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Reviews of Craig Manor Hotel

3 out of 5
Craig Manor Hotel
Lake Road, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, England

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 100 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 103 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 256 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 256 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Carol

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good spot at the top of Bowness and excellent breakfasts
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Kelly, Dinas Powys

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location and view
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

samantha

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, welcoming staff. Good location with both Windermere and Bowness within easy walking distance. Plenty of lovely shops and restaurants in Bowness. Definately worth booking.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Suzy

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good location
Overall I’d probably stay there again, the location was good and the receptionist was lovely. My only criticism was that the bathroom needed a refurbishment, it felt like it had just been given a lick of paint to try and modernise it but you could still see the mould on the windows under the coat of paint and was in need of a new shower. Loved the tea tray and the cookies and the breakfast was lovely. I had read on another review that the walls are paper thin, I would have disagreed with that until a room by us got up at 5am and I could here every word they said ( not a problem if your not a light sleeper).
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness
It was a shame that they were not doing evening dining due to a shortage of staff. It would have made an impact on our choice if we had known that before booking. It was the first Hotel that we have been too where there was no shelf/ledge around the wash hand basin in the bathroom. Our toilet bag was rested on the w/c cistern?? Not very hygienic I know but where to put it. The breakfast was adequate,
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Not a £200 a night hotel
Our stay was okay, the position of the hotel was great and the view from the room on the top floor was fantastic. The room was clean but the bathroom especially the shower and grout around the tiles were black and mouldy, they had never seen bleach in years. Our first morning breakfast was great, good choice, average portions and our cooked breakfast was delivered within 10 minutes. The second mornings breakfast was awful, 20 minutes to get served/take our order then a further 40 minutes to get it delivered to our table only after asking. They were busy and did apologise but when you are paying over £200 a night, I would expect better. Overall it was an ok hotel for maybe £50-£70 a night, the staff were friendly but with the cleanliness issues and our personal experience of the breakfast service I wouldnt recommend it for the price they are charging.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An old building possiby listed so there are a lot of stairs to the rooms. There are lovely views across the gardens from the restaurant. It's about 1/2 mile walk into the town centre where there is everything you need.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The hotel has nice views to the rear scenery towards the lake. The bedroom seemed to have been refurbished during the last years. However, they forgot to refurbish the bathrooms as well. The walls are extremely thin and the sound insulation is very poor. You will hear people passing by on the corridor and also when your neighbour is having a shower. The fan in the bathroom is very loud and it hadn't been cleaned in months. The staff are very friendly. The breakfast is quite average. There is no lift, no disabled access either. We went here as everything else was fully booked, it was so overpriced for what you get in return. However the location is great.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chelsie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location with ample on site parking and friendly staff. Short walk to the lake side in bowness.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lakes before lockdown
So friendly, clean, great service, super breakfast 😋
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Good location 5 min walk to centre. Room was much smaller than expected. The central would not work although I didn’t need it. I’m not a tall guy but banged my head a few times in the bathroom. Nice hotel with nice staff.
View at breakfast very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good clean rooms with stunning views
Great stay. Small rooms but with a lovely view. The lake view was partial from our room but beautifil nonetheless. Hotel was clean and reception very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Good safe pleasant hotel
Stayed here as a treat as we normally go B&B. We paid extra for a lake view as an extra treat. We arrived early so our room wasn’t ready but the kind lady said we were able to leave our car in the car park and go for a walk. When we got our room is was clean and cosy with the lake view. The shower room was clean and stocked with some nice toiletries. Tea an coffee were well stocked and we were very happy. There was only two things that spoilt our visit. Our bed had dip in in it where I slept so I woke in agony with back pain. My wife tried it and got the same but we only stayed a a couple of days so put up with it. The only other thing was the paper thin walls. I don’t expect absolute silence in a room in fact I like the bustle of a hotel but we could quite easily hear conversations next door and late night activities! We didn’t bother with breakfast to minimise Covid risk but the hotel were well organised and our room cleaned and sealed everyday. A good safe hotel the niggles didn’t put us off.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rosie, Brentwood

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely quiet hotel. Rooms could do with a little updating but we’re comfortable and clean. Tea and coffee facilities were good but could have done with some water too. Staff all excellent especially reception and staff in the restaurants. Would happily stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Louise, Manchester

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in great location. Really nice room and great breakfast which is included along with parking. Would stay again. Staff were really friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Malcolm

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position, great views from restaurant, great food and drink, great staff , some areas could still use a lick of paint but generally very good
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Me and my husband always stay at the Craig Manor Hotel when visit the lakes, the staff are always very friendly we have stsyed here over te
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Staff excellent .... good breakfast .... room freshly painted and smell of paint was strong . The bathroom however was shabby like the room had been half completed and there was fresh paint on the floor in the bathroom where the door had been painted on the outside . Once rooms are finished They will be lovely . Location of the hotel is great for visiting Bowness or Windermere.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jeni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Great stay...looks like they are starting to freshen it up as lots of painting happening . Stunning views
Room with a view
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Zhigang

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Maria

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very tired bedroom... worn headboaed on bed. Fittings very outdated and old fashioned. We were the only guests on the night we stayed. No atmosphere in restaurant and cold too. Need updating. Food in the past had been exceptional not on this occasion probably as there werent many staff around because we were the only guests staying and eating in the restaurant. I would rather eaten out and the restaurant had been closed for the night. Breakfast was good with a pleasant guy serving our table
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, excellent breakfast & good location!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Second visit this year, such a lovely relaxing hotel. The staff are so friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location and old style English providing a pleasant atmosphere
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had an enjoyable stay, the room was nice & spacious. The breakfast was plentiful & to our liking. We will return to this hotel when we visit the area again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very dated property. Urgently needs updating for price of rooms. Very basic.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Once again a very pleasant stay in Craig Manor .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel - great location - lovely view over Lake from restaurant - all staff friendly and welcoming - excellent breakfast - ate once for dinner and it was very good. Only minor quibble low ceilng in bathroom as we were at the top of the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant friendly staff and perfectly situated between bowness and windermere
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Ben, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were looking for a traditional British hotel and we were not disappointed . We received friendly efficient service. We feel that the prices were very fair. We ate both breakfast and dinner in the hotel and we thought that the food and restaurant service were excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Good location. Good breakfast and friendly helpfull staff good off road parking
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for a break in the Lakes. Clean with good staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable beds. Location was excellent. Breakfast was excellent. Staff where great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place
An amazing time in a perfect position.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Good view of the lake from breakfast room , buffet food good quality
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Cleanliness of the room was disappointing. Dust and cobwebs evident in several areas.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Maggie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable hotel. Good base to explore the Lake District.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019