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BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel

3.0 of 5
Lake Road, Ambleside LA22 9BX, England
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BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel
Ranked #2 of 11 hotels in Ambleside
4.5 of 5 stars 253 Reviews
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What travelers say about this hotel
  • Hot tub(25)
  • Very good(18)
  • Swimming pool(14)
  • Leisure facilities(12)
  • Sauna steam room(12)
  • Car park(10)
  • Evening meals(10)
  • Friendly and helpful(6)
  • Really nice(5)
  • Full english(4)
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 1, 2012 NEW

Booked one night to visit our granddaughter,on a non refundable reduction. I was then offered a 40% reduction by the Hotel. Other than that problem to look out for the stay was fine. The bathroom and sink was a little on the small side,but the room was clean and problem free.

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Co Durham
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2012 NEW

Had a 2 night week-end break at the Salutation in May and had a lovely time. Hotel easy to find, plenty of car parking, friendly welcome, helpful staff. Rooms just big enough but to a good standard, very clean and up to date bathroom with lovely spa bath. Really enjoyed the swimming pool/spa area/hot tub area and would return to... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 30, 2012

Many thanks for a great review, so pleased you enjoyed all our facilities food and that our great team of friendly helpful staff looked after you well. It really does make it so worth while, thanks once again for such great feed back, hope you can visit again soon. More

Carlisle, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012

We stayed here for five nights. The hotel is very comfortable and has the facilities of a large establishment, but with the friendly and helpful staff more usually found in a small one. The breakfasts are amazing - everything you could possibly think of seemed to be on offer (whisky to take with the porridge was a particularly nice touch).... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 24, 2012

Thank you so much for your review and your great comments about us, I hope you tried a wee dram of whisky with nyour porridge! We have invested in good facilities but really still want to keep a friendly family feel to the hotel and our great staff are key to that.Glad you enjoyed our Bistro meals we think we... More

Norwich
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012
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I was really looking forward to our stay at the Salutation mostly because of the raving Trip Advisor reviews about the club rooms. When we paid more for the club room I figured it'd be worth it, but when we arrived all the way from Norwich we were pretty disappointed. The ground floor room gave us a dull view of... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 30, 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write your review your feedback is very important to us. I was very disappointed to read that we did not live up to your expectations on your recent stay with us. I appreciate that the Club room you stayed in does not benefit from a view of the stream and Stock Ghyll, all... More

newcastle
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

I have been fortunate enough to spend another weekend at the Salutation and love as much as I did the first time. The hotel is so relaxing with the pool, spa and gym followed by a treatment in Oxleys. The staff are wonderfull and always pleasent and helpful and are a great asset to the hotel. We ate in the... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 24, 2012

Thank you for your review and your great comments about our leisure facilities, food, rooms,decor, lounges and staff. We are so lucky to have such good staff they are a really fabulous team we couldn't ask for better! So pleased you liked the new lounge it has been a wonderful addition to the hotel, the new decor on the corridors... More

england
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012
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we have stayed at this hotel a few time and we love it. Comfortable lounges and the breakfasts are worth getting up for in the morning. Excellant location and a fantastic thai restaurant next door. lovely walks especially ambleside to grasmere. Plus it has got a carpark.

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 24, 2012

Thanks so much for your review, so pleased you enjoyed your stay and especially our breakfast we are quite proud of them! Hope you can return soon to enjoy some more of our hospitality and try some more great walks in our fantastic countryside. More

Staffordshire
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

First visit to Ambleside and I will definitely return. The hotel staff were very friendly and happy to share their local knowledge. I felt comfortable as a single traveller in the hotel and staff made me feel at home. The room was spotlessly clean and the bed was extremely comfortable. It was unusual to have clear glass in the bathroom,... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 24, 2012

Thank you so much for your review, very pleased that we looked after you and you felt 'at home' with us that's really great! We have a parking space for each room in the car park it does ge a little busy at times but we can facilitate extra spaces and myself our the team are happy to assit in... More

Sunderland
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012 via mobile

Stayed here with my wife for a long weekend. The location is excellent right in the centre of town and close to loads of places to eat. The pool, gym and outdoor hot tub were superb. We spent most early evenings relaxing here. Breakfast was included in the price which was fantastic. A large selection of cooked food as well... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 24, 2012

Thank you for your review and your complimentry comments about our location, leisure facilities and breakfast. I am sorry to hear of your disapointment about your room, we do have a on going refurbishment programme at the hotel which ensures that each room is redecorated etc every 3 years, so I will look into this. We do have king sized... More

Billingshurst
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

Lovely hotel - clean and comfortable public areas. The bedroom and bathroom were also clean, modern and comfortable. The Garden room restaurant was absolutely splendid! My steak was badly overcooked but very cheerfully exchaged for one perfectly cooked. Otherwise the food was excellent and the breakfast was perfectly cooked. The cold breakfast buffet had a very wide variety of cold... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 18, 2012

Thank you for your review firstly please accept my apologies regarding your steak, I'm glad our staff were able to rectify the problem in such a helpfull and pleasent way- we are very lucky to have great staff! Pleased you enjoyed the hotel it's facilities and the food especially our breakfast's we are really proud of our buffet selection. Will... More

Manchester, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012 via mobile

Fabulous hotel, in the very centre of Ambleside close to pubs shopping and various restaurants. The spa was great especially the hot tub. The Blue Fish Spa had all the available treatments at an extra cost (discounted when staying at the hotel) and the massages where well worth the money. Breakfast, could not fault it and service outstanding. Would definitely... More

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Paul Cookson, General Manager at BEST WESTERN Ambleside Salutation Hotel, responded to this review
May 18, 2012

Many thanks for your great review about our facilities, location service and ward winning breakfast, so pleased you had a good stay with us and that you enjoyed a 'pamper' at Oxley's during your break. More

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