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The Daffodil Hotel

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Couples treatment room(s), sauna, steam room, body treatments
Standard Room, Valley View
Pool

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning

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Keswick Road, Grasmere, Ambleside, England, LA22 9PR
  • Place, Dove Cottage
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Wordsworth Museum
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Grasmere Garden Village
    ‪13 min walk‬

Room options

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Standard Room, Valley View

Standard Room, Valley View

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(23 reviews)
  • Valley view
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, in-room safe

Standard Room, Lake View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • Lake view
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, in-room safe

Accessible Double (without view)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, in-room safe

Club Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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SENIOR SUITE

SENIOR SUITE

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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VALLEY SUITE

VALLEY SUITE

  • Hill view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, in-room safe

Standard Double Room (without view)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(17 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Ambleside

With a stay at The Daffodil Hotel in Ambleside, you'll be on a lake, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Windermere and Wordsworth Museum. .This spa hotel is 12 mi (19.4 km) from Ullswater and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Dove Cottage.

What's nearby

  • Dove Cottage - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Wordsworth Museum - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Alcock Tarn - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Grasmere Garden Village - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Rydal Water - 1 min drive - 2.0 km

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 14 min drive
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 108 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Britannia Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Wainwrights' Inn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Zeffirellis - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Lanty Slees - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Golden Rule - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Daffodil Hotel

The Daffodil Hotel offers 78 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Ambleside hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna.
The onsite spa has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include hot stone massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 78 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy British cuisine at The Dinning Room, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Dinning Room - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 25 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Dinning Room

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • In-room cot

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains
  • On a lake
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Prenatal massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1855
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between July 21 and July 26.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 35.0 per night

Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 25 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 35.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa

Property is also known as

Daffodil Ambleside

Daffodil Hotel

Daffodil Hotel Ambleside

Hotel Daffodil

The Daffodil Hotel Hotel

The Daffodil Hotel Ambleside

The Daffodil Hotel Hotel Ambleside

The Daffodil Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 441 out of 705 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 187 out of 705 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 52 out of 705 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 705 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 705 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Our daughter got married here 21 years ago when the hotel was warm,welcoming,full of character and very much Lake District at its best.Now its soulless,clinical and nothing to make it any different from other hotels who have gone up market and are totally lacking Cumbrian atmosphere.You will probably be successful because you are catering for trendy people,who fail to see what the Lake District is all about.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fab welcome to the hotel, informative and polite. The room was a good size clean and bright. The hotel an grounds were just what we were looking for having a night away. Unfortunately, restaurant and food let the hotel down. Small things like theblack of a steak knife to being served the wrong steak overcooked. This didn't improve at breakfast, cold sausage, cold toat, cold hard bacon, cold eggs. Not what we expected from how well the restaurant had been described on the website. Lovely hotel great staff front of house, just eat somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

BRIAN

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant stop . Staff all brilliant and friendly . The spa area very clean and accommodating. We were at the restaurant Saturday night and the food was superb . Would recommend it to anyone
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Yes but one bedside table needed attention but i think it was because they was rushiing to get us into our room a tad earlier but absolutely no complaints Staff extremely pleasant and good food as well
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Emma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is an fantastic location with great walks from the door, however they don't seem to make the most of the views from the interior of the hotel, I hardly saw outside during our whole visit. The spa is small and has no windows, 1 hour in there was plenty. The food (eve and breakfast) was very over priced and bland. Staff were professional but I had an issue with the 'deal' I had booked via expedia and I felt they could have been more accomodating given the circumstances and it reduced the enjoyment of our stay. For the price (£320 for 1 night for 2 people, half board) the whole thing was a little underwhelming
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were all lovely. Great views and tasty breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Cleanliness. Friendliness, Professional. Excellent Cuisine. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel was great. Made really special from the beginning when Muhammad on reception was so friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely stay here and the staff we just the right amount of attentive.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice room, great facilities and lovely breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very attentive and efficient. The room was delightful and clean. The breakfast was plentiful and delicious with my dietary requirements well catered for.
View of Grasmere
Lovely artwork all around
View from our room
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Amazing as always
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Frank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff were lovely. The room was gorgeous, clean and had spectacular views of the valley. However, the spa facilities were highly disappointing: broken sun loungers, half the jets weren’t working, black mould visible and a pool you can’t swim lengths in. We didn’t eat in the restaurant as the prices were extortionate. For the price of the hotel, we expected a lot more than we did. Unfortunately, we will not be returning.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Wayne

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Maxine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel needs renovating, stained carpet in bedrooms and hallways. Hotel lacked atmosphere and any warmth. Check in staff not welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vanita

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Spacious clean room with lake view. Excellent food. Polite and helpful staff. Fortunate to have dry and often sunny weather. A lovely winter break.
Grasmere from our room . A early morning glow.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chantel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean, friendl, great views and breakfast. Short walk into Grasmere village
View from the room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really great hotel, fantastic breakfast with great views of the lake!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025