The lounge and bar areas were very comfortable with lovely decor.

The dining room is so classy, as is the bar and lounge areas too.

The bar areas and dining room were very clean and comfortable.

The hotel had a lovely lawn, garden, and large and comfortable lounge/bar area.

Visited for two nights , Staff excellent, Public areas very smart, Dining very good, Drinks reasonably priced and superb location and car parking .

The hotel is very clean and welcoming with a lovely spacious bar area.

The Hotel is positioned well, being only a short walk from Keswick's main shopping areas and of course the Lake itself.

The Bar area is recently updated and it very comfy in a contemporary style.

Will definitely be returning when it is “in season”and take a boat trip around lake Derwent, which is another area with many splendid walks.

We stayed on a two night mid week break and I can not thank all the staff enough for such a lovely time, from delicious evening meals and breakfasts with excellent table service, to very pleasant, well presented and well serviced communal areas, to relax.

Great venue, that has undergone a lovely refurbishment to the bar and restaurant areas.

The bar area was much improved and spacious.

The hotel has interesting architectural features, is well maintained with plenty of seating in the various bar and lounge areas and dining room.

I have had to lodge a complaint with booking.com due to the poor service I've received at the hotel at checkout and the head office.

It took us over 2 years to get here due to Covid

There was no servicing of the room due to COVID.

We had to cancel/postpone 3 or 4 times due to Covid restrictions, dealing with the hotel direct on each occasion and never had a problem.

The breakfast was served at the table due to COVID restrictions and to be honest I preferred it to the usual buffet.

Due to the covid rules the entertainment could not go ahead,

Breakfast was served at the table in the restaurant due to Covid restricted

though a little limited due to table service only.

The breakfast is served due to Covid restrictions

We were surprised to find a lot of cushions in our room as we understood these should have been removed due to covid19.

but due to lockdown had to re-arrange for August.

but no offer of help with luggage which we needed due to steps to the rooms.

There were, though, issues that we experienced that detracted from our stay, mostly due to how the issues were addressed.

Due to unpleasant odour checked inside pillow cases to find dirty & stained pillows.

but due to accommodating coach parties there were a couple of occasions when the menu choice became limited.

even though, due to traffic, we didn’t arrive until 11.30pm.

We stayed yet again at this hotel in a delux room unfortunately other guests staying at the same time rough disruptive wild unsupervised children due to common ignorant parents.

but apparently it is due to be upgraded).

However, a week before we were due to arrive at the hotel I received an email stating our room would only have the benefit of a freestanding shower.

but the service is another level- friendly, efficient, cheerful.

Staff very attentive, Philip in dining room in the evening, is very welcoming & friendly.

All staff very helpful, friendly and professional.

There were plenty of staff and everyone was very helpful, friendly and efficient.

I did find the staff friendly and tried to help to the best of their ability,

Wonderfully professional and friendly staff, excellent and consistent food, very comfortable rooms and a great location too.

We’ve stayed at the Hotel previously and the staff are always so friendly and helpful.

Superb location (nice 15-20 min walk to the nearest lake (Derwent water)
Very helpful friendly staff
Superb room, spacious, exceptionally clean with a beautiful view)
Breakfast was very good.

My wife and I have stayed at the Keswick country house hotel several times this visit again did not disappoint friendly professional staff food and service are excellent.

Amazing historic fully renovated venue with friendly attentive, not intrusive staff.

Staff were friendly and helpful throughout.

We were met by a lovely receptionist who was very helpful and friendly.

Friendly welcome from highly efficient staff.

The staff were really friendly and welcoming, food was very good while our room was of a good standard.

Came here for my husbands 60th for 2 nights, upgraded to a deluxe first arrival what a beautiful period property still lovely features inside panelling etc the room was large with stunning views of the mountains buffet breakfast perfect staff attentive and friendly, the only let down was the bathroom it wasn’t just dated

It is a large hotel and there are some parts that do need a bit of TLC for example peeling wallpaper in the hallways.

We stayed on 3rd floor and noticed that in one area the hallway carpet was frayed and had come away from the skirting.

The corridors are in need of a lot of TLC.

but the entrance/reception, hallways and room were dated and stuffy.

However the decor in the corridors and room was tired and needed refreshing..

but unfortunately not in a positive way since rooms and especially corridors are in need of renovation.

On entering you came to a hallway, the paintwork was shoddy and a doorway had been filled in with  tatty plasterboard and had mould on the ceiling above.

Whilst their room was very large and beds comfortable it was a bit more dated and there was a slightly musty smell in the entrance hall.

The floorboards in the hallways are very creaky

Minor problems stair access to entrance hall and car parking spaces.

