“A fantastic base for exploring the Lakes, and for all the walking around Ambleside.”
Ambleside is a lovely place to stay, with a real walkers buzz about the place. Lots of walking/outdoor activity related shops, then gift shops, cafe's, mini supermarkets, and takeaway places. Multiple pubs to choose from too.
The house was comfortable, and suited us well. The separate utility room was really useful for laundry and all the wet weather gear. Plenty of space for us.
The outside space is small, but is fully enclosed for dogs. You can sit outside on a table and chairs, but it's cosy, and doesn't get much sun.
The kitchen is quite small, limited surface space for preparing food, but there is a large dinning table in the open plan dinning room joining the kitchen so that can be used. I'd say the kitchen is adequate for preparing simple meals, but not a 3 course dinner with lots of plates and pans!
Parking is free with a provided disc. But we forgot to put the disk on for just 30 mins and got a ticket, so beware!
Beds comfy, linens all clean and fresh and place felt clean. Plenty of TVs if that's your thing!
The ensuite shower room - the shower is a bit aged, could do with a new shower tray at some point so it looks fresh.
I think the place is managed by a central agency, so there wasn't that personal touch of a pint of milk, biscuits/cake on arrival, fresh flowers, that some other places have.
If I was coming back to Ambleside I'd stay again. It's a brilliant central location for Ambleside, so you can walk to shops, restaurants and pubs etc in less than 2 mins.
Thanks for our stay.
