Picturesque Windermere

Advantages: excellant value for money
Disadvantages: set on steep hill

...signs displayed stating this is a no smoking hotel and on entrance there is no lingering smell of smoke at all. The conservatory has numerous displays of tourist leaflets, as well as magazines aplenty, three sets of very comfy conservatory sofas and chairs and an elegant chess board set out for guest?s enjoyment. The view is of the Fells and Lake Windermere from this room. From here, you walk through a door into the hallway, and reception is through another door to your left. It is a small reception, as it is situated in the bar area, where afternoon tea and pre-dinner drinks can be served. Staff were friendly and polite, explaining that the table allocated for the evening meal that night, if we were staying, would be our allocated table throughout our stay. We were asked, again very politely, that whilst the Hillthwaite...

jude76 08.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hillthwaite House Hotel, Windermere

Beautiful Location On The Shores Of Windermere

Advantages: Swimming Pool,Lovely Views,Excellent food
Disadvantages: Some of the rooms are getting a bit tired but they are working on this

...Located in a beautiful spot on the shores of lake Windermere with large windows on the lake side overlooking it. I got married here and had a fantastic day the hotel really made it, not just with the views but the level of service was extremely good and everyone said that the food was the best they had had at a wedding before. The Wordsworth suite which we used as our honeymoon suite for a few nights is out of this world although isn,t cheap, you have your own private door to the pool, garden overlooking the lake with hot tub, massive bed, remote control curtains well worth it if you fancy treating yourselves. All in all The Beach Hill Hotel is well worth a look, its only a taxi ride away from Bowness but is nice if you want to stay in-house and dine and chill a bit, and I would highly recomend it as a wedding venue....

johnny040676 29.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Best Western Beech Hill Hotel, Windermere

Excellent Hotel Well Worth A Look

Advantages: Good position, Excellent food, Excellent staff, Some nice rooms
Disadvantages: Lake views are a little far away, Some rooms require modernisation

...and resturaunt seem to be worked by mostly foreigners as are many places in the Lake Disrict nowadays. The staff are very pleasant and helful and are very polite towards you. They have obviously been very well trained to make your stay very enjoyable. Location ********** Located at the top of the hill in Bowness on Windermere it is in a very good spot for getting in to town. The shops, bars and resturaunts of Bowness are on your doorstep. It is also not that far into Windermere the other way. As you walk down the hill past the many shops etc. you come to the lake at the bottom and the boats go from here for the many daily boat trips on Windermere. From the hotel to the lake is only a 10 minute walk maximum and is downhill, coming back up at the end of the day is a different matter!! but very good for you I'm sure!! Conclusion...

johnny040676 05.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Craig Manor Hotel, Windermere

Hillthwaite House Hotel - a Haven!

Advantages: Value for money, service, restaurant
Disadvantages: Drive is on a very steep hill!

...I've just got back from a long weekend in the Lake District. You might question the wisdom of going to the Lakes for a weekend of watersports and outdoor activities in wintry March, and you'd be right to do so! However, the gale force winds, hail and snow were made bearable by the excellent Hillthwaite House Hotel where we were staying. The hotel was an absolute haven! Basics The hotel is a family run business and has about thirty rooms. We were staying on a special weekend offer and paid £185 each for three nights, including bed, breakfast and dinner. The hotel is in Windermere and is about a fifteen minute drive from the M6. It has a swimming pool, sauna and steam room. Getting There The hotel had sent a brochure after I booked on the phone and the brochure had a map on the back so I wasn't expecting any...

chcouper 01.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hillthwaite House Hotel, Windermere

A cruise on Windermere

Advantages: No driving, fresh air, wonderful scenery
Disadvantages: May be a bit wet and windy up top depending on the weather

...Each time we go to the Lake District we go on at least one cruise on Lake Windermere and our last visit was no exception ? we took my mother in law on the journey from Bowness to Ambleside and she loved it! The people who run the cruises are a company called Windermere Lake Cruises ? I bet it didn?t take too long to think of that name! The company runs cruises across the lake between Bowness, Ambleside (Waterhead) and Lakeside. Bowness is a pretty holiday town which is the ?heart? of the Lake District. It has all sorts of shops from the traditional Tesco, Boots, Co-op and clothes shops to shops selling souvenirs of every kind. There are also plenty of cafes and restaurants here making it an interesting place to spend a couple of hours. Ambleside is a beautiful town full of interesting shops selling everything from books to...