Room is comfortable and well equipped, only quirk is the door to the room has a few inches gap at the bottom and allows light in from the hall at night!

The stairs and corridors have a similar style as the reception along with mismatch old carpet.

but the corridors are a bit dark with brown wallpaper.

The upstairs corridors were somewhat jaded,

It is an old building with a minor problem of squeak sound along the corridor

The bedrooms and corridors have a bit of catching up to do

No musty smell in the corridors which you often find in older properties.

The only thing is the noise coming from the corridor when other guests were walking past by.

Sheer blinds cover the windows along the corridor and they seem out of place.

but that means there is less noise as well.There is a bar area, not the rowdy kind, but the kind that feels all posh like someone in Downton Abbey would come to visit any minute.That doesn't mean they are all judgey though, I came down in my slippers and nobody even looked cross-eyed at me.I didn't see anyone in their jammies though.They do regular patrols of the hallways at night to make sure there is no craziness going on that might disturb your sleep.

Good location, being a short 10 minute walk into the town.

But overall, a great location and we only stayed for one day

Hotel has huge potential to be amazing especially given its age and location

Location of the hotel is brilliant, a very short walk into Keswick.

Good location for hiking and about 10 minutes to town with tones of restaurant and pub options.

The hotel is located a nice distance from the town as it's easy to get in

The hotel is in a fabulous location with an easy walk into town.

The hotel itself is located a very short stroll from the town centre, so ideally located to get out and about, part of the reason why I booked it.

Within walking distance of the town centre & an ideal location for the many walks nearby

Great location and a great bar for a pre-evening drink
Bed was probably the thinnest mattress we've had in a long time which meant when you sat down you bounced off the base

Great location - to the shops/lovely Italian/excellent food/great bar we would highly recommend!

I would definitely reccommend this hotel, which is in a great location only minutes walk from Keswick.

It is located in lovely grounds in a quiet position only a few minutes walk to the town and nearby riverside parks.

Excellent staff, excellent breakfast, great location.

Found all staff members to be polite and courteous.

The positive side to the hotel is that the staff are mostly very helpful (even finding me a charger to ‘reset’ my toothbrush) and the food was good, with hot and cold items for breakfast,

I can't praise the chefs and staff enough.

but what a lovely atmosphere, the lovely lady from Hungary who helped us with breakfast was so very lovely.

A great pit stop welcoming a slightly older clientelle.

Clean ,comfortable and very welcoming staying in room 315 was a few stairs up and unfortunately at the back of the hotel

The staff were very helpful - the packaged lunch they offered was excellent, reasonably priced, and was appreciated during my walk in the countryside.

Just wanted to say yet another fantastic weekend, a massive thanks to Stephanie, Rob and all the team.

We look forward to our next visit in the future.

Visited with family for mum and dads diamond anniversary celebrations.

Can’t wait for our next visit to the Keswick!

I really hope we get to visit the hotel again very soon.

I would 100% recommend staying and eating at this hotel if you are ever thinking of visiting the Lake District.

Highly recommended, and we have already booked our next visit.

Already looking forward to our 2023 visit. 😊

This is our 3rd New Year stay and 4th visit in total to this hotel.

We have visited several times as a large group of friends, this felt extra special as not been for 2 years due to lockdown restrictions, and was as good as ever.

The break we had at the Keswick Country House Hotel in October 2021 was our third visit since the hotel reopened after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in May.

We choose this hotel because of the location and car parking available whilst visiting Keswick and weren’t disappointed.

This is my 3rd visit to the hotel and plan to come back again.

but  with Ambleside, Windermere and Grizedale forest all within an hour drive we couldn't do everything we wanted to fit in within the 4-day visit.

We try and visit this hotel at least once a year so we've been able to watch how it's evolved.

Our first visit to a hotel for 2 years due to the pandemic

Our first visit back this year and we weren’t disappointed, I absolutely love this hotel, you get the very best of service the very best of food & drinks and  is ideally located with plenty of parking and you’re on the doorstep of plenty of magnificent walks / bars / restaurants , the staff were excellent as always I just can’t find an fault, looking forward to going back in a few weeks. 👍👏

The room had damp on the walls, the wallpaper peeling off.

Wall coming away under the window, laminate strips missing from the edges of furniture and a rather disappointing bed which was two singles pushed together.

My only recommendation to the hotel is that our bedroom ( 218 ) needed a full length mirror, there is space for one on the wall on the right side of the bed next to the wardrobe ! !

The window frames, both inside and out and radiators and walls were showing chipped and peeling paint.

