Retford Vacations from $1,577

The Ashbourne Hotel operates more like a budget airline experience, where additional charges apply for many basic amenities that other hotels typically include as part of the stay. This includes fees for bottled water, baby cribs, table fans, and even a late checkout of 30 minutes. The staff is minimal and often stretched thin, so expect limited room service. The building is quite old and shows signs of neglect and poor maintenance.

Loved the room and reception staff were all very helpful and professional. We have stayed several times but on this occasion the restaurant was extremely busy and the staff all looked very stressed. We ordered drinks and said we had a table booked - we were told it might be late is that ok? We said no as we had an early start and our booking confirmation clearly said the table had to be vacated by a certain time so surely the same applied for the previous party? We were seated on time but our food order wasn’t taken for 40 minutes and then took an age to come. The wrong chips were sent with the main but that was soon rectified. My husband ordered a dessert but after waiting 30 minutes we gave up and went to the bar to pay. The waitress asked if we had got the dessert and we said no and were fed up with waiting so she said she would take it off the bill. I should think so! We didn’t get it. Very disappointing.