Forget the good reviews, this place really is a hole. OK, so we were only charged £35 / night, but even at that price I don't expect : - a toilet with "yellow" splash marks from the previous guest - dust & dirt on the bathroom floor. There was even a screw on the floor and what looked likea pile... more

We have just returned from a one night stay at the Stags Head with our 2 girls. We stayed there 13 years ago after our wedding and decided to go back to celebrate our anniversary with our children, as you do! We requested a quiet room as we knew the hotel had a basement disco. The room was basic and... more

Basically this is a hotel set above a gigantic pub and that's it. It looks nice from the outside but when you go through the doors it's just a pub with even a niteclub in the basement that's on until 2am, we were 3 floors up and still got awoken by people leaving in the street at 2.30am. The back... more

I have roughed it a bit in my time in the Forces but never had to pay for the privilege for doing so. This place was filthy and the breakfast was so burnt it should have turned up in an urn ! It was 25 degress outside and the radiator was fully on and with being broke we were unable... more

Myself and my husband stayed here for our first wedding anniversary and it was a great weekend, all the staff were helpful and the food was good too and was also very clean, on the morning of our anniversary we had breakfast up in our four poster bedroom and the hotel also arrange the most lovely handtied flowers, eating breakfast... more

My wife and i visited the stags head for my 40th birthday,we were a little put off by the bad reviews we had read but had no need to worry.The hotel is spotless and the rooms are furnished to a high standard the staff are friendly and the breakfast is a full breakfast.Ok its not your usual quaint lakedistrict hotel... more

Myself and my Partner had a long weekend booked at the Stags Head in July. The Stags Head is a lovely place to stay, we were given room 18 which is to the front overlooking St Martin's Church,it was a no smoking room with a large comfy 6ft bed, Although admittidly the bar customers were a little loud whilst dring... more

I travel both in the UK and Overseas and therefore stay in a motley collection of hotels which to be fair have improved, but only because I read other peoples reviews in Tripadvisor. In the case of the Stags Head in Bowness on Windermere, there was no such review so here is mine for you to consider. Bowness on Windermere... more