Daffodil hotel overnight stay

Lovely room very spacious and warm. The spa was very relaxing and included lovely robes and slippers as well as a big fluffy towel. Food was great evening dinner was fabulous followed by next morning a fantastic breakfast that had everything you could wish for.

OK

My wife and I had never been to the Lake District so we booked a night away for her birthday. There were 21 hotels on the country breaks website and I was most impressed by the daffodil, the pictures and idyllic location justified the fact it was the most expensive option. I paid for a lake view room, I was called after booking to tell me the room was in fact not available and offered a downgrade. I declined and paid extra towards a better room, a junior suite. Sounded great but in fact was very average and had a view of the car park. I paid extra towards this despite my booking, it stated a complimentary room upgrade was included in my package. It was almost 400 for one night including the spa.

The spa was great and the sauna exceptional, it was quite busy however and not quite the romantic intimate experience I was expecting. The staff were great to be fair however being promoted to top every time I ordered a drink at the bar annoying especially after paying extra for my room and on top of the luxury scenic car park view room

The staff in the restaurant were excellent to be fair, some of the most professional I have had the pleasure of being waited on by. The food however not amazing. We were looking forward to this after the long travel, i did enjoy the chicken tagine but the lamb main was ok, I have made better myself. The potato was excellent. My wife got the duck breast starter which was good, but the seafood risotto was awful. No offence. It was fishy and not a prawn in sight! The cocktails were great. We declined a dessert. The meal was almost 150 which we got a 35pp contribution towards, which would basically cover a main course. That absolutely was not worth 150 and was a disappointing birthday meal for my wife

The location is lovely and we had a drive into Windermere to see more of the Lake District the day after to make a bit more of an occasion of the trip. Overall we were disappointed with the experience, I would stay again but not for the price we paid

Thanks

Chris

Would be happy to return

A very pleasant stay in a scenic location. Nice quality rooms with excellent cleanliness. The thermal pool was a welcome retreat at the end of a day (kept having to restart it every few mins though). Restaurant service & food quality were excellent for both breakfast & evening meal, however the same menu for every night, meaning very limited choice if you have dietary requirements which weren t actually noted on the menu anyway (e.g. vegetarian/vegan etc).

Daffodil Hotel and Spa

We thoroughly enjoyed a 2 night break at this hotel in Grasmere, Ambleside.
The hotel is very impressive and in a beautiful location at the northern end of the mere.
The Interior is finished to a high standard and the staff were a credit to your hotel.

The only slight hiccup we had was that some other resident appeared to have put a meal and drinks bill on our room. However the hotel staff were quick to remedy the problem. I did suggest that the restaurant staff, upon receiving resident diners really ought to insist on seeing their keycard cardboard wallets showing the room number. This would go a long way to reducing the possibility of this happening again.

Having said that, the mishap was professionally dealt with by the management/reception staff and it would not stop us from recommending the Daffodil to others.