Hotels With Gym in Cumbria, United Kingdom

Beautiful hotel and just a few minutes walk to shops,bars and restaurants. The room named the mews that we stayed in was outstanding. Lovely comfortable bed with very nice bedding and super comfy pillows. The room was huge and had a lovely outside area to sit and relax. Breakfast was very nice as was the setting of the dining room. Staff super friendly especially Emily on reception nothing to much trouble and she made you feel very welcome. Every hotel needs an Emily!! Can’t wait to return .

The hotel was clean and tidy , and room was adequate for our stay , bed was very comfortable . The staff were very friendly and helpful ,in reception and dining room .The Breakfast was a buffet selection ,self service , with Tea or Coffee, good selection to choose from .The dinner menu was also good ,with a choice of Starters ,Mains & Desserts ,all good wholesome food of a pub type menu. After a day out ,went for a drink in the Ossett Head Bar in the hotel grounds , nice pleasant ambient setting , this was the only time , it never opened again for the duration of our stay. The only other bar is in the dining room , and this was only open , during meal times , no soft furnishings , only dining tables . dont know if you could take drinks from there , into the guest lounge ,never informed. Plentiful supply of Tea & Coffee in room ,which you had to replenish from reception . i am now Tea Total & Alcohol Free after this mini vacation .

Just needed somewhere close to Carlisle Station. This was perfect. I wanted to leave my luggage while I went into town… normally I could but it was closing for Christmas. This sort of information should be available before. It has what I can only describe as a safe but ANTIQUE lift. Everything is old but safe and functional…. So very small town British. Staff were very helpful and breakfast was great.

We checked in with Ahmed on reception who was extremely polite, helpful and thorough and welcomed us for our stay. The spa treatments were good and the staff were really friendly. We did not eat our evening meal here. When we went for breakfast we were sat down without any explanation of how the system worked and given a menu so assumed we had to wait to order. We didn't know who our server was, so after 15 minutes asked a waitress if we could order. She then sent us Hazel (our server) who seemed less than impressed with us, barely looked at us and took our order and left before we could say what eggs I wanted with my breakfast meaning I had to go and get my own after observing other guests do the same. Unfortunately this was our only direct interaction with Hazel, but she seemed very welcoming and attentive giving excellent service to the table next to us, advising that if her name is mentioned on tripadvisor she gets a bonus and making comments about a former sacked member of staff which appeared to be on the basis of his nationality and I only hope is untrue. I'm sure if we came another day we might have had a better experience...

I booked this stay for my husbands birthday. I have stayed at a few spa resorts and to be honest I was left underwhelmed by the experience. We had a 'dirty towel ' in the room which smelt dirty and had stains on it. I did get it changed and the lady was very apologetic. If tgat was it then it would have been fine however the service in the bar was atrocious. We went to the bar on Saturday evening. We had to wait 10 minutes to get served which was fine but then from asking for our cocktail order we had to wait a further 25 minutes. The poor young boy on the bar was new and didn't know how to make cocktails so he had to wait for Leah, to take over. That would have been fine except Leah was flirting with 2 men at the bar from a wedfing party and kept us waiting 25 minutes from placing our order to actually receiving it. Then I know it is petty but when you are buying a passion fruit martini you sort of expect the half passion fruit. But no. Not here. There wasn't any. Neither were there any cocktail straws to drink it - only full sized strangers?? Apart from the dirty towel the room was mediocre. Please can someone from management lie on the sofa bed in room 275? The springs in the mattress have gone and my poor daughter had to endure a night on what was excruciating. I think a bag of spanners would have been more comfortable. Please can the manager just check thus out? Finally as I said I have stayed in a lot of spa resorts and though this is a beautiful location the attention to detail let's it down. No tissues or slippers in the room and we booked for 3 but only had towels and gowns for 2. For the price I expected more sorry.

