I think the downfall of these old hotels is how dated a lot of them look - Chunky TVs, floral patterning and bright pink bathrooms all look very 1970s. Problem is a lot of the beautiful Victorian architecture was updated in the 70s where wiring and signage has just been "tacked on" as such. Nowadays a lot of people tend to prefer sleeping somewhere that's more simple, with up to date TVs, fast wifi and decor that has a functional modern look (white duvets and no blankets just feels a lot cleaner). Premier Inn especially work well in this regard.
Maybe. But in it's hey day because of its location it would have been a very busy establishment. Being so close to the railway station and town centre.
I was Deputy Manager and Banqueting Manager there from 1989-1997. Those were the happiest days of my working life. Such a shame to see it in that state. I'd have been happy to give you the guided tour if I knew you were going in.
I grew up in Chestefield, and stayed at this hotel on a couple of visits - the last being in 2012. It looked tired and unloved back then when Legacy Hotels owned it. Legacy sold in 2015 to a company run from a back bedroom in the Home Counties, who had no interest in anything but the site, which is set for redevelopment as part of the Waterside regeneration in time for HS2. The hotel is now being ripped out prior to demolition.
Having a room 500 doesn't necessarily mean that there are 500 rooms. The first digit usually refers to the level number. This building doesn't have 5 levels, so it must have a separate numbering for each wing or something. Anyway, nice explore as always. I hope the building will be saved.
Stayed at this hotel one year before closure, for us it was clearly then a grand hotel in the past but was now a nightmare to stay in with the room so hot we had to open the window leading over the dual carriageway shown on your video, so noisy we couldn't sleep, we wanted to use the pool but was told it had just closed down, breakfast was awful and run out very quick and was self serve with a tea candle under a metal bowl to keep it warm, we guessed the hotel was in trouble and your video confirms this and thanks for showing us what we missed in the leisure facilities, such a shame it could be really great once more if the right owner and money was put into it.
Wow why leave this beautiful building to rot. Why doesn’t someone buy this building and do it up. It still has a lot of potential. So sad to see it in this state
Its been isolated on its own little island by virtue of new roads. Used to be a theatre just up the road on same side, and relocated Wraggs mbike shop.
Could have been perfectly good apartments and new blocks added to area. But hey it's not London so no one gives a shit. It will face it's last indiginity of arson.
By the way a worthy note if you follow the road left past the hotel where the footbridge crosses tbe duel carriageway is the location of a theatre where Laurel and Hardy once performed, it burned down decades ago and was demolished, tbe duel carriageway now runs through the site .
@@jch2211 When I move to Chesterfield in 1980 the site was being used as a car park before the motorway was built, Roy Middleton who lived in Chesterfield all his life ( great man ) said it was demolished in tbe 1960s and was closed during the second World War after it received bomb damage , I will try and do some research for you , the footbridge is just to the left of the former hotel and was once a road that went onto St Mary's Gate, once right as you drove up was a tea room, a papershop and a few small shops now all gone, it's a row of bars and pups now.
Another amazing video 💯❤ I googled the place after watching and it is scheduled to be demolished this year to make space for a multi story car park and offices. Its unfortunate such historic buildings can't be left and look aftered.
This hotel has been empty for some time, I lived in Chesterfield for 12 years, great town in its day but much has changed, just to tbe right of the hotel was Chesterfield Central Station where tbe duel carriageway now runs, the railway tunnel is still in situ though blocked off at one end, further to tbe right across from tbe old magistrates courts and police station was Trebor sweets ( formally Chesterfield brewery ) which has now been demolished, and futher up was the original Chesterfield Royal hospital part of which has been converted partially into housing, back in tbe eighties I walked round the hospital shortly after closure and it was already pretty much in a derelict state with much equipment and supplies surprisingly left behind, Chesterfield back then was a haven of industrial buildings, sadly not so now .
The chesterfield bypass was the final nail in the coffin. That and lack of investment. I stayed there many times & each time it seemed a little more tired. The same could be said for the town itself to be fair. All the town's industry has gone leaving no call for a decent hotel
Premier Inn took over the old Co-op in the town centre, which I found very nice when I stayed there last year. Wasn't just the bypass, but increased travel speeds and as you say fewer reasons to overnight in the town.
I completed a asbestos course there in 2009. Recognised it straight away, doesn't look like it has changed that much and is no surprise it went bankrupt!
“230 rooms in here” nope! “I notice a lot of the rooms have bibles” almost every hotel room in the uk has a Gideon bible. That’s someone who doesn’t stay in hotels much. Edited to add, there’s certainly not “at least 500 rooms” as the building is far too small for that many bedrooms. Goes on to say “currently a 73 bedroom property” geeze what do kids learn at school these days?
I’ve not been on RU-vid checking my subscriptions for ages and I wish I had done. My grandad is from chesterfield and now lives back there with my grandma. I do visit when I can to. If I had known you’d done this video when first released, I’d have asked my grandad about some history etc but feel it’s a bit late now! I always get the history of chesterfield when I go over, my grandad is like the historian of chesterfield sometimes 😂 he worked in most of the factories that used to be in the town and now sadly none of them are still standing. One of them is being converted into flats though, we keep saying we’ll go and ask if we can check out the flat which was the room to where he worked though. Not had chance though due to covid.
