We have stayed here 3 times now. We enjoy the location and views, the good friendly service, the good food and the good standard of rooms. Since it received 3 AA rosettes for food we have noticed that the prices have increased and we decided we would not pay the going rates anymore as there are lots of similar hotels in the area. A very good deal was offered in May and so we returned for 2 nights. We had a wonderful stay and very good weather , which helps, and would definately return at the right price. However, I do feel there are minor issues here which have been mentioned by others. The standard rooms are small. I could not sit at the desk/dresser because there was not enough room between dresser and bed to put the chair in the place. The dinner service seems more attuned to the chef than the diners. As mentioned previously by another reviewer you can wait a long time from arriving in the lounge before you eat your main course. On our second night we tried to book an earlier slot but still sat down to dinner at the same time. I do feel this needs sorting out. At £50 a head for dinner I expect better speed of service. If money is no object or you get a good deal I am sure you will not be dissapointed here.

We stayed here to celebrate our 4th anniversary and cheer ourselves up after a rain filled week cruising the south of France! It was delightful-wonderfully peaceful , fantastic setting overlooking lake windermere .
The Tarn (lake) on the grounds proved to be the perfect spot to enjoy our drinks and soak up the sunshine before we returned to the sun terrace to relax before setting off to explore Bowness.
The walk into Bowness is a leisurely 20 mins and although there is no pavement in parts it's an enjoyable one.We got a taxi back to the hotel which was about £3 .
Dinner was excellent and highlighted local produce, as did our extensive breakfast , best we've ever been offered in the u.k .
Our room overlooked the building work but it did not really bother us and we recieved a good rate.
Rooms are tastefully decorated , very comfortable, complete with quality toiletries( Molton Brown) and homely touches (bottled water)
We would recommend this hotel and hope to visit ourselves again very soon.

We booked a three night stay here, based purely on the Tripadvisor reviews. We paid £330/night for two nights and then a reduced rate of £165 for a third night. This rate included DB&B in what was described as a "Preferred" room.

Indeed the service was excellent. We were welcomed happily and shown around the communal areas, and then to our room. In fact everyone we dealt with was professional, smiling and very helpful; the staff seemed happy in their work. I would say the staff are the best aspect of this hotel.

However, for us we found it a little regimented. We were told to choose a time for dinner and then to be in the bar 30 minutes beforehand to choose our meal, allowing the kitchen to prepare it in advance of our sitting down. This is fine except it didn't actually work this way. On our first night, from when we arrived in the bar until we received our starters was just over an hour - we were famished by then! And then we had to wait 40 minutes for our main courses - I recognise that the kitchen cooks to order, but to receive a main course one hour after serving the starter is too long. Unfortunately the kitchen had a penchant for the salt cellar and my main course was so overseasoned it made it unpallatable - I'm a great saltlover, but this was too much. Amazingly, another dish was brought out within about 5 minutes (!), and it was fine! We did receive an apology. All in all the meal took so long that we were shattered and missed coffee and petits fours altogether.

Breakfast was fine - tasty and lovely fresh fruit and yoghurt, but again, my scrambled eggs had had an attack of the salt again and again I just couldn't eat them.

The dinner of the second night was better as we made sure we started a lot earlier. However, both myself and hubby found the food over-complex, fussy and in some instances the flavours were just too confused. I think the icing on the cake was my husbands starter of foie gras, served with lemon curd and gingernut - no I'm not joking, and frankly it just didn't work. It was all very pretty but we would have prefrred some simple cooking with the amazing local prduce they have, with portions that lasted for more than three minutes, and actually filled you up.

On a positive note we thought the dining room was beautifully decorated and we did find it very comfortable, and again good service.

In terms of our room, we found it a little on the small side and the bathroom minute and badly laid out (if one of you were using the loo, the other struggled to get past - the loo was right by the door). We did ask about the room, as frankly, I would have classed it a standard, but apparently we were paying for the view of the garden. For us we would have preferred a lesser view and a more spacious room, but this decision had already been made for us and we were never given a choice. In fact the downside of being above the garden and front door, meant being privy to people's comings and goings early in the morning and late at night, aswell as the bright lights in the garden.

It was nice hotel, but for us, no more than that. We've stayed in some truly special boutique hotels, which were less contrived and tried a little less obviously hard, which lead to a comfortable effotless service and surroundings. I do think my mum and her friends would love this place, and for me that says it all.

We only managed 1 night here whilst our daughter was at brownie camp but oh how we wanted to stay for longer.

The staff were all fantastic. Our room was great even though it overlooked the building work. I cant wait for the new rooms to be finished.

The setting was so peaceful and so relaxed. we were lucky with the weather and stayed outside with a drink until we absolutely had to get ready for dinner.

The food.!!!!!! To die for. everything was great. Super presentation with a taste that surpassed it.

We will return soon!!