The Lawns Hotel

Okayish place

Stayed for 2 nights during a business trip and would definitely stay again. My room was in the main part of the hotel. It was large, clean and had everything I needed. Bed was comfortable, somewhere to hang my clothes, a hairdryer and teas/coffee's. The toiletries were lovely and plenty of towels (in fact, too many for me!). We had an evening meal during our stay, I had the chicken basket and a colleague had the burger. Both meals were great portion sizes, hot and delicious. The manager was lovely, nothing was too much trouble for her and she always made sure I had 2 cups of tea! Breakfast was continental, although you can have a cooked breakfast for an extra cost. On-site parking available too. I would definitely stay again.

Whilst I’m not disputing the negative review from same day as my visit and overnight, it was far from my experience visiting the lawns hotel. Travelled from Hampshire to spend one night in Derby and on arrival: Assume the landlady was fantastic - genuinely felt welcome, assisted with our needing to check into the accommodation late and spent time to take us to the separate entrance to where the rooms were. She also assisted us to register our vehicle that stayed in their car park overnight. We enjoyed using their bar and service was exemplary - too often bar staff can look like they are wishing their shift to finish but the lady serving us was patient while I changed my mind and then arranged a taxi for us. The room when we returned later that evening was great - I love that the lawns hotel has quirky winding corridors and tall ceilings and are so unique and not the sterile rooms you get at chain hotels. The building must be quite old yet the decor is great, neutral tones, good sockets for chargers, plenty of towels in the very large bathroom and super comfortable bed. I could hear others walking down the corridors but with only a small amount of rooms this was not a problem and only affected me in the room as the other resident was fast asleep and I’m an insomniac. I really liked how unique the shape of the hotel room was, it was clean with lovely spacious bathroom and a window. Checking out we decided to hit the road early back to Hampshire and the hotel staff put our continental breakfast into take out containers with croissants and choc au pain in one box and a variety of butter and breakfast spreads in another. They really did go above and beyond. I would say the owners are salt of the earth - genuine characters, friendly and know good hospitality. We will totally return if we go back to derby or the surrounding areas. Smile and the world smiles with you….. working in hospitality is hard so be polite, be kind and you’ll find it returned to you at the lawns…. Great location, parking, pub and a stones throw from a convenience store (coop). Thank you for a great stay!!!