Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa - וינדרמיר

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The room size is good enough, with a beautiful large window facing the lake. Breakfast was good. Although their staff at the restaurant are not experienced enough to serve/cater the guests. Staff are all friendly. Hotel Location is best that describes the hotel. I would defiantly come back here & recommend it to anyone.

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Fantastic clean hotel, perfect location and great indoor pool. Customer service & food: zero. Went down to breakfast but were told by the awaiting restaurant manager(?) that we were half an hour too early and to go away. We waited nearby and just 5 minutes later another couple were let straight in and seated. Image how special we felt. This was followed by a very greasy breakfast, which we were already put off by the sniffing and snorting waiter who had obviously been allowed to serve food with a major flu/hangover. Stay here just don't eat in the restaurant.

Stayed here for 1 night in Jan, beautiful hotel. Car valet system was bril, no worries for parking. Our room was great very specious and over looking the lake. My favourite has to be the spa and pool amazing amazing amazing. Recommended to all x

Clean modern hotel with the warm feel of a country house. Great amenities, very good central location in Bowness and right on the lake. Room was not ready upon (early) arrival but friendly staff offered to call me when the room was ready. Good varied breakfast.

Throroughly enjoyable stay. The hotel is by far the best located in Bowness - less than a minute's walk to the ferry launches and lovely pubs and restaurants. The hotel is very welcoming, and the concierge went out of his way to help us check-in. The spa was fantastic - lovely pool, with great sauna, steam room and ice room. Our room was nice and clean, however it only had a skylight window which was a shame, as you had to stand on a chair to be able to look out at the lake. The pillows on the bed were also far too soft for my liking. The other issue to be aware of is parking - the car park is a few hundred yards away, and you need the concierge's pass to access it, which is all very confusing. But I would still very much recommend staying here.

When we arrived at the hotel we were allocated room 117 which was charged at the standard bed and breakfast rate. I ordered a couple of drinks in the bar whilst I waited for my husband to check us in. The service was quite slow with just one member of staff waiting on and working behind the bar. The room itself was very poor, very small and crammed full of furniture, so much so you couldn’t open the wardrobe doors without doing a full move around of furniture. It was more the standard of a travel lodge rather than a 4 star hotel charging a high rate. The radiator was turned off and it took a long time to warm up. The remote control wasn’t working, I picked up the phone and pressed the reception button which failed to work, I then dialled “0”. No one answered it just rang out. There was no hot water. I was told that there would be no hot water at this time now 7pm as the hotel was full and the hotel cannot provide hot water to all rooms at peak times!! When we returned to the hotel around 11pm the hotel bar was shut and no drinks were available. We could hear loud music playing and presumed that it was perhaps a function in the hotel and that it would end around 12.30am, at 02.30 the music got louder. It turns out it is a bar next to the hotel, the music went on until 3am. My husband fed back our complaints to reception when we came to check out. The response was well it’s only my 2nd day!!!

This is the 3rd time we have stayed in this hotel. The location is ideal, right on Lake Winderemere and next to all the local bars and restaurants. We had a lovely view of the lake from our room. The spa is also really nice. I would highly recommend this hotel.

A relaxing and welcoming hotel. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Room comfortable with excellent beds. The luxurious pillows provided a heavenly nights sleep. Lovely breakfast and lots to choose from. Set you up nicely for the rest of the day

We stayed here the weekend before Christmas. Our plan was to have a relaxing short break to recharge our batteries before the Christmas onslaught. We certainly got that. We found this hotel to be exceptionally comfortable and relaxing. The staff were fantastic and the facilities excellent.

I don't believe the Hotel is up to a 4 star standard. It is run down and the staff are not very friendly. It was a business stay so considering the hotel was only half full they should have gone out of their way to make us feel welcome instead of getting our backs up. For breakfast we were given a menu with an incorrect price which they refused to honour after we had ordered.

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Closest hotel to waterfront and harbour for cruises. Beautiful waterfront view from dining room. Central location in town.

Relaxing. Swimming was extremely well kept.

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Excellent room,facilities great,took our baby into swimming pool which he loved. breakfast huge choice! Clean room & great service from staff. definitely will be returning!

all i would say it was all excellent

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bit noisy when we were in our room

Hotel staff was wonderful! Great location.

