Dancenter East Midlands Airport

Hotels
OYO AMER
7.4 (19 reviews)
1, Park St, Derby, Derby, England, DE1 2SL , Derby , GB

Facilities

Meeting rooms
Free WiFi
24-hour front desk
Garden
Luggage storage
Designated smoking area
Elevator
Meeting rooms
Self parking (surcharge)
Accessible shuttle
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Good breakfast
Great location
Accommodating staff
Cons:
Cleanliness issues
Booking errors
Parking charges

Categories

Cleanliness
5.49
Reported mould in the shower and dust in the room.
Service
8.46
Accommodating staff and offered a free upgrade, though manager inattentive.
Location
9.5
Great location next to railway station.
Room Quality
6.45
Room itself was adequate but concerns about cleanliness.
Amenities
7.48
Basic amenities available but issues with parking costs.
Value for Money
5.44
Paid significantly more at another hotel due to booking issues.
Food and Beverage
8.49
Good breakfast, friendly staff.
Overall Experience
7.86
Major booking issue overshadowed a previously positive experience.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-10 01:05

Property Description

Experience comfort and convenience at Dancenter East Midlands Airport, perfectly situated for your Derby getaway.

Comfortable Accommodations
Indulge in one of our 58 well-appointed guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions and cozy sitting areas, ensuring a serene retreat after your adventures.

Connectivity & Convenience
Stay connected with complimentary wireless internet access throughout the property. Our 24-hour front desk and business center ensure you’re catered to, whether you’re traveling for pleasure or work.

Relaxing Amenities
Wrap up your day at our inviting bar/lounge with a refreshing drink, or take a peaceful stroll in our beautiful garden, ready to rejuvenate your spirit.

Don’t miss out on an unforgettable stay; book your room at Dancenter East Midlands Airport today!

Important information:

Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.

Check-in and check-out hours:

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • General

    Professional property host/manager

Location

Guest Reviews

7.4
Based on 19 reviews
Cleanliness: 5.49
Service: 8.46
Location: 9.5
Room Quality: 6.45
Amenities: 7.48
Value for Money: 5.44
Food and Beverage: 8.49
Overall Experience: 7.86
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Vicky
6
Pros:

The lift was out of order while I was there, there was also a strong smell of drains or babies nappies along the corridor. The room itself was adequate and the bed was clean and comfortable.

2025-09-23 via Nuitee
A
anthony
2
Hotel wrong address, no answer phone
Pros:

No hotel at address, phone number just has options then states a website and hangs up.

2025-08-28 via Nuitee
J
James
2
Pros:

Manager too busy on his phone to greet guests on arrival - I stood there like a plum for a minute or two waiting for him to finish tapping away.
6 nights stay and no housekeeping room turndowns for the entire duration.
Mould is starting to build up in the shower.
I have stayed here in the past - this will be my last time.
Car park no longer free - £8 per day.

2025-08-12 via Nuitee
D
Dean
10
Pros:

Accomodating they offered us a free upgrade due to a problem with our original room. Good breakfast, friendly staff, great location next to railway station

2025-08-02 via Nuitee
J
John
2
No room available, despite booking!
Pros:

Absolute shambles! Arrived and tried to check in, only to be told that our booking had been cancelled and we’d been told (obviously we hadn’t been, or we wouldn’t have tried to check in!!). Told it was cancelled by hotels.com, and the hotel was now fully booked, with no rooms available. Had to find another hotel, otherwise we were stranded in Derby. Had no choice but to pay significantly more for the night at another hotel.

Spoke to hotels.com who confirmed they didn’t cancel the booking, and it was still live on their system. It was still showing as booked on my account as well. Clearly the hotel is cancelling bookings for more lucrative ones.

We weren’t the only ones with complaints, as the guests checking in before us came back down to complain whilst we were trying to sort something out, as there was someone getting changed in their room! They’d also been told that their booking was cancelled when trying to check in.

Avoid at all costs.

