Another Place, The LakevsCranleigh Boutique
Both hotels are highly recommended by writers. Overall, Another Place, The Lake is the choice of most writers compared to Cranleigh Boutique. Another Place, The Lake ranks #2 in Lake District with approval from 5 reviews such as Mr & Mrs Smith, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
Another Place, The Lake Show All Reviews
| Ullswater, Watermillock CA11 0LP
From $194/night
- Pet Friendly
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Elegant hotel restaurant with good-sized tables and beautiful lake and fell views."
The Telegraph
8.0
"The first in a new collection of activity-based hotels." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"With alluring lake views, luxe Lake District hideaway Another Place invites you to be as active or lazy as you like." Full review
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Bring the whole family, even the dog, but after walking, biking, swimming and sailing your way through the hotel's long list of activities, make sure they're tucked up in bed so you can unwind with nightly cocktails in the fire-warmed lounge.
Fodor's
"A stunning location overlooking Ullswater give the Rampsbeck plenty of country-house hotel style, and it also manages to be more relaxed than some of its competition." Full review
The Guardian
"The hotel comprises a Georgian house and modern extension that opens on to 18 acres of grounds, complete with archery field. The lakeside location means kayaking, SUP and sailing are all on offer"
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September 26, 2021
Independent
"Georgian grandeur meets contemporary chic at Another Place, an outdoors-in sort of hotel, where windows open up onto views of sweeping fells and sails nosing their way across Ullswater lake"
Independent
"Views of Ullswater’s sail-flecked surface can be soaked up from almost all 40 rooms at the preposterously pretty Another Place, The Lake"
The best boutique hotels in the Lake District
December 1, 2021
Independent
"The hotel piles on fun for families and its relaxed, non-chintzy atmosphere makes it a firm favourite for modern-day Swallows and Amazons. Days can be spent wild swimming, paddleboarding or kayaking."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Acquired by the owners of Cornwall's Watergate Bay Hotel, the former Rampsbeck Hotel has been reinvented as one of the Lakes' most luxurious, family-friendly, activity-focused getaways." Full review
Independent
"With glorious lakeside views, paddleboards and kayaks for hire, archery sessions and an indoor pool, there’s enough to keep you entertained for days. Dogs are welcome in most of the rooms"
Cranleigh Boutique
Kendal Road, Bowness-on-Windermere LA23 3EW
From $235/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Pool
- Fitness Center
- Free Parking
Oyster
Upscale
"The 18-room Cranleigh is an upscale, adult-only boutique spread over a couple typical stone-built houses in the popular Lake District town of Bowness-on-Windermere." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This guesthouse has gone all out on the decor, but strip away the snazziness and it's still just a B&B." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This super-snazzy B&B takes the prize for most-over-the-top decor in Windermere: from sleigh beds to jaguar-print throws and backlit bathroom mirrors...still, it's not a dull place to stay. " Full review
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And for extra luxury, you can book one of its boutique church suites.
Lonely Planet
"This super-snazzy B&B takes the prize for most-over-the-top decor in Windermere: from sleigh beds to jaguar-print throws and backlit bathroom mirrors, it's had every trick in the design book thrown at it (with varying degrees of success)" Full review