Our views on our visit to The Belsfield Hotel are rather mixed. It is an imposing and impressive building in a fantastic location overlooking the lake. Check in was good with all required information provided. Unfortunately upon entering our room ( room 30 ) we were disappointed as it was not as I expected. I had booked a suite as we have done several times at other hotels . Previously we have found a suite has consisted of a separate room for relaxing with the bedroom attached. On this occasion it was a larger bedroom with a sitting area and small table for two. The hotel’s website does state that a suite may , or may not , have a separate lounge area and so on this occasion I accepted we had drawn the short straw . No issues there . However the website also states the suites offer stunning views and a roll top bath . There was no roll top bath as promised, only an older standard plastic panelled bath. As we are planning on restyling our bathroom assessing a roll top bath in practice was one of the features that swayed our decision to stay here . With regard to the stunning views . When sitting at the table in our room having a coffee before breakfast our view was what appeared to be an old , derelict greenhouse / storage building . Not exactly an appealing view to begin your day . When I mentioned this at check out I was told by the member of staff that another company deals with the website description and so nothing to do with him . A rather strange and dismissive response and not the lasting impression you want when leaving the hotel . Overall the hotel is a very enjoyable place to visit with several areas to relax on the ground floor . Sitting on the terrace overlooking the lake was fantastic and would thoroughly recommend it . A special mention for Lucien who did a fantastic job of providing cocktails and was very knowledgeable and proficient in this . A credit to the hotel . The hotel has so many good points that may , for some , outweigh the negatives around the room but unsure if we would return or recommend.

This castle hotel is 200 years old and has a very old English style. Staying in this hotel during Christmas feels romantic! Warm! Friends who accompanied me were very surprised! We took a lot of photos in the hotel! Every corner of the hotel is suitable for taking pictures. Unforgettable hotel! Excellent!

Low budget - hotel decor dated - windows old and badly painted. Welcome was friendly and helpful. Bar but no evening meals or lunches. Next door to Carlisle Railway Station on one side and Costa Coffee on other side. Several stairs to get up with cases. Single bed was surprisingly comfortable and surprisingly cosy. Small bath and shower - lashings of hot water. Breakfast adequate - a bit of everything. Bacon was dried out by 7.30am but sausages were delicious. Solid fried eggs on offer. Mainly tinned fruit with apple and yoghurt. Ubiquitous coffee machine…. Instant is better .. but they are all doing it. Juice and fresh milk on offer. Small selection of cereals. My room was cheap - noisy outside… the car park had replacement coach services… but worst of the swearing and shouting stopped around 1.00am. Hotel was warm and dry. A small lift for one with luggage. Staff were very kind - left my luggage in a locked room while I went to get my hire car. At half the price of similar low-facilities hotels I was happy enough. Might do without breakfast in future and go to Costa.

Visited with wife for weekend break. First class service from moment you arrive at gatehouse. All staff attentive, polite and easy to have a conversation with. This starts with concierge, moves on to reception and on to bar, pub, restaurant and spa. Room was decent size - do not need massive room as will not spend much time in here. Nicely decorated, clean and well attended. We had room with hot tub on balcony which was great. Had food in hotel bar, in pub attached to spa and In restaurant. All excellent. Bar staff great with good choice of drinks and cocktails. Perhaps stock some gluten free bottled beer in future! Apart from that catered for my gluten intolerance very well and on second visit to restaurant they remembered this and had gluten free canopies for me. Only negative for me was daily car park charge because I didn’t book direct but I know for future. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic hotel with beautiful surroundings. We loved sitting in the gardens near the pond with all the friendly ducks. We visited their miniature village which was really good and the young lad had lots of knowledge. Staff are really friendly, breakfast was lovely and rooms were really nice and comfortable with a good outlook onto fields. We will definitely be back soon. Also only 10 mins drive from Bowness 😁

Beautiful hotel and just a few minutes walk to shops,bars and restaurants. The room named the mews that we stayed in was outstanding. Lovely comfortable bed with very nice bedding and super comfy pillows. The room was huge and had a lovely outside area to sit and relax. Breakfast was very nice as was the setting of the dining room. Staff super friendly especially Emily on reception nothing to much trouble and she made you feel very welcome. Every hotel needs an Emily!! Can’t wait to return .

