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Ambleside Central

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Superior Double Room | Bathroom | Free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

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Map
10 Lake Road, Ambleside, England, LA22 0AD
  • Ambleside Climbing Wall
    4 min walk
  • Lake Windermere
    14 min walk
  • Ambleside Pier
    15 min walk
  • Barrow-In-Furness (BWF-Walney Island)
    71 min drive

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Ambleside

When you stay at Ambleside Central in Ambleside, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Lake Windermere and Ullswater. .This hotel is 19.3 mi (31.1 km) from Lodore Falls and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Ambleside Climbing Wall.

What's nearby

  • Lake Windermere - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Ambleside Pier - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Rydal Mount - 4 min drive - 2.1 miles
  • Dove Cottage - 6 min drive - 3.9 miles
  • Grasmere Lake & Rydal Water - 9 min drive - 6.1 miles

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Royal Oak - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rothay Manor Hotel - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Ambleside Tap Yard - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Lily Bar in Ambleside - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Cornish Bakery - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Ambleside Central

Victorian hotel in Ambleside with a bar
Ambleside Central offers 10 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free hotel has 3 floors in 1 building and offers complimentary parking nearby.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The Lily Bar - This bar specializes in local and international cuisine and serves dinner only.

Languages

English, French, Polish, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • The Lily Bar

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • High-pile carpet in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Ambleside Central Guest House
Ambleside Central
Ambleside Central Guest House Guesthouse
Amblesi Central House house
Ambleside Central Hotel
Ambleside Central Ambleside
Ambleside Central Guest House
Ambleside Central Hotel Ambleside

Ambleside Central Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 66 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 171 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room but very noisy both nights
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room amd shower.
Ideal basic room and shower. Basic hot drinks and kettle supplied.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Left a day early.
Terrible experience. Wish i had read reviews before booking. Stayed in room 2 which was over the bar. Noise from people outside went on until 3am. We had booked for two nights but after one to avoid another sleepless night. Room was dark and felt like a haunted house. Strange red mark left in toilet. Won't be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sabbir

Disliked: Cleanliness
Horrible experience
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gareth

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
At first look seems OK but is a bit grotty. It was very noisy, too hot, cooler/fan did not work and shower did not work properly. Could hear every slightest noise from within the building and some kind of boiler kept buzzing very loudly all night. We literally didnt sleep despite trying and checked out at 7AM. I quite franky want a refund and we will never returm again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely central hotel
We had a lovely time at Ambleside Central. We did struggle with the entrance keypad however after popping into the Lily Bar next door, someone came to our rescue (thank you!) It was central which was perfect for us as we were there to cheer on a friend who was running the Lakes 100. Room was clean and welcoming, we were in room 10 which was on the top floor. The only downside was the stairs to get there and the heat in the room, unfortunately the window wouldn't stay open and the fan did very little. But as we only came in on an evening, it wasn't an issue for us. Room was cosy and comfortable, we had a bathroom in our room and the shower was powerful and welcome after trekking round the hills. All in all 10/10 stay and we would return, albeit after booking directly and requesting a room on a lower floor. But for the price we paid and the condition of the property we found it faultless.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Gregory

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Our check in was difficult. They texted codes to us for entry to the building and to our room, and sent it by WhatsApp as well. However, being from Canada we did not have access to our Canadian text plan and don't have WhatsApp. The staff in the adjoining pub were able to help us out by contacting whoever from the hotel. This "hotel" has no lobby or staff, so should probably be classed as a hostel. Once inside our room was two floors up, with stairs only. So be prepared to carry your luggage. Also, once we were in the UK we got an email with a pdf to print for our parking permit. We had no access to a printer, so that wasn't possible. It would have been helpful to have received this before we left home. The room itself was quite adequate, with a nice shower. One night we had to resort to earplugs as the couple on the other side of the wall were having a long conversation that wasn't even that loud, but was very disturbing. Knowing all this, I would stay here again and be prepared for the nuisance factors. The location is very convenient, right in the middle of town and less than a block from the bus.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Timothy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ambleside central stay
Good size clean room with clear information about check in and car parking. Nice bar attached where we ate one night ( Lily Bar). Only slight downside which didn’t spoil our stay was that it was suggested on a notice in the room that bins would be emptied daily and we hoped that if that was done the loo roll would also be topped up but the bins weren’t emptied so we had to ask at the bar for more loo roll which was in fairness delivered very quickly. Good stay overall at a decent price in a good location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Mebs

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just not an enjoyable experience for my wife and I. Car park too far away, too many stairs to climb for elderly couple like us, entrance hallway very dirty. How can this be 4 star property?
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Venantius

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness
Location excellent, staff very friendly and helpfu
The payment method offered rejected every card that we tried and we finally paid at the Lily bar on the day that we arrived. We were very grateful to the bartender who carried our bag upstairs as we were on the top floor. The room was very dark and there were insufficient electrical sockets for the table lights and kettle. The room was clean, but the plumbing was very noisy - sounded like a jet taking off when flushing the toilet. Location was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ben

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

karen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

j

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leisel

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, easy check in. Parking approx 5 min walk away.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cudnt get in , every time we went out we had to call into lily's to get the young girl who was so helpful to get us into the place . If u have mobility issues fhis place is not for u . U have to park your car on a football pitch which is a good 15mins walk . Rooms are really small too . Love Ambleside but would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lachlan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023