Lodges & Log Cabins in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Billie - Verified booking

  We had a lovely time during our stay at the lakes.

  We stayed earlier in the year but on a different site. Our previous accommodation was a lodge also with a hot tub. With this to compare to there are several things that could benefit from some attention in your lodge. I’ll start with the positives, which are the fact that the master bedroom mattress was extremely comfortable, we had an amazing sleep every night. I was thrilled with how lovely the lodge smelt upon arrival, with bringing our dog along I always get a bit worried that the accommodation will smell of pets which isn’t what I want regardless of having a pet myself. You could not tell it was a lodge that accepted pets so 5* to the cleaners there. The general cleanliness was good and quality of outdoor furniture good also, we got to enjoy the sunshine on a comfy and sturdy piece of furniture. The hot tub very enjoyable too. The negatives - dishwasher was out of salt and rinse aid, non provided under the sink so these need to be checked when the lodge is cleaned as pots came out dirty. The hair drier didn’t work. The tv in the lounge constantly froze when trying to change channels so we’d have to turn it off at the wall (our children just wanted to enjoy a little telly before bed and in a morning before our adventures began, but this proved difficult). Some badly cracked floor tiles in the main bathroom. The shower screen couldn’t be opened in the main bathroom, when trying to assist my son in the shower the shower screen started to tip rather than open like a door which made showering him difficult. The wardrobe doors in the master bedroom would not open and shut, again fallen off the runners and stiff, weren’t useable. There was some random stuff just dumped in the bottom of the single bedroom wardrobe too, looked messy. And just some general bits that looked tired and could do with replenishing. For example, rusty toilet roll holder in the en-suite and the bottom of the door in the en-suite was damaged and peeling. The kitchen could be better equipped, the knives were very blunt, couldn’t slice bread with the bread knife. The fridge was on maximum when we arrived and we understand why because it doesn't keep items chilled to the temperature you’d expect so I don’t feel this is working to the capacity it should. Overall we enjoyed our stay but when you look back at the issues we’ve listed there is a fair bit that you wouldn't expect to find in that condition. Lovely well maintained site, lovely staff in the bar.

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• Sally - Verified booking

  We stayed for a week returning 19th June.

  A clean, comfortable lodge with lots of added items (thanks for the wine!). The best feature for us was the large patio and hot-tub and we could park right outside our lodge. The lodge also does not get overly hot at night if the window is open (we had hot weather which was fortunate for us). Unfortunately the en-suite 'body shower' did not work - the temperature was boiling hot and could not be reduced. The maintenance team came quickly but said this was the owners responsibility as they had a separate contract and they would inform the owner. I explained I really needed this shower as to work as I had injured myself on the other shower but I did not hear back. I followed up 3 days before the end of our holiday and they promised to fix or compensate but heard nothing. Fortunately there was another shower over the bath but due to my back problem I had already struggled to get into the shower and cut my leg on the bath shower screen - the maintenance man trimmed the edge of the screen but beware as this is still sharp and the hand rails on the bath are low (this is why the cubicle would have been better). If we had been sharing the lodge with another guest(s) we would have all had to share one shower and that would have been horrible. Luckily it was just us and our doggie (we did not use the smaller bedroom). If it was not for the shower I would have given this top rating throughout as the patio was wonderful - fully enclosed for our dog and great hot-tub. We had a lovely relaxing time. However, the holiday was tarnished by an irresponsible maintenance team who alluded to the fact they already knew the shower had problems but still the shower had not been fixed. This should not be advertised with 2 showers.

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• Parin - Verified booking

  A beautiful lodge perfectly located at the end of the street, very peaceful.

  Unfortunately no views of the lake some of the pictures portray due to additional lodges and trees in the way. However this lodge is not on ground floor so does give some sense of privacy and better views. The kitchen was well equipped and heating was available to use should you need it. Unfortunately the kitchen handles were sticky and therefore needed a wipe down but overall very clean place. You get access to one car parking space right outside your lodge but take note you do have 20 steps to climb (as stated in the description as advertised) The bathrooms unfortunately had a horrible smell coming from the drains, was quite unbearable and we had no way of directly contacting management to get this fixed immediately. The mattresses & pillows in the bedroom are non existent, you just sink into it. The mattresses are well overdue a replacement. We did not sleep well at all. There is little to no wifi so i wouldnt come with the expectation of having access to the wifi. EE network worked quite well O2 was hit and miss. You only get one toilet roll for the stay per bathroom so make sure you bring your own or alternatively you can buy locally. Its a shame there were no recycling facilities for your rubbish, this should be a must for all lodges/accommodation in this day and age. Overall we had a pleasant stay its just unfortunate the bathroom and bedroom mattresses let us down.

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• Jonathan - Verified booking

  The lodge is fantastic and is in a lovely spot whereby you get the sun on the verandah for the majority of the day.

  On the down side, the dishwasher was rubbish. We had to go & buy our own salt, rinse aid and tablets which we’ve never had to do before in any self catering property. However it still didn’t work properly, 4 separate washes of the same load didn’t clean so we ended up cleaning by hand. A minor point but nevertheless worth mentioning. We couldn’t use the shower in the en-suite because the temperature was scalding hot, I mean really scalding hot and no matter how much we tried to alter it, it wouldn’t change. The electric fused one night, but it was swiftly rectified by the ground maintenance team. We appreciate as far as the dishwasher & shower go, we did not report it to maintenance because tbh we were up & out every morning. A special mention for the wi-fi which is abysmal & needs looking at. Fortunately we were there for a complete break away so it did not effect us but I am certain other guests with children will find it extremely problematic and frustrating. They are just minor points which need looking at. Overall it was great value for money. We would definitely go back, we had a great week and if those points we’ve raised were all good it would have been 10/10.

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• Sheryl - Verified booking

  We stayed at 8 Woodlands.

  There was space for one car towards the front of the lodge due to leaving space for the lodge to the back of 8 Woodlands. Enough space though so all was ok. The lodge had everything in terms of cutlery, plates, pans, trays and bin bags. Was a very nice touch to have some coffee, tea and milk sachets on arrival along with washing up liquid, tea towel and toilet roll. Plenty of towels were provided for our weeks stay. We were impressed with the lodge itself and the grounds. Close to the lake for a morning stroll with the dog which was just over the main road at the bottom. Everything else was a driveable distance, 15 mins to Coniston, 30 mins to Bowness or Ambleside. The only downfall was the main bed. One side dipped making it uncomfortable to the point of feeling you were to fall out of bed when turning over. Wasn't great for the back really however I survived and made do. All in all loved our holiday and would stay again but a different lodge due to the bed

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