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The Izaak Walton Hotel

3.0 star property

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Superior King with View | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk
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Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Ilam, Dovedale, Ashbourne, England, DE6 2AY
  • Ilam Park
    13 min walk
  • Dovedale National Nature Reserve
    2 min drive
  • Tissington Hall
    8 min drive
  • Manchester (MAN)
    96 min drive

Room options

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Classic Double Room, Garden View

  • 75 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room, Hill View | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior Twin Room, Hill View

  • 269 sq ft
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Hill View

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior King with View | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Superior King with View

  • 269 sq ft
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double Room | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Classic Double Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Izaak Walton Hotel

Ashbourne hotel with 2 restaurants
Along with 2 restaurants, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and concierge services. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, free newspapers, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are onsite.
The Izaak Walton Hotel offers 37 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Ashbourne hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

The Izaak Walton Hotel is a smoke-free property.

English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Haddon Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Dovedale Bar and Lounge - Overlooking the garden, this gastropub specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open daily.
Room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 20 for adults and GBP 20 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Dovedale Bar and Lounge
  • Haddon Restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 40.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 20.00 for adults and GBP 20.00 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 40.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Izaak Walton Hotel Ashbourne
Izaak Walton Hotel
Izaak Walton Ashbourne
The Izaak Walton Hotel Hotel
The Izaak Walton Hotel Ashbourne
The Izaak Walton Hotel Hotel Ashbourne

The Izaak Walton Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 129 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 91 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 256 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jon

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel, restaurant and bar meals all grossly overrated and overpriced. For example, £10 for soup and £12 for a piece of cheesecake on the bar menu. The breakfast selection was poor; full English and/or cereals. No continental options such as meats, fruits or pastries. The hotel is very tired looking, with damp areas showing throughout. The rooms are very basic, even though we paid for an executive room. Woken in the night by the noisy shower in the next door room. Altogether, not the experience we were hoping for. Very disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
We didn't like the menu. And where you could eat sirtain menu items. Much improvement needed. E.g you couldn't have a gammon steak in the restaurant,bar only
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet Elizabeth, Orihuela Costa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous walking area - comfortable rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayover for the Sheepdog Trials
We both slept well in very comfortable beds. My average scores reflect the draughty and cool Derwent Bar which reduced the pleasure of a pre-Dinner drink. My wife’s diet is restricted and she was allowed to order the Haddock and Chips in the Restaurant - sadly - no Mushy Peas. My choice of the Lamb Rump proved to be mediocre and as such well over-priced at £30. We enjoyed sharing the Cheeseboard which was enough for two. The Waitress was helpful and very pleasant. Breakfast OK but limited choice of Cereal.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Garrie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

MAHENDRA

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Poor quality hotel in good location
The only thing going for this hotel is its location. The rooms, staff service, are poor. AA 3* is very generous. Everything seems to be very basic.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nickie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikhil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would recommend
Everything about our one night stay was perfect. The location and views were great. Staff were helpful and friendly. Evening meal in bar was great as was breakfast in morning. Bedroom overlooked hills and was comfy and spacious.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff, amazing hotel and amazing views
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is wonderful. The staff are pleasant. Breakfast was fine afternoon tea scones were delicious.Evening meals were disappointing.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was lovely and so was the hotel itself beautiful view from our room and food was very good. Just a couple of niggles which was a shame and let it down, we felt the staff were quite arrogant, we specifically booked a table early to sit in a window seat. However a booking for 10 took priority and they totally changed the layout of the room, this after we had already spent over £50 on drinks.No apology no alternative just it is what it is. The prices of the drinks changed we were charged 3 different prices for the same drinks whicy was disappointing. Finally, we arrived Saturday afternoon and sat next to a couple who had food, our glasses and their plates of leftover food were still outside this morning! when I did take our empty glasses back to the bar there wasn't even a thankyou. I think that training on politeness and cleanliness needs to be given to certain staff members!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Hazel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed at the hotel as we were attending a friends party the staff were all most helpful it was clean and the food was excellent no complaints
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay. Only criticism was that the coffee was awful. Surely could do better than instant after a meal!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Karen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Nigel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely country house hotel in the most beautiful setting. Comfortable beds, and an excellent restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Amazing location, could walk straight from the hotel to Dovedale and had a wonderful walk. The bed was so comfortable and the room had a lovely view. We didn't eat at the hotel but did head to the bar. Staff were generally friendly but we were given inaccurate information from staff about ordering lunches which was frustrating and cleaning staff walked in whilst still in bed!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent short break
Had a lovely weekend break. This is a traditional country hotel, rooms and decor are dated to match the country setting, which we prefer. Hotel was clean, staff were friendly and attentive. The option of dining in the bar or the restaurant, gave us diversity with evening meals, with menu and price accordingly. We chose Friday night in the bar and Saturday in the restaurant and the food was excellent on both nights. We will definitely return, and use this as a base for walking. Hopefully when the weather isn’t as wet or the ground as muddy.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Janet

Fabulous location.
The location is wonderful, it’s peaceful and beautiful and well worth a visit, The hotel not so good. The service was a bit hit and miss, the barman forgot our drinks and charged us incorrectly. The breakfast waitress was very nice but we didn’t have the most warm welcome. We felt we were a bit of an inconvenience needing to be served, sort of sit down and wait type of attitude. It could easily be rectified with a little more training, a friendly greeting goes a long way. The food was expensive, and nothing special, a bit disappointing. (Egg on toast for breakfast, with no butter on the toast which I felt a bit strange.) The hotel needs an injection of cash to update it, the toilet doesn’t flush properly, the windows rattle, there was a large water stain on the wallpaper, all in all very tired. We had been looking forward to our visit but sadly it didn’t live up to our expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024