The Palace Hotel, Buxton > Reviews

Advantages: The hotel facilities are fantastic
Disadvantages: Not much for the kids to do

The Palace Hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire, is an amazing hotel. It is an RAC 4* accredited hotel and my partner and I went on a 2 night leisure break there for Easter. We chose this particular hotel because it has a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gym and beauty salon. In short, we decided to pamper ourselves. When we arrived in Buxton we drove straight to the hotel. It is a beautiful Victorian building, which stands proudly on a hill at one end ... Read review

Advantages: Good food, useful base for exploring surrounding area
Disadvantages: Badly in need of a multi million pound refit

...en route was to be the Palace Buxton. From a distance, the grand façade was quite impressive, however, upon closer inspection, it was obvious that the hotel had spent little on it, e.g. the windows were surrounded by flaking paintwork, some of the wood cladding supporting drainpipes were rotting away. This essence of bygone (albeit very bygone) grandeur continued inside the reception. The reception itself was large with high ceilings, supported ... Read review

Well past its best. The bathroom was something out of the 70's and not clean. Food was barely adequate and very expensive considering the quality. A lovely old building but ridiculous that this hotel should be graded 4 stars???