Craig Manor Hotel  

My wife & I have stayed at Craig Manor approximately 5 times now & we have always enjoyed our stay. We have always found the staff to be very effecient & polite. The hotel is very clean & tidy & we have had different rooms in the past & they have all been clean & tidy & every thing in working order. The choice of food on the menu & the quality is superb, we have never had any problems in our 5 visits & we will definately be coming back, it was a shame we could not stay longer this time but we hope to fit in a long weekend before the season ends. We certainly reccomend the hotel to others.

Good location being in the tourist centre of Bowness. However, as the weather was warm we had to keep the windows open at night and I was surprised at the amount of traffic noise into the early hours we expeienced in the room facing the road. A previous stay in a lake facing room was fine with views. The room was nicely decorated and the shower was good.

Traffic noise in the road facing room although I'm sure in cold weather with the windows closed this would not have been a problem.

Room was very large and clean, Good location in between windermere and bowness

Reception could have been more welcoming, Rooms at the front are right on the road.

We both felt it to be very relaxing and the location was good.

We had a bedroom to the rear of the hotel with veiws looking over the Gardens and towards the lake.

Lovely gardens. Relaxed atmosphere. Tasty breakfast

Busy road to cross,as no pavement on hotel side.

Pretty location great views from the room. Great breakfast. Room is clean and bright.

First class breakfast and dinner, with courteous service, in Baileys Restaurant. Quiet atmosphere. WiFi available, even in room. Good view from room, over Windermere and fells. Off-road parking space.

Double room cramped and small, with limited storage space and few shelves. Only one armchair. Tiny kettle (faulty) fed by trailing mains lead.

We have been to Craig Manor many times over the past few years and it is a wonderful place to stay. The location is fantastic it is just a short walk down to the lake and the shops. There are loads of places to eat and drink and lots of things to see and do. The staff at Craig Manor are great nothing is too much trouble for them and the hotel has a very relaxed feel to it so you feel right at home. The food in the hotel is very very nice and not too expensive. It is great for families and couples alike. We booked for two nights this trip but we decided to stay on another night as the weather was fantastic this was no problem to the hotel staff who juggled things around so we could stay in the same rooms. I can not praise them highly enough!!!

In all a very fine place , well looked after and a top place to stay

Nice victorian building

Could do with a lick of paint

First of all, the views of the lake and mountains from the lounge, dining room and some of the bedrooms are fantastic. Secondly, the staff are all extremely pleasant, helpful and laid back (in a good way!). Thirdly, we like the fact that it is clearly not part of a chain and has its own character. I also like the fact that it has easy access to Windermere, Bowness and the lake - we came for a long weekend without a car and it was never a problem. The food is also very good.

The positives more than compensate for the negatives. Some of the rooms are not really worth the money and there is a traffic noise issue with at least some of the rooms facing the road. We were not happy with our original room but we were upgraded to a quiter room the following day without any fuss and no extra charge.

Great Breakfast and very nice staff.

We Were a bit disappointed because we booked a four poster room and it was awful so we went for another room which was nice new and clean and still paid the same price which i didn't expect.

The view from the bedroom window.

There didnt appear to be a shaving point in the room. Dining room staff not very pleasant.