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The outside of the hotel is nice on arrival and the couple (I assume?) who run it were very friendly and chatty. There is a decent number of parking spaces for guests and we didn’t struggle to get one during our stay. The reception is well decorated and quite modern in design. The stairs are quite creaky and some of the carpets in the corridor were very old and tired. Some of the floorboards creak quite loudly too. The room we had was large and spacious, with windows facing out into a peaceful garden area - a squirrel was foraging outside and was not spooked by our presence. There were two televisions in the room, one for the sofa and one for the bed. There was wifi included and details were on the table, but we could not connect to it at all - perhaps we were too far from the server? The furniture and decor of the room was dated and tired, but it was generally clean and tidy. The bed was reasonably comfortable and it was very quiet at night. The bathroom appeared to have been refurbed more recently than the room, but the shower was very low and had very little pressure. The room clearly needs refurbishment and modernising, as I am sure the owners are aware, but it’s easier said than done in the current financial climate. I hope they can do it soon and breathe new life into their business. We did not eat at the hotel, but there was breakfast available for an additional payment. Nor did we use the bar. The price is reasonable enough in terms of the size of room, quietness, and location - with the centre of Castle Donington on the doorstep and Donington Park a short drive or bus ride away.

Check inn and Reception Staff excellent very informative and found us a room that was ready as we were a couple of hours early. As per a previous review we decided on a early drink as we had a table booked in the restaurant at 6pm. Ordered a G&T and I ordered a pint of Boddingtons Bitter. This is where it all goes wrong young. Felt for the young girl behind the bar she was clearly out of her depth. We had to ask for Lemon and there was no ice. Bit of a theme here judging by earlier reviews. After pulling the second pint I gave up it looked awful. The restaurant menu was the same as the Bar. We managed to stay in the restaurant for 5 mins there were four or five tables all from the same group of young males all shouting and swearing. My wife is no shrinking violet but she stood up and said “ I think we will leave the children in the playground “ We returned to the bar area and by this time more staff members had come on duty. We were in Holiday mode so we made the best of it. Special praise should go to Corrina I think she was from Rumania. She got a grip of the situation and staff and we managed to get a meal and drinks ‘ As I said look after Corrina she was the only member of staff who had any organisational skills that evening.

Stayed here for one night before our flight £10 to park your car as a guest is simply shocking !! Check in was friendly but was told no evening meals available but could eat in other hotels if we contacted them to book a table , ( we are at the premier next door ) Upon returning to the hotel people were eating food !! 2 gin and tonics £26 is taking the mick ! Room is basic but comfy with all you need , Breakfast , prob one of the poorest breakfasts I think we’ve had , Had to wait for food to be put out as they had run out , by which time our other bits were cold so had to microwave ! Pretty poor experience

Only stayed the one night in a cottage room with a view of the river. The room and en suite were clean and the bed was really comfy. The food at the restaurant was excellent.

I throughly enjoyed my stay at the Radisson Blu again. I had the pleasure of staying in a runway room which was very clean and tidy. The staff were lovely, amazing customer service from Andrew and Neelam in the bar who were very pleasant. Will be back again soon!

Brilliant hotel always so nice to stay at. Easy to get to and as I work in transport it’s ideal for me to stay near my work places. The staff are great and always welcoming. The hotel is always clean. I’ve never had a problem at all ever when I have stayed here.