Windermere Hostels

The hotel was clean and tidy , and room was adequate for our stay , bed was very comfortable . The staff were very friendly and helpful ,in reception and dining room .The Breakfast was a buffet selection ,self service , with Tea or Coffee, good selection to choose from .The dinner menu was also good ,with a choice of Starters ,Mains & Desserts ,all good wholesome food of a pub type menu. After a day out ,went for a drink in the Ossett Head Bar in the hotel grounds , nice pleasant ambient setting , this was the only time , it never opened again for the duration of our stay. The only other bar is in the dining room , and this was only open , during meal times , no soft furnishings , only dining tables . dont know if you could take drinks from there , into the guest lounge ,never informed. Plentiful supply of Tea & Coffee in room ,which you had to replenish from reception . i am now Tea Total & Alcohol Free after this mini vacation .

I booked this stay for my husbands birthday. I have stayed at a few spa resorts and to be honest I was left underwhelmed by the experience. We had a 'dirty towel ' in the room which smelt dirty and had stains on it. I did get it changed and the lady was very apologetic. If tgat was it then it would have been fine however the service in the bar was atrocious. We went to the bar on Saturday evening. We had to wait 10 minutes to get served which was fine but then from asking for our cocktail order we had to wait a further 25 minutes. The poor young boy on the bar was new and didn't know how to make cocktails so he had to wait for Leah, to take over. That would have been fine except Leah was flirting with 2 men at the bar from a wedfing party and kept us waiting 25 minutes from placing our order to actually receiving it. Then I know it is petty but when you are buying a passion fruit martini you sort of expect the half passion fruit. But no. Not here. There wasn't any. Neither were there any cocktail straws to drink it - only full sized strangers?? Apart from the dirty towel the room was mediocre. Please can someone from management lie on the sofa bed in room 275? The springs in the mattress have gone and my poor daughter had to endure a night on what was excruciating. I think a bag of spanners would have been more comfortable. Please can the manager just check thus out? Finally as I said I have stayed in a lot of spa resorts and though this is a beautiful location the attention to detail let's it down. No tissues or slippers in the room and we booked for 3 but only had towels and gowns for 2. For the price I expected more sorry.

Some mixed reviews on here but we had room 10 and it was lovely with a view of Lake Windermere in the distance. It was clean with everything we needed. All the staff we came across were friendly. Drinks were reasonably priced, food was nice. Breakfast in the morning was all we needed. Really enjoyed our stay and would stay again.

Lots of positives and would definitely consider staying here again if we were to visit the lakes in the future. The hotel is very well presented, all communal areas are clean, tidy and in great condition. The location is brilliant, you are a short 5-10 minute walk from both Windermere’s main town centre, or the lake front at Bowness. There is a local pub opposite which wasn’t bad either. The building stands impressive at the top of the hill, with a decent sized car park in front, the approach is steep, but it’s easy enough to turn around in. Room was a good size and extremely well equipped with some modern features and luxuries you wouldn’t normally expect. That said, there were a few negatives which could be improved upon. Firstly, we both found the bed extremely uncomfortable, the mattress was firm and unforgiving, only a small notch up from sleeping on a camping bed! Secondly, the room was very hot, and difficult to cool down. We were on the top floor, so quite stuffy due to being up in the roof eves. There is no air conditioning and the windows are fitted with safety catches, so they don’t open wide and there was no way to prop the sash window open. Lastly the walls are thin, and the sound insulation is poor, we had a young family next door so it was quite noisy. A couple of other really minor things to mention, the TV remote didn’t work very well. Think the batteries need changing, we did try others from the light up mirror but this was barely working, so I don’t think these had much juice either and whilst the room had an iron, there was no ironing board - again, nothing major. Overall, a decent stay for the price and we feel it represents good value for money. With some small improvements this could be excellent.

