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The Borrowdale Hotel

Hotel with restaurant, near Lodore Falls

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Bar (on property)
Fireplace
Free WiFi
Food and drink
Lounge
Nestled near Lodore Falls, The Borrowdale Hotel offers a serene retreat with full breakfast, a delightful restaurant and picturesque garden views. Unwind at the bar or connect to in-room WiFi - previous guests have praised the hotel's tranquil atmosphere.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry facilities
  • Free breakfast
  • Free parking

Main amenities (8)

  • Housekeeping once per stay
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • 24-hour room service
  • Meeting rooms
  • Terrace
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Garden
  • Self-serve laundry

Feel at home (6)

  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lift

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About the area

Map
Borrowdale, Keswick, England, CA12 5UY

What's nearby

  • Lodore Falls - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Derwentwater - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Theatre By The Lake - 11 min drive - 7.9 km
  • Honister Slate Mine - 16 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Catbells Lakeland Walk - 21 min drive - 7.3 km

Getting around

  • Carlisle (CAX) - 72 min drive
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 128 min drive
  • Penrith Station - 29 min drive
  • Aspatria Station - 30 min drive
  • Workington Station - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lake Road Brunch - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Dog & Gun - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Lingholm Kitchen - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Yonder - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Oddfellows Arms - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Borrowdale Hotel

The Borrowdale Hotel offers a great location, putting you within a 15-minute walk of Lodore Falls. For a bite to eat, guests can visit The AA Rosette Restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Other highlights include a bar/lounge, a terrace and a garden.

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 40 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is 11 AM
    • Contactless check-out
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Special check-in instructions

    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
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Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs only)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Restrictions apply*
    • Food and water bowls available
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms
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Parking

    • Free on-site self-parking
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Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast each morning 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • 24-hour room service

Working away

  • Meeting rooms

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Facilities

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Flat-screen television

Home comfort

  • Electric kettle

What to enjoy

  • Patio

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi
  • Phone

More

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Special features

Dining

The AA Rosette Restaurant – This fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Tourism Programme – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Fees & policies

Children & extra beds

  • Cots/infant beds are available for GBP 7.5 per night
  • Rollaway beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night
  • Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees
  • Pets are allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night

Policies

This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard

Also known as

Borrowdale Hotel Keswick
Borrowdale Hotel
Borrowdale Keswick
The Borrowdale Hotel Hotel
The Borrowdale Hotel Keswick
The Borrowdale Hotel Hotel Keswick

Frequently asked questions

Are pets allowed at The Borrowdale Hotel?

Yes, dogs are welcome. There's a charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees. Food and water bowls are available. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Is parking offered on site at The Borrowdale Hotel?

Yes, there's free self parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Borrowdale Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight. Check-out time is 11 AM. Contactless check-out is available.

What is there to do at The Borrowdale Hotel and nearby?

The Borrowdale Hotel has a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near The Borrowdale Hotel?

Yes, there's an on-site restaurant, The AA Rosette Restaurant.

Does The Borrowdale Hotel have any outdoor private spaces?

Yes, every room features a patio.

What's the area around The Borrowdale Hotel like?

The Borrowdale Hotel is a short 13-minute walk from Lodore Falls and 13 minutes' walk from Derwentwater.

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Reviews

The Borrowdale Hotel Reviews

8.4

Very good

9.2

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.2

Staff & service

7.6

Eco-friendliness

8.6

Property conditions & facilities

Popular mentions

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Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful Country Hotel in a fantastic location

What wonderful service and comfortable feel about the Hotel

10/10 Exceptional

Character of a typical Lake District hotel and the quiet yet convenient location.
4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good area for what l intended to do.
2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Interior could do with refreshing. Service mixed, depending on staff could be quick or slow and they didn’t seem engaged. WiFi in rooms poor. Felt like it’s relying on its location not the overall experience.
3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Location is a major positive. Hotel is very clean well maintained general areas open to all look well presented but sound travels easily from the corridors into rooms and to a lesser extent room to room. Our room was very small, it is difficult to remember the last time I stayed in such a compact room going between bed and arm chairs almost sideways if you of larger frame. Service - is not a strength, reception was fine but waiting staff did mot seem local (but more like contract Eastern European often found in large cities) they were slow to work out arrivals to seating areas. Waiting times outside and for some in the bar appeared longer than I’d have expected. Generally not as good as I had expected if I were returning to the area I would try one of the nearby hotels instead.
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay only one slight criticism was that restaurant/conservatory meal service was too slow. The staff were working extremely hard but I felt that more staff were needed. The conservatory menu didn’t change during our stay and staff seemed unsure as to wether we could choose a single course from the restaurant menu. The food on the whole was enjoyable but not exciting.
Linda, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Gorgeous, relaxing stay.

