Heritage Hotel, Grasmere

Advantages: Friendly and Comfortable
Disadvantages: In need of some updating

...and a great place rto meet other people. All drinks and meals in the pub can be charged to your hotel bill. The downsides of the hotel are that there is a car park but if the hotel is busy this can be limited and parking in Grasmere can get expensive. The pool is very nice but the gym is very small with only a bike and a treadmill. The reastaurant could do with some updating but the breakfast was very nice (we only stayed B&B). Overall, I would reccomend this hotel, it is friendly and comfortable and a good base to explore the lakes.... Read review

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Advantages: Location, family rooms, friendly staff, food,
Disadvantages: smelly carpets in the corridors, carparking at end of drive

...I fist stayed in the Butterlip How Youth hotel (have to specify which one because there are two in Grasmere) when I was 16. I was impressed then and when I went back there a few weekends ago, I was still impressed. Back in the olden days you had to do "chores" when you stayed in a youth hostel but you don't have to now. If you're driving (and some people do drive to hostels) on arrival you can drive to the entrance to dump your luggage but you then have to go back down the driveway to park near the gates. This was once someone's grand home built of grey slate and there are very large gardens which are full of animal wildlife and birds- it's just lovely. It's not too far but disabled guests might find it a bit difficult. Check in is with a friendly warden and you are allocated your room. If you opt for a family room as we did, you pay... Read review

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Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: Service was dreadful

...I'd wanted to stay in this hotel for years and was really disappointed when I actually did! My sister and I, our boyfriends and our parents spent a long weekend at the Wordsworth. It cost an arm and a leg as we booked half board. We really regretted that decision. At dinner on the first evening, it took ages to get served. The meal consisted of loads of small courses, but they were really odd combinations of foods. My mother had ordered steak - she actually got three ten pence sized pieces of meat in a nondescript sauce. Although we'd booked for 7.30, with the slow service, it was really late by the time we ordered our puddings and all the nice things had gone already. We were quite surprised - the dining room hadn't been particularly full. Walking around Grasmere next day, we saw a lovely bistro where the food was much more to our... Read review

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