3 Primitive Mews

Only 10 minutes drive to Buxton. Quiet village. Good pub. Off road parking.

Would have preferred an earlier check in than 4pm. Although, by 1pm on arrival day, a text confirmed that this would be possible, by then the long drive had been planned so as to avoid the possibllity of sitting outside if we arrived too early. Most holiday rentals allow access from 1-2pm.

Ellie the housekeeper was great and more than helpful

No to dislike

Great location, very clean, had everything we needed. We enjoyed our stay and we definitely recommend it. Loved the reclining sofa in the living room.

if there is something to improve, probably the range for the wifi but it was decent enough. everything else compensates for it anyway :)

We enjoyed staying in the property for its location in the lovely village of Chelmorton. The village is small and quiet, making it a great place to go to relax. But it’s also close to lots of other places where there is a bit more to do, such as Bakewell, Buxton and Matlock. The village is all on one street with a fab pub (the Church Inn) and several beautiful walks at the top of the hill. This is also a great place to bring dogs, both for the property itself (with garden) and an additional 3 acres where the owners have provided a place for some off lead fun. Lots of facilities in the property, including full kitchen and 2 en suite bathrooms with showers. lots of different lighting in the property too, means there are options to have a relaxed low light with the electric fire on. For an old stable the property is very warm (we ended up turning the heating down), which was lovely. TV, with DVD player also provided. Tea, coffee, biscuits and milk provided. Wine was available for £5 a bottle, a nice touch when there are no shops near.

There are some points we were disappointed with. Some aspects of the property were not that clean, frustrating given the Covid rules in place for guests. Stale food was in the cutlery draw, the toilet brushes were not clean, a very small amount of toilet roll was provided (not enough for a 4 night stay) and also nearly empty washing up liquid. This meant we had to drive to find these, which was not ideal. Parts of the property are in need of some TLC. This includes black mould in the grout of both showers and generally quite worn furniture/ paintwork. What spoilt our relaxation at the end of the stay was the COVID rules in place at the property, which seemed a bit excessive given the cost of staying in the property and that no other hotels/ self catering we have stayed at have these rules in place. Guests have to strip all beds, empty bins and towels (with clear rules about where things should be left) before leaving. When we stripped the beds, we were also very disappointed to see that the pillows, duvets and mattresses were well worn with some stains. There is very scarce WiFi and no phone signal at the property and most of the village.