Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in Ambleside

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Louise - Verified booking

  I spent over a month in this property, between the 17th of Nov to the 20th of Dec, and found it to be one of the most comfortable bases to explore the lakes in over 6 years of visiting the southern area.

  The views from the front windows are unsurpassable, informing me each morning how to proceed in negotiating a fell. I came here to walk, climb, hike, and fulfil some bucket list summits, I also wanted peace and quiet to read and write. This property is the perfect base to explore the fells, with only a 20 second incline to reach the front gate (if able bodied). Just far enough from the town centre to experience peace and quiet, yet close enough to take advantage of on-the -doorstep access to walks, shopping, and good food. The house is warm, well equipped, and well placed. The smart TV, internet and central heating were fantastic, and the mattresses were amongst the most comfortable to date. Thank you for providing one of the most comfortable and well positioned places to stay in the South Lakes. I have visited many, and Luke's Hoose will remain a firm favourite. I will add that putting the bin out is no mean feat, so would recommend this property to those who are fit and able bodied. And during storm Darragh the top floor front bedroom window rattled enough to wake the dead and was very cold. However, this is a small criticism, and I would recommend this property to all. I absolutely loved my stay here and will never forget it. Apologies for forgetting to remove my lichen and moss collection from the dining room table! Thank you.

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• Catie - Verified booking

  Information in email incorrect regarding key collection - needs updating as it is incorrect On a positive, the house is largeand spacious, and is in a lovely area.

  However it needs a deep clean There is dirt and dust in all corners of the house, cobwebs on kitchen window and light fittings throughout the house. Mould in bathroom. En-suite unusable due to smell of drains and the shower is either freezing cold or burning hot. The taps move when you try to turn them on. Main bathroom - flush on toilet kept not working - we had fix ourselves each time just so it would flush. Main bathroom is old and rundown with mold and dirt in corners of bath/shower. Springs have gone in the sofas so you sink when you sit down making it very uncomfortable. The carpets are dirty and worn in the lounge. In the kitchen the random mix of plates, cutlery, pots and pans need replacing or proper cleaning, they smell greasy as though they haven’t been washed properly. The shared garden would of been nice had it been usable, however as there has been no maintenance of the area for sometime, grass needs cutting, shrubs need trimming as they growing in to the house through the lounge doors, we couldn’t sit out there. In general it feels like whoever owns the property is only interested in making money and not giving customers a nice experience. For the money we paid this was very disappointing.

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• Suzanne - Verified booking

  Just back from a fabulous week in Ambleside with sunshine from dawn to dusk .

  The house reviews are mixed but honest : Acorn Cottage is ideally situated for access straight into town , ideal for the park & fells Parking permit was superb , as were the kitchen appliances and top floor bathroom . Beds were comfy , and sofas seemed quite new . Fluffy towels and plenty hot water , The negatives are mostly around cleanliness , the lounge carpet is dirty and has a smell . The fridge hadn’t been cleaned , nor the kitchen floor . The gas fire in the lounge doesn’t work . Huge dirty cobwebs Hanging from ceilings . Seating in the lounge us for 4 and it’s cramped ( we only had 3 of us so that wasn’t an issue to us) There is no folder with any instructions for heating , boiler, or kitchen appliances or recycling. The back door area does have 4 stacking chairs , but even although we had gorgeous weather wouldn’t have sat with the bins , old dumped floor mops and disused plant pots . Just needs some tlc , thorough cleaning in and out . If we saw this house had replaced the flooring and sorted the decor downstairs would definitely stay again for the location .

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• Gill - Verified booking

  Very Comfortable Stay with Parking Access and Building Work issues: The cottage was lovely, extremely comfortable and well-equipped.

  Its location is excellent and only a very short walk down steep narrow roads into the centre of town. We reported two maintenance issues found on arrival as soon as we could to help Lakelovers get them sorted for future bookings. The spacious kitchen and living room were quite dark (September), so a good reading lamp would be great in the living room. The awkward parking space was compounded by tradesmen's vans needing moved to let us out. This was because the very pleasant owner of the immediately adjacent St Anne's Court cottage, also managed by Lakelovers, was visiting with others to do external maintenance work throughout our five-night stay. Unfortunately, this meant we could not open our door to the communal gardens and sit outside. Car access to the communal entrance gates was difficult. This was partly due to a large white van parked alongside other vehicles, but jutting out and blocking the easier of the two steep tracks up to the gates. Overall, a great short break, especially if you don't intend to use your own car to get out and about.

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• Isabella - Verified booking

  Great location, literally a stones throw from the restaurants,cafes and shops.

  Comfortable accodation. Nice bedrooms and top floor bathroom had a great shower and was bright and airy. The kitchen had what you needed and a good sized solid table. The lounge was 'snug', 4 adults on the sofas and a chair from the kitchen for the fifth. Thankfully just the two of us after the first 3 days. What I would say is that we had a great time but I have stayed in accomodation this year at a similar price which was in better overall condition. It needs a face lift particularly downstairs. Also some welcome items would have been appreciated, other places have managed this also, the lack of leaflet or booklet, information, we felt was a little lazy (and not due to Covid as other places still have these including when out and about) not to provide. I think it was the lack of thought which was disappointing and which would sway me to try somewhere else next time. Oh and dont expect a lay-in, the nursery opposite starts at 7 am. Parking was easy to find. Great if you only want straight forward basic accomodation.

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