"Room was lovely just covered in cobwebs"

"11 of us stayed in 5 rooms. Rooms were clean and tidy. Ideally there would be plugs by the beds for phones etc. It worked out very cheaply for us and was only 5 minutes to Hardwick Hall where we were going to a wedding."

"Lovely stay and the room was clean and comfortable, with all the basic amenities I needed for a short visit. It was a nice place to relax after a day at work."

"An enjoyable stay - the rooms are beautifully designed, spacious and glitzy, with big beds, big TV’s and big, fabulous copper/tin baths. From the outside, the Pig still looks like a run of the mill pub, which it was prior to the 2018 revamp. There are 12 rooms, situated in the coach house behind the main building, with a small, barrier-entry car park immediately adjacent. It’s a smart and well kept set up apart from some shabby, weather-ravaged outdoor furniture which really lets the look of the place down. On a similar note, the in-room TV remote was ham-fistedly patched together with tape. Small details perhaps, but with nightly room rates ranging from £250 to £500, higher standards are assumed. The restaurant/bar is pleasant enough, a contemporary space, with a particularly attractive mezzanine level for private dining. It was pleasing to see that the business still attracts local drinkers, we got chatting to some characterful Sedgefield residents who'd been regulars when it was the Hope Inn. These guys were full of praise for the current staff, and that was our finding too, all of them really friendly (they inevitably are in the North East in my experience). Efficient and conscientious too. Food wise, we had steaks, which were perfectly good. Wines were very palatable too, but one mighty fail was the disgustingly sickly Passion Fruit Martini, which was clearly either from a can or on tap. Just naff. To sum up - a lovely stay, with full marks to the super friendly staff..... but there is room for improvement given the price point."

"An excellent hotel which we can thoroughly recommend. Very clean, very comfortable and great value for money. Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. A great location for events at Hardwick Hall as well as for exploring the local area. Thank you all so much."