The hotel was clean and tidy , and room was adequate for our stay , bed was very comfortable . The staff were very friendly and helpful ,in reception and dining room .The Breakfast was a buffet selection ,self service , with Tea or Coffee, good selection to choose from .The dinner menu was also good ,with a choice of Starters ,Mains & Desserts ,all good wholesome food of a pub type menu. After a day out ,went for a drink in the Ossett Head Bar in the hotel grounds , nice pleasant ambient setting , this was the only time , it never opened again for the duration of our stay. The only other bar is in the dining room , and this was only open , during meal times , no soft furnishings , only dining tables . dont know if you could take drinks from there , into the guest lounge ,never informed. Plentiful supply of Tea & Coffee in room ,which you had to replenish from reception . i am now Tea Total & Alcohol Free after this mini vacation .

We checked in with Ahmed on reception who was extremely polite, helpful and thorough and welcomed us for our stay. The spa treatments were good and the staff were really friendly. We did not eat our evening meal here. When we went for breakfast we were sat down without any explanation of how the system worked and given a menu so assumed we had to wait to order. We didn't know who our server was, so after 15 minutes asked a waitress if we could order. She then sent us Hazel (our server) who seemed less than impressed with us, barely looked at us and took our order and left before we could say what eggs I wanted with my breakfast meaning I had to go and get my own after observing other guests do the same. Unfortunately this was our only direct interaction with Hazel, but she seemed very welcoming and attentive giving excellent service to the table next to us, advising that if her name is mentioned on tripadvisor she gets a bonus and making comments about a former sacked member of staff which appeared to be on the basis of his nationality and I only hope is untrue. I'm sure if we came another day we might have had a better experience...

I booked this stay for my husbands birthday. I have stayed at a few spa resorts and to be honest I was left underwhelmed by the experience. We had a 'dirty towel ' in the room which smelt dirty and had stains on it. I did get it changed and the lady was very apologetic. If tgat was it then it would have been fine however the service in the bar was atrocious. We went to the bar on Saturday evening. We had to wait 10 minutes to get served which was fine but then from asking for our cocktail order we had to wait a further 25 minutes. The poor young boy on the bar was new and didn't know how to make cocktails so he had to wait for Leah, to take over. That would have been fine except Leah was flirting with 2 men at the bar from a wedfing party and kept us waiting 25 minutes from placing our order to actually receiving it. Then I know it is petty but when you are buying a passion fruit martini you sort of expect the half passion fruit. But no. Not here. There wasn't any. Neither were there any cocktail straws to drink it - only full sized strangers?? Apart from the dirty towel the room was mediocre. Please can someone from management lie on the sofa bed in room 275? The springs in the mattress have gone and my poor daughter had to endure a night on what was excruciating. I think a bag of spanners would have been more comfortable. Please can the manager just check thus out? Finally as I said I have stayed in a lot of spa resorts and though this is a beautiful location the attention to detail let's it down. No tissues or slippers in the room and we booked for 3 but only had towels and gowns for 2. For the price I expected more sorry.

Our views on our visit to The Belsfield Hotel are rather mixed. It is an imposing and impressive building in a fantastic location overlooking the lake. Check in was good with all required information provided. Unfortunately upon entering our room ( room 30 ) we were disappointed as it was not as I expected. I had booked a suite as we have done several times at other hotels . Previously we have found a suite has consisted of a separate room for relaxing with the bedroom attached. On this occasion it was a larger bedroom with a sitting area and small table for two. The hotel’s website does state that a suite may , or may not , have a separate lounge area and so on this occasion I accepted we had drawn the short straw . No issues there . However the website also states the suites offer stunning views and a roll top bath . There was no roll top bath as promised, only an older standard plastic panelled bath. As we are planning on restyling our bathroom assessing a roll top bath in practice was one of the features that swayed our decision to stay here . With regard to the stunning views . When sitting at the table in our room having a coffee before breakfast our view was what appeared to be an old , derelict greenhouse / storage building . Not exactly an appealing view to begin your day . When I mentioned this at check out I was told by the member of staff that another company deals with the website description and so nothing to do with him . A rather strange and dismissive response and not the lasting impression you want when leaving the hotel . Overall the hotel is a very enjoyable place to visit with several areas to relax on the ground floor . Sitting on the terrace overlooking the lake was fantastic and would thoroughly recommend it . A special mention for Lucien who did a fantastic job of providing cocktails and was very knowledgeable and proficient in this . A credit to the hotel . The hotel has so many good points that may , for some , outweigh the negatives around the room but unsure if we would return or recommend.

