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Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn

4.0 star property

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Superior Double or Twin Room, Lake View | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
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Superior Double or Twin Room, Lake View | Lake view

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

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Lake Road, Waterhead Bay, Ambleside, England, LA22 0ER
  • Lake Windermere
    1 min walk
  • Ambleside Pier
    1 min walk
  • Ambleside Climbing Wall
    11 min walk
  • Barrow-In-Furness (BWF-Walney Island)
    67 min drive

Room options

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Family Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room, Lake View | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double or Twin Room, Lake View

  • 194 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Double or Twin Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double or Twin Room

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Front of property

The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group

Pet friendly
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
4.5 out of 5, Wonderful, (268)
The price is $114
per night
$137 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 8 - Dec 9
The Waterhead Inn - The Inn Collection group

About this property

Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn

4-star Ambleside inn steps from Lake Windermere
Along with a garden, this smoke-free inn has free breakfast and free self parking. WiFi in public areas is free.
Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn offers 23 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 22-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A total renovation of this property was completed in July 2023.

Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1880
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 22-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 25
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [The Waterhead Inn]
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; 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 not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)

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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

House Lake
Lake House Ambleside
Lake House House
Lake House Ambleside, Lake District
Lake House Hotel Ambleside
Lake Ambleside
Lake House Ambleside District
Ambleside Lake House Guesthouse
Ambleside House Guesthouse
Ambleside Lake House
Lakehouse At The Waterhead
Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn Inn
Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn Ambleside
Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn Inn Ambleside
Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn The Inn Collection Group

Lakehouse at The Waterhead Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 318 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 125 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 474 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Noah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, great location
Great location, really friendly staff - just super helpful and welcoming… made us feel right at home! Only reason for not perfect score was quite a few spiders in the room - to be expected but would be an issue for some people
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, not much parking available
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

June

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Did not like the look out of the windows the park and a brick wall. Waited to long to be served for a cooked breakfast ( half an hour) then had to go and chase them on both mornings.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Cliff

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel in an impeccable location. However people should be aware there is an extremely steep hill to climb between the accommodation and thr main hotel where you check in and have breakfast or other meals. We managed this fine and the upside is amazing views, but you won't be taking your car to breakfast so less agile people should bear this in mind. Also, check in is at the main hotel next to the water, notbthe Lakehouse. Its very dispiriting if you're not in a car to drag yourself up there only to find a sign to tell you to go back down and drag the cases up again once you've done the needful. Beyond that we can't fault it. The service was friendly, always efficient and the hotel is thoughtfully presented and well maintained.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

manveet

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location with good parking facilities. Staff helpful and friendly. Plenty of food choice on the menu.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Johan

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property, staff, room and amenities were wonderful. We loved being able to walk uptown and even catch a trail behind the lake house. Breakfast looking out on the lake was great. The food was pretty good as well.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ron

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

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
We loved this hotel. We had a wonderful stay. The staff are brilliant, the food is excellent and the view from our room was amazing. We’re already looking forward to going back x
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Traveled with group, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely super dog friendly stay, staff were all lovely and made us feel really welcome, dinner and breakfast were an excellent standard. We will be back!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy and clean room, food was amazing and staff really friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Nithin John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very beautiful location. Only difficulty we faced was unable to use baby pram since the geography is hilly. The old building is not properly maintained. Initially I got room in 52 old building which was bit difficult to stay because of some cleaning substances smell and dark green background in that room makes room dark with negative energy. Anyway they sorted it my giving another room 67 in new building but in that room there was no windows to see the natural beauty. room 68 was very excellent with proper lighting and ventilation. I suggest all rooms should be same like in room no 68.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

ANGUS

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was lovely. However, you need to be quite fit to get up to your room. The check in and the breakfast was across the road. This was not made clear . Bit challenging when raining. Even getting the car up the hill can be tricky.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
Our 3rd or 4th stay at Lakehouse and we’ll be back again … Nice accommodation and all staff are extremely helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I should have reviewed the rooms better as I booked to go into the lake house not knowing it was up a small incline which was too much for my 81 yr old mum. Rooms are beautifully decorated and has everything you need just wrong location for us.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really good hotel in great location. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great food, service and access to lakes and walks
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, lovely decor, tasty breakfast. However flies in bathroom (dead and alive) and a few cobwebs and dust in room. Nothing terrible but felt it could have been a bit cleaner for price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, lovely room with Beautiful view from room, very friendly and welcoming staff. 100% will be coming back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sabeen

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
xmas 2023
the staff at the hotel were friendly, helpful and polite over our entire stay the breakfasts were very good as were the evening meals always arrived quite quickly and lovely and hot - our room was comfortable and warm - was a wonderful xmas break and we would definitely stay again - thank you!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023