Damson Dene Hotel

Good place and Dog alowed in the hotel. More like a country house

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We have stayed here several times and this is the first under the new management. There have been a few changes in layout & rooms and some much needed decoating has been done - it's an ongoing process but progree is being made. The room we booked, a 4 poster wasn't allocated to us but the room that was ,was pretty good so we didn't mind. Generally, everything was fine, the restaurant meals were good, staff and waiters excellent. The hotel was warm, cosy & friendly so we will return in the future. A couple of things that didn't sit too well with us was the 3 star food hygiene rating - we've never noticed this before and management should address this as a matter of urgency and in the pool, we were a little surprised to find children's swimming lessons taking place. These were not hotel resident's children and their parents were in the pool area, clothed & seated watching, whilst guests are using the sauna etc. It made using the pool a little more difficult beacuse of not wanting to disturb the little ones having the lessons. I'd rather be told the pool is out of use for an hour or so and plan around it.||Other than that, it was a good couple of relaxing days. More...

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We really enjoyed our time in Damson Dene Hotel, the staff was great as well as the facilities!I recommend to anyone who wants to discover the Lake District region.

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The Staff were very welcoming as were the food and drink. We didn’t get to use the leisure facilities as we unfortunately had to leave early due to a family emergency. Will definitely return lovely place to stay. More...

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My Godson & his partner returned from the USA,we needed a hotel to get nine of us together before Christmas. We booked in,excellent communication from hotel staff. We were then emailed to say there was a party on in the hotel on the Saturday and would we like to book.It was £27.95pp for four course dinner and a DJ with dancing.||We booked it & were glad we had.The food was lovely,plentiful and hot.The DJ & compare worked hard to ensure everyone had a great time.Next morning the breakfast included in the price was excellent too.The beds were comfy,hotel quiet and a good sleep was had by all.Staff were friendly & communeral areas were cosy.||We would definitely recommend and return.A great find. More...

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Beautiful hotel, very friendly warm staff, food absolutely amazing! We stayed here for one night to break the journey up to Edinburgh, it was sooo lovely we re booked again for another night on our way home! |It felt very festive here, especially the reception area with the roaring fire and gorgeous decorations.|Will most definitely return AND would recommend to everybody!|Thank you. More...

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We stopped over the night following our xmas party. The party was excellent thanks the brilliant DJ playing great tunes throughout the night. One of the best party nights we have been to. The food was carvery and was excellent. The breakfast buffet the same. Cant fault the food. The leisure facilities were great for us as it was very quiet. After reading some reviews I can see some didnt have the peaceful experience we did but made for a very pleasant couple of hours. The staff were great. Friendly and accommodating. We will def return next year. Thankyou all. More...

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Stayed here after a xmas party night which was one of the best party nights I've had thanks to the great DJ playing great tunes. We used the leisure facilities which were lovely even though the jacuzzi was not warm but a notice saying was out of order. Up to us if went in or not. Spent a long time in it. The bedroom was lovely and comfortable. The food was amazing. The carvery meal at night and the buffet breakfast. Couldnt fault it at all. Will def be booking again for next year and treating ourselves to a night stopover. Thankyou to all the staff who were very friendly and helpful. More...

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Lovely place

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This was our 13th Xmas party night at this great hotel, roll on next year ||The rooms were as always spacious, warm and clean with nice facilities. ||The bar area has been revamped to a good standard and the same applies to the lounge next door.||The food was excellent with lots of choice you wanted for nothing. The breakfast was also very tasty.||Excellent DJ who played a wide variety to suit all tastes.||Well done to Paul and his team. More...

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Christmas time at the damson dene very nice staff helpful could ask them for anything as it was no problem , food was excellent. big log fire .Would recommend it very central for visiting all the nearby towns in area More...

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Lovely food very friendly staff excellent rooms and value for money and access to swimming pool and gym.

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What a lovely hotel staff are amazing sooo nice . Food amazing. Open fire and xmas deco amazing. Will defo go again.

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Really nice location and room was great breakfast was good, will return...

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2nd Christmas we have been. Great Hotel,very clean rooms,so comfy. Only one little complaint. Was so hot,even with the radiators turned off. Most of our friends said the same. The Christmas party was great again. DJ Brilliant,food so nice & the all you can eat breakfast is amazing. Loved our stay again. More...

