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Reviews of The Peacock at Rowsley

4 out of 5
The Peacock at Rowsley
Rowsley, Peak District, Matlock, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 42 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel - very cosy and festive over the New Year period. Pretty gardens with a river running at the bottom. Slightly disappointed not to have had a dog bed or any bowls considering the additional dog charge. There was some confusion with the level of service between the restaurant and the hotel which left us waiting for our meal alone in the bar area. However, staff were very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Christmas treat
Lovely hotel but food and drinks were overpriced for what it was.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs R L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent service and food
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a wonderfully pleasant and comfortable refuge after a long day walking the Peak District. Late afternoon tea in the lounge and a short walk to Grouse and Claret for supper.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
A pleasant enough place and very comfortable - but all a little overpriced for what it was considering there are no facilities such as spa or pool. £82 for three courses at dinner felt very steep albeit the food was very good. A hassle having to call reception for milk. Most irritating is that the website and leaflets say they offer discounts for Haddon hall, but when we asked they said they claimed no knowledge of this and said they no longer do them. But the staff were all very nice and the service was pretty good. The location is also great.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

N J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely weekend away
Absolutely lovely in all respects. Staff were wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

David T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs some curb appeal.
This is a lovely little hotel. The staff were more than accommodating. However the entrance to the hotel was very disappointing as we’re the grounds. It just needed a good old tidy up and weeded. Such a shame. The breakfast was excellent as was the bar good but the bar menu was very limited and felt like an afterthought to the rather expensive restaurant options.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

GRAHAM

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delightful 17th century, great history, roaring fire, great ambience, good service & attentive staff. Wonderful food, a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Peacock
The place was lovely but no fridge in room and I feel for the money you could have better bathrooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

miss

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Terry

Travelled with family
Unsatisfactory visit
Main doors (heavy oak) firmly closed. Understand current restrictions but no access to the building at all until after 2pm Very unhelpful welcome. Patronising!! Verbal information rushed Confusing information on website regarding evening meal provision. Then 'challenged' because we had not booked for main restaurant on Wed.eve. Very steep stairs - no indication on website Room fine altho bathroom very small. Did not reflect the cost of the room Small step into main room. No warning. I tripped Information booklet - obviously been soaked in something. The unwelcoming closed front doors set the tone for whole experience. We felt that staff did not want to b e 'bothered' ' For the first time EVER, we decided to abort the visit. Two words - UNWELCOMING.OVERPRICED Sorry 'The Peacock' but we have to speak as we find!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Peak District Gem
We had 2 nights at this gem of a hotel in the peak district. Very helpful team in all areas. Dinner on Friday night was extremely good bit not cheap.Will revisit
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lady Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and well turned out, staff all friendly and alert. Food excellent. Good walk up the river bank for non fishermen, and if keen Chatsworth is not far away on a recognised footpath.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel In spectacular location
This is a fantastic hotel in a beautiful location. My husband and I came for our anniversary on the way up to Yorkshire from London. The staff were brilliant and handled all the Covid restrictions really well. We had Sunday lunch with some of the best roast beef I’ve ever had. We had an evening walk up Church lane which became rolling fields, hills and forest- spectacular. I can’t recommend this place enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We like the Lounge. A Fire would have been good. Bar area good
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place, lovely employees and great food
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good restuarant House wine poor Bottles unused should not kept over to next day
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable stay. Charming gardens and area. Lovely staff, very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel is well placed to visit the interesting places in the area. The facilities are excellent ,warm and cosy, therefore very relaxing. We were very well looked after by the staff and the food was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, comfortable, with excellent food and service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
A short break - lovely Hotel near Haddon and Chatsworth - hotel offers discounted entry for both. We were travelling with a dog, a little restricted to be honest with limited places you could actually sit with a dog, we had good weather so it did not matter. Derbyshire seems to be a bit behind the times in regards to dog policy as a whole - the staff were very dog friendly however. We will be back
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
For the price we paid, we would expect a larger room, a bath, a fridge, and more accessible power points to charge our iPhones. The restaurant menu was bizarre and we are world travellers, so it’s not as if we have never stayed in a hotel before.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dinner at the bar is fab. Dinner at the bar is fab. Dinner at the bar is fab. Dinner at the bar is fab. Dinner at the bar is fab. Dinner at the bar is fab. Dinner at the bar is fab.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

J, Midlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel built in 1652, full of character. Very well trained staff, particularly in the restaurant. Nice touches such as a turn down service at nighttime and a chocolate left on the pillow.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lyn, Macclesfield, Cheshire UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable smart hotel in village
Lovely two-night break with excellent evening meals. Good-sized smart and comfortable bedroom with two comfortable armchairs in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Midlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Understated luxury with unobtrusive service.
A lovely stay with polite, efficient and professional staff, comfortable surroundings in a delightful setting. The food was first class, the best I have experienced in restaurant without a Michelin star, surely this is overdue. Don’t expect bargain bucket prices but do expect the low key exceptional service to leave you feeling pampered and knowing that you have been given a stay to remember.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb hotel. Excellent food. Accommodating staff. Great base for walks, Chatsworth etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved this cute property! They do everything possible to make your stay pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were just rather disappointed with the standards in the room/bathroom and felt it fell below all expectations. The breakfast was rather basic and 9.30 a.m.was the cut off time , which took us somewhat by surprise ! Dinner in the Bar was excellent - all the hotel staff were very good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

mr keith a

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An extremely enjoyable overnight stay/
From the word "go" our experience of The Peacock Hotel was excellent. We had a very warm welcome and afternoon tea was offered to us in the lounge with delicious shortbread. The dining menu was extensive. Whilst dining in the evening our bed had been turned down, a small chocolate placed on the pillow and slippers set at the side of the bed. The curtains were drawn and there was a soft light. Breakfast in itself was really enjoyable and our waiter was extremely attentive and helpful. We would certainly like to return again and enjoy the experience once more. The hotel is very close to Haddon Hall and Chatsworth and for those folk interested, there is also fly fishing available.

8/10 Good

Bernd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Peacock_Nov2017
The general service and especially the service in the pub/bar was very good. 205£ is definitely to much. No further value for the increased price!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
人との出会い
スタッフの皆さんの自然な笑顔に癒され、とても親切で心地よい滞在となりました。観光や自然、さまざま目的はありますが、やはり"人"だなとかんじました。心や目線を合わせて接してくださったこと、異国において感謝感謝、とってもリラックスできました。また帰りたくなるような、そんな素敵がつまった場所だと思います。どこにいても自分は自分なのだということは旅する度に思い起こされます。心の持ち様、受け止め方なのだと改めてかんじられるのが旅な気がしています。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019