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Ambleside Central

4.0 star property

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
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Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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10 Lake Road, Ambleside, England, LA22 0AD
  • Ambleside Pier
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Grasmere Lake & Rydal Water
  • Rydal Mount
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Economy Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Double Room

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

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room

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

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Ambleside

When you stay at Ambleside Central in Ambleside, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Lake Windermere and Ullswater. .This hotel is 9.7 mi (15.6 km) from Coniston Water and 19.3 mi (31.1 km) from Lodore Falls.

What's nearby

  • Lake Windermere - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Ambleside Pier - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Rydal Mount - 5 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Dove Cottage - 7 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Wray Castle - 8 min drive - 6.9 km

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Royal Oak - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rothay Manor Hotel - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Ambleside Tap Yard - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Lily Bar in Ambleside - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Cornish Bakery - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Ambleside Central

Victorian hotel in Ambleside with a bar
Ambleside Central offers 10 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free hotel has 3 floors in 1 building and offers complimentary parking nearby.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The Lily Bar - This bar specializes in local and international cuisine and serves dinner only.

Languages

English, French, Polish, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • The Lily Bar

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

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.
  • High-pile carpet in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Ambleside Central Guest House
Ambleside Central
Ambleside Central Guest House Guesthouse
Amblesi Central House house
Ambleside Central Hotel
Ambleside Central Ambleside
Ambleside Central Guest House
Ambleside Central Hotel Ambleside

Ambleside Central Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 186 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 186 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 186 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 186 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 186 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michelle, Preston

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
👍
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jack

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Jonny

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Was simple accomadation. Whole building has a weird smell. Our chests were hurting after waking up. Facilities were standard. There was damp on the ceiling of the shower. Parking was a 7 min walk away which was inconvenient when having luggage to carry.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Somewhere inexpensive to stay a couple of nights while visiting the Lake District.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Francesca

Extremely loud basic room

It’s a shame as the room (2) was fine; basic with very small en-suite (needed the tap fixing and the extractor fan before the mould properly sets in, but none issues really!) The actual issue was the noise on a night, it wasn’t that bad on the Friday - there was a live singer which ended at midnight ish. But OMG we thought it would be similar sat night, but after the musician the thumping hard core club music started and went on until 3am. We came away to catch up on sleep and had a lot less than we would with our little ones. Unless you want to join the party avoid!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely building and lovely room. 2 adults 1 child in bedroom 2. Large room with small ensuite shower, toilet and sink. Situated in a lovely street, can be a bit noisy at night with the pub but not enough to annoy us. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room but very noisy both nights
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great room amd shower.

Ideal basic room and shower. Basic hot drinks and kettle supplied.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Left a day early.

Terrible experience. Wish i had read reviews before booking. Stayed in room 2 which was over the bar. Noise from people outside went on until 3am. We had booked for two nights but after one to avoid another sleepless night. Room was dark and felt like a haunted house. Strange red mark left in toilet. Won't be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sabbir

Disliked: Cleanliness
Horrible experience
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad Parking

Whilst the room was pleasant, the hotel itself was a nightmare to find, its literally a doorway on a high street. We didn't receive the said text message with entry codes to entre the building or further instructions how to find it. Parking was off site, 15 minutes walk away, we had to travel back to the car twice to collect our belongings, not ideal.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gareth

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
At first look seems OK but is a bit grotty. It was very noisy, too hot, cooler/fan did not work and shower did not work properly. Could hear every slightest noise from within the building and some kind of boiler kept buzzing very loudly all night. We literally didnt sleep despite trying and checked out at 7AM. I quite franky want a refund and we will never returm again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Lovely central hotel

We had a lovely time at Ambleside Central. We did struggle with the entrance keypad however after popping into the Lily Bar next door, someone came to our rescue (thank you!) It was central which was perfect for us as we were there to cheer on a friend who was running the Lakes 100. Room was clean and welcoming, we were in room 10 which was on the top floor. The only downside was the stairs to get there and the heat in the room, unfortunately the window wouldn't stay open and the fan did very little. But as we only came in on an evening, it wasn't an issue for us. Room was cosy and comfortable, we had a bathroom in our room and the shower was powerful and welcome after trekking round the hills. All in all 10/10 stay and we would return, albeit after booking directly and requesting a room on a lower floor. But for the price we paid and the condition of the property we found it faultless.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Gregory

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Our check in was difficult. They texted codes to us for entry to the building and to our room, and sent it by WhatsApp as well. However, being from Canada we did not have access to our Canadian text plan and don't have WhatsApp. The staff in the adjoining pub were able to help us out by contacting whoever from the hotel. This "hotel" has no lobby or staff, so should probably be classed as a hostel. Once inside our room was two floors up, with stairs only. So be prepared to carry your luggage. Also, once we were in the UK we got an email with a pdf to print for our parking permit. We had no access to a printer, so that wasn't possible. It would have been helpful to have received this before we left home. The room itself was quite adequate, with a nice shower. One night we had to resort to earplugs as the couple on the other side of the wall were having a long conversation that wasn't even that loud, but was very disturbing. Knowing all this, I would stay here again and be prepared for the nuisance factors. The location is very convenient, right in the middle of town and less than a block from the bus.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ambleside central stay

Good size clean room with clear information about check in and car parking. Nice bar attached where we ate one night ( Lily Bar). Only slight downside which didn’t spoil our stay was that it was suggested on a notice in the room that bins would be emptied daily and we hoped that if that was done the loo roll would also be topped up but the bins weren’t emptied so we had to ask at the bar for more loo roll which was in fairness delivered very quickly. Good stay overall at a decent price in a good location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Mebs

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just not an enjoyable experience for my wife and I. Car park too far away, too many stairs to climb for elderly couple like us, entrance hallway very dirty. How can this be 4 star property?
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Venantius

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness

Location excellent, staff very friendly and helpfu

The payment method offered rejected every card that we tried and we finally paid at the Lily bar on the day that we arrived. We were very grateful to the bartender who carried our bag upstairs as we were on the top floor. The room was very dark and there were insufficient electrical sockets for the table lights and kettle. The room was clean, but the plumbing was very noisy - sounded like a jet taking off when flushing the toilet. Location was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ben

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023