Far, Far, Away

Mr & Mrs Grumpy spent the weekend away - we went to a stupidly expensive hotel in Derbyshire. We went to Losehill House Hotel near Hope. This is a 'country house hotel' - not our usual style, you must appreciate!
Losehill House is an early 20th century (?1915 ish) large country house, which I think was built as a CWH hotel, and must have been sold and renovated in recent years - and renovated very tastefully indeed.
On arrival. your first impression is not altogether positive, because the car park is far too small - and everyone will arrive by car - mostly Audi, BMW or Saab as far as I could see. There does not appear to be any concession to cyclists or motorcyclists.
The greeting at reception is very friendly - a theme that continues throughout the weekend - everyone, without failure is accomodating and very welcoming.
Our room was overlooking the back of the hotel - a room about the size of our living room at home! Very tastefully decorated. (Why, oh why, does every room have to have a retched television in it.... grrrrr; hanging off the wall completely out of place. I'd have prefered a decent radio, rather than a cheap clock/radio).
Rather suprisingly the bed was a standard double, rather than the super-huge size commonly found in hotels these days. It didn't feel comfortable on first bounce, but gave a really good night's sleep.
My only real beef - and its not much of a beef - was with the food, which was good solid grub, certainly not designer or foody - and plenty of it (eat as much as you want / self serve / carvery) - but totally out of character with the rest of the place. This could be sold as a virtue - good old fashioned fare, true English farmhouse cooking - but instead, the food is left unmentioned and unloved. Afternoon tea is another matter - very good, splendid cakes - taken in the orangery. (Orangery? What is an orangery other than a middle-class rebranding of a conservatory, extension, or lounge - don't be prissy - this was the lounge.)
Like just about everywhere else, the choice of non-alcoholic drinks was unimaginative and very restricted (they need to contact Lono for some stocks).
Mrs Grumpy tried out the pool and the outdoor hot tub and speaks highly of them.
We took one of the suggested walks, which is a story in itself - maybe for another time!

If you've got a few quid, and a weekend to spare then we thoroughly recommend a weekend spoiling yourself at Losehill House Hotel.