We stayed one night and wished we could have stayed longer. We had dinner and breakfast at the hotel and the food and service were both amazing. Delicious food, with very quick and attentive service from polite and helpful staff. We were accommodated with vegan options which were lovely (and even vegan biscuits in our room!) we had coffee in the bar after dinner which is very cosy and relaxing. Our room was comfortable, we stayed in the standard room size which was perfect for a couple, we would probably stay in a bigger room if we had brought our dog! Very dog friendly hotel and all in all a very pleasant, relaxing stay. We will be back!
Amie, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Hotel was lovely but I found the bedroom was quite hot no air very stuffy in the bedroom part from that very thing was excellent and food and staff I would definitely come back x
clare, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

special treat

stayed many times before and have always had a front of hotel room, we went for our wedding anniversary and thought we would treat ourselves to a more expensive room. although the room was lovely it was tucked away at the back of the hotel down many small corridors with only an average view... we were a little disappointed. however we will be back again for our annual wedding anniversary stay next year.
susan, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice 2 night stay

excelent location just north of Keswick. Good size room. Lovely outside area, conservatory. Friendly staff
JAN, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Weekend with our dog

Really enjoyed our stay. Very pet friendly, when the weather was wet and windy it was lovely to sit in front of a roaring fire chatting with other guests. We ate in the hotel both nights and was very good. Although breakfast on the 2nd day could have been better. We booked a standard after being told that was the only room available that could take a dog but they are on small size. Next time would try and book a prestige room.
Julie, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great food, quick service very professional staff.
1-night trip

6/10 Good

Nice hotel but no reception and not good wifi

Great service. Cosy Hotel. No Mobile reception and dont rely to use the wifi in the building except for the bar and lounge area which it works.
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good comfortable hotel

Stopped here for two nights. The cleanliness was excellent and bed comfy. The food was good in the hotel restaurant. My only issue was how hot the room was even without heating on. It was bearable by having both windows fully open without the curtains closed. We were in room 3 on the back of the hotel. I would go back with our dog but only if the dog friendly rooms were cooler.
Julie, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Room with a view !!

The room allocated was not as described in your correspondence to me namely a twin room with a seating area. The staff arranged another room after we had unpacked and had to repack to move. I am 80 years old and do not need to carry luggage up four flights of stairs. The food, the staff, the service, was very good, room allocation not so. I'm not sure where the responsibility lies for such problems but sort it out, please.
Gerard, 5-night trip

8/10 Very good

Very clean and comfortable with good restaurant

Excellent quality and value restaurant
Anthony, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Rather more luxurious a hotel than I usually stay at and rather enjoyed it, I'm afraid! Difficult to too accurately assess as I was only there one night, but I think I may return!
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

The views where stunning the staff friendly and welcoming
2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Great location for exploring the lakes. Very comfortable, and a lovely garden to enjoy a drink in the sunshine. Dog friendly, but guest information on this is confusing - for example, in one place it says dogs are allowed in the conservatory and in another it says not. Some of the staff weren't quite up to scracth - dismissive and seemed to give an air of not caring - but all others were great. Disappointing meal on second evening: waited nearly 50 minutes for starter to arrive, and when asked if it was normal for this dish we were told 'well it's busy' - but then when it was pointed out that other diners, who had arrived and ordered after, had received their meals with no delay, the waiter shrugged his shoulders and walked off. Disappointing to have experienced this in the first instance.
2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Poor vegetarian food, no BBC channels in my bedroom, very small bedroom. But extremely helpful and friendly staff- especially reception
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

We liked the old stately building and the setting. It is a typical "olde worlde" classic hotel. Our en-suite room was very nice and the bed most comfortable. Unfortunately the great looking shower is very weak and I could pee faster!!! Sadly there is not a lift. The bar and lounges are comfortable and warm. The food is only average but expensive. Drinks are average price. Easy access car park and a car is necessary. The surrounding countryside is magnificent.
2-night trip

6/10 Good

Old traditional hotel in lovely location. Some would view the hotel as stuffy and old fashioned, The staff vary from being friendly to aloof. Breakfast can vary from 20 mins to an hour and half. Surprising that a 4 star hotel has no mini bar or safe in the room and poor internet coverage.
3-night trip

6/10 Good

The hotel is an old traditional establishment in a beautifull location. Some would view this place as stuffy and old fashioned. Some staff are friendly and some act rather aloof. Disappointing that a 4 star hotet does not have mini bar or a safe in the room. Internet is also very slow.
3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Perfect location for a special family celebration. Stunning location and very friendly staff
2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Altub

Room small but comfortable. Breakfast lovely. Only stayed one night but enjoyed.
Alison, 1-night trip