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Reviews of Grouse & Claret, Matlock by Marston's Inns This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Station Road, Matlock, DE4 2EB, United Kingdom

#5 of 8 hotels in Matlock

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 914 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.5

  • Free Wifi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: June 13, 2024

    9.0
    Brilliant stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The location was brilliant, plenty of parking. Beautiful pub, lovely room. Super cosy, great facilities. Staff were absolutely lovely.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 11, 2024

    9.0
    Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bar closed too early

    Nice atmosphere in the restaurant, polite and helpful staff, excellent service, beautiful garden, clean and warm room. We had good resting time

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2024

    9.0
    A great welcome and comfortable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    If anything, I'd say double glazing would have been better at deadening morning road noise.

    Friendly staff. Comfortable bed. Large room. Good shower. Lovely breakfast. Pleasant ambience.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2024

    9.0
    Comfortable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room a little too warm.

    Nicely furnished room in a pub setting. Comfortable roomy double bed. Large bath room with mixer shower over bath. Walkable distance to Peak Village shops. Great location for visiting nearby Bakewell.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    9.0
    Enjoyable, quiet and relaxing.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The only thing I could say is that the tv channel options are limited but that didn’t bother us as we were out mostly and only watched tv before going sleep. I generally couldn’t fault the stay.

    I like that it’s in a stunning location and with Matlock and Bakewell being 10 minutes away and Castleton and various locations were within 30-40 minutes of the property so can make most of yours days and not spend half the day driving and finding parking. You can come and go as you wish even when the pub is closed. Modern bathroom with good water pressure. Customer service is excellent. Staff and Managers and were welcoming and attentive upon arrival to when we checked out. From breakfast to having a nice dinner to round off our stay it was an enjoyable experience. Even the cleaner was nice and attentive making sure we had everything and asked if we needed everything. We requested to have same room we had last time and they gave it to us which we were grateful for. Both times we have stayed, it has been superb and I would definitely recommend! Perk is that you can take your drink from the bar up to the room with you.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Hard bed

    Good size room with bath. Great location for visiting Haddon Hall, Chatsworth House and Thorn bridge Hall.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 7, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Good Location for derwent valley way walk

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 31, 2024

    8.0
    taking everything in consideration, our stay was good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    no wardrobe to put your clothe in

    being Enjoyed having dinner and breakfast away from the main pub area The man incharge of breakfast, was extremely helpful and pleasant

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 21, 2024

    7.0
    Good place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There is free WiFi but it didn’t extend to my room. There was also only a weak signal for mobile data in my room, so staying connected to the internet was difficult. No air conditioning but there is heating. Soundproofing of rooms could be better. Shower temperature was temperamental. Google Maps & Apple Maps won’t take you to the right spot, so I’d recommend instead searching for “Osprey Charging Station, Station Road, Rowsley, Matlock DE4 2EB“ which is in the Car Park for Grouse & Claret and the navigation will take you to the right spot.

    Clean facilities and comfortable stay. Really convenient location and friendly staff. Breakfast available for an additional fee. Overall good value for money.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 20, 2024

    9.0
    A pleasant pub offering hotel accommodation in an idyllic rural setting
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The rooms were very clean and bed comfortable. English breakfast was freshly served from kitchen & continental breakfast was self service. We had a very nice evening meal and the proximity of the hotel was ideal for next day visit to Chatsworth House. Location of hotel was rural with plenty of parking. Would highly recommend.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 19, 2024

    8.0
    enjoyable because the staff were so helpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The difficulty in getting to the bedrooms. a lift would have been appreciated.

    The staff were very helpful, especially 'Tom', which was much appreciated as my wife has difficulty in getting up and own stairs.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 18, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Obviously you're a pub chain and the menu reflects this. Great menu but prefer more homemade style .

    Beautiful pub. Great layout and decor. Lovely staff. Great beer garden and great for caravan visitors .

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 13, 2024

    8.0
    Very nice but no bath only a shower
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There was no bathtub, only a shower. Pictures on the website show a bath and nothing in room description states otherwise

    Friendly staff, good quality coffee in the room, comfy bed.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: May 11, 2024

    7.0
    Only book if you want an early night!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    You can only gain access to the accommodation when the pub is open. We stayed on a Sunday and had to be back for 10pm. This was very disappointing and should be made clear when you book. It made our evening in Matlock very short. We were clock watching rather than relaxing with friends to make sure we met the curfew! It’s for this reason we wouldn’t stay again. This issue would be so easy to fix with a keypad on the back door where you could change number regularly. The pub has pitches for caravans and camping whereby they could access the toilet block via a keypad system.

    Good location in between Matlock and Bakewell. Also next to the Peak shopping village. Pub is very close to the starting point for the Rowsley circular walk. The breakfast was good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 2, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Unfortunately my first and second choice for dinner were not available , found it strange for a saturday as would have expected good stock levels for a weekend . Food we had was great though , just third choice. With staying in the hotel we were advised 20% of dinning , but neither us or the restaurant picked up on , might have been a good customer service point if they would have picked that up , not the end of the world

    Great location , and service was spot on , room was really well finished and presented. Resturant was a lovely setting , we were there just to relax and that we did. Have booked again

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2024

    9.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Just more decaf tea

    Every thing was fine

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 27, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very comfortable bed and pillows. Large room and bathroom . The staff were very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2024

    9.0
    Well placed between Matlock and Bakewell and within easy of main villages and walks.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    No dislikes.

    Good comfortable well laid out room with modern shower facilities. Kettle, tea, coffee, and biscuits provided.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 15, 2024

    7.0
    Comfortable
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Although clean and comfortable I was the only one there by 9pm not very popular?

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 15, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was very clean, and a great location for our stay, comfy bed and room, breakfast was lovely and a good price. Staff were lovely and helpful, even when they seemed understaffed. Would definitely stay again

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 10, 2024

    8.0
    Comfortable after a long walk
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Clean and comfortable

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 9, 2024

    8.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We did not book breakfast room lovely but prefer a power shower only reason not book again

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had a 3 night stay, purely for a ‘walking holiday’. Hotel is in a good location for nearby walks. Bar/restaurant is very spacious, lovely decor, warm and country style feel, very clean. Friendly / pleasant staff. Food menu was sufficient, plenty of choice. Drinks menu and drink choice behind the bar was very good. Food and drink reasonably priced too. Breakfast was also very good, excellent value for money. Hotel room was spacious, clean and presentable, bed / pillows were comfortable. Shower over the bath, shower was sufficient (water temp and pressure was good) Tea/coffee making facilities were good, replenished daily. Large TV. I would happily stay again.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 26, 2024

    8.0
    enjoyed our stay and would be more than happy to stay here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Minor issue but our room at the front was a bit noisey due to road traffic,ear plugs or secondary glazing would help

    great location.Good food. Friendly staff and comfortable room.

    Stayed in March 2024

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