They were using some of the rooms after the hotel itself closed. You could rent the rooms out if you were single and working. Probably explains why some of them are in decent condition. Was well secured to until recently. My uncle also had his wedding at the hotel in the early 90s.
This place was massive,sad to see so much vandalism good to see the chandeliers in ballroom still in tact,architecture in building amazing great explore thanks for sharing
I do have lots to be fair, it was a very old fashioned hotel back then and from looking at the footage it never changed lol, it will be a shame when it eventually gets demolished as its been opposite the station since the year dot, think its offices they want to build in its place.
I lived in Chesterfield from 2016 till 2019, and always sen the building from the motorway, At the time in 2017 I did not even know it was abandoned. As of now, the building is no longer a block of land ;( Shame that they demolition it. Why remove it if they can reuse it. They started the demolition in 2022 and now in 2024 no idea what the land will become.
You would think they would have kept the ballroom open for conventions of some sort weddings etc. we think they would have kept the kitchen opened and swimming pool if possible and the gym and only a limited number of rooms while they fixed up the rest of the hotel little by little but I guess not so now everybody and his brother will explore this place oh well it won't look pretty for long
Had my mother's 50th here in the 90's, and my stepdad's 60th here a few years later, when it was still nice. I used to drink in Bejerano's in the late 80's...seems a lifetime ago now!
I'm afraid to announce that, where this impressive building once stood is now a pay and display. Having been flattened like so many unwanted pieces of history. Approx 2 years it was demolished.
Stopped here a few times when working locally - probably early 2010s. We stayed here because it had a swimming pool - something to do of an evening. It was ok, to be fair.
just been demolished every time you drove past a bit more was gone, all it needed was a bit of funding but i’m sure the council will end up going on to sell this land instead soon, would’ve been a beautiful place even if the owners were the council, they love to talk about investing and this would have been one of them, such a shame and a waste of craftsmanship, could’ve made a lot of money from it just being a road away from the train station, worlds gone mad crazy how this was just left to rot. was part of this towns culture. absolutely disgraceful we’re a market town and they’re trying to modernise (such as the new waterfront project and donut project just in town) thank the lord for grade listings we would have otherwise lost the row of the shambles streets and other such buildings. A great example is costa coffee it’s so odd how there was a second floor but now the front of that floats due to grade listings. If not for these listings this town would lose its once iconic nightlife scene momories and it’s true name of Britain’s best market town
Just get the reclamation guys in remove and sell furniture and other usable and antique stuff raise money to keep it from falling down then the stuff cant get stolen or vanderised.
I worked at the hotel for few months in 1987...It was a lovely hotel, I was a member of the gym in 2004, the pool was great. Its a shame to see it in such a state. It has now been demolished..Happy memories...
Such a shame not far from where I live within minutes, it’s an iconic building, will be sad to see it go :( it’ll probably just become another pile overpriced unaffordable yuppy apartments :(
Why do people vandalise? What on earth is the point? And graffiti - very rare to see anything that doesn't look like a talentless 12 year old did it. And when someone does put up something good, the childish scrawlers just cover it up with ugly scribbles.
It’s a shame your time was cut short by others but a great video as usual guys. Such a lot left behind despite how long it’s been empty and yeah surprisingly no homeless people there. Hopefully someone will buy it and use it to its best use 🥺😀
"worldwide" ?....even in Middle Eastern countries where 20% of the world's Muslim population lives ? "at least they're meant to"..... According to who ??? 🤣
The Gideon Society? offer free bibles to hotels. The hotel can take them or refuse them. Not all hotels, even in nominally Christian countries take them. There is no "supposed to" involved.
Apartments would be a great compromise. The town keeps a landmark, the owners get something worth having and locals get some affordable housing. Win-win.
Another great explore, lads. I've stayed in worse hotels that are still open. I think abandoned hotels are amazing explorations. I have seen some of the ones that I have stayed in being explored, it's sad if it was a good hotel, but a relief if it was a bad hotel!
We have found a lot more interest in abandoned hotels recently, because there is a lot of features to see and it definitely isn't a one room place like some. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Sad how much money in there is wasted. I'd be surprised if it's not all smashed up/looted since this video. That gym equipment is worth a decent penny.
We exquisite lighting removed the chandeliers from the Chesterfield Hotel when we gained entry to the hotel we had a junki needle on the floor a ankle tag in the bar and a angle grinder that had been still running in the bar room that so one had been trying to steel the copper out there
Very sad how these buildings fall into such disrepair.However,I'm grateful that you guy's are rediscovering these gems and bringing them to our attention.Please keep up the good work.
What a magnificent building and fixtures. Such a shame for it to be abandoned like this. Places like this will never be built again. Surprised the government hasn't stepped in with a grant to make it habitable again for homeless ex servicemen.
Stayed there a few times when I used to work for Royal Mail and was visiting Rowland Hill House in the Town. It was a lot better than the other place we used to use which we named the ringworm.
