Bestwood Lodge

Well what an absolutely beautiful building!!! Gorgeous place. We definitely got value for money and if we stay in Nottingham again, we'll definitely stay here again. The staff were so nice, the rooms were a bit basic but so what? You don't come to stay to sit in your room all day! Such a feel good place, I highly recommend.

Such friendly and helpful staff! Brenton did a great job of helping us organise our perfect wedding day, finding just the right balance between supporting us and giving us the freedom to make our day just the right amount of relaxed, special and different! The location is just perfect! Absolutely stunning, I knew from the moment I saw it that this was going to be our venue! The fact the chapel, hall and hotel are all in one are just an added bonus. The buffet dinner was lovely with lots of compliments from our guests. Can't recommend Bestwood Lodge enough for any event as a venue

From arrival outside and in the foyer and bar area it appears a rather grand house. On moving to the bedrooms it all goes downhill- whilst note filthy they aren't particularly clean. Everything is well past it's sell by date with wallpaper hanging off the ceiling and a wall mounted 1950's hairdryer in the bathroom- the shower (over the bath) was just ok- the shower head needed to be held whilst using as it just sprayed downwards. The heating (lack of it) was awful and because we arrived back on the early hours from a wedding nearby it would have been time consuming to get it sorted. Breakfast was an extra and at £11.95 was overpriced for what was on offer and wanting a nice coffee we had to pay extra for this. The dining area was noticeably dated also. The staff though were generally superb so that was the positive from our stay. The hotel could be great but because of the lack of attention obviously over a number of years it is desperate for a complete overhaul.

There was on odd smell all weekend - and I couldn't put my finger on it. Bedroom and everywhere else looked spotless - but the place just smelled rancid. I found out today, after my visit, that despite being warned in advance - they are happy to hold a conference of fascists this weekend! This obviously explains the unpleasant stink - hatred and fear are rotten odours. I'm never going again - suggest you give it a wide berth too!

Thank you Bestwood Lodge for pulling off the best day of our life. We got married here recently and we have been planning this for almost 2 years with Bestwood Lodge and I must say all my appointments were very attentive and helpful. Brent and the team understood the assignments and I know I very demanding at time but nothing was too much for him and I could trust him to delivery and plan our day smoothly. All our guests have said how perfect and smooth the day was, from the checking into the rooms as most of our guests were staying in the hotel. Rooms were ready early for people to get change before the ceremony in the chapel at 2pm. My husband’s mother was booked into one of the new accessible room which are very nice and spacious and close to the Chapel. The music in the ceremony was spot on. Even though I left my usb with songs at home. Brenton quickly downloaded the songs on his phone and saved the day. The flowers and the decorations in the ballroom was amazing and the room was layout just as we wanted it. Some of our guests were fussy eaters but all the courses were 5 star quality and the presentation of the canapés and variety in the buffet. The food was definitely a highlight. I must mention that all the bar staff on the day worked really well and service was with a smile and keeping the bar stock. Thank you bestwood lodge for making our wedding special and i am sure some of our friends will be using your venue again. We have already booked to stay again in the accessible room for our anniversary. I also would like to mention Housekeeping team thank you for waiting around and sort our room out the first night and for all our weird requests x

Stayed here with my wife and 8 week old baby in July 2024 for 4 nights. We stayed in a Junior suite room (The Viscount room). First off - The room is massive and has plenty of character including 3 huge sash windows. This particular room was a little tired; some marks on the carpet and missing handles on some drawers, however it was spotless! Perfectly cleaned on arrival. The staff couldn't do enough for you. This was the best part of the stay. No request seemed too much and was always received with a genuine smile. The housekeeping was great and the room was always immaculately cleaned each day. We had breakfast included in our booking and actually stayed during a crossover period from a buffet to an a la carte, so got to experience both. We personally preferred the buffet, but both styles were great with quality ingredients!