John Farr Rest Garden
John Farr Rest Garden, Carrington, Nottingham, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom- Park
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Modern Rooms with Amenities
The Mercure Nottingham Sherwood offers modern rooms equipped with flat-screen TVs, tea/coffee facilities, and private bathrooms with walk-in showers for a comfortable stay.
Health Club and Leisure Facilities
Guests can enjoy complimentary access to the Health Club, featuring fitness facilities, an indoor swimming pool, and a steam room, perfect for relaxation and staying active during the stay.
Dining and Entertainment Options
Indulge in a diverse menu at the Sherwood Restaurant & Bar, sip on international drinks at the hotel's bar with a pool table, and enjoy the convenience of 24-hour room service for a delightful dining experience.
Book your stay at Mercure Nottingham Sherwood for a perfect blend of comfort, leisure, and entertainment.
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
12:00 PM
Parking
PAID
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
20 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
18 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 2 children
In-room amenities
1 King Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 26-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Hypo-allergenic bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop-compatible safe, laptop workspace, and phone
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, energy-saving switches, and recycling bin
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
King bed (151-180 cm wide)
In-room amenities
1 Twin Bed
172 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 26-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Hypo-allergenic bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop-compatible safe, laptop workspace, and phone
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, energy-saving switches, and recycling bin
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking, pet friendly
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
16 m2
In-room amenities
2 Twin Beds
194 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 26-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, 24-hour room service, and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Hypo-allergenic bedding and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Laptop-compatible safe, laptop workspace, and phone
Comfort - Fresh bed sheets (on request), fresh towels (on request), and air conditioning
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, energy-saving switches, and recycling bin
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking, pet friendly
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
18 m2
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
16 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
18 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Rooms well appointed, comfortable bed, nice restaurant and bar area. Car parking available.
There is no sound proofing between rooms. Could hear conversations from neighbouring rooms which heavily impacted sleeping. Also road noise.
Free drinks
Lifts broken Room was not great from furnishings
Large & easy to find
Paying to park because why? It’s not near town or a station? Plenty of parking. Expensive too. Asked reception staff if could park anywhere else & just said no so not helpful. Asked reception how much the electric charge was for electric cars & said don’t know you just scan the QR code so again not helpful. Skirting boards in our room had tea/coffee stains on it so not cleaned properly. Shower kept going cold & hot. No brush to clean the toilet. Won’t be staying again.
Nice comfortable room, Fabulous staff all round nice hotel
Dusty Room, Aircon did not work but was brought up a fan so was happy with that. (Not a big concern on either to be fair)
Clean bed and neat. Bathroom was clean.
Hall and bedroom carpets were in shocking condition. No iron or ironing board. Shower drain didn’t work. Loo paper was stacked on the support arm and the loo role holder ripped off. Loo seat was not on straight.
Central to Notts centre.
Sauna broken with no notification, despite us booking for the spa facilities. Looked like it had been out of action for a while based on conversation with staff. Should have been informed before booking. Shower tray filled so quickly that we couldn’t have the shower on full capacity. Poor drainage. Very limited on gluten free options so couldn’t eat there. Reception staff didn’t even know what GF options they had and sent us to the restaurant to ask. Curtains in bedroom do not stretch fully so light cane in at each outer edge.
La piscine était très chlorée mais agréable.
Le petit déjeuner était en dessous des attentes pour un 4 étoiles.
Excellent location helpful staff had everything I required
There was nothing I didn’t like about the property
Room was big and bed was comfy
I paid full price for parking, my friends turned up 5mins after me and were given free parking AND free late check out in exchange for leaving a 5* google review at check in. My room was dirty, there was a huge stain by the bed and another that was sticky tar like that my sock stuck to. The bathroom stank of sewage. The coffee machine at breakfast was filthy and needed a filter change.
Has onsite parking albeit at a charge of £12 per night. Location is ok. Room was clean
Shower was almost unusable due to wild fluctuations of temperature. I had two showers , one late at night and one morning. And the same experience on both. From almost scalding to cool. The room I had is the noisiest room I’ve ever had. Door let in from corridor and lift area. Walls let every noise through from neighbour and neighbour had loud TV on all night and made even louder phone calls over the top of that. Consider g the breakfast is £16, is not great. Medicare at best , didn’t realize my rate didn’t include it so was charged AFTER I had entered and sat down eating my food. I have a blue badge and asked where blue badge parking was. Right at the rear. There is a rear door. But at night it was shut with no bell and no key pass. So o had to walk even further than I would have done parking in the normal parking bays. This MIST be sorted. So all in all this hotel kissing. The marks on a lot of places.
