Lodging in Windermere, Cumbria

“Amazing Afternoon Tea What an incredible afternoon tea we had at Cedar manor for our anniversary treat. The welcome we received was special and the attention to detail with the presentation of the afternoon was really lovely . The little starter was a lovely touch along with the beautiful selection of sandwiches and cakes and pastries. We enjoyed the Prosecco deal and thought it was value for money. Thank you so much… a special memory to savour.”

“What a fabulous 3 night stay in a beautiful room. All the staff were wonderful, the breakfast was exceptional. I loved the decor throughout so beautifully done. Thank you to Alan who guided through our Whisky's, we throughly enjoyed the experience. See you next year. Claire and Michael.”

“Superb and remarkable hotel in Windermere! I felt grateful to the host, Garreth, who voluntarily proposed to arrange me another room at first floor instead of the second floor one due to my disability. It was so kind of him taking care of me all the time. After I fell down on the chair, he moved an armed sofa to the dining room and borrowed an armed chair from his neighbor. Cannot thank him enough.Due to Garreth and the Ivy Bank Guest House, I experienced a traditional British style life during my stay. Garreth also introduced several nice places and activities to go in the Lake district.I feel fortunate that I stayed in the Ivy Bank Guest House and met Garreth, which made this journey memorable and pleasant.”

“We got married here and the experience of the Merewood was better than expected. The rooms and public areas were clean and comfortable as you would expect but the staff were very professional and always went above and beyond from managers to barmen/waitresses to housekeeping. All fantastic. The food was perfect and cooked to a high standard. The way our wedding rooms were set up for the occasion were done exactly how we asked but it looked so much better than what we had in our heads. These guys know what they are doing, the whole experience from being shown around on day 1 to checking out as husband and wife was stress free. Highly recommended!”

“We booked up two nights here on 13 and 14 September and were given room No 2. This room was in the old part of the hotel which is hundreds of years old. The whole place is just like a typical picture postcard scene. A superb luxurious hotel in brilliant well kept grounds. The views of Lake Windermere and the distant hillside from the hotel is just spectacular. The car park here is enormous and they do have an area for disabled if required. We were on a bed and breakfast basis but actually did eat in the hotel for an evening meal in the bar area on our last night. Breakfast was superb everyday but the one real negative for us was dogs being allowed in the breakfast area!!!! When we arrived we found out the place was actually dog friendly but dogs are not allowed in the restaurant areas but this did not seem to cover the breakfast area? Oh well that was our only negative. The food at breakfast and our evening meal were simply superb and could not be faulted. The staff are so polite and made us feel very much at home. Our bedroom was excellent and had everything we wanted including a small jar of sweets which we thought was a lovely touch. We would both highly recommend and would certainly stay here again if up this way.”

“Our second stay at gilpin , booked 3rd before leaving .An absolutely magical experienceThe staff are amazing , they go above and beyond ,they cannot do enough for you , The gilpin experience is like no other.Spa is a mustMichelin star restaurant, source at gilpin, meal was outstanding with the wine pairing .Spice on the grounds of gilpin is a fabulous resturaunt also, would recommend staying at least two nights to experience both restaurants, from breakfast , afternoon tea , lunch , even the sandwiches ,if you are a foodie, your taste buds will be dancing .The rooms are amazing,you I'm sure like us you will want to try them all ?”

“We went for a meal in the evening in the bar with my little Westie. The restaurant was charming, beautifully decorated the staff attentive and friendly. The food was superb and the best chips ever. Fabulous.”