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From the start trouble free booking in, room clean tidy and warm for this time of year , breakfast was good except for susages which was hit&miss mine was fine but wife's seems to have a tinge in tast as if it was yesterday's? ,The next day mine was the same? All in all tho a good selection for English breakfast,staff are very informative and helpful the views from breakfast over the ponds and with frost on the grounds made nice picture perfect Christmas cards ha ,plenty of car parking spaces ,and seating areas in and around the hotel, would have stayed up a bit later last night for entertainment as we head from room if we was informed? (Which was finished before 12) Ideal location if you where to visit bowness or kendel only if you went further,like Keswick or amberside there is road works and can make the journey alot longer ( took us 1hr more to return than it was to get there mine you it was around 4 o'clock in the evening) any how would recommend this hotel and hopefully return again. More...

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We stayed for 2 nights DBB in room 41. The room was spacious, clean and had a lovely view of the gardens. The bathroom was a good size and had an enormous shower plus bath. Great lighting too which is hard to get in a hotel!||Victoria in reception was very helpful and professional and the manager and bar staff were also friendly.||The food was okay, but as a vegetarian, I prefered the bar menu. The bar itself was a great place to sit and the service was spot on. ||The hotel is about 20 mins from Kendal and 15 mins from Gummers How, which is a good walk with beautiful views over Windermere lake. The dog certainly enjoyed his stay! Thank you for doing your best to make our stay a pleasant experience. More...

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We were celebrating my husbands 70th birthday as a family (6 adults & 4 children plus 1 dog) and the Damson Dene hotel and staff were excellent. They are very child and dog friendly. I can't praise the staff highly enough and nothing was too much trouble for them. We were sad to leave and would definitely return to such a lovely, homely hotel. More...

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Lovely hotel , great location for lake Windermere . Our book in was quick and easy and staff friendly . I knew as soon as we parked up in the car park I’d seen this hotel before somewhere ( I’ve never been to the lakes ) it had appeared on channel fours the hotel . Car park has plenty of spaces so no problem parking either . Room was lovely , we did overlook the car park , but had requested the four poster room as our birthdays . And we are still very much in our honeymoon period . Staff always helpful and seem to work around the clock , I take my hat off too you all well done . First entering the hotel your are welcomed by a lovely reception area with a roaring fire and lots of Christmas decorations giving you a lovely warm Christmas feeling. Lots of seating available . Our stay included a trip on windermere lake for two and I have to say it was breathtaking , many thanks to the hotel for that we really enjoyed it . Our stay also included a three course evening meal , which we kindly asked if we could change from sat to Sunday as we had already Eaton at lunch time on Saturday , it did not prove a problem they were more than accommodating . The food was amazing , could not eat all of mine , she asked me if everything was ok , I replied amazing please send my compliments to the chef it was just lovely , I’m Just full up and saving room for my cheesecake .|I would have given you five stars but I’m afraid you lost a star on the bedding in my room , you see I never check before I sleep in the beds but always upon leaving I strip the beds and fold the sheets , as I myself work as a cleaner and I trip advise everywhere I go . Some might say I’m weird. But when I’ve cleaned holiday let’s it saves me so much time if they have stripped beds for me so I always do it !!! But I’m sorry my mattress protector was filthy !!! The pillows and duvet and sheets perfect and room itself perfect can’t fault anything , you even get tea coffee facilities which are topped up daily !! But the mattress protector was just awful !!!! So I’m sorry you lost a star . Other than that amazing stay and we would return if up in the lakes again. We traveled six hours to get to you , on our way home now. Thank you everyone . If the hotel would like a photo of the fitted mattress protector with a copy of a note I left for the cleaner to Change it please as and il email you a copy. I don’t feel it’s fair to put a copy of pic on here. As everything about our stay was lovely More...

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Our family of 10 (6 adults, 4 children + dog) went there to celebrate my husbands 70th birthday.|The hotel was excellent and the staff went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable. Very friendly and helpful staff.|Rooms were very clean and comfortable and food was excellent. Would definitely stay again. More...

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Now that Trip Advisor is a booking agent one feels inhibited from mentioning the name of the competitive deal firm that provided this offer at The Damson Dene Hotel but let's just say that the company has the Wow factor sometimes and it certainly did on this occasion. |We were obviously upgraded from a standard room to a superior one as it had a four poster bed which was very attractive and comfortable. Breakfasts were good although buffet style. Location not far from Bowness on Windermere and in lovely countryside. Good staff, very attentive.||We were lucky as we paid about £160 for two nights Inc breakfasts, a main course only meal on night one and so pleasing was our included Windermere boat trip, so brilliant value but remember it was a special deal and we were there mid week in November (2019).||Well done all at the hotel. Thank you. More...