This castle hotel is 200 years old and has a very old English style. Staying in this hotel during Christmas feels romantic! Warm! Friends who accompanied me were very surprised! We took a lot of photos in the hotel! Every corner of the hotel is suitable for taking pictures. Unforgettable hotel! Excellent!

Visited with wife for weekend break. First class service from moment you arrive at gatehouse. All staff attentive, polite and easy to have a conversation with. This starts with concierge, moves on to reception and on to bar, pub, restaurant and spa. Room was decent size - do not need massive room as will not spend much time in here. Nicely decorated, clean and well attended. We had room with hot tub on balcony which was great. Had food in hotel bar, in pub attached to spa and In restaurant. All excellent. Bar staff great with good choice of drinks and cocktails. Perhaps stock some gluten free bottled beer in future! Apart from that catered for my gluten intolerance very well and on second visit to restaurant they remembered this and had gluten free canopies for me. Only negative for me was daily car park charge because I didn’t book direct but I know for future. Well worth a visit.

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Lots of positives and would definitely consider staying here again if we were to visit the lakes in the future. The hotel is very well presented, all communal areas are clean, tidy and in great condition. The location is brilliant, you are a short 5-10 minute walk from both Windermere’s main town centre, or the lake front at Bowness. There is a local pub opposite which wasn’t bad either. The building stands impressive at the top of the hill, with a decent sized car park in front, the approach is steep, but it’s easy enough to turn around in. Room was a good size and extremely well equipped with some modern features and luxuries you wouldn’t normally expect. That said, there were a few negatives which could be improved upon. Firstly, we both found the bed extremely uncomfortable, the mattress was firm and unforgiving, only a small notch up from sleeping on a camping bed! Secondly, the room was very hot, and difficult to cool down. We were on the top floor, so quite stuffy due to being up in the roof eves. There is no air conditioning and the windows are fitted with safety catches, so they don’t open wide and there was no way to prop the sash window open. Lastly the walls are thin, and the sound insulation is poor, we had a young family next door so it was quite noisy. A couple of other really minor things to mention, the TV remote didn’t work very well. Think the batteries need changing, we did try others from the light up mirror but this was barely working, so I don’t think these had much juice either and whilst the room had an iron, there was no ironing board - again, nothing major. Overall, a decent stay for the price and we feel it represents good value for money. With some small improvements this could be excellent.

Some mixed reviews on here but we had room 10 and it was lovely with a view of Lake Windermere in the distance. It was clean with everything we needed. All the staff we came across were friendly. Drinks were reasonably priced, food was nice. Breakfast in the morning was all we needed. Really enjoyed our stay and would stay again.

Beautiful hotel and just a few minutes walk to shops,bars and restaurants. The room named the mews that we stayed in was outstanding. Lovely comfortable bed with very nice bedding and super comfy pillows. The room was huge and had a lovely outside area to sit and relax. Breakfast was very nice as was the setting of the dining room. Staff super friendly especially Emily on reception nothing to much trouble and she made you feel very welcome. Every hotel needs an Emily!! Can’t wait to return .

We checked in with Ahmed on reception who was extremely polite, helpful and thorough and welcomed us for our stay. The spa treatments were good and the staff were really friendly. We did not eat our evening meal here. When we went for breakfast we were sat down without any explanation of how the system worked and given a menu so assumed we had to wait to order. We didn't know who our server was, so after 15 minutes asked a waitress if we could order. She then sent us Hazel (our server) who seemed less than impressed with us, barely looked at us and took our order and left before we could say what eggs I wanted with my breakfast meaning I had to go and get my own after observing other guests do the same. Unfortunately this was our only direct interaction with Hazel, but she seemed very welcoming and attentive giving excellent service to the table next to us, advising that if her name is mentioned on tripadvisor she gets a bonus and making comments about a former sacked member of staff which appeared to be on the basis of his nationality and I only hope is untrue. I'm sure if we came another day we might have had a better experience...