We only stayed for one night but what a great night it was. If I could complain at all it would be that we didnt really have view from our room but that didnt spoil our night. The Hotel is packed with history but at the same time has a modern feel. The staff are very friendly but remain completely professional. The food was a delight and the breakfast was probably the best I have ever had. I would recommend this hotel to any one who wishes to stay in the area.

Found it hard to fault our 2 night stay, we were upgraded as soon as we arrived to a balcony room overlooking lake Windermeer. The room was well appointed and spotless! Having stayed at several hotels in the MacDonald chain, the rooms at MacDonald hotels are typically smaller than many hotels you go to. This is probably the reason the standard bed size is double rather than a larger model. however we did not feel cramped especially with the additional balcony to go out to. the Spa was great and pool not to warm for swimming as is often the case. The location was second to none,right on the banks of lake Windermeer and at the heart of a beautiful village (Bowness -on-Windermeer) there are plenty of shops and places to eat to keep you busy for an afternoon. The boat trips round the lake departed a hundred meters or so away from the hotel although we did not have time to try them on this occasion. OK so if I have to be picky, the shower was not a power shower but to be fair, was more than adequate and the main meal at the hotel was lacking the creative flair one might expect from a restaurant sporting a double rosette. But overall the staff, the tranquility as well as convenience of this hotel has left us wanting more and we will almost certainly be back.

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We had a fantastic relaxing weekend stay at the Old England. The hotel would benefit from a little updating; however, it is in a wonderful location. Our room was twelve feet away from the edge of the Lake. The spa is excellent. The bars in the hotel are great with superb service. This is one of the most relaxing breaks we have had. We would recommend the hotel for a short break

Beautiful hotel in wonderful surroundings. Only downfall price of food and drinks.

The hotel was in a great location with free parking. There were plenty of shops, pubs, bars and restaurants nearby and the lounge and restaurant have great views of Lake Windemere. The spa looked great although we didn't have treatments; we just used the pool/sauna/steam room etc The only downside was the temperature in our room. It was quite a small room and even with the radiator off and the heated towel rail on the lowest setting the room was sweltering which made a good night's sleep impossible. Despite being December, we had to sleep with the window as wide as it would open but still the temperature was excessive. Other than that, the hotel was great; nice breakfast, good facilities, we were able to check in early. We would visit again.

Great stay, good food and good service. The only minus point the temperature in the room far too warm for comfort and this in November , but overall great..

Bearing in mind that this is a 4* star hotel and that the price reflects this I was actually a bit disappointed with our stay. The bathroom extractor at first wasn't working then after 'being fixed' it stayed on permanently. There was no air conditioning in the bedroom and it was like a sauna. In the name of 'security' you couldn't open the window more than 3 inches so we basically stewed for our one night stay. Yes, it is a nice hotel but I honestly don't believe it was value for money.

No complaints at all. The position was ideal for everything.

We had a fab view of the lake (from bed!), plus the food was good (albeit a bit expensive). Some areas of the hotel are in need of a refit as they are showing their age. Sadly, the health spa and gym were closed when we arrived, something which took us by surprise as we expected to use them. I would recommend.

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Nice hotel in a lovely location,overlooking Lake Windermere. The rooms were spacious and clean as was the hotel in general. We were told the hotel was full but there was an earie silence about it at times. We then found out why, although the restaraunt is very good and food also good the prices ar too high. For the restaraunt i dont mind paying out for a ggod meal but the drink prices are ridiculous! Two different staff commented on this fact and said that most customers go to local restaraunts and bars as they are half the price or more. We have the money to spend and travel quite a bit to much better hotels but the Old England is over priced. But dont be put off by the prices if you are looking for a bit of endulgance, it's a nice place.

A lovely hotel in a superb location. Friendly staff, very clean public areas and room and everything you would expect from a 4* hotel. Parking was also plentiful and well organised. Safe too. On the negative side, the Spa pool was often over run with children and was running very cold. The staff did apologise for this though. The bed in our room was the main disappointment; the matress was obviously very old, it leaned terribly on one side as though you were going to fall out.

We went there for the weekend and thorougly enjoyed it despite the weather. Very friendly staff, nice, comfortable and spacious rooms. The parking can be a problem at busy times and for the price cooked breakfast should be included.

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I went with my partner for a night's stay as we were meeting family in the area for an evening meal. The hotel was fantastic, the room huge, the bathroom was beautiful with a huge double shower, my partner and I only wished we could have stayed longer oh and a room with a lake view would have been brilliant but we booked very late so they were all taken. Leisure facilities great, try the ice spa!

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