SusanLesley 06.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Windermere Lake Cruises, Windermere

The Best Way to See Windermere

Advantages: I enjoyed the traditional boat
Disadvantages: I didn't really like the bigger boat

...Prior to my recent family trip to Ambleside I had decided that a trip to the Lake District would not be complete without actually going on a lake. I had looked up all of the details about lake cruises and then left them in London. So, it was pure luck that during a not very pleasant walk we ended up at Brockhole Visitors Centre where we discovered that it would be much easier to take a boat across the lake rather than battle with traffic and lack of pavements. We boarded the boat at Brockhole where we were greeted by two very friendly people. Not having planned the trip we didn't know much about where we were going or how much the boat was going to cost but the staff could not have been more helpful. They made sure that we got a good deal with the ticket price and told us a little bit about our destination. Windermere Lake...

Brooke3 19.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Windermere Lake Cruises, Windermere

Windermere in the Lake District

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: No iron in the room

...Some Family friends were on holiday in the Lake District for a couple of weeks, they were staying in the Caravan park in one of the small towns nearby. The invited us over for a couple of days, however we couldn't get booked in at the caravan park as it was fully booked for mid week breaks! So we had to have a look at an alternative place to stay, somewhere cheap with basic facilities and we came across the Best western hotel, close to where our friends were staying. We arrived at the hotel at about 11:00, but check-in wasn't until 12, so we were shown to the lounge area. **The Lounge** My first impressions of the lounge area was 'I bet this was lovely once upon a time!' It was a large room with about 20 sofa's and a bar. The set out was lovely and the style of the furnature matched well with the decor, however it had seen...

Trillian42 24.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Best Western Windermere Hotel, Lake District

Good food & friendly restaurant staff

Advantages: Location, friendly restaurant staff, good food
Disadvantages: Gloomy rooms, not very clean, unfriendly reception staff

...Stayed at this hotel for five nights, their web site promised views over Lake Windermere & a high standard of service. It is situated a short walking distance from the centre of Windermere & there is ample parking spaces. The room was gloomy & a little cramped, it was reasonably equipped but I was concerned in having bare electrical wires sticking out of the bathroom wall!! The rooms were never cleaned properly. The restaurant was excellent with good service from mostly foriegn staff & good food including a decent breakfast. Reception staff was less friendly & the hallway looked like it had never been cleaned for a considerable time. We never did see a view of the lakes from the hotel so don't expect too much should you book a room. I filled in a review card regarding our stay at the hotel & remarked about the rooms & wires sticking out...

ScottishWestie 28.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Craig Manor Hotel, Windermere

An Awesome Vacation Place

Advantages: Affordable and hospitable hotel.
Disadvantages: Depends on personal necessities.

...The three-story Burnside Hotel in Kendal Road Windermere which was built on 1826 has 57 spacious rooms and multi-lingual staff that add attraction to its hospitality and the very comforting beautiful scenery of the Lake Windermere. It is only approximately 30 minutes away from Junction 36 and M6 and nearest to the World of Beatrix Potter and Mountain Goat so whether you opt for an adventurous form of relaxation or just roaming around for pleasure or photography hobby, Burnside Hotel is just right for your vacation. To enjoy more your vacation or make it a very memorable date of your life, you can take a cruise with your special someone, friends or your family in the Windermere Lake. Its spacious rooms do have balcony and a mini bar as well as a cable and satellite television, telephone, refrigerator, microwave oven and coffee maker...

wincanz 16.02.2008 (17.02.2008) · Read review
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Review of Burnside Hotel, Windermere

The Strand Palace Hotel

Advantages: Central location, clean
Disadvantages: Food, rooms

...We stayed at this hotel in London a little over a month ago now for two nights, we chose this hotel mainly because of the central location and because it was only a ten minuite walk from the show we had booked to go too. Check in was very quick - About ten minuites and the staff at the reception seemed very friendly. My first thoughts on the hotel was that it looked really clean and that it was nicely decorated and it looked modern. I was a little dissapointed with our room as it was very small and basic, our room had a double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, a tv with satellite and a small, basic en suite bathroom with a shower. The views from our room very very poor - A block of offices which made our room dark as they were so close. The hotel has two bars and two resturaunts, the bars were again nicely decorated...

kate44 03.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of The Strand Palace Hotel, London