Ambleside Central

Property class: 4

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A neatly made bed with a wooden headboard, a bedside table with a lamp, and a radiator.
A small, cozy room with a sloped ceiling, a wooden desk with a chair, two wicker chairs with cushions, a radiator, and a wall-mounted shelf with decorative items.
A neatly made bed with white linens and patterned pillows, two bedside tables with candles, and a wall-mounted artwork.
A town with stone buildings and a church spire in the distance.
A compact bathroom with a shower, toilet, and sink.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $107
$89 nightly
$107 total
Total with taxes and fees
Sep 27 - Sep 28

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10 Lake Road, Ambleside, England, LA22 0AD
  • Place, Ambleside Climbing Wall
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Lake Windermere
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Ambleside Pier
    ‪17 min walk‬

Room options

Superior Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Double or Twin Room

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

Family Room

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

Standard Double Room

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

Economy Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

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

Double or Twin Room

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

Basic Double Room

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

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Ambleside

With a stay at Ambleside Central in Ambleside (Ambleside Town Centre), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Lake Windermere and Ullswater. .This hotel is 19.3 mi (31.1 km) from Lodore Falls and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Ambleside Climbing Wall.

What's nearby

  • Rothay Park - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Ambleside Climbing Wall - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Stock Ghyll Force - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Lake Windermere - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Ambleside Pier - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Windermere Station - 9 min drive

Restaurants

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

About this property

Ambleside Central

Ambleside Central offers 10 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free hotel has 3 floors in 1 building and offers complimentary parking nearby.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The Lily Bar - This bar specializes in local and international cuisine and serves dinner only. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • The Lily Bar

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • High-pile carpet in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

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

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance

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

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

MastercardVisa

Important information

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Ambleside Central Guest House

Ambleside Central

Ambleside Central Guest House Guesthouse

Amblesi Central House house

Ambleside Central Hotel

Ambleside Central Ambleside

Ambleside Central Guest House

Ambleside Central Hotel Ambleside

Ambleside Central Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 208 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 79 out of 208 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 208 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 208 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 208 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Lee

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

Najnin

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

Chadwick

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely little hotel, super clean, super comfy beds and in the perfect location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

James

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

6/10 Okay

John

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

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, easy check in. Parking approx 5 min walk away.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Linda

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

6/10 Okay

Mike

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

Michael

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

8/10 Good

christine

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

Nice stay

Nice family room with separate spacious bathroom, located on one way system so some background noise
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chris

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

6/10 Okay

CHEUK KEE

Liked: Cleanliness
The Lilly Bar Manager is very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Michael

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

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

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

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ambleside central stay

Good size clean room with clear information about check in and car parking. Nice bar attached where we ate one night ( Lily Bar). Only slight downside which didn’t spoil our stay was that it was suggested on a notice in the room that bins would be emptied daily and we hoped that if that was done the loo roll would also be topped up but the bins weren’t emptied so we had to ask at the bar for more loo roll which was in fairness delivered very quickly. Good stay overall at a decent price in a good location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Stephen

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

Great accommodation, noisy location

The accommodation itself is great. Unfortunately one of the hotels greatest strengths is also a major drawback, at least if you’re a family staying there. There is a very noisy (but good) bar below the hotel. So it was difficult for us and the children to sleep with the music and shouting until the early of hours of the morning.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Mebs

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just not an enjoyable experience for my wife and I. Car park too far away, too many stairs to climb for elderly couple like us, entrance hallway very dirty. How can this be 4 star property?
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

WEICHIH

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

Small room

Small room and rooms lock is broken. At central but not easy to find.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Harriet

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Good value for a cheap place to rest your head.

Absolutely fine for a cheaper place to stay as location is good just on a weekend it was very loud. Heard a lot of shouting outside and the hall way didn’t look very inviting. Was clean and we literally just wanted somewhere to sleep as wernt spending any time there.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Alison

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

4/10 Poor

Jonny

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

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness

Location excellent, staff very friendly and helpfu

The payment method offered rejected every card that we tried and we finally paid at the Lily bar on the day that we arrived. We were very grateful to the bartender who carried our bag upstairs as we were on the top floor. The room was very dark and there were insufficient electrical sockets for the table lights and kettle. The room was clean, but the plumbing was very noisy - sounded like a jet taking off when flushing the toilet. Location was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024