Ambleside Central

Property class: 4

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Ambleside Central provides a bar and more. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is £89
includes taxes & fees
1 Nov - 2 Nov

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, and a window with curtains.

Superior Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a fireplace, and a chandelier.

Superior Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, and a small table.

Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, bedside table, lamp, window with curtains, and a fireplace.

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A neatly made bed with towels, a bedside table with a lamp, a window with curtains, and a chandelier.

Economy Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A bedroom with two beds, a chandelier, a window, and a chair.

Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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A neatly made bed with a wooden headboard, two bedside tables with lamps, and towels on the bed.

Superior Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a fireplace, a mirror, a television, and a window with curtains.

Double or Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

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A neatly made bed with a black and white striped pillow, a wooden headboard, and a bedside table with a lamp.

Basic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a radiator, and a window with curtains.

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Located in Ambleside Town Centre, a neighbourhood in Ambleside, Ambleside Central is in a national park. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Windermere and Ullswater. Rydal Hall Labyrinth and Treetop Trek are also worth visiting. Visit our Ambleside travel guide
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10 Lake Road, Ambleside, England, LA22 0AD

What's nearby

  • A coastal town with a marina, green fields, and a river.
    Lake Windermere
    15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • A boat named Miss Lakeland II docked at a pier with a forested shoreline in the background.
    Ambleside Pier
    17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Rothay Park
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Ambleside Climbing Wall
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Armitt Museum and Library
    6 min walk - 0.4 miles

Getting around

  • Windermere Station
    9 min drive

Restaurants

  • Lakes Brew Co Tap
    5 min walk
  • The Ambleside Inn
    3 min walk
  • The Wateredge Inn
    13 min walk
  • The Pier Cafe Bar
    15 min walk
  • The Flying Fleece
    5 min walk

About this property

Ambleside Central

  • Upscale hotel near Lake Windermere
  • Ambleside Central provides a bar and more. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
  • Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Smoke-free property and multilingual staff
  • Room features
  • All guest rooms at Ambleside Central offer amenities, such as free WiFi.
  • Other conveniences in all rooms include:
    • Free tea bags/instant coffee and electric kettles
    • Free toiletries and hairdryers
    • Wardrobes/cupboards, heating and daily housekeeping

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ambleside Central pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Ambleside Central?

As of 29 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Ambleside Central on 1 Nov 2026 start from £89, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Ambleside Central?

There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at Ambleside Central?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Ambleside Central?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Ambleside Central located?

Located in Ambleside Town Centre, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of White Platts Recreation Ground and Lake Windermere. Ambleside Climbing Wall and Armitt Museum and Library are also within 10 minutes.

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Reviews

Ambleside Central Reviews

7.4

Good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

7.2

Staff & service

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 209 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 80 out of 209 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 209 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 209 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 209 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, right in the middle of town, across from bus stop.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good views from room
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really good option, simple to access location, huge rooms and great facilities. Location is perfect as well, and the car park isn't very far from the accommodation, I actually liked that there was a bit of a walk as it raised my excitement for arriving even more. The local bar two doors down is really nice too. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in Ambleside. Not many places offer parking for free. It’s a few minutes walk away but all great
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, but bed in 6 was a bit creaky
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness
Just a room with an en-suite . It was clean and tidy . The room was fine and it was very central. Tea and coffee in the room which was nice. I think it was worth the money
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was pretty big. Washroom was nice. But the light in the room was not bright enough.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was ok. The weekends are loud. The beds are…. present. They were not great. Parking is across town. Some rooms are on the third floor.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Expect to be kept awake till 2/3am every night, bed was ok but lumpy in parts, I’ve come out with a bad rash on my neck from the pillows, avoid unless completely last resort.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Self check instructions were clear. Room was serviced while we were out. Help via the phone was immediate when we needed it. Room clean and spacious. All very good. Only downside was that car park was a good 5-8 minute walk away… but at least there was parking as opposed to there being none. Needed window open as warm weather but that lead to noise disturbance. Of course that was due to fabulous central location - I realise you can’t have central and quiet! I’d stay again, thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Great as a set down pad

This was a great pad for us to use while walking around the lakes. No aircon meant sweaty nights in a family room, but the room was fine, seperate but private bathroom. Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Convenient location, but terrible beds!

Place was in a great location. It was clean, but the bed was terrible. This place needs new beds!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location. Car parking was a long way from accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Room comfort

Great value for money :-)

Make sure your phone number is up-to-date on your account as they will try to text/Whatsapp the entry codes to you. I didn’t realise that, so had to call them and pop by the bar next door to get said codes, defeating the point of a self-serve accommodation which is what we wanted. Still, it was a quick fix, but something that seemed avoidable if I knew to check the details Hotels.com hold for me (or if Ambleside Central email you instead? My messages from them, via email, were coming through fine). The car park is about an 8 minute walk away from the accommodation so be prepared for that. The room itself was great for what we needed - clean and comfy. The fan didn’t work and it was too late at night to contact anyone when we realised, so it’d be fab to just check those sort of things regularly (eg the kettles) if possible, so guests can continue to enjoy the self-serve accommodation :-) Excellent location, brilliant value for money, and although a few minor comments above, I’m simply hoping to help future guests and I’m in no way whinging; we would happily stay again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Do not stay here if you actually want to sleep. Given the location on the main road, I was expecting some traffic noise but I was not aware of the noise that would come from the pub. A live band ended up playing when we were there so we didn’t get any sleep until well after midnight. The single bed was uncomfortable - you could feel the springs in the mattress. The toilet flush was noisy and randomly went off in the middle of the night even if no one was in the bathroom. The room hadn’t had a thorough clean - I found rubbish from the previous guests in the room. The management was unresponsive - I sent a message before our stay questioning the validity of the parking permit provided as it said it was valid for March. We ended up just parking in a nearby street which was disc controlled which was much closer than the parking provided.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Was simple accomadation. Whole building has a weird smell. Our chests were hurting after waking up. Facilities were standard. There was damp on the ceiling of the shower. Parking was a 7 min walk away which was inconvenient when having luggage to carry.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Somewhere inexpensive to stay a couple of nights while visiting the Lake District.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Extremely loud basic room

It’s a shame as the room (2) was fine; basic with very small en-suite (needed the tap fixing and the extractor fan before the mould properly sets in, but none issues really!) The actual issue was the noise on a night, it wasn’t that bad on the Friday - there was a live singer which ended at midnight ish. But OMG we thought it would be similar sat night, but after the musician the thumping hard core club music started and went on until 3am. We came away to catch up on sleep and had a lot less than we would with our little ones. Unless you want to join the party avoid!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely building and lovely room. 2 adults 1 child in bedroom 2. Large room with small ensuite shower, toilet and sink. Situated in a lovely street, can be a bit noisy at night with the pub but not enough to annoy us. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room but very noisy both nights
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great room amd shower.

Ideal basic room and shower. Basic hot drinks and kettle supplied.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

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

Left a day early.

Terrible experience. Wish i had read reviews before booking. Stayed in room 2 which was over the bar. Noise from people outside went on until 3am. We had booked for two nights but after one to avoid another sleepless night. Room was dark and felt like a haunted house. Strange red mark left in toilet. Won't be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness
Horrible experience
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad Parking

Whilst the room was pleasant, the hotel itself was a nightmare to find, its literally a doorway on a high street. We didn't receive the said text message with entry codes to entre the building or further instructions how to find it. Parking was off site, 15 minutes walk away, we had to travel back to the car twice to collect our belongings, not ideal.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024