Lovely big spacious rooms. Friendly staff
Breakfast was good, although if was if the staff could not stay on top of keeping the hot food replenished. You had to wait, but then it was gone again.
The location
Very small rooms and the AC was leaking - hotel room doesn’t smell very good
Good location & Tidy
Staff are rude, asked to be refunded for parking a month ago and still not been actioned, lies after lies
Good hotel in perfect location for our needs,staff were helpful & friendly & breakfast was nice with lots of variety on offer,added bonus of swimming pool free for guests.
Room was small with not much space to walk around the bed but was adequate for time spent in the room.
Comfortable bed & good breakfast
It hard a good car park and it was quite easily to find apart from that it was an okay hotel
The hotel was mainly catering for businesses to use as a stop of area for company members. The breakfast was okay but lacking in certain items like orange juice cleanliness could’ve been better. First room we had was very noisy but we were moved. It looked like it had a refurbishment recently, but still it was a little bit shabby.
Just the breakfast
Staff, room service and they hygiene
Location, price and car chargers (Slow chargers which is OK as cheaper and an evening or overnight charge becomes practical)
Near to where I needed to be
Not having a path for people just walking into the front entrance I had to walk round the car park , and no fridge in the rooms
Good location, short walk straight into the centre of town. Staff very friendly. Big shout out to Pooja in the bar/restaurant who really made our stay amazing. EV charging ports enough spaces.
Having to pay for onsite parking, we were guests so should be a bonus of staying there. Card only payments, some of us still use cash.
Breakfast, reception personnel, bed
The duvee cover and the duvee were dirty; the shower is not fit for women, no brush for toilet cleaning, the cleaning ladies do not speak and understand English
Checkin was easy and efficient.
Carpet in room was filthy, shower was erratic going from hot cold during the shower. Lighting in bathroom is poor. Breakfast was poor we went for breakfast at 7:45am barely any fresh fruit left, hot breakfast was disgusting, fatty bacon, congealed baked beans and eggs you could bounce they were so overcooked. Just glad we only had one night here, certainly wouldn't stay again.
Great hotel and value for money
light and airy
nothin
I had a lovely stay here. The hotel was clean and the air conditioning was lovely.
Nothing
Clean friendly staff
A fabulous breakfast and a warm pool.
The pool changing rooms could do with some maintenance.
Ev charger outside
Mold in the bathroom and drain smell, band practising at 9am Sunday morning which was really loud
The staff on the desk at checking were nice and friendly
I didn’t like the damp smell in the room , the lady in the restaurant was unhelpful and rude , we were given a scrappy piece of paper with a very limited menu , only a burger for kids ,, and 4 or 5 dishes for adults , which were very basic ,, the desert was microwaved , and like rubber ,, the ice cream was rubbish and lumps of ice in it , , the pool and spa erea needs refurbing
The breakfast was good and the pool was very nice, the bar and downstairs playing football was appreciated
The room smelled musty, there was a moth when we came in. The bathroom had hairs in it from the previous guest.
Good location for our needs. Good breakfast 😋
The fact that we booked through Booking.com we were not allowed to make late changes. The bed could have done with the mattress turning.
Bed was comfy
The hotel itself was one of the worst mercures that I’ve stayed in the hallkways were not well Kept up and a strange smell The room Was fine except it was so dark lighting awful unable to do my make up I have never ever had such an issue with lighting ever went out feeling a mess had to slam the door for it to close proplery I ordered a deluxe room Apparently it was not deluxe it was standard
The staff were friendly and helpful and the room was modern and clean.
The breakfast wasn't great. The scrambled eggs were not very nice and the rest of it was ok but not particularly appealing. The coffee machine wasn't working on the first morning and the staff member wasn't able to fix it. We could have had a little more coffee/ tea in the room and there was (never is) enough milk.
Leisure facilities. Breakfast
Changing rooms smelt like a rabbit hutch. Fan was caked in dust. Dining room chairs were very mis matched and in need of updating.
