Devonshire Arms at Beeley - Chatsworth

Strangely my feelings echo someone who stayed at the same time as we did. We were in Jasmine and there was no heating in the room when we arrived until late afternoon . It was December and our room should have been warmly welcoming. We also were surprised that we could not sit down for A warming drink but we’re to be allocated a table by the rather steely receptionist when she permitted. Rather disconcerting. We had a light lunch and the rest of the staff were all very pleasant especially housekeeping who were very helpful . The food was excellent apart from a revolting celeriac starter,tepid and slimy. The Xmas pud was excellent and the kind waitress brought extra brandy sauce. The breakfasts were good and there was a well stocked buffet. My husband checked the bill and found they had overcharged him by a considerable amount which was rectified although I found when I checked the bill they had included drinks over Xmas lunch which we did not have. They supply a hamper for Christmas Day evening which is a bit odd as other Devonshire hotels provided a generous buffet in the comfort of their lounges rather than being dismissed back to their rooms ,rather like being in disgrace at boarding school but with a midnight feast! The bartender Adam really redeemed this place by suggesting we might like our hamper in the bar and he would provide cutlery as we were trying to warm up and then at my request lit the wood stove. Other guests also appreciated that. The place closed at 8.45 that day. Our driver came a little early on Boxing Day and I wasn’t sorry. And please make sure the curtain hooks are checked. My bête noire is dropping curtains.

Very expensive per night for a pub stay. rooms are cold and decor is quite 80s in a bad way. shame beacuse setting and all ...................................................................................................................

Arrived to check in and were taken to our room which was in one of the cottages, Jasmine, at about 3.45 to find that there was no heating on. When we informed the desk about this we were told to adjust the radiators to maximum. That did not work so someone came over and after checking we were told that there was a problem with the heating - it was supposed to come on automatically at 3.30. A small electric heater was supplied which was totally inadequate and we were told they would get an engineer out. Heating came on at about 5pm and so problem was sorted although nobody informed us. One would expect that .where there were rooms not connected to the main building heating should come on prior to check in time and someone should check that there isn’t a problem,.