The Swan Hotel and Spa

Spent two nights at this fabulous hotel for my birthday. Ate in the pub and the brassiere both served amazing food. Staff were all friendly and helpful. Room was clean and spacious with plenty of drawer and hanging space. Loved that we could use the Spa and gym facilities. Highly recommended

I have been a member of the health club for several years and the facilities are needing some attention, to say the least. The staff - not enough of them - are doing their best, trying to man the desk as well as cleaning etc. But they can’t do most of the things that need doing. There is need for new plaster in the ladies changing room on the ceiling where it seems to leak in heavy rain - a problem that persists. The lockers are awful - most just don’t lock. The water dispenser by the pool keeps breaking down and hasn’t worked for weeks (again). The hot tub has just had the loose tiles replaced and they have already come unstuck. It needs sorting properly. The pool needs demoulding. around the edge - draining and deep cleaning. It can’t just be wiped. The shower drains regularly block, or they don’t work. I heard one of the senior staff (manger?) asking the girl on the desk what she does with her time.. ?! They need a proper cleaner like the new spa. It is not the high standard it was. Not enough money spent, not enough staff. It is a shame because it used to be much better. Standards have dropped. It isn’t what you would expect from a quality hotel, which is what it used to be.

My husband and I stayed for one night last week and had the most relaxing time. Check in was supposedly 3pm, however we did a partial check in online the night before which asked for an estimated time of arrival. We said 1pm as we wanted to enjoy a drink and use the facilities. We arrived around the time we'd planned and our room was ready, so we completed check in which was really quick and easy. Reception area has a very informal, relaxed feel about it, it didn't look to corporate and fit the theme of the hotel. The staff were lovely too. Our room was great, very spacious with a huge bed, a sitting area by the window which overlooked the spa gardens and hillside. Nipping clean, no complaints regarding that. We had a drink from the bar which we were able to take outside and enjoy by the stream. Due to the location, there wasn't a great deal of passing traffic and the only cars that would pass the seating along the water would be those going to/from the hotel & spa. We changed and spent some time around the indoor pool but then decided to pay the extra and use the thermal spa and Gardens. We're so pleased we did as this made our day and overall stay feel that little bit more special and definitely more relaxing. The member of staff (Genie) who greeted us at the spa was the nicest person, she was so friendly and accommodated us straight away. She gave us a quick tour, showing us what was what. She told us she'd be wandering around and should we need anything, just to give her a wave. We were very much left to enjoy ourselves and when we did fancy a drink, Genie was more than happy to wait on us. We spent a good few hours there. Later on in the evening we ate in the brasserie on site. This is more like finer dining rather than pub grub, which was also available in a different dining area. The food was absolutely incredible and again the waiting staff were great too. Nothing was a bother and the gent who served us was friendly and had a great sense of humour. Our bed was comfortable and the room was so dark and quiet. Our only critism would be that the room was too warm. It was a warm and close day, which obviously can't be helped, however there was an air conditioning unit on the wall with a sign saying it was out of use. Breakfast the following morning was beautiful. A continental help yourself selection with cereals, toast, pastries, fruit and yogurt but also a menu to choose from with items cooked to order, such as porridge, pancakes, poached eggs on toast, all the way to full cooked breakfasts. Check out was quick and effortless. All in all a fabulous one night stay. We'd definitely return and have recommended to friends and family already. Special mention again to Genie at the spa, she is a credit to the team there, what a lovely woman.

Wonderful weekend spent in the gorgeous Lake District. The Love Nest was stunningly beautiful with everything we could possibly need to hand. Our evening meal was delicious with every course being cooked to perfection. Our spa day on the Sunday was luxurious, and made us both feel so relaxed. An amazing stay, thank you so much.

Beautiful setting, beautiful food, gorgeous food. Immaculately clean and the staff are fabulous. We loved the Spa too, they make great cocktails.

The hotel was nice shame not enough shower gel for us both to use The spa was nice but shame tiles missing already in the shower area stain on bed balance Staff nice but not over friendly my steak was fatty but the staff did remove my wine of the bill for this Hotel nice and modern but the big stain on the carpet and skirt board in the corridor let’s it die.

We visited this afternoon for Afternoon Tea and unfortunately it wasn’t quite the experience we expected. The sandwiches were lovely and the scones were excellent but the little cakes felt shop bought not patisserie standard. The cocktails were good - although they were more expensive than at some other Lake District hotels. Most disappointing was the service - we were shown to our table and then ignored for around 10 minutes. We were then served chilled water. It was another 10 minutes before anyone came to take our order. Our table was booked for 3pm and it was after 3:30 before we had our food and drinks. At no point did anyone come over to check if everything was okay. Although clean and nicely decorated the restaurant area was very cold. Having had afternoon tea at several places this is not one we will be returning to.

Nice bar Lovely outside are by the river plenty of tables Cosy lounge area, and busy bar and restaurant Location is excellent by the river and one mile riverside walk to the Aquarium and the ferry to Windermere,Ambleside and the otherLakeside Woodland options for walking, as well as the rest of South Lakes

We booked our room late, and took advantage of the 15% discount. The room was spacious with a lovely view over the spa and countryside. Comfy bed and the hotel was silent in the evening. The staff are so friendly and attentive from the moment you arrive, they really are a credit! We loved having drinks infront of the roaring fire in the lounge, very cosy! We dined that evening in the pub area, food was delicious, presented nicely and we didn't wait long at all! Can't wait to revisit!