Eltermere Inn
  • ★★★★
  • Inn
  • Elterwater
  • 8.5/10

Eltermere Inn

With wonderful views over Lake Eltermere, Eltermere Inn is in the heart of the Langdale Valley. The historic country house has luxury rooms, a creative restaurant and a cosy bar with free Wi-Fi. The elegant bedrooms are individually decorated, and many have scenic views of the surrounding fells. All rooms have a flat-screen TV and a designer bathroom with quality toiletries. The restaurant serves a modern European menu using locally sourced produce and fresh ingredients. Guests can enjoy traditional afternoon teas on the terrace, or relax by the log fire in the bar. Just 2 miles from Grasmere, Eltermere is a 10-minute drive from Ambleside and the shores of Lake Windermere. Beautiful walks begin just a few metres away, and free parking is available.

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)
  • Free private parking available on-site

Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

Elterwater, Elterwater, LA22 9HY, United Kingdom, Elterwater, UK

Facilities

Non-smoking rooms Free parking Restaurant Free WiFi Family rooms Tea/coffee maker in all rooms Bar Exceptional breakfast

Gallery

a house on the shore of a lake with mountains in the background at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a living room with a red couch and a fireplace at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a bathroom with a bath tub and a shower at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a house in the middle of a field at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a bedroom with a large bed and a bench in it at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a bathroom with a red bath tub and a window at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a bedroom with a large bed and a chair at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a bathroom with a sink and a toilet and a bath tub at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater
a bedroom with a bed and a desk and a chair at Eltermere Inn in Elterwater

Reviews

Ali 9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Beautiful hotel, stunning views, great location.

Pros: Gorgeous, cosy hotel. Beautiful room, excellent staff and breakfast.

Cons: Could do with some tlc in some areas, just a bit of maintenance here and there to keep it up to spec. But nothing that detracts from how lovely it is.

Konrad 9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Fabulous location, great food, well stocked bar, lovely rooms friendly staff

Pros: Great location, lovely room with a view, lovely eating areas, friendly staff.

Cons: No BBC1 available. IPlayer app not available!

Caroline 8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

A good base for the local fells and a comfortable stay.

Pros: A beautiful setting, friendly staff and good food at sensible prices. Able to accommodate my GF needs. Only there for one night but would certainly return. Comfy bed.

Cons: The shower wasn't great but it is a very old building and probably this limits options for some of the rooms. This wasn't a deal breaker though.

Catherine 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: Excellent location, friendly helpful staff and great food

Edmund 9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Great hotel, fix the WiFi

Pros: A really great place to stay. Comfortable, clean and welcoming. Close to nice walks and village. Recommended.

Cons: The WiFi. God, the WiFi is terrible. Bad downstairs, non-existent in our bedroom. Such a pity because often the first thing you do when arriving is to enter the WiFi code. You immediately get a bad impression and in this case it's very misleading because the hotel is wonderful. FIX THE WIFI!

Keith 8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Lovely hotel in an amazing location, food also very good.

Pros: Public areas were lovely, breakfast and location were great and fantastic Sunday roast.

Cons: Bathroom in the bedroom was far too small, shower was very poor, especially for this level of hotel. The noise from water pipes in other rooms was very loud, especially in the middle of the night.

Tracy 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: The location is beautiful. We park up the car for 4 nights and walk from the hotel each day. The breakfasts are wonderful.

Roger 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Would Heartily Recommend

Pros: The accommodation was very good and both the evening meal and breakfast were excellent. We most certainly will return.

Cons: Could not use my I Pad as no internet connection. The geographical situation of the hotel obviously presents great difficulties.

Jenny 9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

We'd certainly stay again, but would ensure we picked the best room for our requirements

Pros: Excellent food throughout, extremely helpful manager and friendly staff. Lovely village location. Room itself, and bed in particular, comfortable, with the caveat of the comments made below.

Cons: It was not clear, certainly not on booking.com, that the room did not have a shower, only a stand-alone rolltop bath located within the room, with a small loo and basin separately. Just saying it has a bath doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't have a shower. When we mentioned this, the manager bent over backwards to find a way of us being able to shower, even though the hotel was full. There are rooms with full, modern ensuite facilities so if that's what you want make sure to book the right room. The wi-fi is very weak and at times drops out. While this is not the fault of the hotel, which has 5 routers, I think it should be made clear both on booking.com and the hotel website. Perhaps satellite broadband would be an option for the hotel to consider.

Mark 8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Lovely location and country house feel

Pros: Lovely location. Feelers like staying in a large country home rather than in a hotel. Staff were nice ….but sometimes hard to find. Very quiet overall….soot someone wanting a reserved quiet break.

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