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Booked a family room for 2 nights. Our room had been recently renovated and was clean and well equipped. The bar and reception area was lovely & cosy with a roaring fire. The pool, sauna and steam room were an added bonus. Plenty of good pubs nearby. The breakfast was ok although not masses of choice. Brilliant value for money. Would definitely stay again. More...

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My wife, westie and I come several times a year to this wonderful dog friendly (people as well) hotel in Crossthwaite. Handy for Bowness and Windermere. One night only is our norm to refresh after grandparenting duties. Dinner Bed and Breakfast and all superb as we have found everytime. We will be back next year! More...

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We attended for two night break away with free lake cruise.|I loved it , food great , hotel and staff welcoming , we had room 37 it was comfortable with a view of the hills and sheep, will come back again when we need to renew our batteries! |Well done damson dene!

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So me and hubby booked a one night stay at the Damson Dene hotel as he was working local and we needed to stay over. On arrival we quickly realised its the hotel from the channel 4 series ‘the hotel’ I must admit my heart did sink a little as I watched the programme but as I approached the reception I was greeted by a very pleasant reception room and extremely nice receptionist. I got our keys and went to our room it was clean and nicely presented for the price we paid it was more than adequate for our stay . Later we changed and went for drinks in the bar it’s spacious and very inviting. We then ate in the restaurant and the food was excellent, waiters and waitress’s attentive and efficient. We had a lovely nights sleep (no noise ! We have 3 kids at home !!!!!) All In all a great night away reasonably priced , great food and staff. Thank you Damson Dene I will be returning maybe with the kids !!! . More...

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The staff are very friendly and helpful, lovely room and feeding the ducks was a highlight.Some of the meals werent as good as they could be and a touch pricy. Would go again

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We booked this hotel as it was generally in the right area and was a reasonable price for 4 nights. Hotel was lovely, staff polite and kind. Our only issue was the need was so soft we struggled to sleep. 10 mins into Bowness and close to lots of the tourist attractions as well as Lake Windermere. More...

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We loved the hotel just found the bed too soft and struggled to sleep. However everything else was great and the food was lovely!

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We stayed in the Deluxe Family room in the new part of the hotel during October half term break - a very comfortable, clean room with lovely views of the garden and sheep on the hillside opposite. A lovely location and wonderfully friendly staff. We booked the breakfast and dinner option and were extremely happy to have done so. Food is excellent both from a point of view of quality, presentation and portion size. |Would definitely stay again. More...

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My new favourite place to relax and recharge.

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Very nice hotel. The meals and breakfast were nice and considering there are no pubs nearby, the prices of the drinks were acceptable. The downside being that the pool is small and there are too many kids and babies allowed at same time as adults. Kids crying and splashing about, uncontrolled by parents doesn't make for a relaxing experience. On two separate occasions, by two separate families, I heard the kids state they wanted to wee. A couple of minutes later, they did, in the pool... More...

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We stayed here for two nights. Room was small, a bit dated, but very clean. We ate in the restaurant first night, and the bar second night. Both times the food was excellent. There were a lot of dogs, but we don't mind them. They are allowed in the bar but not the restaurant. Shower was cold on first morning, barely warmed up but that might be because we had a lie in. Second morning we were up early and the shower was hot. The hotel has a lovely log fire in the reception lounge. Apart from the bar the hotel does look dated/tired - but it is clean. The reception staff and restaurant staff were very friendly. Booked into the spa for a treatment. I was after a gentle aromatherapy massage but ended up with what seemed like a sports massage. All in all great value for money and a lovely location. More...

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Love this place nice and quiet location and dog friendly beautiful food and lovely staff

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This is the hotel of that program !!!! I wonder if Amos and Wayne still work there

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Excellent few days the hotel ticked every box, staff was lovely, and that fire in the reception was to died for...food was perfect the pool and jacuzzi was just what we order lovely peaceful rest. .. now I am ready for Christmas ||Thank you More...

