We stayed for the Easter weekend in a triple room. Its a great location, by the little cinema in the old schoolhouse, the church (church bells not a problem) and the bowling green, with crazy golf etc., and at the bottom of the main street for restaurants etc. Its a goodly walk from the lake as is the main heart... More

Have just spent 3 nights at the Gables for the May bank holiday with my wife. The Gables is well located in Ambleside and very easy to find. It's just a short walk to all the lovely shops and eating places. We stayed in room 3 which was lovely and airy with a great view of the park opposite. The... More

What a fantastic location. Right in the heart of Ambleside. Rooms were faultless, and service just lovely. Great attention to detail with our stay as we felt really well looked after. I was on a walking holiday with friends, and breakfast set me up perfectly for the day. Lovely view out of my room across the park opposite. The Room... More

A second year running late Easter visit for 2 nights at this establishment was excellent, thank you. My single room on the second floor, with a lovely view, was light and airy, recently decorated (?), with more than adequate modern furnishings, and a bath and shower. The "cooked" breakfast was hearty and - a particular like of mine - not... More

Stayed at this guest house for valentines, it was lovely, very clean, modern and was in a perfect location. Cinema was just behind the hotel, and we even got free pass to a local pool. Breakfast in the morning was delicious!! Only negative is not much parking, but luckily we managed to get parked during are stay!! Thanks x

Stayed in a single room, my friend stayed in the other single room. The rooms are clean and modern. The bathrooms are small but adaquate. The Gables enjoys a great location in the centre of Ambleside, close to walks, shops, restaurants etc. The staff are really friendly and the breakfast is excellent. The car park is small but there are... More

We stayed on a night stay as we were passing through Ambleside and found the hotel to offer all the comforts of home at a very reasonable price. The staff were very friendly and only to willing to offer you any help during your stay. The rooms themselves were very clean and modestly decored with the emphasis being on comfort.... More

Me and my brother recently stayed at the bed and breakfast and had an excellent 1 nite stay. It is ideally located, our room was nice and comfortable, full english in the morning was bingo and evreyone was very friendly, along with this we had the added bonus of the spa facilities located in the langdale valley which were first... More

Initially booked this room for a two night stay, a couple of months back for a wedding. However, as the wedding date arrived, we were informed that a local route to the wedding itself from the Gables was closed to vehicles. We spoke to the owners about this on arrival, asking if we could stay for just the one night,... More