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The Windermere Hotel

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Reception
Interior
Boating
Garden

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK, KENDAL RD,, Windermere, England, LA23 1AL
  • Bowness Pier
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Lake Windermere
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • World of Beatrix Potter
    ‪8 min walk‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Double Room with Scenic View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Triple Room

Family Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Basic Double Room

Basic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Twin Room with Scenic View

Classic Twin Room with Scenic View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Windermere

When you stay at The Windermere Hotel in Windermere, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute walk of Lake Windermere and World of Beatrix Potter. .This hotel is 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Coniston Water and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Old Laundry Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Bowness Pier - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Lake Windermere - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • World of Beatrix Potter - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Windermere Golf Club - 3 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 7 min drive
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 102 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Pier Coffee Shop - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Lake View - Bowness - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Trattoria - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Albert - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Windermere Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Lake Windermere
The Windermere Hotel offers 70 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 70 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Windermere Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 10.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.00 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 5.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 5.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

The Hotel Windermere
Windermere Hotel Windermere
Windermere The Hotel
The Windermere Hotel Hotel
The Windermere Hotel Windermere
The Windermere Hotel Hotel Windermere

The Windermere Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 168 out of 583 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 179 out of 583 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 115 out of 583 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 71 out of 583 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 583 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Faisal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Paul

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very dated , ceiling wallpaper coming away , tatty decoration and well worn furniture We had to ask for a heater s as the room was very cold also cracked glass window that was leaking in We did repot this to reception. It’s a shame the hotel is falling a part was once such a Beautiful hotel now needs a serious upgrade.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Characterful and convenient
Characterful old hotel, warm welcome, very affordable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Craige

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ideal location, 5 minutes walk to centre and 20 minutes walk to bowness lake
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Milan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Much better hotels available in the area.
Very dated room, rotten mouldy window frames, very damp. No soap or toiletries in the room as described.Towels smelt very greasy. Charged an extra £6 to park a car in the hotel car park??? No breakfast buffet available. The hotel is in need of much needed investment, it is falling apart around them? Much better hotels available around the location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Sidnei

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was very good. Bedroom needs modernising it was quite noisy from the road outside and the windows were dripping with condensation. Also your room wasn't serviced unless you asked them to quite a strange occurrence in these times. All other parts of the hotel were very clean and tidy
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

asena

Room and hotel is all you need. Cosy rooms and comfortable beds. My only criticism is that the walls are paper thin, and I was woken up by some neighbours being rather intimate. Overall was good. Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

ABM Hamidur

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terribly rubbish hotel ; shame for Lake district
Absolutely Terrible Experience – Avoid at All Costs! I wish I could give this place zero stars. From the moment I walked in, it was a disaster. The staff was rude and dismissive. They have me a piece of paper where it explains that there is parking charge but they did not bother to mention there is any service request required for getting a basic clean of the room. They acted like it was my fault when I reported The room was NOT serviced. They shown me a nearly hidden notice that they wouldn't service the room unless requested, which is already frustrating, but what’s worse is that even after requesting it, they didn’t bother to change the bedsheets, towels, or duvet covers so they only put them upside down. I had to sleep on dirty sheets, and it was absolutely disgusting. Also the bathtub was so narrow that it became uncomfortable or unsafe to use, and if the handrail obstructed its usability, wondering if this design allows both regulations and comfort. Handrail is must thing but that should allow a person a medium build person to use the bath. To make matters worse, the mattress was horrible – it was so old and poky that I could feel the springs digging into my back all night. It was impossible to get a decent night's sleep. The whole experience felt like the staff just didn’t care about their guests’ comfort or basic hygiene This was by far the worst hotel experience of my life. Do yourself a favor and stay literally anywhere else!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great midweek break
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired room, but friendly staff, limited paid park
Really friendly staff from the enquiry call, but little else stood out except the price. En-suite room for the cost of a hostel bed, so can't complain. Room was exceptionally dated and rundown, looked like years of mould and rust had been painted over and badly so. The door meant everyone walking past speaking at a normal tone sounded like they were standing over your bed, not great when opposite the laundry cupboard! If i'd paid more, i would of complained about the room. It also wasn't obvious that you had to pay extra for parking, with an odd system of quoting your reg number when you arrived and paying at a machine on departure, which meant a gaggle of folk waiting around the front door.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Staff & service
Excellent Staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Carol

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good base
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Philip

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very poor carpets dirty very very basic for price of room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dave

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awful experience right from initial front desk staff meet to the room, bed springs poking through mattress, not clean, needs an awful lot of money spending on hotel. To make things worse we where sat in the bar area outside at 21.30 hours having a drink, the music went off and we where left in darkness with a full drink outside. Staff member said he was closing early. Bar should have been open till 23.30 hours. Say no more l could go on
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A real experience hotel, large rooms, very comfortable and the character of the hotel has remain over the years. lots of coach tours each night which made dining or grabbing a drink in a little awkward for a couple. Real close to other dining options in the nearby village.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Laura

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well I don’t know where to start. All I can say is absolutely HORRENDOUS from start to finish. First of all is the cleanliness of the hotel room and bathroom. Mould all over the bathroom and shower please see photos attached. I didn’t have a shower all weekend. Holes in the door. Holes in the wall and marks all over. My husband had to fix the handles on the drawers. Ceiling paper peeling off. No shampoo or soap in dispensers. Parking 6 pound per day Dogs 10 per dog per day. We went to speak to staff about the room and they just said sorry no alternative. We also requested soap and toilet rolls which never came. The pub next door is also horrendous with rude staff we went in for one drink and didn’t go back. Also went to reception to complain about this and was just told sorry. The door lock isn’t secure and could easily be pushed open when locked. To say we spent all together £310 for this experience is not on. I would not recommend and would go so far to say that this hotel should not be operating with rooms like this.
Mould
Mould
Mould
Dirt
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024