Borrowdale Gates Hotel, Keswick

Advantages: Friendly and efficient staff
Disadvantages: None!

...I have just returned from a fantastic visit to the Lake District staying just outside Keswick Having previously stayed in Keswick itself at the Skiddaw Hotel, which I have previously reviewed, I decided that this time I would like a more rural location. I decided to stay at the Skiddaw's sister hotel, the exceptional Lodore Falls hotel. Location ---------- The Lodore Falls hotel is located overlooking Lake Derwentwater in the Borrowdale Valley which is in the North Lakes area of the Lake District and is part of the Lake District Hotels Group. It has views of Loughrigg and Helm Cragg It is built of traditional Lakeland Slate and has been there for over 200 years. Standing in over 40 acres with both lake frontage and the dramatic backdrop of the stunning Lodore Falls and the surrounding mountains I could not have wished... Read review

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Advantages: Very Central Location
Disadvantages: At first - not easy to find

...I stayed at this hotel in April 2005 on my first solo visit to the Lakes. I wanted a good quality hotel with excellent facilities and I wasn't disappointed. Location The Skiddaw Hotel is located in the centre of Keswick in the Lake District, on the main pedestrian precinct close to the Moot Hall where you will find the towns tourist information office. Do not be fooled by the current picture on their website, you cannot drive to the main door as they have now paved the town. Your best bet is to park up at one of the main town car parks and walk to the hotel. Once there you can ask them where their car park is, however they only have a couple of spaces. If you cannot park there they can provide you with a permit to park free in the public car parks for which you will need to pay a small refundable deposit of £20. The closest... Read review

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Advantages: Clean, decent breakfast, quiet, comfortable bed
Disadvantages: Car parking, receptionist, dated room, menu

...I needed to be in Workington earlier in the week for business & decided to stay over the night before in Keswick about 35 minutes driving time away. I've driven through Keswick before but never had the chance to see this charming little town so I decided to find a hotel or guest house in the area. Easier said than done, I contacted five separte privately owned guest houses either by phone or email, no one answered the phones so I left messages. Of the five I contacted, one came back to me by email the following day with nothing to offer, one answered my phone message three days later & the other three, well who knows, what an incentive to stay there! I contacted www.laterooms.com who found me a room at the Queens Hotel in the centre of Keswick for a modest £40.00 for one night including breakfast. On the day I travelled from... Read review

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