We arrived at Braemount House on the 7th February 2005, for 3 nights. We booked early to avoid dissapointment. The hotel looked really nice in the brochure we had been sent and the pictures on the Internet.

When we arrived at the guest house, we was firstly dissapointed in two things-

* The guest house is in the middle of a residential estate. It also looked like the door could do with a lick of paint.
* Also on some of the write ups it was advertised as a hotel which in fact it is a guest house.

The rooms were very nice, spacious and clean on arrival. Also in the room was a television and a DVD player and a CD player, we found this a very nice touch. In the brochure it said you get complimentary scones and drinks on arrival, we was not offered this. Why advertise something you don't offer.

On walking, we found the hotel to be central, midway between Windermere and Bowness-on- Windermere. So if you do not have a car than the loaction is great and it is only a couple of pounds in the taxi from the train station.

The breakfasts in the hotel was not up to much and we found the people who ran the hotel not that friendly- you sometimes got the impression you were imposing on them.

We are regualr guests in the Lake District and if you are looking for a great hotel try the Applegarth. This is in Windermere and is perfect for guests with cars or if you havn't got a car is probably about a 20 min stroll to the lake. There is an excellent Italian resteraunt called the Villa Pastina- good food and fantastic service. Also a reasonable price.

If you are going to travel around the villages eg, Ambleside, Keswick, Kendal and Grasmere the buses are quite expensive but they do a saver ticket which is £8 per person and this will get you unlimited access to all the buses. We also visited the cinema in Windermere it is only small but a good night out, they still have intervals and come round with Ice Cream.

The hotel was Ok but we would not return. I am the Asst. Manager of a travel agents so maybe I am beeing a bit picky but I don't think it was worth the money and I would not recommend the Braemount House.