Nothing like 5 stars in Buxton Crescent
Buxton Crescent Spa Hotel
Fine for a 4-star hotel but nowhere near 5-star. Overall, seems like a great hotel taken over by somebody cutting corners. Poor management.
Pro: Good dinner food quality. Attractive rooms. Great building. Spa is really quite excellent.
Con: service, service, and service. Staff are hard working but poor management and lack of enough staff shows. Clearly cutting corners.
Rooms: beds *usually* made but towels left on floor. Cheap shampoo & soap (or seriously watered down). No place to put my razor in shower area (was given disabled room since wanted twin beds - surely disabled people shave?) No turn-down service which, while maybe silly, is standard in a 5-star hotel.
Breakfast: long waits, missed items. Sometimes arrived cold. Juices all budget fare from concentrate. I hate bad OJ - it was undrinkable.
Dinner: Nearly an hour wait for dinner to arrive even when not too busy.
Bar: very limited wine list. Basic cocktails.
Staff: Most staff good/hard working but not enough. Some poorly trained.