A lot of the original charm that was still visible in the 90s has been lost in recent renovations: the original arrivals hall that led up from the platform to the hotel, with its vaulted metalwork and glass ceiling and indoor plants has gone - in its place, walls knocked through to the bar revealing a sea of lime green sofas, and walls painted in contemporary greys etc.

however was a total shock and disgrace there was barely four feet square to use and you certainly could not fully open the door because of the radiator on the inside wall.

The downfall was a patch of mould on the wall adjacent to a bed.

The room itself had paint cracking from the one of the walls and from the ceiling.

The room décor needs updating and the walls look dour and tired.

My only gripe was the fact that the bathroom had handwash and bath gel both screwed to the wall.

Beautiful old building,creaky floors warren of corridors uneven walls all make up the character of this hotel.

There was an air of faded grandeur about the Keswick Country House Hotel, with frayed curtain tiebacks and dingy walls in places sadly.

Around 4.30am after trying to sleep in a bed with sheets that did not fit I got up to the loo to find brown water pouring into the bathroom through the walls, electric lightening and roof hatch.

None of the windows are double glazed  and two of our walls were windows from glass to ceiling, and these windows are not double glazed.

This is very much a 3-star hotel – toiletries attached to the wall, tired décor, a pokey and rather nasty little bathroom with cracked tiles, and a room that was no bigger than any of the bedrooms in my house.

The interiors were like walking back in time, wood panel walls, Victorian ceilings with detailed cornice door surrounds.

The building wanders off all the way round to the old station premises, through the old conservatory (once wall to wall plants) to the station platform glass area.

My room had large amounts of paint stripped on the door and numerous walls marks.

However we were disappointed with the room - the ceiling needed repairs, signs of dampness in walls.

At £175 per couple per night it was to say the least disappointing ,mould around windows, filthy bedroom walls, no toiletries whatsoever in bedroom, no complimentary tray as advertised,no fan in ensuite bathroom and the window wouldn't open it was jammed with old paint.

but we were a bit put off by the smelly shower curtain that needs replacing.

We were supplied with a fan and left the window open as much as possible,

The only negative is the windows, could do with replacing or at least giving a lick of paint.

So couldn’t open window because it was noisy.

average had a table and chairs in window.

Rooms aren't well ventilated and get stuffy at night even with the window open.

I think a cheaper room would do the job as the big windows at the front seemed vulnerable to the elements and the food is the same.

We had to have the window open as there’s no air conditioning.

however a paint job on the windows and ironworks would really make a difference.

Lovers of ultra-modern hotels may not like it because there are loads of 'original features' including single glazed casement windows which might be draughty in windy weather and a multitude of grand staircases leading to odd places.

but on the small side and needed updating but wow, what a view of the surrounding area from the window.

but unfortunately because it had no air con we needed the window open because it’s summer, consequently all the flies came in …. Ugh!

The hotel is fairly basic in some regards, shower curtain over a bath.

There were random shelves everywhere, cobwebs, the bed was not comfy, it felt like a store room that had had furniture put in & curtains hung.

Heating could be a problem in very cold weather as small radiator in a room with large window and high ceiling.

but walk around the back of the hotel and you'll find the outside of the building looking quite dilapidated (clearly rotten windows at the higher levels, rusty balustrades, signage falling off).

Ended up having to close window, which on a warm night wasn't idea,  Also green light from smoke detector kept flashing s beam across the ceiling.

In the morning the light streamed around the blind meaning a 5 am wake up time (mid summer) and with the window open the rattling of blind was annoying.

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even though there was only one duvet on  the bed, after being told it was an Executive twin room, this followed by my bathroom being infested with small flies, although the hotel did redeem themselves by offering a discount on the room rate or upgrade to a bigger room next door.

The windows and door onto the balcony rattled in the night breeze.

Requires some attention to detail for the star rating for example some wallpaper peeling and wardrobe doors not closing properly.

If we have any minus points it would be more signage on doors.

The hotel is beautifully decorated for Christmas, there were even small garlands on your room door.

In the meantime I took my iPad to outside the room and got signal, went back into the room and the signal dropped; now this was only a matter of 5 feet – the door hadn’t closed!

Banisters, hand rails, door knobs, tables, chairs were constantly sanitised, I could go on

The door knob on our side was broken and exposed the  inner workings of the lock.

The out door hot tub was great and we did get the pool to ourselves for some parts of the sessions which was a real treat.

There's hand sanitizer at the door of each room and staff wear masks.

The doors leading to the gravel patio would not open and I had to search for house keeping staff to come and assist, he even struggled to open the door without using a lot of force.

My only quibble would be that the bathroom was very small and the walls quite thin, we could hear next doors tv quite loud.