Our views on our visit to The Belsfield Hotel are rather mixed. It is an imposing and impressive building in a fantastic location overlooking the lake. Check in was good with all required information provided. Unfortunately upon entering our room ( room 30 ) we were disappointed as it was not as I expected. I had booked a suite as we have done several times at other hotels . Previously we have found a suite has consisted of a separate room for relaxing with the bedroom attached. On this occasion it was a larger bedroom with a sitting area and small table for two. The hotel’s website does state that a suite may , or may not , have a separate lounge area and so on this occasion I accepted we had drawn the short straw . No issues there . However the website also states the suites offer stunning views and a roll top bath . There was no roll top bath as promised, only an older standard plastic panelled bath. As we are planning on restyling our bathroom assessing a roll top bath in practice was one of the features that swayed our decision to stay here . With regard to the stunning views . When sitting at the table in our room having a coffee before breakfast our view was what appeared to be an old , derelict greenhouse / storage building . Not exactly an appealing view to begin your day . When I mentioned this at check out I was told by the member of staff that another company deals with the website description and so nothing to do with him . A rather strange and dismissive response and not the lasting impression you want when leaving the hotel . Overall the hotel is a very enjoyable place to visit with several areas to relax on the ground floor . Sitting on the terrace overlooking the lake was fantastic and would thoroughly recommend it . A special mention for Lucien who did a fantastic job of providing cocktails and was very knowledgeable and proficient in this . A credit to the hotel . The hotel has so many good points that may , for some , outweigh the negatives around the room but unsure if we would return or recommend.

Visited with wife for weekend break. First class service from moment you arrive at gatehouse. All staff attentive, polite and easy to have a conversation with. This starts with concierge, moves on to reception and on to bar, pub, restaurant and spa. Room was decent size - do not need massive room as will not spend much time in here. Nicely decorated, clean and well attended. We had room with hot tub on balcony which was great. Had food in hotel bar, in pub attached to spa and In restaurant. All excellent. Bar staff great with good choice of drinks and cocktails. Perhaps stock some gluten free bottled beer in future! Apart from that catered for my gluten intolerance very well and on second visit to restaurant they remembered this and had gluten free canopies for me. Only negative for me was daily car park charge because I didn’t book direct but I know for future. Well worth a visit.

There is a pool, but there is no pool. The front desk service is not good, I feel that I am too lazy to take care of you, and seeing the child will force the extra bed to charge 35 fat one night, a bit arrogant. The room attendant was very nice and the waiter in the restaurant was very good.

Old hotel, breakfast is good, the restaurant is also beautiful, the window in the room can see the Lake District, the hotel is on the slope, it is recommended to call a car with large luggage, the train station is only 5 fat

I was afraid that the Lake District was too busy to book a hotel. I booked this hotel very early. The facts proved to be correct. There are too many people in the Lake District! We arrived at one o'clock in the afternoon, about twenty minutes walk from Windermere train station, which is a bit far away. This hotel is actually in Bowness, closer to the lake. You can't check in when you arrive, you need to wait until two o'clock in the afternoon. Our family had to wait to check in in the afternoon sun, and ate the sandwiches we brought with our suitcase as the table. Check in on time at two o'clock. The room is on the third floor, there is no elevator, the stairs are very narrow, and it is a bit difficult to carry luggage. It’s a pity that the room is good, although it is an old house, the facilities are relatively new and the bed is relatively large. It's less than ten minutes' walk from the lake, much closer than the train station. There are small supermarkets and restaurants near the hotel, which is more convenient. It must be noted that luggage storage is marked on the website. In fact, it is not allowed to deposit. It is six pounds at the visitor center, only until 5 pm.

