Ashdale Guesthouse

Lovely property and hosts and fantastic breakfasts. Convenient location for train station and bus stops. Good selection of places to eat within easy walking distance. Within walking distance of Heights of Abraham.

Being on the main road some traffic noise, especially from late night motorbikes which are a feature of Matlock Bath some days. Matlock Bath surprisingly doesn’t have a convenience store to get papers and snacks etc.

Great walking distance from the train station. The staff were lovely, the breakfast was delicious. Nice little selection of games to play. Very clean and cosy bed.

Because it was an old building it was cold in the morning, it could get noisy (outside noise and the noise of other guests could be heard), the milk pot in the room might need re thinking as it kept spilling when trying to put it the cup.

all good, check my Google review

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The guesthouse occupies an enviable location on the main road and central for the activity of Matlock Bath, making it a very convenient base. It is difficult to imagine a better location, and this is definitely one of the property's greatest assets. The hosts were very friendly and welcoming. Breakfast is served between 8:30 and 9:30, which suits me just fine. The earlier the better. The breakfast room was clean, tidy and well presented. Food was good, full English, cereals, tea, coffee etc definitely hit the spot,

As you might expect with the narrow frontage, parking is a bit tight. There's room for four cars, but might require some juggling with two cars being boxed in by two others, tricky if you have day-trips out planned. Fortunatley we didn't. Guests are pre-allocated a breakfast table, regardless of what time they descend the stairs, not a problem in itself, unless you happen to be seated at one of the two small tables, as we were (the two other tables were twice the size). There was barely enough space to comfortably accommodate the breakfast itself, A little more thought to the layout and appropriately sized tables (for everyone) would make for a much more comfortable start to the day. And finally, the room. Oh dear. It was clean, but unfortunately that's about where the positives end. The room was... compact, No cat-swinging will ever take place in this room. It was also extremely tired, dated and in obvious need of refurbishment. The carpet, which might have been tightly fitted at one time, was now loose, and the furnishings and decor have clearly seen better days, and the general condition gives the impression that very little money has been spent in this area for quite some time. The plumbing deserves a special mention. The toilet being flushed in the room above produced such a loud and dramatic roar in our room it sounded as though the entire house drainage system was running directly through the walls. Needless to say, being woken by someone answering the call of nature in the room above is not an especially relaxing part of the guest-house experience. Score 1 out of 10 for the plumbing.