Is Ambleside Central pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Ambleside Central?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight.

Where is Ambleside Central located?

Situated in a national park, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of White Platts Recreation Ground and Lake Windermere. Ambleside Climbing Wall and Armitt Museum and Library are also within 10 minutes.

Ambleside Central Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

29 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good location. Car parking was a long way from accommodation.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

19 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

4 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely little hotel, super clean, super comfy beds and in the perfect location.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

4 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Great location, easy check in. Parking approx 5 min walk away.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael

18 Aug, 2024

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Nice room but very noisy both nights

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

8 Sept, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely building and lovely room. 2 adults 1 child in bedroom 2. Large room with small ensuite shower, toilet and sink. Situated in a lovely street, can be a bit noisy at night with the pub but not enough to annoy us. Will definitely stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

CHEUK KEE

30 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

The Lilly Bar Manager is very helpful

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

christine

12 Aug, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

Nice family room with separate spacious bathroom, located on one way system so some background noise

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Francesca

12 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Do not stay here if you actually want to sleep. Given the location on the main road, I was expecting some traffic noise but I was not aware of the noise that would come from the pub. A live band ended up playing when we were there so we didn’t get any sleep until well after midnight. The single bed was uncomfortable - you could feel the springs in the mattress. The toilet flush was noisy and randomly went off in the middle of the night even if no one was in the bathroom. The room hadn’t had a thorough clean - I found rubbish from the previous guests in the room. The management was unresponsive - I sent a message before our stay questioning the validity of the parking permit provided as it said it was valid for March. We ended up just parking in a nearby street which was disc controlled which was much closer than the parking provided.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

28 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Helpful staff

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Jonny

1 Dec, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities

Was simple accomadation. Whole building has a weird smell. Our chests were hurting after waking up. Facilities were standard. There was damp on the ceiling of the shower. Parking was a 7 min walk away which was inconvenient when having luggage to carry.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Mebs

18 Jul, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Just not an enjoyable experience for my wife and I. Car park too far away, too many stairs to climb for elderly couple like us, entrance hallway very dirty. How can this be 4 star property?

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

15 May, 2025

Liked: Room comfort

Great value for money :-)

Make sure your phone number is up-to-date on your account as they will try to text/Whatsapp the entry codes to you. I didn’t realise that, so had to call them and pop by the bar next door to get said codes, defeating the point of a self-serve accommodation which is what we wanted. Still, it was a quick fix, but something that seemed avoidable if I knew to check the details Hotels.com hold for me (or if Ambleside Central email you instead? My messages from them, via email, were coming through fine). The car park is about an 8 minute walk away from the accommodation so be prepared for that. The room itself was great for what we needed - clean and comfy. The fan didn’t work and it was too late at night to contact anyone when we realised, so it’d be fab to just check those sort of things regularly (eg the kettles) if possible, so guests can continue to enjoy the self-serve accommodation :-) Excellent location, brilliant value for money, and although a few minor comments above, I’m simply hoping to help future guests and I’m in no way whinging; we would happily stay again!

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

27 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great accommodation, noisy location

The accommodation itself is great. Unfortunately one of the hotels greatest strengths is also a major drawback, at least if you’re a family staying there. There is a very noisy (but good) bar below the hotel. So it was difficult for us and the children to sleep with the music and shouting until the early of hours of the morning.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Jane

1 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Location excellent, staff very friendly and helpfu

The payment method offered rejected every card that we tried and we finally paid at the Lily bar on the day that we arrived. We were very grateful to the bartender who carried our bag upstairs as we were on the top floor. The room was very dark and there were insufficient electrical sockets for the table lights and kettle. The room was clean, but the plumbing was very noisy - sounded like a jet taking off when flushing the toilet. Location was excellent.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

WEICHIH

23 Aug, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Small room

Small room and rooms lock is broken. At central but not easy to find.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sabbir

17 Aug, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness

Horrible experience

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Harriet

10 Oct, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Good value for a cheap place to rest your head.

Absolutely fine for a cheaper place to stay as location is good just on a weekend it was very loud. Heard a lot of shouting outside and the hall way didn’t look very inviting. Was clean and we literally just wanted somewhere to sleep as wernt spending any time there.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

3 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad Parking

Whilst the room was pleasant, the hotel itself was a nightmare to find, its literally a doorway on a high street. We didn't receive the said text message with entry codes to entre the building or further instructions how to find it. Parking was off site, 15 minutes walk away, we had to travel back to the car twice to collect our belongings, not ideal.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

18 Aug, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Left a day early.

Terrible experience. Wish i had read reviews before booking. Stayed in room 2 which was over the bar. Noise from people outside went on until 3am. We had booked for two nights but after one to avoid another sleepless night. Room was dark and felt like a haunted house. Strange red mark left in toilet. Won't be returning.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paul

1 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Cudnt get in , every time we went out we had to call into lily's to get the young girl who was so helpful to get us into the place . If u have mobility issues fhis place is not for u . U have to park your car on a football pitch which is a good 15mins walk . Rooms are really small too . Love Ambleside but would stay here again

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gareth

2 Aug, 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

At first look seems OK but is a bit grotty. It was very noisy, too hot, cooler/fan did not work and shower did not work properly. Could hear every slightest noise from within the building and some kind of boiler kept buzzing very loudly all night. We literally didnt sleep despite trying and checked out at 7AM. I quite franky want a refund and we will never returm again.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Francesca

27 Oct, 2024

Extremely loud basic room

It’s a shame as the room (2) was fine; basic with very small en-suite (needed the tap fixing and the extractor fan before the mould properly sets in, but none issues really!) The actual issue was the noise on a night, it wasn’t that bad on the Friday - there was a live singer which ended at midnight ish. But OMG we thought it would be similar sat night, but after the musician the thumping hard core club music started and went on until 3am. We came away to catch up on sleep and had a lot less than we would with our little ones. Unless you want to join the party avoid!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

28 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely central hotel

We had a lovely time at Ambleside Central. We did struggle with the entrance keypad however after popping into the Lily Bar next door, someone came to our rescue (thank you!) It was central which was perfect for us as we were there to cheer on a friend who was running the Lakes 100. Room was clean and welcoming, we were in room 10 which was on the top floor. The only downside was the stairs to get there and the heat in the room, unfortunately the window wouldn't stay open and the fan did very little. But as we only came in on an evening, it wasn't an issue for us. Room was cosy and comfortable, we had a bathroom in our room and the shower was powerful and welcome after trekking round the hills. All in all 10/10 stay and we would return, albeit after booking directly and requesting a room on a lower floor. But for the price we paid and the condition of the property we found it faultless.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sonia

1 Aug, 2025

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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