The Windermere Hotel

3.5 star property

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Garden
Exterior
Boating
Interior

Reviews

7.4 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
  • Place, Lake Windermere
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, World of Beatrix Potter
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Bowness Pier
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Double Room with Scenic View

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

Family Triple Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room

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

Standard Twin Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(23 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Twin Room

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

Standard Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Classic Twin Room with Scenic View

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

Basic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Windermere

With a stay at The Windermere Hotel in Windermere, you'll be in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Lake Windermere and Orrest Head. .This hotel is 14.7 mi (23.7 km) from Yorkshire Dales National Park and 11.3 mi (18.2 km) from Coniston Water.

What's nearby

  • Orrest Head - 11 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Lake Windermere - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • World of Beatrix Potter - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Bowness Pier - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Brockhole - the Lake District Visitor Centre - 4 min drive - 4.1 km

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 1 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 114 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Homeground - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Westmorland Inn - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Beresfords Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Italia - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Crafty Baa - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Windermere Hotel

Hotel with a restaurant, near Lake Windermere
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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 70 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Windermere Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.
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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 14.95 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
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

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

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from November 1 2025 to May 1 2026 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20.00 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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 14.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20.00 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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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

Reviews

The Windermere Hotel Reviews

7.4

Good

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 232 out of 807 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 250 out of 807 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 174 out of 807 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 96 out of 807 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 55 out of 807 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Fine for a budget stay

Basic room with my partner and my dog. There was drilling taking place early each morning and then moving furniture from another room. Both of which disturbed my dog. The room was cost effective and fine for what we paid for
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room ok but toilet in room 111 very small, shoulders touched wall and shower when sitting on toolet
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mattress could of been more softer and could of done with a mini fridge in the room and flooring was really squeaky and apart from that I had a really good stay good food choices in the restaurant next door and drinks close to local shops and restaurants and train stations right opposite hotel which is a bonus
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Audrone

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel looks magnificent from outside but inside is quite shabby. Rails in the shower rusty and some taped over, a bit old and worn-out, corridors smell of chlorine, bathroom doors don't close without a strong lift and push. On the plus side, it was clean, our twin room was quite spacious, and since we spent most of our time outside, the shabbiness didn't matter that much.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Booked a superior room and when i got to the room it wasnt a superior room and i thought it was very poor!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

warren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel .everyone was very efficient
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Rosa Maria

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Marguerite

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

The whole place is desperate for renewing

If you’re just looking for a bed and a shower, it’s fine. We stayed in the outbuilding and we found stains over the carpet; dirty floors, bathroom, walls and doors; curtains full of holes; outdated furniture, and the whole building full of damp. The staff were not knowledgeable at all. Everything was quite laughable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Brenda

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Louise

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is very dated. Needs a lot of decorating and upkeep. Rooms are very warm with limited options to open the window. Check in only starts at 3pm, even if your room might be ready, so long queue. Check out is 10am, so very early. No where secure to leave luggage, you leave it in a seating area used by the public. Certain staff could do with some customer service training and smile and be more friendly. Have to pay for parking at £6 a day, even if you stay at the hotel. Very close to the station and supermarket. Down the road from some local.pubs and nice eateries.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Great staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
We paid £65 for a cosy room and for the price it is okay but wouldn't want to pay anymore. Walls and doors are thin so can hear every door slam and people talking. Shower wouldn't drain. Other than that is a good place for a one night stay and easy access to outside
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Niyaz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice location, large showers, and bed was comfortable. But the light switch next to the bedside didnt work, and there were screws coming out. Towel radiator didnt work to dry my towels. Staff weren't welcoming, and poor communication between hotel and restaurant, because they didn't know I had booked.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

LEIGHANNE

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Olivia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nicola

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shirley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love visiting the lakes
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walkable to everything
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, excellent service, will stay again. Thankyou so much.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Mya

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really uncomfortable and hard to get a restful nights sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025