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Riverside Hotel

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Indoor pool
View from room
Exterior
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant

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Beezon Road, Kendal, England, LA9 6FS
  • Place, Kendal Museum
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Kendal Castle
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Brewery Arts Centre
    ‪12 min walk‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(34 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 24 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Family Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Kendal

With a stay at Riverside Hotel in Kendal, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Yorkshire Dales National Park and Lake Windermere. .This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Kendal Museum and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from The Quaker Tapestry Museum & Exhibition.

What's nearby

  • Kendal Museum - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • The Quaker Tapestry Museum & Exhibition - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Kendal Castle - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Brewery Arts Centre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Kendal Station - 3 min walk
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 91 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Duke of Cumberland - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Fold Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bombay Bistro - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Frydays of Kendal - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Riverside Hotel

Hotel in Kendal with a fitness center and a sauna
Riverside Hotel offers 58 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding, irons/ironing boards, and hair dryers can be requested.

An indoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Stay in one of 58 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a sauna. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, River View Restaurant, for lunch or dinner. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Kendal? This hotel has 194 square feet (18 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
River View Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • River View Restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 194 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 12.00 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per day

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
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

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Riverside Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 422 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 405 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 128 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1000 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Allen

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff, hotel lobby and bar nice. Rooms are a little dated. Been a while since I’ve seen single use shower gels and shampoo in a hotel. Maybe dispensers would be more Environmentally friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location and being improved.

Room was big - one double and one single bed. Very comfortable though the fixtures and fittings were looking a little tired. That said the hotel is getting refurbished so I expect it to improve. Breakfast was buffet style which was reasonably good. Plenty of drinks hot and cold (fruit juice), cereals etc. Only comment was the tables were sticky - I suspect the antibac spray they use was the cause - could do with washing them with soapy water occasionally. Refurbished gym, pool and bar area. Staff were great - especially the housekeeping crew. Well located centrally and a few minutes to the town centre. Would visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Noisy neighbours

The hotel was lovely however not their fault but our neighbours room 407 which was an adjoining room to ours came in very late and had a very loud argument- this then continued at 8am this morning- we were coming for a leisurely break- early dinner with friends and a lie in- sadly we have come home worn out and needing a nap!!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great central location, free car parking, warm friendly staff, restaurant food was very good and the Spar/Pool/Gym facilities were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very tired hotel.

Very tired hotel. Terrible pillows. Don’t have breakfast - low quality food. Tables sticky.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Ok base to go exploring.

Uncomfortable stay. I could feel the springs in the bed and it was far too soft. Felt like I was sleeping on the base. Although was very clean but outdated. Breakfast was very basic. Wasn’t to my liking with the hard crispy hash browns and rubbery mushrooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasent stay

We had a lovely stay un a family room. Could do with updating in the room. A couple of things was broken(bath mixer fell iff and was moldy) also the drawes trim was hanging off. Otherwise clean and well topped up with supplies. Had everything we needed. Lots if clean towels too. Couldn't use the pool due to it been very small and alway over crowded. Bat/restaurant was nice, food was ok but disappointed with the fish&chips, fish was a suze of a fish finger. All staff was polite and friendly. Beautiful part of the lake district. I would highly recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location on the river and room had river view. Room adequate but needed modernising. Dinner in bar was good. However breakfast room was a bit tired. Food was adequate. Availability of swimming pool was a bonus
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ebony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this hotel! It’s gorgeous our room had a view of the river and it was just so peaceful and the room was really clean and had everything we needed. The lady at reception was so friendly and was so helpful. We will definitely be staying again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Huma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good

Comfortable rooms and clean bathroom. However the room was dusty and had spider webs all over including the lights. Staff were super friendly and breakfast was spot on. Location was great and free parking was a great perk
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central location with the added benefit of free car parking
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kellee, Port Macquarie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, lovely outlook from the room, very friendly staff, great breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Average

Middle of the road hotel. Good location on the river - receptionist was helpful and the hotel was alright overall, nothing special though and would say not worth the price. I’m not fussy about a fry up but this was woeful. All food was cheap, poor quality and hot food tasted like it had been under a hot plate for hours (we got down there at 08:45). Also seem to get loads of emails asking for unnecessary “pre check in information” which was quite annoying and likely to gather info to spam people. Workable for 1/2 nights but wouldn’t recommend beyond that.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room, food,staff, cleanliness all round excellent.Parking very easy and within walking distance to town centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff swimming excellent
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good central Kendal location

Very spacious and clean rooms with excellent tea, coffee and hot chocolate, but please, three teabags for a room for two? Leisure facilities were excellent and quiet when we visited. The car park is tight, so larger vehicles beware. Walking distance from town centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mr Stuart

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing - tired and drab hotel.

The hotel was disappointing. Although the reception staff were always friendly and helpful, the condition of the room and bathroom were below par: stained carpets, mouldy bathroom, tired furniture, cobwebs around window. Breakfast was not of good quality and an expensive add-on. (Also no vegan choices). We didn't spend money or time in the bar. Pool facilities were ok but no clean towels for us when we used it. Finally, we were charged £30 for our small Yorkshire Terrier - with no explanation or warning of that additional fee deducted before checkout. This was an expensive and disappointing stay for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
It’s a well rated 3 star hotel. Great location and free parking (limited spaces) in a lovely small town, which is ideal for visiting the more popular lakes and attractions. Unfortunately breakfast wasn’t very good, food had obviously been out a long time and not refreshed. Coffee was sadly undrinkable - BUT all staff were lovely and polite and helpful. We had a family room which was a great size. It was quite a hot day and without air conditioning was too warm to sleep well. There was a fan provided but it was too small to have any impact really. Despite the weather the room was clean and had everything you might need. The only downside was the bath drain was quite blocked as shower water took forever to drain and after a few hours of no use was very smelly. So we just ran the water as soon we entered the room to clear it and well the weather was amazing so we couldn’t really complain about that. It’s a good option if you’re looking for a good base to visit the area. Their Tanners bar served decent food (guess different chef from breakfast) and nice atmosphere at reasonable prices.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025