Set in the Lake District National Park, the Old Dungeon Ghyll offers comfortable, refurbished rooms. En-suite guest rooms feature period furniture, flat screen TVs and tea and coffee making facilities. Upgraded rooms have four poster beds. En-suite guest rooms feature period furniture, flat screen TVs and tea and coffee making facilities. Upgraded rooms have four poster beds. A complimentary hot breakfast is served and the hotel’s on site restaurant offers evening meals. Guests can also enjoy drinks in the comfortable and rustic Walker’s Bar. Additional dining opportunities are within an easy drive of the hotel. Just minutes from the A591,with stunning views of the Lakeland Fells and Langdale Pikes, the hotel offers a convenient and picturesque base for enjoying the Lake District. Guests can shop and dine in Ambleside and Windemere or enjoy swimming, water skiing and boating on the numerous nearby lakes. The hotel is also popular with hikers and hill wakers.
Stunning views and acres of landscaped gardens and pastures drew rave reviews from guests at this hotel. Popular with walkers who appreciated heading out for a day's hike straight from the hotel, the Old Dungeon was described as an ideal base for anyone visiting the Lake District.
The owners and staff earned praise from guests for creating a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in which everyone felt welcomed and accommodated. Guests described staff members as a joy, a delight and willing to go the extra length to ensure an excellent experience.
Hot breakfast cooked to order, evening meals with hearty, locally produced ingredients and sticky toffee pudding for desert struck exactly the right culinary notes for many guests at this hotel.They praised the cooking, service and presentation and also loved the ales and atmosphere in the on site Walkers Bar. Many would recommend The Old Dungeon to friends and family based on the food alone; others said they were already planning to return for second helpings.
While most guests were happy with the value they received at this hotel, a few found it on the expensive side; others noted that the price was a reflection of the hotel's location in a national park where accommodation tends to cost more.
While the Wi-Fi service worked well in the lounge and public places, some guests noted that it was poor or non existent in their rooms.
A few guests complained that because of the hotel's thin walls they were disturbed by sounds from neighbouring rooms.
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