First class! We have just had our 3rd stay at this wonderful place. Clare and Craig are wonderful hosts and always make us feel so welcome. Spotlessly clean, peaceful, wonderful views and garden. Amazing breakfasts-lots of choice including daily specials. The home made baking is a lovely touch. Great location with off road parking. Just a twenty minute walk into Keswick. We would recommend Thyme bistro for dinner, book in advance. Also recommend the Farmers Arms just up the road from Dalegarth for a post hike pint of wainwright Thank you Clare and Craig, see you next year
A beautiful B&B with lots of character and many positives: central location, clean, beautiful character-ful house, delicious breakfast, friendly waiter at breakfast, facilities in room, and warm shower with toilletries. However a few drawbacks: - Like many B&Bs the sound insulation is poor meaning you'll be woken up by the first person who decides to get up and turn on the tap/shower. - The owner was very grumpy when I arrived. Check-in is until 7pm so I notified them that I would arrive late due to work and was told my keys would be left in the porch. On arrival at 8.45pm the front door was closed so I had to ring the bell. The lady who opened the door was visibly unhappy and despite apologising again for arriving late was just passed the keys with a stern face and told me to close the door behind me before she disappeared. It wasn't the warmest of welcomes. - Room cleaning: I left my room at 11.30am whilst cleaning was ongoing and came back to it having not been cleaned - it seems you have to be out earlier or it will not be cleaned at all. If you book you'll have a lovely and fine stay in a beautiful house. I however probably won't return due mainly to the unfriendly welcome and poor sound insulation.
Booked a Garden Suite Spa package for our 20th wedding anniversary. Location is fabulous, but lots of little details let it down. When we checked into our room, there was a strange smell which turned out to be someone's left over takeaway left in a cupboard, we then discovered one of the apples left out for us was rotten. Not a great start, followed by finding one of the chairs on the balcony was broken and a big pile of cigarette butts outside the glass balcony wall. Other than that the Garden Suite was lovely. Spa is ok, although the thermal suite feels a bit tired - there are much nicer spa's in the Lakes these days. Dinner prices are outrageous, you can eat in Michelin starred restaurants for less than this. Food overall was nice, although a small cup of mushroom soup is not an amuse bouche, particularly when you've just ordered a soup starter. When we ordered a second bottle of white wine ( at £30 ), the waiter told us it was warm and then opened it without asking and left it in our wine cooler for us to have to get someone else to send it back. No-one wants to drink warm white wine at any price. Overall just seemed to be lacking in attention to detail in lots of places, which is a shame since it could be spectacular. Duty manager very apologetic - sent up a bottle of Prosecco to the room and gave us a discount on the bill without us asking for it, but still disappointing. When you've paid £800 for a night you expect perfection.
AacheshireclaretEnjoyed an overnight stay at crow park.Lovely hotel overlooking Crow park, as the name suggests, in a quiet part of town but an easy walk to the lake and town.We received a warm welcome on arrival Our room was a good size with a lovely view of Derwentwater and the fells. Plenty of choice at breakfast and all the staff were friendly and helpful, would Definitely stay again. There is parking at the back of the hotel which if you book you stay directly with the hotel is free however if you choose to book through a hotel booking service it is £6 per day.