The hotel was nicely decorated and rooms good. The staff completely let it down though as they were unfriendly / indifferent to us being there. We asked if we could book for dinner and were told they 'had two parties booked that night and we could not have dinner'. There was no sorry, or suggestion of a restaurant nearby. We... more

After reading other reviews of the hotel we went with mixed feelings. After checking in though we soon realised what a lovely place it was. Hotel looks beautiful. We had the Family suite which over looks a beautiful whitworth park. Hotel was very clean, smart and was like home from home. This room in particular was verge large and well... more

I stayed at this hotel in September 2006 with my partner to visit family in the area. On arrival we were a little confused as there is no reception area or clear signage of where to check in/out (at the bar!) The room we had was very small and the bath room was tiny. It was unfortunate that there was... more

The hotel building is part of the Joseph Whitworth museum and the decor is in keeping with this lovely building. We stayed in the family/suite at the rear of the hotel that overlooks the park. It is a lovely large room very comfy bed with a seating area. The bedroom and bathroom still have the old victorianfireplaces in. The bathroom... more