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The Hive at Poppi Red

3.0 star property

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Deluxe Suite | Bathroom
Executive Room | Bathroom
Deluxe Suite
Basic Double or Twin Room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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The Hive, main street,, Ambleside, England, LA22 0NT
  • Place, Church of St Mary
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Beatrix Potter Gallery
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Grizedale Forest
    ‪3 min walk‬

Room options

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Executive Room | Bathroom

Executive Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Hill view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Deluxe Suite

Deluxe Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Hill view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Basic Double Room

Basic Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Basic Double or Twin Room

Basic Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Hill view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Ambleside

When you stay at The Hive at Poppi Red in Ambleside, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Lake Windermere and World of Beatrix Potter. .This guesthouse is 14.1 mi (22.7 km) from Ullswater and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Hawkshead Grammar School.
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What's nearby

  • Church of St Mary - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Beatrix Potter Gallery - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Grizedale Forest - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hawkshead Grammar School - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • World of Beatrix Potter - 22 min drive - 12.0 km

Getting around

  • Kirkby-in-Furness Station - 24 min drive
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 138 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lake View Garden - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Drunken Duck Inn & Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Herdwicks Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Joey's Cafe - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Boardwalk Bar & Grill - ‬13 min drive

About this property

The Hive at Poppi Red

The Hive at Poppi Red offers 9 accommodations with free minibar items and espresso makers. Beds feature premium bedding. 44-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms featuring free minibar items and espresso makers. 44-inch Smart televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This guesthouse features hiking/biking trails nearby.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the guesthouse's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
The Hive at Poppi Red has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper

Entertainment

  • 44-inch smart TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar
  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Wet bar

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 16

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 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 15 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Hive at Poppi Red Ambleside
The Hive at Poppi Red Guesthouse
The Hive at Poppi Red Guesthouse Ambleside

The Hive at Poppi Red Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Katharina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beautiful spotlessly clean little room. Very friendly staff and a superb breakfast. Right in the centre of Hawkshead. Highly recommended !
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness
No parking outside the property so a £9 extra in a car park 200 yards away, after struggling with bags and a dog with no help by the staff behind reception as he was too busy on his phone on a call, got to my room and the only shelf in the small room was broken, the maintenance guy came and said it's been broken for ages, not good all this at the start of a new season, the room was cold as the small radiator didn't warm it...the following morning the girls manning reception were both spot on plus the breakfast food and coffee was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Matt

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was quirky, comfy and spotless.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and very comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Disliked: Staff & service

Poor poppy Red

No Communication at all from the Hotel . It was all very basic and starting to look very tired . We ate in the Restaurant but was very very poor !!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

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

Fabulous Stay

Gorgeous Hotel centrally located in the village of Hawkshead, room had all the facilities, key pad entry so no keys to carry Bottles of water by the bedside and even my favourite Costa Coffee pods for the coffee maker Beautiful restaurant/cafe downstairs. Breakfast was included in my stay and was one of the best I’ve had Staff were very helpful and very nice Really can’t fault it and would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

christopher

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

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

Birthday weekend away

Lovely stay at the hive. Easy check in and out. Room was clean and comfortable. Excellent breakfast and delicious evening meal at Poppi red.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

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

Spooky!

Accommodation was great! Unfortunately our dog was pretty spooked the whole time….might have been due to the ghost tour over the road!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

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

Lovely place

Lovely room, breakfast was lovely. We also ate there in the evening and the food was excellent. Great location in the centre of hawkshead and dog friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Oliver

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

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Rob

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Can't praise the staff enough, helpful, friendly, accomodating, and the room was lovely. We both had the full English breakfast which was superbly cooked and high quality, and check in was easy and convenient. The only downside was that the mattress was just too firm for both myself and my wife which lead to a quite uncomfortable nights sleep, the staff kindly offered to switch rooms however they all have the same mattress on the beds so this wouldn't have improved the situation, and we decided to leave a night early due to this. I fully appreciate that a mattress firmness is very much a personal preference so depending on the individual it may or may not be a concern, but I do think it's something to be aware of, as a comfortable nights sleep is the primary reason for staying somewhere and sadly we couldn't acheive this. This was the only downside to an otherwise excellent accomodation which I'd happily recommend to anyone looking to stay in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

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

Just perfect

A lovely place to stay. Right in the centre of the village. Lovely comfortable room with everything we needed. Breakfast was one of the best we have had!! We can’t wait to come and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Isaac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We have booked to come back :)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

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

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Ms barton

To start off, I didn’t get a code to get into the property, couldn’t get into the room So trying numerous times to get in contact with owners was impossible and even hotel.com couldn’t get in contact We set off to the property to see if we could speak to anybody, and we spoke to a woman who managed to get the codes for us Great room, great bath Just to service was terrible and the staff wasn’t that helpful
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cosy and clean stay with very helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023