This hotel could teach many large and self styled 'grand' hotels how to treat customers. Always a warm and friendly greeting, beautiful lounges with real fires, comfortable seating and a relaxed atmosphere. We are always made to feel welcome and a member of staff is quickly on hand to bring menus and take a drinks order. The manager is very... More

We spent a 2 day break here in November. The hotel has a comfortable ambiance with exceptional staff and service led by the very able Manager. The hotel is spotless throughout. Some critics said that the decor was dated in style, We could not disagree more having stayed in many boutique hotels throughout Europe, we felt it added to the... More

Great ambience in this country house hotel. Friendly welcome and very comfortable bar and lounge. Food superb for dinner and for breakfast - and very reasonable. Our room was in the annexe and was very comfortable, with all the things one could want - including fresh milk for tea. Only one thing missing, and that was a shower. But there... More

Could not fault the friendliness of the staff and other guests. Guests actually talked to each other!! Comfortable lounge area with lovely fire and easy chairs. Bedroom was very pleasant if a trifle old fashioned. However the bathroom left something to be desired. Small and inadequate plumbing-particularly the shower -needs updating. Food was ok but not outstanding-although the breakfast was... More

We have been staying regularly at Aynsome Manor for years. The things that draw you back are the welcoming staff and suberb food sourced from local suppliers. Aynsome was sourcing it's food from the loacal area long before food miles became a fashion statement. The staff always make you feel welcome and looked after and if the ambience of a... More

We have just returned from a late two night break at this wonderful hotel. What makes this hotel so wonderful is it's staff they could not be more helpful and obliging nothing is too much trouble. The service is outstanding as is the food. This is a family managed hotel and it shows that the customer always comes first. The... More

We have been drawn back to the Aynsome Manor on numerous occasions over the past 15 years. Throughout this time standards have been consistently high. The owners (Chris and Andrea Varley) give the sort of close personal attention to all aspects of the hotel trade that have guaranteed the maintenance of these excellent standards. The continuous programme of investment in... More

I have just spent a weekend away with three colleagues at this truly wonderful hotel and cannot praise it highly enough. Chris and Andrea Varley and their team provide service which is almost imperceptible in that you are at times unaware that it's happening. This is particularly true at dinner where an almost incomparable meal is laid before one in... More

It seems so long ago since we were married, but in May 2011 we had our wedding at Cartmel Priory and the next day, had our wedding breakfast at Aynsome Manor. The day was simply wonderful. Chris and the team could not have done any more for us. The service and the food were of fantastic quality, all of our... More