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Lake District Backpackers Lodge


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“Good Value for Money..!!” May 12, 2009 - xiaophinx
“Ever flipped a coin for a bed? Want to keep it that way? Then steer clear.” Dec 28, 2007 - Jack_Rose

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Lake District Backpackers Lodge
High Street
Windermere LA23 1AF
England
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4 of 5 stars
xiaophinx 1 contribution
London
May 12, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

the location is excellent, near rail station and town centre, only 20mins walk to bowness. i stayed in the private room, so i can lock my room, which is really good.. :) also, there's a wash basin in the room, so it's very convenient. u can have free milk and bread for breakfast... :) good value for money.. BUT there... more

“Ever flipped a coin for a bed? Want to keep it that way? Then steer clear.”
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2 of 5 stars
Jack_Rose 1 contribution
South East England
Dec 28, 2007 | Trip type: Solo travel

Well, I thought my prayers were answered when I stumbled, road weary, upon a small, cheap youth hostel a nice walk away from Booths and the railway station. "Fantastic!" I thought. "I can get a nice bit of reading in before I jet off again". How naive of me. Bear with me, please, while I divulge into my night of... more

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4 of 5 stars
MattXIII 6 contributions
RI, USA
Jan 21, 2007
0/2 found this review helpful

Location - Perfect, Cleanliness - very good, Staff - Saw the owner breifly. My reckoning of the fact that i had a great time here is because there were 10 of us. We had free run of the place, it was liked amate had given us it on loan. We had two people move out because of us. So there... more

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PFletcher, Paul Fletcher, owner

I would just like to inform you that we no longer accept large parties of males over four such as yourself as we now realise it does not work, as you mentioned, it disturbs other people. I was infact on holiday during the period of your stay so if you felt there was a lack of presence of staff that...

“Pathetic excuse for a hostel”
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2 of 5 stars
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Brighton
Apr 8, 2005
3/5 found this review helpful

Well, it was clean and the beds were comfy and THE shower was good. And it is 100m from the train station, whcih is handy. However, this is a minimalist hostel that I imagine violates all sorts of regulations. For example, there seemed to be only one exit (no fire escape). 1 shower for 21 people (would have been 2... more

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PFletcher, Paul Fletcher, owner

I am sorry you were not completely satisfied with your stay. We have since your stay installed a new bathroom. I assure you the place has been properly fire asessed and we have in place all the right fire regulations and proceedures. I'm sorry you didn't find the lounge to your liking, but many of our customers say it is...

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