Macdonald Leeming House

Lovely pet friendly hotel. Access to the lake and gardens were brilliant.Great breakfast choices ,excellent staff. Spacious room with a very comfy bed. A quiet and relaxing atmosphere. Loved watching the red squirrels in the extensive garden and chilling down on the lakeside.

Lovely views over Ullswater. Friendly and efficient check in even at nearly 10pm. Both buffet and cooked breakfasts excellent. The bed was the comfiest we had on an 18 day tour of Scotland and the Lakes.

You won't find a better location in the lake district, with not only a splendid view over Ullswater right from the hotel itself, but also fine walks nearby. The rooms are more luxurious than the exterior might suggest. They are extremely comfortable and beautifully appointed. The public areas of the hotel are filled with character and haven't been overly restored to please spoiled travelers. Overall, a place to return to happily.

What did we like, the concierge was superb, very nice young man from Iraq who could not have been more helpful. The room was excellent, the food was excellent but a little pricey in our opinion. The house is divine, historic and beautiful, it has lots of character and was really well located for our stay which was a hopping off point for a journey to Scotland. Overall we enjoyed Leeming House very much

The staff here are an asset to this company. Lady on the reception in the evenings was so lovely and helpful we would spend 20 minutes each evening chatting to her, there was a man on in the day he was so kind and would go out of his way open doors for us, walk us to the dining room. The dining room staff were excellent too, especially the older gentleman, he loves his job and is so polite and helpful and the lady with glasses who has a german shepherd shes ace. The English breakfast that was included in our stay was delicious, the continental breakfast was so nice, freshly cut pineapple,oranges,apple,grapes,melon, they had a selection of cereals, pastries, juices and a fresh bread huge loaf for us to cut and have with fresh ham and cheese, there was also Nutella for the kids. The view from the dining room was beautiful, you can see all the mountains. The room was nice and warm when we arrived, the room service was excellent topping up with glass bottles of water each day. The shower and bath water come out fast so it fills the bath up fast so that was excellent for us. Wifi perfect, we stayed in room 23 which was an assessable room no steps, it was a King bed which was made in to a twin for us. lots of space, a hairdryer, an iron, bibles, boxes of tissues, Elemis shampoo conditioner and body wash, it made my hair really soft and shiny. Only 30 minutes away from Keswick and 45 mins away from Rydal cave. This hotel was a perfect location for Ambleside and Bowness, honestly the best hotel experience ive ever had at the age of 43, my 18 year old son said the same.