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The Derwentwater Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Manor Classic - 2-Bedroom Apartment | Private kitchen | Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle
View from property
Premier Double Room with Lake View | Living area | Flat-screen TV
Dining

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Pet friendly

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The Derwentwater Hotel, Portinscale, Keswick, England, CA12 5RE
  • Derwentwater
    5 min walk
  • The chalet
  • Aspatria Station
    24 min drive
  • Carlisle (CAX)
    58 min drive

Room options

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

Family Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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

Classic Twin with Lake View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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

Classic Double with Lake View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is $88
per night
$105 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 5 - Jan 6
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About the neighborhood

Keswick

With a stay at The Derwentwater Hotel in Keswick, you'll be a 2-minute walk from Womenrock and 5 minutes by foot from Derwentwater. .This hotel is 16.5 mi (26.5 km) from Ullswater and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Crosthwaite Church.

What's nearby

  • Derwentwater - 5 min walk
  • Hope Park - 4 min drive
  • Theatre By The Lake - 5 min drive
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle - 6 min drive
  • Lodore Falls - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Penrith Station - 22 min drive
  • Carlisle (CAX) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Keswickian Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Hope - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Pheasant Inn - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Dog & Gun - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Derwentwater Hotel

Hotel in Keswick with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
The Derwentwater Hotel offers 47 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 47 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features a picnic area and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Deers Leap Restaurant serving guests of The Derwentwater Hotel. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Deers Leap Restaurant - Onsite restaurant.
Derwent Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (GBP 6 per night)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 10.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Deers Leap Restaurant
  • Derwent Bar

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10.95 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 6 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Derwentwater Hotel Hotel
The Derwentwater Hotel Keswick
The Derwentwater Hotel Hotel Keswick

The Derwentwater Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 78 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 243 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Holly, Laguna Niguel

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very DIRTY, unpleasant, tired, old Hotel. Staff was kind and pleasant. So terribly disappointed in the condition of this hotel. Rooms were very dirty, dumpy, not well appointed and in dire need of repairs, paint, and attention. The only reason I did not give one star is because the hotel staff (Howard, Sue, and Paul) were delightful and gave wonderful custom service. The staff is doing the best they can with what they had to work with. Our bed was so uncomfortable and the sheets looked dirty. Housekeeping never changed our sheets, nor gave us toilet paper or towels. Just gross. We can say, the hotel courtyard garden is beautiful, but everything else wasn’t good. Breakfast and cleanliness in dining area was even questionable. We got free breakfast cause the hotel had “boiler issues”, but I don’t recommend the breakfast either. It has parking which is hard to come by in Lake District I’ve been told, but parking is not worth staying at an old dirty hotel. Sadly, its past its prime.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
We booked a superior room and they gave us a classic (downgrade) we were too tired to make a fuss the night we arrived. Complained in the morning to be fair they refunded us the difference. The man on reception was a brilliant lovely man polite and helpful. The lady who was looking after breakfast did an amazing job in difficult circumstances. Some of the breakfast was missing as theyd been locked out of the store cupboard. It wasnt a particularly nice breakfast. The hotel was very run down. Which was a shame as lovely building lovely gardens. The grout in the bathroom was black round the taps were slimy. Carpets werent nice. Walls were plastered in places and not painted. The doors were chipped. Not good. I understand that covid knocked the hotel trade but the hotel was nothing like advertised. Felt sorry for the staff who were great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Karie, Portland

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We cancelled our reservation upon arrival. The furniture is old and filthy. The bed was broken. The room felt cold and institutional. Property is old and not very well kept. Photos are very misleading.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

narendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Though we came pretty late to the property, we had staff to take care of our check in etc. And also morning breakfast was very good, and the staff were very nice and friendly. Overnight my friend had to work in lobby area for his work, and staff made sure that he was comfortable there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice gardens and communal areas (bar, reception hall etc) were fine but my room was very dated and on a slant. The shower was difficult to work and made a very loud noise when on. Everything creeks and wallpaper peeling, hole in ceiling, most of the tv channels didn’t work. However, bed and towels were clean and I had a good stay for a no frills accommodation. Could be a beautiful hotel with some investment.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Location was ideal and grounds were lovely with good views from the garden, however the building was very dated and poorly maintained. The interior was old and in need of decoration. My room was just about adequate but once again needs updating and decorating. The bathroom needs modernising, floor tiles were cracked, tiling around the toilet was cracking. Mattress was poor and not very comfortable. The door furniture needs updating. Generally the room and the parts of the hotel I viewed looked unmaintained. The staff on duty were ok.
Damaged tiles
Old and badly fitted door latches
Needs painting
Dated coloured bath & sink with newer white toilet with cheap plastic seat
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Louise

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we arrived we were taken to the apartments over the road although we had booked a room within the hotel.We found this apartment to be shabby and well in need of a refurbish.there was a hole in the bathroom door both settee/sofa beds appeared very dirty no tea coffee milk etc although there was a kitchen area and this was an upgrade we were told.When we complained staff were helpful in finding a room within the hotel which was also in need of a refurbishment
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This was a fine place in in the lake district. Some of the staffwere extremely sweet and
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Gurjeevan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Hotel
It was a beautiful hotel with great garden. The dinner and breakfast was very nice and the staff was very pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Alison

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
In need of updating but friendly staff.
Friendly staff and room fairly comfortable. A great location and lovely garden. This hotel is tired and in need of updating. Breakfast was ok. Some issues with the hot water. Could be cleaner.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

You cancelled my booking less than 48 hours before arrival because of a water issue. Despite that, I continued to receive emails regarding my stay, asking if I wanted to upgrade my stay, check in experience and now this… I was unable to find alternative accommodation in the Keswick area at such short notice and continuing to receive emails from yourselves (presumably automated and not checked?) were not helpful. I suggest you modify your automated reply system.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Philip

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed with stay
Didn't get the room we booked, looking at a wall as a view until my partner sent bespoke an email then we got the room we booked in the first place plus they were no house keeping for the room unless you asked for it . Room needs updated. Dining room not open, had to order off bar menu. Staff painting in sitting area around us while sitting there.and will not be back at this hotel again
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very run down, needs complete overhual, dirty, definitely extremely over priced
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Mia Louise

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Mikael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked an over night stay at this hotel for a great price at short notice. Love the location, a picturesque walk into Keswick takes around 25 Minutes. Our room although didn’t have a view was immaculate. The staff were extremely friendly and professional.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

S

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Timothy

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Nick

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Dated but great stay, great staff
Great staff and service, hotel dated, could definitely do with a kettle in the rooms, the location is awesome
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel was undergoing some redecoration work during our stay but this did not spoil the experience. The staff are very helpful and made our stay a pleasant one.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unpleasant stay
Our room was fine but the bathroom had a puddle next to the toilet and as a whole could only be described as grotty. The grouting had black mold on it and where there had been handles in the bath (broken off) there was also black mold. We asked to change rooms but unfortunately there were no other rooms available. Reception did move us the following day to a deluxe apartment which was lovely but we had no idea if was self catering with absolutely nothing provided like soap, tea, coffee and having had a drink at lunchtime couldn't drive anywhere to buy these. Dinner in the hotel on the first evening wasn't great, my burger overcooked and onion rings had disintegrated, wrong puddings came out and when the correct ones did, cold custard and the inside of the puddings were stone cold. The staff were lovely and did everything they could to help but I would never stay here again unless it was completely refurbished. It may be cheap for the area but you get what you pay for.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024