Air con was rubbish.
It had a gym and the reception staff are friendly and sort out problems as they arise
The double rooms are very small compared to other hotels. Only big enough for one person. The carpets in the room was dusty and dirty. In the first room I was given the aircon didn’t work, but the staff did change my room. It seems a very basic and old fashioned hotel for the money you pay. But ok for business travel.
Very welcoming on arrival and a pleasant surprise of a room up grade All well laid out, lovely bar area and dinning position Food was lovely, service was great and brilliant on the mocktails Gym and pool area very clean, pool was just right on both depth and temp. Jacuzzi also spot on Well worth the stay and will book again when in the area
Nothing really.....was all bang on !
Very friendly, clean & comfortable, good location .
All good
It allows dogs
The room we were in too cramped for a double bed That’s a single room at best room 202
Great service and wonderful accommodation
Second time staying at the hotel where I had to move three times because of issues with the rook Ms.
Cleanliness and issues with AC and heating.
Location
Naked babies in the pool, changing room dirty, could not find towels for swimming
Breakfast was lovely Room was nice Paid extra larger bed
Better lighting in room More tea coffee in room
The staff were amazing. We had some issues during our stay with the AC unit..which the reception staff dealt with fantastically.
Although it's a 4 star hotel, it didn't feel that way. The room was outdated in need of a good carpet clean, the light by the bed wasn't working. The swiming pool doesn't have someone there to offer towels/slippers. You can ask for a towel from the reception. Bring your own slippers! There are baby classes Saturday and Sunday morning, meaning the already small pool is limited to one lane for swimming for all hotel guests. I say swimming but it's that small that if you put 2 adults in, you have no space to swim. Also, the opening hours are not great. If you are out and about exploring, and come back at 19, tough luck, you don't get to swim. This is Saturday and Sunday. During the week you can go in until 20, which is still too early. The breakfast is lacking. They ran out of baked beans at the early hours of the day. We gave the restaurant a try in the evening and they didn't have pasta, they didn't have pork ribs, it was more of what do you offer then dince yhe menu is irrelevant? Oh and they have parking, their own parking but you still pay £12 per 24h. Why?? No idea...
Large bed and room and Air-conditioning was working
Bathroom was a bit small
The breakfast was terrible. The quality and presentation was awful. The orange juice tasted sour and the sausages were tasteless, dry and poor quality
Location was good and all staff were excellent.
No air conditioning in our room. Clothes hanging space was very limited and really only suitable for very short stay. Tea and coffee facilities were very limited in bedroom.
Everything
The location is pretty good and opposite a pub which is a good option for causal food and drinks without getting too rowdy. It's secure and the bed is pretty comfortable.
It is important to note that the doors do close at around 11:00 pm to midnight and you will have to be buzzed in but that just adds to the safety of the building. Additionally, you cannot open a tab at the bar and have to pay as you order.
The hotel’s location was ideal for our three-night stay, as we wanted a comfortable base from which to explore both the Peak District and Lincolnshire. We made good use of the swimming pool and jacuzzi during our stay. Unfortunately, the sauna was not working, which was a little disappointing. All the staff were very pleasant, friendly, and helpful. The breakfast was also very good, with a good selection of options. Overall, we had a comfortable and enjoyable stay and found the hotel to be a great base for exploring the surrounding areas.
Unfortunately, we were quite disappointed with the bedroom. The room felt extremely small for a double bed, with only around 30 cm of space between the end of the bed and the wall. A large-screen TV was mounted on the wall directly in this restricted space, which made moving around the room quite awkward. Each time we walked past the end of the bed, we had to be extremely careful not to hit our head, and there was even a concern about accidentally injuring our eyes on the TV. We did not feel that the layout and arrangement of the room were well designed, particularly given how limited the available space was. For the price we paid for three nights, we expected a more spacious and comfortable bedroom. This was the main disappointment of our stay.
Everything we needed. This was booked for someone facilitating a workshop for us and she was very comfortable.
There was no negative feedback given
Location was nice.
Rooms are dated and my room was unclean.
Nothing . The room was very bad and small
The room
Good rooms.
Leisure centre rundown, staff not very professional. Disappointing for a Mercure.
