ibis Chesterfield Centre - Market Town

We stayed at this hotel during our family short trip to the Peak District. On arrival:to the hotel you have to negotiate a busy roundabout. It has a small car park that fills up fast so get there early! £4 for a 24 hour stay. ( I thought this was reasonable) you pay on a machine at the check in desk. The hotel was very modern and clean. Check in was easy and we were given a room on the second floor at the back of the hotel. Air conditioning was an amazing bonus during the hot weather. And the double double glazing kept the road noise to a minimum. At the time of our stay the lift was out of order so we had to use the stairs which wasn’t a problem for us but could be for some. Ten minutes walk into the town centre but be warned you have to cross some busy roads!

I was torn between 3 and 4 stars for the rating but a couple of negatives led me towards 3. The lift was unexpectedly out-of-order and I was on the top (third) floor, which is OK for me as an able-bodied people but the stairs became a bit of chore over a 6-night stay. As a pedestrian walking into town, I had to navigate a busy three-lane junction of the roundabout and had a couple of near misunderstandings with traffic. The hotel site is almost designed to keep pedestrians out, extending the walk from town unnecessarily unless you are happy to stretch a limb or two to climb over the fence and clamber down via a well-used shortcut; possibly not advisable after a night out though. I arrived late and had not pre-booked a specific room, so had no complaints when the receptionist could only allocate me a room facing the roundabout. On the first night, the traffic noise bothered me a little, but I barely noticed it after that. The room had triple glazing that could still be opened to get a bit of fresh air as needed. The aircon worked well in the face of the oppressive heatwave, and I slept well each night and was able to work from the hotel room during the day via the paid-for Wi-Fi. The room decor and furniture were standard Travelodge and, as ever, lacked enough storage or desk space. A change of sheets would have been nice once over the stay but the best one can get is a refill of clean towels and the bins emptied. The bathroom was larger than expected whilst the shower power was rather weak. The staff were overall friendly and helpful, as much as any Travelodge employee has the right to be. I had breakfast on the final morning and it was pretty good in content and price, certainly better than my memories from a few years back of other Travelodges, with edible sausages being a welcome change. Although the bar shut at 11PM each night, it was very reasonably priced for a hotel. There is a Wetherspoons not far on the walk into town, which also provides good value and was open until 1AM each night.

Super helpful and friendly staff along with a clean hotel,bedroom and bathroom. Would stay again 100%