Ambleside Central

I think for the price compared to other hotels in the area, you can't really complain. It is a bog standard guesthouse with a bed and shower in a fantastic location in the middle of ambleside. I stayed with my partner and 2 kids in room 8, and it had everything we needed for our weekend stay in ambleside. The only downside was it can be quite noisy of a night being next to the lily bar and on the road with cars, people, and music, I would recommend bringing ear plugs. Also the car park is a 10 minute walk away but not really a problem. My advice is don't listen to the super bad reviews as I think it is from people expecting the 5 star experience in a budget hotel.

Only stayed one night of 2 paid for as we just couldn't bear to remain here any longer. 1- Laughable parking situation- in a car park which has a sign stating it is prone to flooding and is situated down a dark lane with no street lighting. Forced to use a permit for the dashboard which stated the incorrect month on it (this is the second one provided by the hotel, the first was completely pixelated and unreadable 2- The codes on the door work intermittently so it takes time and faffing to get in. The code doesnt light up as it's supposed to so we had to use the torch on our phone to see it. 3- Whole building fusty, dusty and completely unclean 4- Bathroom smelled of faeces from arrival to leaving, the extractor only works on a sensor when someone is in there so doesnt properly filter air in and out and clearly whoever was before us had abit of an incident in there 6-Hairs in the sink and dead flies in the bath upon arrival 5- They do warn of noise but on a weekend this is NEXT LEVEL. We assumed the noise would stop after the lily bar closes at 1am but they allow guests to linger and converge on the street right below the room windows until gone 4am. It was worse than when I stayed in central ibiza...in ambleside! 6- They do replenish toilet tissue and hot drinks...by chucking them on the floor outside your room! 7- Steep stairs up which can be difficult when taking children I've stayed all over, various hostels on all kinds of budgets, but this is by far the worst place I have ever stayed.

We stayed in room 2 which luckily had a bathroom in the room. But in some of the rooms (1 and 4 I think) the bathroom is across the hallway which is used by other rooms. Terrible sleep, the single bed had a decent mattress but the double had a mattress that dipped in the middle. Noise from the lily bar kept me awake all night. People shouting outside could be heard until 3 and 4. The windows did not block out any of the noise. Spider squashed on the mirror. Red stains in the bathroom. Strange smell in bathroom and in the hallway. The parking is a 5 minute walk away so you have to drag your suitcases all through ambleside centre. We was meant to stay for 2 nights but left after 1 because we could not have another sleepless night.

The room was clean and well presented. However, we could hear people going to the toilet and using the shower. We also had an issue with our shower as it did not get warm. We ran it for around 20 minutes, using different settings and we even googled the instructions to check and we both ended up having cold showers.

Great location comfortable room with the lily bar next door and the codes there chippy. No complaints on the room, parking is a little bit of walk maybe ten minutes and the location of the hotel can be a bit noisy in the evening, other than that I would recommend Ambleside central.