Me and my partner decided last minuite on a trip to the lakes and after searching on the internet i came across the Ivy house hotel which looked charming, so i phoned up and spoke to the manageress who was very helpful considering we were a last minuite booking, (i requested a four poster bed which i had seen in... more

Excellently located in town - easily accessable with adequate parking. Attractive old building with circular staircase and rooms off a circular landing. Comfortable bed in fairly small room. Would not want to stay for more than 2/3 nights due to small room and tiny bathroom with small bath but no shower. Bathroom was clean and modern but lacked shelves, hooks... more

The hotel is small with only 5 or 6 rooms so we felt we had the place to ourselves. It was very quiet and we could relax reading papers in the guest lounge in front of the fire. We ate in both nights as the hotel serves proper restaurant food. The only bad point was that the onsuit bathrooms did... more

we didn't stay in the hotel so can't coment on the rooms but we did eat in the restaurant and had a great evening and wanted to recommend to everyone. We were staying a cottage in hawkshead and ate out there a couple of nights. The kings arms was nice and the sun inn was ok but one of the... more

Pleasant welcome. Comfortable room (Room 2) Good service. Car park attached. Ideal for local walks. Smashing breakfast. more

My partner and I booked to stay at the Ivy House Hotel at the end of March. We know Hawkshead well and although we normally stay at a B&B that we love we though we would give somewhere new a try. As it was a special occasion we paid extra for a room with a four poster bed and en... more

what a fantastic hotel food excellent staff very good and private parking we found this place by accident highly recommended we will go back more

My partner and I decided on an spontaneous short break to the Lakes and I found Ivy House Hotel on the web and it looked very nice. I phoned the hotel and they were able to offer me a double room at £50 per person per night for 2 nights B&B. However upon our arrival the room was a great... more

Ivy house hotel is a fantastic base to explore the laske district. Hawkshead itself was magical at Christmas with decorations tastfully done. The hotel itself was absolutley charming. The food was excellent and the staff very helpful. Will definately be comming back. more