Lovely breakfast, both cooked and buffet. Service was polite and efficient without feeling rushed.
Plenty of room in the dining room and lounges.
Our bedrooms were spacious and clean with many sockets, a hot tub and whirlpool bath, full set of Wainwright’s guides, and the fridge was kept stocked with fresh milk (not the usual UHT rubbish), water, tea, coffee and even biscuits.
The WiFi was excellent, probably the best hotel WiFi I’ve ever used.
I was surprised that such a nice bathroom didn’t have a soft close lid on the wc.
We didn’t have dinner in the hotel because the menu options didn’t appeal, especially with young grandchildren visiting us.
The main car park can get a bit tight, but they’ve got a couple round the corner which have more room.
Most places in the Lake District are easily reachable from Ambleside.
The hotel is better inside than it looks on the outside, if a little quirky - we’d definitely choose it again.