Food was great
Slow service at times in the restaurant
Location close the city
Quality of breakfast and bedding daily lack .
Bed and shower
I thought it included breakfast . Didn't realise till checked with reception . Family event didn't realise some git discount
The Room was very nice & clean. Staff was helpful & knowledgeable. Would visit again.
The spa was excellent
The room and bed was not up to standard. No microwave. So sofa. The room did not value for the money paid.
Bed was comfy. In a good location. Good price for the night. Shower was lovely and bathroom was nice.
Got it because it has air con due to the weather but it didn’t work at all. Tv didn’t work either. Was dirty on the floor and walls.
Convenient location, clean room, beds were excellent.
Very expensive breakfast. The airco is just a central air distribution, hence could not be controlled in the room.
Poor assistance with early arrival
Overall a good location and friendly staff and clean rooms
Nothing
Comfortable, quiet and great location with parking
Some of the public areas could do with a refresh
The location was good.
The pool facilities were swamped with children. No room to use at all. The sauna was out of use. The room wasn’t clean. The receptionist was rude and unhelpful.
Lovely stay as normal
Outside seating area needs attention
The hotel was in a good location. Breakfast was excellent. Staff were friendly.
The bar staff were very slow to serve even when the bar was quiet. Friday night, two on duty, they took payment for a bottle of wine which they then found wasn't in a chill cabinet but didn't tell us. We were the only people in the bar. We waited 20 mins then when we asked where the wine was they offered to get one out of stock room which we refused because it would not have been chilled. They had alternative wine in fridge which was not offered to us we had to ask and then had to wait another 15 mins for that. On day we checked out at 10 am cleaner knocked on door asking us when we were going to check out even though check out time was 11. We felt we were being asked to leave early.
Nice decor
Needs a deep clean and maintenance in all areas
Friendly staff good location
Slow service in bar, tables not cleared away quickly.
The lobby and bar areas were nice as was the pool and gym
It was quite out of the way if you didn’t have a car.
It’s has a swimming pool, they staff were helpful
The air conditioning wasn’t working properly even after we changed rooms
Okay
None
Location Cleanliness Ease of Parking
All good
Location
Room was possibly next to an equipment room and i could hear a repetitive buzzing/vibration in the night. The bed was lumpy. I was promised some extra water, it never arrived. Often had to queue at bar while poor bar staff tried to cope, this happened on previous visits too. Whenever i went to reception there was a wait to speak to someone so i didn’t wait.
Nothing
Rooms are like sardine tins/ everywhere is very tired
I would be able to rate it a 10 if I tried the food I will definitely be returning beautiful stay and exceptional service
Nothing to complain about
Efficient, polite staff, pleasant, clean and spacious room, good toiletry supplies in a pleasantly appointed ensuite and fairly effective air conditioning (suffering slightly from its load on a very hot day!). Excellent breakfast, apart from the slight niggle with the tea!
Despite the excellent breakfast, the very surprising lack of tea (as opposed to herbal infusions, which were abundant!) in the breakfast room was a little disappointing. Having said that, if I was really bothered I would have asked but decided on coffee instead. I feel sure some would have been provided - although there didn't seem to be an empty space where tea would be. That being all there was to gripe about suggests a great review for this fine hotel!
Great location bright light and airy room was good size and shower was great
Nice welcome. Very clean and comfortable room. Friendly staff and very convenient location. Pleasant bar and restaurant area and plenty of parking space. Would recommend it for good value for money.
Can't really think of anything.
Breakfast was good part from the yoghurt that was off. Pool was nice and good location.
Room was very small, air con was intermittent. Bed linen not great quality and mould in the bathroom.
Restaurant was really good, lots of choice and for vegans, bed comfy, staff friendly
The shower temp wouldn’t stay, it kept going from hit to cold, my air con didn’t work, the bath towel had a hole in it
Nice sized room, good facilities and close to local amenities
N/a
Friendly staff, clean and felt spacious in the public areas. Breakfast was good. Plenty of parking for a city hotel. It is a bit of a way out from the city centre, but there are plenty of buses into town, and it's only a few minutes journey. There is a large recreation ground a few minutes walk away. Pool is not very big, but fine for a little swim.
