Excellent Break

We've stayed at this hotel on many occasions over the years and have always enjoyed our experience. Hotel staff are very helpful and friendly. Felt very safe and all measures were in place for Covid 19. Location of hotel is ideal for bars and restaurants in the area. Views from dining room are excellent overlooking the lake and it was lovely to sit and relax on the grassed area following breakfast. My favourite hotel in Bowness.

When marketing clashes with reality

August 2020, COVID19, staycation is the name of the like many other Brits we chose the fabulous Lake District. And in the district, we found some rooms at the Old England hotel

The advertisement and pictures looked lovely, and promised a four star spa hotel, with luxurious rooms and gourmet restaurant.

Reality however, was a bit different. First and foremost however I would like to thank the staff who did their best in most difficult times and were friendly, welcoming and managed to stay so and smile throughout what was probably the hottest week in the Lake District for a very long time, whilst wearing masks. And the pool was very nice, as was the gym. But that s it for the nice things I have to say about the hotel. The staff were lovely, really lovely

The can I say. We had three of them and all were just awful. Specifically, they were small, crammed, super hot with no air conditioning or any flow of air whatsoever. Which made life pretty difficult in the hottest week of 2020. And they looked nothing like a 4 star hotel. In fact, the hotel itself didn t look anything like a 4 star hotel. It actually looked like nobody has invested any money into it for the last decade, or in cleaning it on a regular basis.

So - if you re looking for a place to sleep and store your luggage, Old England is the place for you. If you re looking for something a bit extra, look elsewhere.

ideal holiday

thank you so much for making our holiday an enjoyable one .food and service excellant.
best wishes
Angela Davidson

Overall a nice hotel

The location is perfect however the room was very small. I did not receive my complimentary drink on arrival even though I asked. i was told that they would sort it out which they never did. this is one of the reasons for booking with Off Peak Luxury

Lovely hotel in a lovely location. Very nice room, friendly and efficient staff and very good food..

I have always wanted to stay at this hotel, having driven past so many times heading for the mountains. We had an excellent room with views of the lake both to the north and the south. The restaurant provided an excellent dinner, the staff were very friendly and professional. It was a great pleasure to end the Lock down here. We used the ferry to visit Hawkeshead, walk round Tarn Hows and walk around in Ambleside. Just up the road is Holehird, a Cheshire Home with wonderful gardens carefully looked after by the local Horticultural Society.

A pleasure to stay at this hotel.
Staff were were 1st class could not do enough for you

Old England Hotel

Lovely overnight stay with warm and welcoming staff from the moment we arrived