seems the 3 star hotels in the uk are all the same tired decor low staffing levels and overpriced.We stayed in deluxe room,how can you have a deluxe room with no outside view in such a beautiful place,stayed in better standard rooms,restaurant closed all 3 days of our stay probably due to no staff,never saw anyone cleaning hotel lobby etc,same... more

ecxellent again (third time staying here). Had a mews room. Stayed with wife and 2.5yr old. Room ideal for us. we set her bed up on the mezzanine floor - which meant we could sit downstairs. Great food, excellent range of real ales. a comfortable lounge in the main building. Will definitely come back again. more

Just returned from fabulous week in Grasmere staying at the Dale Lodge Hotel. The hotel was lovely - we stayed in room 9 - it couldn't have been better. We were a little concerned when we realised pets were allowed in room apart from the upgraded rooms but a fears were unfounded as the rooms were excellent and clean. The... more

Stayed in room 19 (18 last year again small but good sized bathroon & bath) which was small but overall okay, rooms nicely decorated, the real let down was the size of the bathroom (no bath which is needed after a long day walking) - nice touches with Molton Brown products, but you could sit on the toilet with your... more

We spent a couple of nights at The Dale Lodge and was pleased with all aspects of the venue. On arrival we were greeted by Jenny who got us settled within minutes. The room was spacious, tastefully dressed and very comfortable. As Grasmere is slap bang in the middle of the lakes we spent our time in Keswick and Ambleside...... more

We stayed April 09 . Our sleep was disturbed every night. Management pointed it out that it was the bar staff finishing early morning (2.00 am) they live on site.The bedroom was a little tired, wallpaper coming loose in places. The welcome was not warm, especially from the face less man from behind the desk! The food however in the... more

We got married at St Oswalds Church Grasmere 16th May 2009 and all guests including ourselves stayed at Dale Lodge for 2 nights. Jenny made the organisation of the wedding stress free, any queries were answered immediately and nothing was any trouble to organise. All 53 guests had a fantastic time, the food was excellent, the wine good and free... more

We chose this hotel as it took dogs. The welcome and reception were excellent. The Hotel lobby area was classy without being ostentatios, the refurbished areas were all stylish. The grounds wer beautiful and very convenient for walking the dog. The attached Tweedy's restaurant and Pub were perfect. Even better 50 yards away was Jumbles , style restaurant with justifiable... more

Stayed Sat 2 and Sun 3 May, paid the extra to stay in the new "luxury" mews accomodation, which were promoted as being the best rooms in the hotel. The room itself had it's own entrance, a downstairs lounge area and seperate upstairs bedroom. There was nothing wrong with the room, it was just nothing special. There had been no... more