However .... electricity charges are h my opinion. I was charged £156.48 for 6 days occupancy. I was careful to follow all advice given re turning down temp to 16 degrees when going out. Used the dishwasher once. I heard others complain about these charges. Unit charges were pointed out to me when arrived, doesn't mean much when you have no idea how much electricity is in a unit. I was also given the initial reading but there was no access to the meter to check. I really was taken aback with this charge. I have dual fuel at home , the amount above is 3 times what I pay at home for fuel.

Just needed somewhere close to Carlisle Station. This was perfect. I wanted to leave my luggage while I went into town… normally I could but it was closing for Christmas. This sort of information should be available before. It has what I can only describe as a safe but ANTIQUE lift. Everything is old but safe and functional…. So very small town British. Staff were very helpful and breakfast was great.

Low budget - hotel decor dated - windows old and badly painted. Welcome was friendly and helpful. Bar but no evening meals or lunches. Next door to Carlisle Railway Station on one side and Costa Coffee on other side. Several stairs to get up with cases. Single bed was surprisingly comfortable and surprisingly cosy. Small bath and shower - lashings of hot water. Breakfast adequate - a bit of everything. Bacon was dried out by 7.30am but sausages were delicious. Solid fried eggs on offer. Mainly tinned fruit with apple and yoghurt. Ubiquitous coffee machine…. Instant is better .. but they are all doing it. Juice and fresh milk on offer. Small selection of cereals. My room was cheap - noisy outside… the car park had replacement coach services… but worst of the swearing and shouting stopped around 1.00am. Hotel was warm and dry. A small lift for one with luggage. Staff were very kind - left my luggage in a locked room while I went to get my hire car. At half the price of similar low-facilities hotels I was happy enough. Might do without breakfast in future and go to Costa.

The morning after the night before. It gives me great satisfaction to be able to pen a review of all things positive. Only a 1 night stop over en route to Scotland from Manchester. On arrival, front of house team Theo and Mel excelled. After a breeze of a check-in the first thing I noticed was the beautiful, spacious and most importantly clean Restaurant and bar area. Anybody staying here will not be disappointed. Thankfully dogs are welcome but kept away from main eating areas, a rule we were happy to adhere to. Theo in particular is a staff member Ibis/Accor should be extremely proud of. He was very knowledgeable about the chain and I could imagine all things Accor would be his specialised subject on Mastermind. I have stayed at the Travelodge down the rd and for a hotel of the same raring, the Ibis is streets ahead. I hope Management take the time to read this review and reward staff members (Accor)dingly. Well done!!!

The whole hotel was shabby and not too clean but that was not a surprise as there was hardly any staff at the hotel,there was no Breakfast despite us having paid for it, and the only staff evident were a chambermaid and the maintenance man who were doing their best to help people but were unable to as it wasn’t their job they were trying to do. There was a very rude man who I spoke to on the phone when trying to organise a refund for the non existent breakfast, apparently the chef was away due to a bereavement, but no alternative arrangements had been made despite them telling us on both evening that there would be breakfast the next morning. We did eventually get our refund but it took a lot of phone calls and nearly a month for it to come through. The only good thing about the hotel was the situation as it was close to where we wanted to be, it was a real shame to see a beautiful old and historic building neglected in this way, we were looking forward to staying there as we had been told by friends what a lovely hotel it was but that was obviously before it changed hands last year. We will not be staying again or recommending it to our friends

Recommend great hotel great staff rooms are clean and spacious would recommend again

This hotel was simply perfect for us. Normally we like to stay within a hotel building but we were given an apartment within a townhouse along the street. It was beautiful everything in it that we needed and more. It was comfortable clean and spacious. The hotel staff were lovely too.

After a long car journey it was wonderful to arrive at this elegant and welcoming hotel. The reception staff, Neil and Chelsea were friendly and very efficient. We had a delicious dinner and the bedrooms were very comfortable. Breakfast in the dining room was perfect thanks to the attentive care of Sue, a really lovely member of staff. We were only staying one night but would have loved to have stayed longer.