What a place, my wife and I have stayed here several times in the last 3 years and we have never been disappointed. Staff are calm, efficient, unobtrusive and happy in their work and will do anything to help. Rooms are finished to a high standard and the leisure club is a great facility when you've been walking in the hills all day - try the hot tub!
My wife and I have eaten in the Windermere restaurant and the food is very good indeed - try the Low Wood Sticky Toffee Pudding and copy the recipe out of the Low Wood information book. Yummy! Breakfasts are equally impressive with English, continental, fruit, pastries, cereals etc the list goes on. The dining room is a great space to eat in. Get down to breakfast early and get a table in the windows looking out over Windermere.
The Low Wood Marina is a great recent addition where we have hired a small motorboat on several occasions. We booked for 4 hours and set off with a bottle of wine and a picnic all the way down to Newby Bridge.
The lounge and reception area are very impressive, as is the bar. Just one word of warning, the magnums of champagne on display in the lounge may look full but are in fact empty.
Lake view rooms are worth the money, some with feature bathrooms and beds etc. We took my wife's youngest son to the hotel last year and the hotel put an extra bed in a room for us along with a pack of goodies.
If all this isn't enough, on our honeymoon, we actually moved from another hotel just up the road. When I phoned Low Wood to book in at very short notice, they asked if we were celebrating anything particular and when we arrived we found in our room a full size bottle of champagne on ice, cards from the staff, chocolates and balloons. They even offered to look after our bags from 9.00am until our room was ready at 12.00pm so we could go and enjoy our day without having to travel with our luggage
The hotel literature states that they aim to go the extra mile to make your stay special and they certainly achieve this and this is why we keep going back.
You can't fail to be impressed as it feels like more than a 4 star hotel.
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, pet owners, Families with Small Children, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, Families with Teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Spa