,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-3.017356,54.45305)/-2.934824489057064,54.38312462509341,8.98044838430778/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
The Punch Bowl Inn HotelvsThe Daffodil Hotel & Spa
Both The Daffodil Hotel & Spa and The Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, The Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant scores marginally higher than The Daffodil Hotel & Spa. The Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant comes in at #11 in Lake District with endorsements from 3 publications including Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and The Telegraph.
The Punch Bowl Inn Hotel
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Lyth Valley, Crosthwaite LA8 8HR
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
Fodor's "An outstanding inn and restaurant, the Punch Bowl is a stylish but down-to-earth retreat in the peaceful Lyth Valley, between Windermere and Kendal." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This affordable hotel has nine romantic rooms that feel like home, only better, with exposed beams, plum-hued walls, deep rolltop baths, and freshly baked cookies delivered to your room upon arrival." Full review
i
Downstairs at the restaurant, ask for the table beside the open log fire for a dinner of traditional favorites, such as Lancashire hot pot or Cumberland sausages, with a pint of locally brewed Tag Lag Ale.
The Telegraph8.0
"This village pub has been a local secret for years, but the excellent food and comfy accommodation has earned it an increasingly high profile." Full review
The Daffodil Hotel & Spa The Telegraph
Independent
Lonely Planet
Keswick Road, Grasmere LA22 9PR
From $175/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
The Telegraph9.0
"This luxury hotel on the outskirts of Grasmere sits in peaceful seclusion surrounded by craggy fells and bottle-green fields, with a superb outlook over the village’s namesake lake." Full review
Independent "With candle lanterns, fibre-optic lighting, brushed concrete walls and pops of abstract art, the spa at The Daffodil – on the shores of Grasmere, across the road from Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage – is modern and slinky"
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Opened in 2012, this upscale hotel occupies a Victorian building but the 78 rooms zing with modern style: swirly carpets, art prints and bold shades of lime, purple and turquoise." Full review