I saw this B&B on Ctrip. I booked it decisively because the recommendation ranks among the top three in the Lake District. After I checked in, I found it was worthy of the name. It’s only 10 minutes away from Windermere Lake and it can provide a swimming pool, but it’s more than a mile away from the room. There are plenty of breakfasts to choose from, and I recommend the first English breakfast, very authentic! There are free parking spaces. The room is quite clean and the layout is very careful. It can be seen that the owner of the house has spent a lot of attention on the details. My boyfriend and I think this is the best after staying in four stores in the UK. It's the little things that count! The owner of the house, John, is very enthusiastic. He will recommend travel routes and speak some Chinese. I would recommend this store if I have friends who travel to the Lake District~

Stayed at the Jericho for 3 nights, rooms absolutely stunning, very clean. Good Location ( little noise from the cash & carry up the road) rooms are warm , but can’t complain as there is a fan provided. ( quiet fan) Steve & Hayley are excellent hosts , breakfast was amazing & very generous😁 Only thing I’d like to mention is that the restaurants stopped taking food orders from 9.o’clock , not known this we hadn’t eaten on the first night of our stay( although we did see a Kabab shop). Fab pubs we visited & very friendly was The Queens , The Crafty Baa ( very interesting, in a good way) Boot Trip , Brown Sugar ( food lovely & lovely atmosphere) few places down by the promenade . Loved are stay at Lake Windermere.

We have just returned from a 2 night stay at The Beaumont House in Windermere. This is an excellent property and very convenient to Windermere centre with a 5 minute walk to restaurants, coffee bars and shops. Denise and Sandra were very efficient, pleasant and helpful. The property is extremely clean and in a quiet area. The bedroom we stayed in, which was a Superior Double room, was large and comfortable. There was a good choice at breakfast which was very tasty. Highly recommended.

This hotel is great. The location is very convenient, just a minute walk from the train station. The surrounding environment is very quiet, living on the second floor, the front of the large green lawn, the scenery is beautiful, surrounded by villas with good views. It is not far to the scenic spot. It takes 20 minutes to walk to the pier. You can go by boat and take a small train. I will bring friends to live in the future.

There is free parking space, the bedding is very comfortable, and there is heating at night. The landlord is very nice. The breakfast was superb. It was the best I have had during my trip to the UK. The hotel is located between Windermere and Bowness, about 10 minutes walk from the two towns, which is very convenient. highly recommended!

Good bits: our suite was very nice and the breakfast food on offer was good even though you had to come down at a prearranged timeslot. The bad is that the overall management of this hotel, in our experience, was very poor. There were multiple occasions (in just 2 days) when what was arranged and agreed was just not acted upon. Here's some examples: On arrival a member of staff kindly reserved a breakfast table for 4 the following morning (as we were staying with another couple) but it was taken by somebody else when we came down so we had to assume this information wasn't passed to the breakfast team. We then arranged for seating for 5 people at breakfast the following morning - different staff member said that was fine and made a note of the room numbers - yet again this wasn't done and when we asked them to make up an unoccupied table set up for 4 to a 5 (plenty of room to add another chair ) this was refused. Weeks before arriving our friends had asked for their room to be set up as a twin rather than a double but of course that hadn't been done either. We asked for our room not to be serviced during our 2 night stay yet the first morning staff knocked to come in when my partner was on the toilet - again relevant details not passed on. We were told we had reserved parking spot at the rear of the property but parking was a free-for-all. The reception area seemed to be locked up and unmanned most of the time. Yes, there was a bell to ring, but you'd expect a member of staff to be visible especially in the mornings. Finally, whilst most staff were friendly and polite, one senior staff member was off-hand when dealing with a simple request (and we overheard her being brusque with another couple). Her attitude was unpleasant and gave the impression that customers were really a bit of a nuisance. Maybe we just picked a bad weekend so whilst it wasn't a totally awful stay by any means there was enough incidents over a short period to put us off staying there again or recommending it to anyone if it continues to be run in this slack and unprofessional way. I do worry for its future.