Linthwaite House

We loved our stay at Linthwaite House. It was the highlight of our trip to the UK. The hotel was charming and beautiful. The setting was lovely and the view breathtaking. We especially enjoyed our gourmet meals which were delicious and beautifully presented. Our only regret was that we stayed only one night.

Great location, away from the center of Bowness. The village is easily accessible by foot. Delicious food offered by the gastro restaurant. Splendid service and a superb set of amenities. On the negative side, bed mattress was a bit hard. Room was a bit small.

Amazing country escape. Perfect location for great walks and breath taking views over Windermere.

Lovely communal areas but the bedroom was a little small.

Great welcome upon check-in. Shown to our room. Lovely room, cosy, very clean. Good tea/ coffee making facilities. Good selection of drinks/ biscuits. Water provided. We chose not to eat in the restaurant the first night due to only availability being 9pm. We didn't have dinner there at all as wasn't taken with the menu options. We ate in the Terrace, (mostly alone as most people went into the restaurant) and food was excellent, if fairly expensive. Room: far too hot and duvet far too heavy for the temperature so hardly slept first two nights due to this. Even turning off the radiator didn't entirely help. Opening the window was a necessity but not ideal as staff door just below so once you did drift off you soon awoke to noise of that door opening/closing and staff farewells at around 23:30-00:30. After a second terrible night's sleep we asked for a blanket/ sheet in place of the duvet. This seemed to do the trick. Every time we or anyone nearby used the tap/ shower in the room the plumbing screamed. We could also hear every noise from neighbouring bathrooms. Breakfast: with the restaurant's four-course offering, and the previous night's meal, we expected a great breakfast. Porridge watery and horribly bland. Poached eggs rubbery and like chewing gum. Somewhat mixed experience of staff but overall staff mostly accommodating and polite. Poor check-out; passed bill, paid bill. No 'How was your stay' and no thanks/ goodbye so didn't addressed issues with our stay.