My husband and I went to The Charles Cotton for a meal. The food was excellent and the staff were extremely friendly, nothing was too much trouble for them. The management, who are most welcoming, should be congratulated as they have obviously worked very hard to create special surroundings and atmosphere. We have not stayed at the hotel but from... More

There were 13 in our party,all thoughly enjoyed a wonderful few days at this cosy hotel. Service was excellent, it was most refreshing to have cheerful and friendly staff looking after us. The food was excellent, the menue was varied-something for everyone.local ales were sampled in the bar. An excellent walking base with beatiful suroundings.

Reception rarely manned,and no bell; you have to search for someone in the bar most of the time. Full English breakfast OK except bacon fat raw for practical purposes and fried bread just a palid dried out sliced white saturated in oil. Dinner £20 steak with limp oil soaked chips! "Superior" room with large patch of black mould round the... More

An excellent choice for a family weekend party. Staff extremely helpful and friendly. Very cosy hotel and great food. Lovely choice of walks from the village. Great hotel for a spring break.Margaret H.

We unexpectedly came to stay at the Charles Cotton hotel during the Easter break after snow fall caused road blockages and prevented us from leaving Hartington. The hotel and owners couldn't have done more to make our stay comfortable particularly in light of the unusual circumstances ie no electric and no phone due to the snow and prepared tasty food... More

There were ten of us staying over at the hotel for a weekend with our classic cars, we found the hotel to be most suitable for all our needs, and the food was fantastic, would have been nice for someone to be available to check us in when we arrived, which was left to the very busy bar staff. But... More

Stayed here for Valentines night as they had a special package. Room was spacious and clean if a little unexciting. We had an upgrade but that meant there was an extra single bed in the room and it didn't seem very special. But it was lovely and warm with a very good breakfast. Our bathroom was very small with a... More

Having had a meal here last year, and really enjoying it, we thought we would return this year. Once again, we had a lovely meal - sea bass and steak this time, both of which were delicious - and we had our coffee afterwards on one of the sofas in the bar area. The staff were very welcoming and took... More

My husband and I stayed at the Charles Cotton hotel at the end of March 2012. We thoroughly enjoyed the stay. The hotel is gorgeous and the food was really good. We stayed at the hotel for a walking weekend and thought the location was ideal. There are several walks from outside the hotel. Brilliant weekend - thank you.