New Year Breaks In The Lake District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Shaun - Verified booking

  PROS: Excellent Location and beautiful views of the local hilltops.

  location especially good to walk into Ambleside. CONS: - Parking, it's a long way to reverse in, in the middle of the night (do NOT drive in forwards and try to turn around at the end - no lighting and you're likely to catch your car on so many corners) - Maybe I have been spoilt with Airbnb, but No washing powder/tablets is so annoying, as is No shower gel etc - to have to go back into town and get these basics - Why ? - CHECKOUT - these timings of 5pm check-in and 9am check out are ridiculous! .... especially when you can't leave anything in the dishwasher and all has to be put away. - Rooms - very small - and since 90% of cupboard space is labelled "OWNERS ITEMS" you have to leave all your stuff on the floor around the bed - which is a nightmare as there is only max 2ft of space in the room! (try going to the bathroom in the middle of the night and NOT tripping over all your stuff). this could be an excellent little cosy place (justifying the higher price tag) if only the owners were more customer focussed.

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• Alan - Verified booking

  Walker's Retreat is a superb apartment - fitted out to the highest standard, clean and comfortable.

  When you find the secret stairway down through the garden into the main street, you realise how brilliantly situated it is for shops, restaurants and buses - all literally minutes away. We have stayed in Ambleside many times but this was our first visit to Walker's Retreat and we were really impressed. A word of warning though, the apartment is part of a small complex which sadly has little in the way of sound-proofing. The walls and ceilings are paper-thin and we could hear everything from the surrounding apartments. It wasn't that our neighbours were particularly rowdy but, because of the thin walls, etc. we could hear every door closing, voices in conversation and T.V. sounds. This was partly remedied by the purchase of earplugs, but couldn't prevent a few sleepless nights during our stay. The noise was a shame because otherwise this apartment would be absolutely perfect.

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• Alan - Verified booking

  The apartment was very dated and tired with very grubby carpets in the living area, overall cleanliness was not as good as I would expect.

  The grill in the top oven was very grubby and made a right mess of plates I tried to warm up in there. The Sky box and TV seemed to operate intermittently, not a real problem for me, but would be for some guests. More importantly my stay wasn’t helped by having no hot water in either the kitchen or bathroom sinks for the whole of my stay. More worryingly nobody seemed to be doing anything about it. Sadly I must have also just been unlucky with my food choices when I ate in the pub. Food looked basic but fine and customers seemed happy enough. However, neither of my two courses were cooked properly and I could not finish either of them. Not all doom and gloom, however, as they did have a good selection of well kept beers!

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• George - Verified booking

  Great location and comfortable accommodation.

  My only criticism is that I could not charge my EV at the charge point. Successfully logged in, entered my details, provided details for payment (including a pre charge payment of I think £60 which seems excessive) and got to the charging about to start screen. Unfortunately it never did start. Tried again and the same thing. Seems to be a communication problem with the Monta charge point or App. I’ve never heard of Monta before - maybe a poor choice of charge point. Trusting my £60 pre charge gets reimbursed- will have to check at the end of the month. All rather disappointing as an onsite charge point is potentially very useful. I wonder if anyone else has managed to get it to work?

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• Geraldine - Verified booking

  Just back from a 3 night stay at The Old Mill in Keswick.

  It is a lovely apartment: bright, airy and in a great location - so central. The accommodation was spotless and extra touches such as fresh flowers on the dining table and vibrant plants on the balcony provide a warm and welcoming vibe. With a cinema on our doorstep, we nipped out to watch a film before dinner with no travel hassles - so convenient. We were prepared to take our rubbish away since designated bin(s) were not obvious. This didn’t prove to be necessary. Communication was good and we always received a speedy response. Just wished we’d stayed longer but we will return! Many thanks for a very pleasant experience. Geraldine and Phil.

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