The 

Santa was the highlight of what was a pretty chaotic and disappointing day really, it was freezing as people traipsed out to see the alpacas and customers were having to ask staff members to close the doors, the afternoon tea was pretty basic and far too long to wait for somewhere that hosts wedding so should be able to deal with such large functions.

I had to ask if the curtain could cover the fire opened fire door as the draft was freezing and causing people to put their coats back on.

although knocking the cases against the door frame didn't impress.

Ventilation was a big problem because the weather was stifling hot and we actually left our door open all night to try and get some kind of air flow.

Our only feedback regarding the shower was that the bottom of the doors did not close fully, and I would have managed better if a small grab handle were installed.

If you are considering this hotel then it’s an absolute must, sitting writing this and a gentle knock on the door from the staff asking if we would like anything in our room for the evening and have us a information leaflet with the next few days weather and breakfast times and location, they really do think of everything.

There is a window over the door however that did let in the light from the corridor, I was tired and it didn't bother me

N.B Having now been in bed for an hour or so I can attest to the fact that the walls are paper thin and we can hear every nauseating detail of life next door and the thumping of the people on the staircase.

Unfortunately the brasserie was closed due to refurbishment.

but cancelled this due to constantly wafting the flies.

Flies aside from the food being poor, we shouldn't have been inclined to eat it due to flies.

It was also cold due to the ratiators needing bleeding so they worked properly and the electric fire not actually working.

Despite the challenges arising from the pandemic, Aswell as having to rearrange our dates twice first due to the pandemic then secondly when we decided on a significant last minute  change to our plans from a large wedding of 120 to only 8 guests.

At the present time they are unable to provide non-residents with evening meals due to staff shortages.

As regular guests at Armathwaite for many, many years and due to the hotel having special memories, we chose to hold our wedding here in late August this year.

Our room was a little noisy due to deliveries which we didn't expect!

However, the price for dinner had not been reduced due to under staffing issues!

It is unfortunate that our dog would have become anxious if we had to leave him in our bedroom and it was impossible to leave him in our car due to the heat.

Our 2020 booking had to be moved 4 times due to lockdowns.

Now I do understand that due to Covid you would have to book a time

This year has certainly been a challenge and our stay had to be cancelled and rearranged due to lockdown.

Our room was ready , due to Covid obviously our bags were not taken and left to us which I can understand.

We chose our evening meal and breakfast times which were limited due to social distancing.

but due to the China Flu our plans had to change, my wife suggested we stay at the Armathwaite Hall as she had heard a lot about the place,

I booked four nights BB & EM, on approaching the hotel it was clear to see that the hotel had plenty of character, this was also the case on the inside it still holds the Olde Worlde charm with original furnishings, old paintings and game trophies hanging around the lounge wallls.

The SPA was great and again one of the best I've visited (only disappointment was that due to Covid we could only spend 1.5 hours in it and we were unable to order a glass of bubbles to the outdoor Jacuzzi.

Due to the last-minute nature of the stay, we had no choice of room (it was the last one)

Also be very aware that there is an eye watering charge of £50 per couple to use the gym or pool for 2 hours - apparently due to coronavirus cleaning!!

The room was very noisy due to the intergrated fridge and neither my husband or I slept well.

The staff were exceptionally warm and friendly.

Stayed here for anniversary, was upgraded to a suite, very spacious, 3 nights booked in the lakeside restaurant, delicious food overlooking stunning views of the lake,great breakfast, luxurious spa, staff were all friendly and helpful, excellent customer service from time of booking to sadly leaving, will return 🥰

The grounds of this hotel is a sight to behold with a gorgeous facade and stunning views of Lake Bassenthwaite,
The food was first class served by a lovely young man called Sam who was friendly

Lovely friendly welcome and given dressing gowns and a tour of the facilities.

Reception staff was friendly, I received everything that I ask for.

Our lake view room was huge and beautifully appointed with every facility, right down to an extra TV over the whirlpool bath! The staff were helpful, efficient and friendly (particularly Cath and Lindsay who went above and beyond to look after us!)

Sunken bath with bubbles always a winner, with tv, of course.The staff are always brilliant, so polite and friendly and wanting to make sure your stay is teally something to remember.

Lunchtimes we ate in the brasserie, the same lady served us everyday, she was really friendly, the food was good

All staff were very efficient, friendly and always willing to help.

but friendly - thanks to Elena and Sam from St Helens.

However, after a friendly greeting from reception (wee glass of sherry for us and a wee cuddle for our dog), settling into our lovely room, a walk in the grounds and our first night of dinner, my mind was completely at ease.

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