my partner an i stayed in the eqptian suite it wasnt as big as expected but all the same it was lovely, the spa bath for two was great as we were able to chill out and watch a film as relaxing in the bath!! the reception staff were very friendly and helpfull. i wouldn t really recommend to dine in the restaurant as there isnt really much of one but the town is a 2 min taxi ride and has some fab restaurants. the only complaint i would have is we could hear EVERYTING from the rooms above and below suppose you cant expexct anythig else as it is the perfect romantic getaway.
just becareful when checking out as they only accept cash.
we will defo be returning might even try 21 the lakes next time

we were so looking forward to this stay at the Laked ...unfortuanlety we were horrified! We were greeted by a very shabbily dressed receptionist that had no customer service what so ever. We were then shown to our Egytian room...which was just a cheap and shabby decor...and was built with very flimsy walls so you could hear everything going on downstairs and upstairs. The room felt unclean and cheap! I have stayed in nicer b&bs for less money! We had problems with the couple staying upstairs with the noise and asked the receptionist to handle this. The noise carried on until 12.30am by which this time we threatened to call the police ourselves as the HOTEL were doing nothing about it! We asked them to move us into another room or their sister hotel. Or to move the noisy guests. We felt like we were in Ibiza not the Lakes. The hotel were prepared to do nothing and we were stuck in this horrible situation! The next day we left immediately and I am going to contact the hotel AA standards about this hotel! There was no management/ customer services and just a shabby room!

Important info before I begin…… Clean, Friendly, delicious food, well worth it!


Ok well were shall I start, we booked this break for our 20th Wedding Anniversary, we arrived at the hotel at 1pm an hour early but the friendly lady who greeted us booked us in straight away and informed us that there would be no staff available after 5pm but there was a phone linked to 21 The Lakes.

We were shown to our room the Tudor Suite, we stayed for 2 nights and had a brilliant time. The room is exactly like the picture on their website I have attached some pictures I took whilst there.

The Tudor room was fantastic, a big comfy four poster bed with fresh clean sheets and lovely pillows( my husband fell asleep at 8pm on our first night there it was so comfy!) .

In he bathroom we had a gorgeous spa bath for 2 people( im sure you could have fit 4 people in this bath!) which I am now altering my bathroom to fit one in !

The room had French doors that looked out onto the garden and dancing fountains lovely…. In the wardrobe there was a small fridge big enough for lot of goodies!

The breakfast we were given next morning was delicious, well proportioned and there was plenty of variety and we didn’t have to wait either morning, just sat straight down.

The hotel gives you complimentary passes to the Parklands Country club, pool, steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi.

This hotel is worth the money if you want a break away from the usual.

We can't wait to try out the other rooms...we are going back in June we think to the Tarzan and Jane room!

For a lovely meal try `The Porthole` overlooking the lake in Bowness.

I hope this was of help to you.

Just returned from a fabulous weekend with my boyfriend at Aphrodites. We arrived Friday evening around 6pm and we checked in staright away. We were staying in the indonisian room as we had only booked the wednesday before so only had about 3 rooms to choose from. Although it wouldn't be our first choice of room we were pleasently surpirsed. The decor and theme of the room was good and very clean. The bed was huge and very comfy. We had a nice view over looking the pool (open in summer) and the dancing fountain.
The bathroom was gorgeous and featured a sauna just big enough for two, aswell as a big jaccuzi bath. Overall the room was brilliant, maybe a little bit dated but i think that is just my opinion and taste on the theme.
The only thing that didn't impress us about the hotel was the breakfast. we paid the 4pound to get breakfast in bed on our first morning (saturday) and picked what we would like etc the night before. The food wasn't particularly bad but i wouldn't say it nice either. the sausage was a bit yucky to say the least. so we didn't bother with breakfast on the second day.
The location is lovely, we got taxi's into Bowness on the evenings, which was only 2pound50 each way. Then we walked into Bowness and back on the Saturday. A lovely walk, even in the drizzle of January. We walked the lake route which was nice (apart from the hill which left us panting a bit). Bowness is a lovely little place with nice shops and some excellent places to eat. Fri night we ate at Rumours italian, gorgeous food, brill service, busy place so booking would be an idea. Saturday we had lunch at Robertos bistro which again was lovely and their evening menu looked nice and good value with 3 courses for about 15pound. Then saturday night we opted for chinese (the one opp rumours but i've forgto the name) which had pretty drab decor but amazing food and very fast service. Each meal we had was amazingly reasonable. We had drinks in a few pubs and bars in the area, the nicest place was The in t' wall which is up a little side street near Chruchill's bar.
So all in all we had a fantastic weekend and although it can work out quite pricey to stay at aphrodites it can be worth it. the location is perfect for a relaxing weekend and the rooms are something a bit different.
We have stayed at the sister hotel, 21 the lakes which is close by and also nice.