2025-07-28 via Nuitee
V
Verified traveler
6
Okay for short stay
Pros:

Located near railway station, drinks and biscuits in room, small TV, and reception staff friendly.
Parking available at £8 per day.
Noisy at night with other guests in corridors, tired communal carpets, dust on skirting boards, dirty mirror in main room, grubby sink and shower, fan in bottom of wardrobe covered with dust discovered after hanging clothes up then noticing thick clumps of dust on them.
Some standard UK plug sockets, ones nearest bed were for 3 pin round plugs.

2025-07-19 via Nuitee
R
Roger
8
Pros:

A large stylish

2025-07-05 via Nuitee
J
James
4
Pros:

I booked initially for one night, which I extended to two nights after I arrived.
In the 48 hours I was there someone from the hotel staff came into the room on day one when I was dozing late afternoon, I had the manager knocking at 12pm the next day (day two) asking why I was still there (I'd extended remember), then house keeping tried to get in early afternoon on day two, and someone again tried to get in around 5pm on day two.

The bathroom is so small I could not sit on the toilet at the 'normal' angle as my knees were jammed against the shower cubicle. (I'm 5'9" by the way). So, your backside and front end are just about nestled within the toilet seat, that you straddle at a 45 degree angle.
When you want to dry yourself after a shower you'll need to do this in the bedroom otherwise you'll have a multitude of bruises from shower cubicle, door-frame and wall within, well, bent arms reach.

Since OYO Rooms have taken over it's sadly dropped in quality of service.

2025-06-30 via Nuitee
G
Gregory
6
Good value for the price
Pros:

The hotel is not called Dancenter Midlands airport, it's Aston Court Hotel. There's a small poster on the door that mentions the babe but it's been walking around the area for 20+ minutes before realising where the hotel was. There was no mention of this when booking, I'd known it would have saved a lot of time and confusion, it should be made clear on the booking websites. Other than that, the room was decent, good value for money and friendly staff

2025-06-29 via Nuitee
T
Thomas
2
Pros:

I would honestly not recommend this hotel to a single person. I am in the process of making a formal complaint about the customer service I have received throughout my stay and I would urge everyone and anyone to avoid this place.
My bed had a broken frame that actually cut me due to nails sticking out of it. The curtains did not close. They did not provide evening meal or facilities to get something for evening meal and after telling me via a website that they offered free parking I was in forced to pay £40.

2025-06-27 via Nuitee
D
DAVID
8
Pros:

Was ok the price

2025-06-10 via Nuitee
M
Mick
8
Stay in derby
Pros:

Nice single room, hotels seem to put the single beds on the top floors...car park now charges and the toilet didnt want to flush.bed was creeky. Tv was very small. Otherwise good stay.

2025-04-27 via Nuitee
T
Todd
2
NOT EASTMIDLANDS AIRPORT AT ALL
Pros:

Didn’t go it as listed as EASTMIDLANDS AIRPORT its is no where near so how it can be called it I’ll never know it’s a con if you ask me

2025-04-25 via Nuitee
P
Paul partner
2
Pros:

Properly was dirty, rooms smelt of cigarette smoke, beds were very uncomfortable. The shower stopped while using it and when come back on scalded you and ver noisy from other rooms. The staff were no help at all and quite rood giving me wrong information about car ark resulting in a £100 fine.

2025-04-07 via Nuitee
M
Mick
10
Sutton court-OyO hotels
Pros:

Lovely place, now called sutton court hotel under new ownership-part of OYO Chain.
Value for money, centrally located

2025-02-23 via Nuitee
H
Hywel
10
Pros:

Easy and convenient stay

2025-02-16 via Nuitee
L
Laurence
10
Pros:

Clean, polite and attentive staff, what good vslue. Thank you

2025-02-11 via Nuitee
M
Mick
10
First visit-
Pros:

Found they had been taken over and are now sutton court hotel. Service was limited, but located cenrally and everything nearby.

2025-02-10 via Nuitee
H
Hywel
10
Pros:

Affordable and high quality

2025-01-16 via Nuitee