumn offer on we decided to return for an over night stay to celebrate our Wedding anniversary. We had a lovely evening thanks to the staff (especially Ben) who made every bit of it enjoyable and special all over again. The food was of high quality and the rooms were clean and very well presented. It was a lovely experience all round and bought back some amazing memories of our special day. We felt really safe with all the Covid precautions in place. Thank you all again x less

This is our second lunchtime visit,the special offer lunch,and it was very nice on both occasions.Very good value,£20 for two,having 3 courses .One negative comment,could you please offer more than 1 vegetarian choice. less

What a lovely hotel. Rooms spacious and clean.Lovely comfy bed. Well done to the housekeeping team.we didn't eat in the restaurant so can't comment on food. We originally booked for 2 days and extended our stay by 2 more. The young lady on reception was very helpful. Plenty of car parking. Beautiful well kept grounds. Excellent location. Can highly recommend less