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Shap Wells Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reception
Bar (on property)
Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi
BBQ/picnic area
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Laundry

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Shap, Cumbria, Penrith, England, CA10 3QU
  • Lowther Castle and Gardens
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Whinfell Forest
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Ullswater
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Basic Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 84 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Traditional Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Traditional Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Traditional Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Garden View | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Traditional Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Garden View

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Traditional Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | 1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi

Traditional Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Shap Wells Hotel

3-star Penrith hotel with restaurant
A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk are onsite.
Shap Wells Hotel offers 100 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Penrith hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a library, and a vending machine. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Shap Wells Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Shap Wells Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 7 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from June 5 2025 to June 8 2025 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact 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 10.0 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 7.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per stay

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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

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Shap Wells Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 189 out of 485 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 187 out of 485 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 83 out of 485 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 485 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 485 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel and squirrels

I went for two night stay and I was very lucky with the weather. At times it felt like summer and I was able to sit and wait for squirrels in the nearby reserve. The hotel was comfortable. I had a very nice room which was slightly old-fashioned, but then that’s how the Shap Wells hotel is. It has a very quirky lift which, when you reach the first floor, it opens at the side. Downstairs, there’s a smaller room where we had breakfast and dinner, but there’s also a couple of other areas as the hotel does cater for quite a lot of people. There’s a bar and a few odds and ends like chocolate and cans of drink that are sold at reception. The staff were very friendly and helpful. A couple came into dinner and sat behind me coughing and sniffing and I was very worried because I’m going in for an operation in two weeks and didn’t want a cold. I was accommodated by the young lady in charge of the dining room and moved to the bar area so I could eat my extremely nice sticky toffee pudding away from the germs. This hotel is pretty isolated, even though it’s not very far off the M6 but it’s well worth a visit and it’s so nice to have the squirrel reserve just across the road. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Really nice stay, beautiful surroundings, really friendly staff, rooms dated but comfortable, great shower, fresh towels every day and the breakfast was excellent. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ms J J

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Seeing red squirrels
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jewel in remote location

Good value hotel stay including breakfast. Staff helpful and friendly, room good size, comfortable and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel

Great stay, lovely art deco features and a red squirrel wood just a few minutes from reception.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were very helpful and property was clean and tidy, however the heating wasn't working in the room and it was very cold. Property is also a bit dated. Very good value for money overall.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely hotel in a lovely location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Business traveler
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming & friendly. Love the traditional feel and original features.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice old place to chill in
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have read stayed at this hotel before, ideal for my dog, the food excellent. Clean and well equipped rooms. Will stay and , covenant and for the lakes
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Jon

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

A

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

8/10 Good

Ethan Ralph

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice old fashioned hotel. Location is stunning. Staff were great and breakfast was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick

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

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

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

10/10 Excellent

Rudolf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wenn man Old englisch style mag . Dann einfach zu empfehlen.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alagu

Traveled with family
Quaint hotel - I felt was like a film Set from a bygone era .. hotel built 1833, great staff / Attentive / quiet and wilderness around Rooms small but had all needed in Restaurant large and quality of food good ! Happy to come back
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We have stayed at Shap Wells many times, this visit proved as good as previous ones. We had a nice comfortable room and a very good evening meal, the following morning we had a very good breakfast. Before leaving we walked along the stream to see the red squirrels and they didn't disappoint, several were running around. Shap Wells has a great location, comfortable rooms, good food and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024