Hotel in zona Crow Park, Keswick

We ere on a hiking trip and due to the weather had to make a diversion to Keswick for an overnight stop. We made the reservation via one of the many platforms available in this digital age. We arrived in our full wet weather gear and the first question was “you need to pay £6 to pay in my carpark”, we all looked at each other and then back at the receptionist and asked “does it look like we’ve arrived by car?”. We then got a lot of moaning about how bad the digital platforms are and some obscenities about them being fatherless. The rooms we were allocated were very dated and one was just inappropriate. When we asked to change that room it was a price increase immediately! But it was a portion a storm!

Tradizionale Lake District Hotel. La posizione era perfetta per camminare intorno a Keswick. La mia stanza era calda e aveva una bella vista sulle colline di neve, e le strutture per la preparazione di tè e caffè erano disponibili. Il letto era molto confortevole e le strutture della stanza erano pulite. La decorazione dell'hotel è tradizionale stile del paese. Il check-in era veloce, poche scale per salire in camera mia. La signora che ha servito la colazione era molto felice e amichevole, nonostante ci siamo avvicinati al servizio chiuso. Il parcheggio è piccolo ma è riuscito a parcheggiare la mia auto e è stato permesso di lasciarla lì poche ore dopo l'esame, così potevo esplorare Keswick. Un comodo soggiorno di una notte.Grazie.

YHA Keswick is a modern hostel ideally placed for a visit to Keswick to which you can walk easily. All the rooms are private and ensuite. The showers were great. The hostel is right by the river and the cafe/ dining room looks out over the river. Perfect for a rest day when it's raining outside. The food and drink was well priced and the pizzas were excellent. Although we prefer more traditional hostels, Keswick YHA was a good place to be.

Questo hotel è stato costruito più di 100 anni fa e mantiene ancora la pietra di lusso e l'eccellente personale guardando il vostro superbly, è stato un piacere rimanere lì.

We used The Grange as a base for our week in The Lakes. What a super find. Sally and her team are excellent. I had had a small procedure on my knee the week before so they found us a room with easier access. All the rooms are lovely though nicely decorated, clean and fresh. The breakfast set us for the day and we skipped lunch most days because of that. It is quite a hill to walk up from town but well worth it. The views are wonderful.

I will start by saying the hotel is in a lovely setting and the room was spotless. The friendliness and service by staff can not be faulted and would give this aspect 5. Having researched and read extensive reviews we were so excited to be coming to the hotel for a night (and travelled some way) to experience what turned out to be a huge disappointment. The evening meal was such a let down. We wanted a romatic evening but there was no ambience at all in the dinning area (no soft lights, no background music, no candles). It felt harsh and lacking in atmosphere. The seating is odd you are sat at right angles to each other, it would have been nice to have been sat across from one another. We felt like we were in a Harvester or somewhere, not a nice resturaunt. Didnt like people walking in and out past us when we were eating. Not sure why we were served what looked like normal sliced bread, when subseqent diners were brought out what looked to be nice chunky bread and had it described as 'beetroot' and someother bread. We both had picked the same 2 first coures. The appitizer was poor but that wasnt what we had gone for. The starter of sea bass was actually pipping hot, well presented and both agreed it was delicious and eagerly awaited our Mains (pork 3 ways). This didnt look the best a bit random and had a dollop of mash on that was tasteless and cold. The tiny bit of pork belly was nice everything else on the plate wasnt and it left like scraps from dinner service re heated (....we were there on a sunday evening). Pork loin was tough and hard to cut and chew, there was some greenery? on plate that neither of us could cut it was like rubber and it took some eating. Very tasteless second rate 'pub' Sunday mass catering food springs to mind at several times the cost. Both deserts were poor (supposed cheese cake and the brownie) Perhaps our mistake was to come on a Sunday, there was either no proper chef on/he wasnt very good/ they were using re heated stuff from dinner to use up and save. (One of the other mains was beef and yorkshire pudding sunday dinner). Certainly not fine or even nice dinning in our opion. Breakfast run of mill standard was fine with lovely fruit salad. We were going to book an extra night had all been well but just wanted to check out in morning. Waste of money. Expensive lesson to learn.

We are a party of six and pre-booked a table for late Sunday afternoon food and drinks. The food was very good, the Sunday Dinner in particular was worthy of mention, generous portions of Roast Beef/ Turkey/ Ham, a very good selection of fresh vegetables and Yorkshire puddings. We found the gravy could have been thicker but it didn't spoil the meal...a very generous plate of food for a good price. The staff, young lady and man were both professional and the beer selection was adequate. Nothing at all to complain about and good value for money in the Lake District. It's well worth a try, especially for Sunday dinner.

This hotel remains a must-do destination. I visited recently for the first time in 50 years. Delightfully, this historic building remains well looked after and well-run. Significant thought has gone into maintaining and extending the estate. The hotel’s wealth of historic features and furnishings remains. (The billiard room is a sight to see!). Stunning cocktail bar. Rooms remain comfortable and well-thought out. We had a deluxe room with lake view and a very comfy bed. Modern touches included a TV fitted into the bathroom and the spa is of the highest quality. Our complimentary visit to the wildlife park revealed its heartening ethos of conservation and we were lucky to witness a bird of prey experience in the grounds of the hotel. The deputy manager Richard is attentive and supportive. I am looking forward to seeing what the hotel does with the historic walled kitchen garden, which uniquely has a mountain stream running through it.