Not a lot to dislike for the location and price. I suppose the room was a bit compact, and while clean and reasonably well appointed there were one or two signs a little maintenance was due.
Lovely bar and brasserie area. Excellent staff especially Peter on reception
No drawers in our room for socks and pants
Bed was comfy.
Air con didn’t work in any room. I moved rooms three times. The first room stunk of sewage. The smell was incredibly strong. The second room was like a sauna. Couldn’t cope as the air con didn’t work. Third room had working air con but the floor was soaking wet. The whole hotel itself was very run down. I got stuck in the loft at one point.
Clean room and good breakfast
Air conditioning not working, asked for it to be looked at : unable to resolve but did supply a fan.
Good air con in room with excellent t bed and bathroom facilities
Breakfast was less satisfactory with cooked items left to stand for too long which led to poorer quality
Great location, staff are excellent very friendly and quick to help
The outside area at the back could do with being updated, possibly add beef the breakfasts
Fast wifi breakfast good
Shower was hot then cold. Mould spots
Restaurant menu was a little bit limited.
Clean comfy beds
The bar staff need training didn’t know how to use the tablet got 3 different prices for the same round of drinks
It was near the place I was visiting, somewhere the taxi drivers and locals knew. I saw a few buses going to the city centre, maybe i should have jumped on one and gone to another establishment. The swimming pool was used by my wife.
The rooms were very small for a hotel outside London. The bathroom had that sewage smell. It did look old and dated. Parking cost 12 pounds even though it was free on the street round the corner.
Nice room
£12 per night to park is excessive
Obsluga rzetelna i mila
Niestety smierdxialo w pokoju ztechlizna i wilgocia ,snadania sie popsuly od ostatniego czasu
This property is a little outside the city but benefits from plenty of parking. About 30 min walk to town. Good gym and nice pool
Sauna and jacuzzi were not working and a regular visitor told me they had Ben broken for ages
obsługa była fantastyczna, po pierwszej nocy okazało się że klimatyzacja w pokoju nie działa ale zajęli się tym wzorowo - pod naszą nieobecność (było to umówione) przenieśli nasze bagaże do nowego pokoju i ugościli dodatkowo darmowymi drinkami w barze, pokoje dość małe ale komfortowe, łazienki czyste i funkcjonalne, daleko od centrum ale to był nasz wybór - mieliśmy inny cel (zawody sportowe w pobliskim obiekcie)
jakość śniadania określiłabym na 3+/5
Bar staff were great
Breakfast was a disaster cancelled our second mornings breakfast as the first mornings offerings were cold and items were not replenished.
room was tiny and smelt stale, bathroom smelt bad
It was well located and had comfortable and clean rooms. We didn’t eat there but the menu looked great .The staff were friendly. My daughter and I were travelling to move my Granddaughter ready for university and we were pleasantly surprised by the twin rooms which were quite roomy. Nice comfy beds too and work g air con which was a real bonus!
A couple of small nit picky things. It was a rainfall shower- lovely! But it meant you couldn’t have a shower without washing your hair which we didn’t want to do. Some shower caps would have been helpful. A couple of lower calorie meals on the menu would have been appreciated as both my daughter and I are trying to lose weight! Despite the lovely menu we went out for dinner to find something a bit less fattening! The parking is expensive at £12 and I didn’t see this until I booked . This wouldn’t stop us returning though as we did enjoy our stay and look forward to sampling breakfast and dinner when we can eat more freely.
Good parking,
Rooms were very tight
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Cleanliness
8.1/10Although the hotel was noted as clean, several reviews mentioned issues with odors and outdated facilities.
Service
8.8/10Most guests had positive remarks about staff friendliness, though there were isolated incidents of rudeness.
Location
9.1/10The hotel location received high praise from multiple guests, being conveniently positioned.
Room Quality
8.1/10Rooms were clean and comfy but some reported issues like no heating and dated decor.
Amenities
8.3/10Spa facilities were expected but limited hours disappointed some guests; however, other amenities received positive feedback.
Value for Money
8.6/10General agreement on decent pricing but complaints about high food and drink costs.
Food and Beverage
7.6/10Mixed reviews, with some guests enjoying breakfast but others criticizing room service quality.
Overall Experience
8.6/10Overall a positive experience reflected by several guest's recommendations despite some notable issues.