The Windermere Hotel

3.5 star property

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Garden
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Reception
Interior

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

Classic Double Room with Scenic View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(22 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Triple Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Basic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Twin Room with Scenic View

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

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About this property

The Windermere Hotel

3.5-star Windermere hotel walkable to Lake Windermere
This hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a meeting room, a 24-hour front desk, and a banquet hall are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.
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.

Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

The Windermere Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

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 transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10:00 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
  • Elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

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

Property 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. 165 out of 575 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 178 out of 575 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 575 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 70 out of 575 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 48 out of 575 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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 traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Sidnei

Business traveler
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 traveler

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

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
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

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

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

10/10 Excellent

Diarmaid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property booking last minute, done the job beautiful location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Kenneth

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Windermere Hotel
Even though i parked my car off site,i still had to pay £6 parking fee because my car was on site for 15 minutes while i checked in.Hotel generally in very poor condition,shower flooded the bathroom floor .Grossly overpriced.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay and location.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Windermere Hotel
Room was basic but ok. Beds were very comfortable. Lots of cobwebs on the ceiling and a pill on the floor by the bed so not sure how well cleaned it was
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Nicely situated in the town
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
The hotel was ok, and the upgrade was appreciated. The hotel itself is a little bit tired, in need of a renovation, but otherwise all food
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024