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We are a family of four (two boys aged 8 and 10) and stayed here during half term break in October. We were very impressed with the hotel and really enjoyed our stay there. ||||The warm welcome we received on arrival was typical of the service we received from the staff throughout our stay - polite, helpful and attentive. Our family room was comfortable and stylishly decorated, with a huge flatscreen TV, ample storage and a fantastic en suite bathroom. ||||The food served at the hotel was delicious - the buffet breakfast had a huge selection of hot food, continental choices such as croissants and pain au chocolat, cereal and drinks. We ate on two evenings in the bar and found the meals extremely tasty with large portions and good value for money.||||The hotel offered a variety of other features. Wi-Fi extended throughout the hotel and there was a health and beauty salon which provided a range of services. We really enjoyed using the indoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room - perfect for our two young children. We didn't use the fitness room but it looked modern and well equipped.||||We'd certainly recommend the hotel to others, especially to families. If it wasn't quite so far from where we live we'd definitely make more regular trips there. The regular prices are good for a hotel of this quality but if you book well in advance you can get a great deal. All in all, a superb hotel. More...

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Great place to relax, very dog friendly and loads of dogs mums and dads who are great with you and your dogs. Hotel very clean and staff can’t do enough for you. I’ve been here a few years ago and just came back, but it will be soon my next visit that’s for sure. More...

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The hotel was lovely, the staff were very friendly and accommodating, the food was very nice, our only issue was we booked the four poster room with jacuzzi bath but the jacuzzi jets were not working, this is a very nice hotel and would be willing to stay there again.

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Lovely place to stay.. Room only just big enough thou

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Great hotel friendly helpful staff staying here last weekend with my wife and kids couldn’t ask for a nicer hotel room was clean and big food was delicious great breakfast and a great pool for the kids

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Would recommend staying here ... received a very warm welcome ... pet friendly ... made our dog feel very welcome ... staff were all lovely . .. nothing too much trouble ... we had a double room which was spotless ... breakfast was Buffett style and couldn’t fault it at all .... plenty of selection ... we ate in the bar and restaurant in the evening, and all I can say is the food was amazing ... grounds are lovely and well maintained ... will definitely be returning for another visit . More...

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Just back from our 3rd visit to this hotel. Something about this place that just keeps us wanting to go back. Lovely sunny 3 days enjoying the views, swimming, sauna, eating nice food. Kids loved feeding the ducks. Special thanks to Victoria, art and Kate for making us feel welcome and making our stay so enjoyable. See you all soon More...

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Quick check in. ||We had a family room right at the end of the building. It was a lovely size and decorated well. All the bedding was clean except one of the bed runners which had an obvious stain on it. Shower was fab and bathroom clean. ||Room in annex down and up various stairs. Would have struggled if my husband hadn't been there to carry the suitcase. ||Used the swimming pool which was small and busy (it was England half term).||||We went out into Windermere for tea which is about 10 mins away. When we returned there were no parking spaces and ended up having to park on the other side of the hotel in the service vehicle car park in the pitch black.||||Not the hotels fault but the teenagers in a room nearby knocked on our door at 11pm shouting room service and ran away laughing. This was probably very amusing to them but not the best when you have a 5 year old that you want to stay asleep! We only stayed one night and weren't sure which room they were in otherwise we would have hunted them down and complained.||||Breakfast was tasty and staff very efficient. Staff seemed to be very protective over the tables next to the lovely view. There was a window table free when we came in but we only had 3 people so got placed at a table next to the entrance to the breakfast room even though there were lots of empty tables. A lady after us dared to ask if she could sit at an empty window table but was told it was not set up. She then watched sadly as the waiter cleaned and set up the table in about 10 seconds then placed a group of 4 people that came in after her. It was not that busy and there were plenty of empty tables so it would have been nice for people to choose where they wished to sit. More...

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Perfect location, beautiful views, very accommodating to our needs.

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We just returned from our weekend away. The hotel itself was lovely. We booked family room which was on a ground floor. Lovely big room with double bed and single bed. We had our 7 month old baby and a dog with us. Room was big enough for all of us and had lovely views of a garden and a pond with ducks in it. Room was clean and tidy although we found as our baby crawled around that the carpet was not very well hoovered as our boy was covered in dogs hair but these were not of our dogs. I believe if the hard floor would be there instead of carpets it would make it easier to keep it clean. We found all of the staff very helpful and friendly. This hotel is really dog friendly and everyone liked our dog Marley. If you have a dog and hesitate this is definitely a hotel for you. We also used the pool and Jacuzzi but it was a bit tired. There is also plenty of board games to borrow in case of a bad weather too which is a nice touch. There is a nice walk 5 mins drive from the hotel by car. We really enjoyed it. The only thing which lets this hotel down is its food. We ate here on our first night but the food is just average. It was OK but missed some seasoning as it was a bit tasteless. Everything else was fab. Overall we would recommend this hotel and would come again. More...

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