Best Hotels near The Rum Story & Jefferson＇s Shop, Whitehaven

Just spent 2 nights here with my sister tracing our ancestors in the area. Our first night there was the first night the hotel had been open for 2 months. We were absolutely thrilled with our room, room 28, it was huge with beautiful views of the stunning gardens and very comfortable beds. The staff, especially Rachael and Jackie, can’t do enough for you and make u feel like family. People say the hotel is dated and it might be, but you are made to feel so welcome, who gives a stuff if the wallpaper is in need of replacement. It is a beautiful country house with history u can feel throughout the building . If u want modern, stay at a Travelodge but there will be no history and just a Travelodge bed, which i have suffered before. Thank you to all the staff there for making us feel so welcome.

Lovely location with all necessary facilities. Restaurant and bar had a good range of offerings. Breakfast was excellent.

Tricky to review this place as you get what you pay for, and it was 'ok' but given the reviews on here I was expecting a lot better. Personally I wouldn't stay again but have gone with 3/5 to try to be fair. The rooms are above a noisy pub and when I stayed looked like they were having roof problems as there was tarpaulin and buckets all over the roof outside the window. Thr room itself was spacious but a real paradox - in some ways very nicely decorated and maintained but in others pretty tatty/poorly thought through. For example, one bed was across the front of the wardrobe making it unuseable. The kettle had no socket anywhere near it to enable it to be used, and one of the lamps appeared to be shorting out, flashing on and off. The bathroom was similarly odd, with decent quality material but a tap that refused to get warm and a shower tray that moved when standing on it, feeling like it was about to give way. There was also various noises (fans running?) periodically throughout the night that were enough to keep waking me, and give some pretty poor nights sleep. Although the bed was advertised as Super King, it was actually 2 singles pushed together, which is a pet hate as it it both uncomfrotable and significantly shorter than a King/Super King. No toiletries were provided in the room despite being included in the listing and was told they had none when asking about this. I stayed two nights and there was no servicing of the room either.

A trip to Cumbria on a ”Dogcation” had me book into the Globe Inn at Gosforth for a couple of nights. advertised as dog friendly, with a bridleway of three miles to the beach at Seascale, it had the hallmarks of an ideal couple of days for me and my four legged friend. We were not disappointed, communication with the inn was excellent and we were met on arrival by Jamie who showed us to our room. The room had everything required, ensuite facilities, tea/coffee and a TV. A bit on the small side, but spotlessly clean. Similar accommodation across the road is double what I paid at this inn. so in terms of a cost effective stay this beats all competitors hands down. There should be some expectation management of staying here though, if you want a genuine English inn, run by hard working people trying to sustain a business in trying times, then book in here, support them and get a feel for the local area and life in Cumbria. If you want Air Conditioning in rooms, Hot Tub, Fitness Suite and room service on call 24 hrs then this is not the place for you, go pay at least £150 a night for those facilities. Now let me put this into the Globe inn context, Air Conditioning. is open or close the window until its comfy. Hot Tub, is a good shower is provided, Fitiness Suite, Is get off your backside and go for a walk in the stunning countryside(then have a hot shower. 24 hr Room Service is let them now what you need in advance and they are friendly enough to sort it out for you. I paid £43 a night, work out the Math ! for value for money. Breakfast was available in the cafe next door and was excellent(See pictures). All in all an excellent stay, ticked all my boxes and will book again

Wow!! What an amazing hotel. We arrived in the middle of a power outage, to be met by polite friendly and professional staff, we were made aware of the situation and offered a seat by the fire with complimentary nibbles, we were kept up to date with the situation throughout until power was restored. Considering the disruption, the staff remained calm and all food was delivered promptly and was delicious. The rooms were very tastefully done, well equipped and spotless, beds were extremely comfy and the rooms were toasty warm on a night that got below freezing. Breakfast was really good and we were well looked after by all of the staff. We have to say it is one of the nicest hotels we have stayed in and would 100% recommend The Melbreak to anyone. Well done everyone concerned