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Gilpin Hotel & Lake HousevsThe Wordsworth Hotel
Both hotels are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Gilpin Hotel & Lake House ranks significantly higher than The Wordsworth Hotel. Gilpin Hotel & Lake House has a TripExpert Score of 89 with approval from 3 publications such as The Telegraph, oyster.com and Fodor's.
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Oyster
The Telegraph
Hideaway Report
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Crook Road, Windermere LA23 3NE
From $341/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
OysterUpscale
"Everything about the upper-range Gilpin Hotel & Lake House is elegant." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Gilpin Hotel is a stylish gateway to the Lakes with a well-deserved reputation for being beautifully run." Full review
Hideaway Report94.0
"Family-run hotel situated in the Lake District National Park, a five-minute drive from Lake Windermere." Full review
Fodor's "Hidden among 22 acres of grounds with meandering paths leading to sleek, spacious lodges, this rambling country house provides the ultimate in pampering." Full review
Lonely Planet "Windermere's B&Bs might be pushing up their rates to silly levels, but this famously posh country-house retreat shows them how it should be done." Full review
Independent "The folks at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House have built their brand on the ethos of “kicking back”. The Swedish-style Jetty Spa comprises a series of soothingly Scandi wooden buildings "
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Independent "In search of total privacy? Check into one of the classy standalone spa lodges at Gilpin for a truly luxurious retreat from it all (in this case, luxury comes in the shape of your own en-suite spa with rainmaker showers, steam rooms, hydrotherapy hot tubs and saunas)"
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Independent "The Gilpin Lake House, with its own spa facilities and indoor pool, sleeps 12."
Independent "A glamorous, spa-focused set of lodges near the gateway to the Lake District, The Gilpin’s rooms centre around a cute, whitewashed main cottage"
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Independent "The Swedish-style Jetty Spa comprises a series of soothingly Scandi wooden buildings designed so you take a “spa trail”: winding through the deer-speckled forest, popping into private pools and spa "
The Wordsworth Hotel Oyster The Telegraph
Ambleside Cumbia, Grasmere LA22 9SW
From $163/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
OysterUpscale
"The Wordsworth is an upscale, 39-room hotel housed in a 19th-century hunting lodge in the very heart of the Lake District." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"The Wordsworth is based at the heart of Grasmere, and was the home of the poet for 14 years." Full review
