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Shap Wells Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reception
Bar (on property)
BBQ/picnic area
Restaurant
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Room service

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Shap, Cumbria, Penrith, England, CA10 3QU
  • Place, Tebay Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Orton Community Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Yorkshire Dales National Park
    ‪8 min drive‬

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Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Traditional Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(24 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Traditional Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Traditional Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

7.8 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Traditional Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Traditional Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 172 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Traditional Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Garden View | Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Traditional Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Garden View

  • 172 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 84 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Penrith

With a stay at Shap Wells Hotel in Penrith, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Yorkshire Dales National Park and Orton Community Park. .This hotel is 16.9 mi (27.1 km) from Ullswater and 5.7 mi (9.2 km) from Shap Abbey.

What's nearby

  • Tebay Park - 6 min drive - 5.7 miles
  • Orton Community Park - 6 min drive - 4.8 miles
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park - 8 min drive - 7.1 miles
  • Kennedys Fine Chocolates - 8 min drive - 6.4 miles
  • Shap Abbey - 9 min drive - 7.4 miles

Getting around

  • Penrith Station - 16 min drive
  • Durham (MME-Teesside Intl.) - 107 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Butchers Arms - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The George Hotel - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Greyhound Hotel - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Cross Keys Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Kings Arms Hotel - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Shap Wells Hotel

Hotel in Penrith with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Shap Wells Hotel offers 100 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Penrith hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Stay in one of 100 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 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.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Shap Wells Hotel has a restaurant on site.
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 transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 7 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00
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
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 for adults and GBP 7.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per stay

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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

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Shap Wells Hotel Penrith
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Hotel Shap
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Shap Wells Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 208 out of 530 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 201 out of 530 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 89 out of 530 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 530 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 530 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alec

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, classic oldy worldy feel to the hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A really friendly hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kamal

Everything
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

gerald

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

Very pleasant stay

Easy check in from friendly helpful man on reception. Twin room was clean and a fair size .Beds were comfortable. An abundance of tea and coffee was available.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Debra

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Stopover

Nice old worlde hotel . Beautiful location . Easy check in . First room smelt of stale smoke so was promptly moved . Cold shower and when I mentioned this I was told maintenance were working on it . A warning might of staved off the shivers . Booked dinner sadly that was cold and when I mentioned that there was no solution . Great choice for breakfast but sadly that was also cold
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Binita

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed about cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

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

Standards have dropped

Used the hotel as a stop over for travelling north. Have stayed before but in all honesty feel like it’s not as good as the last few times we have stayed. Dirty towels and not so clean room. Breakfast wasn’t up to its usual standard. But there were two coach loads in so maybe they were stretched.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda

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

4/10 Poor

Vladislav

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Pallavi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Just stayed the night. Quiet, clean, standard breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveler
Liked: Room comfort

Mediocre with potential

This place has the potential but is tired. For some reason I was given an accessible room on the ground floor (not sure what happened to the “garden view”? But having been on the road I wasn’t going to argue .The room felt cold and the decor seemed tired. The bed was ok and I managed to get through the night. Disappointed to find they stopped serving food when I arrived and I was sent to Shap but there was nothing appealing. Breakfast was self serve buffet. Note the turkey bacon.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Excellent for the price a little dated but very clean Breakfast buffet style but very good, red squirrels in the grounds are a must see
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

kerry

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This Hotel building has soooo much character! It was a true delight and the staff were all so friendly and upbeat! Beth from the bar/dining room was especially fun with a great sense of humor! She made our stay even more enjoyable! Shebby (sp?), Waffi (sp?)) and Nevin (sp?)were also very fun and pleasant! We will never forget the wonderful three days that we spent here and can’t recommend this place enough!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian

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

Impressive Layout -full of Character- & So Quiet..

It’s Lovely venue, we arrived late due to traffic congestion on M6 , (think the Hotel Sign just off the Motorway -should direct via the A6 it’s a much better road-than the very rough track -a nightmare from B road- Sat Nav Directions-!,). Breakfast was lovely, Bed Comfort excellent - as we arrived late I was concerned we might wake others as floor boards in room were creaky, we were not at the Hotel but a few hours but very impressed with the place and over the top .helpful day manager and Staff (on 2nd if August)if we venture North again we will certainly stay again -hopefully longer next time-. Feeling of a taste of Luxury, With impressive surroundings and Friendly Helpful -staff . In fact everyone we met were relaxed and commented about the historical side -other people passing through- ‘it has character’, Well Established .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Bryony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very pleasant staff. Beautiful furnishing and fittings not fully utilised. Very disorganised. No one at reception because they are in the dining room. Room was tired but functional. Lovely setting. Such potential.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great for an overnight stay

This is a great hotel for an overnight stay.Our room was a little cramped and the decor was looking a bit tiredbut it was clean and comfortable. We booked our breakfast slot after the coach parties and there was not a lot left to eat. Check-in was excellent but staff could have been more attentive at breakfast time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andy

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

4/10 Poor

Fred

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Hazel

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

Wonderful.

We love this hotel. The staff can’t do enough for you. The setting of the hotel is wonderful with many walks and the red squirrel sanctuary. The hotel is spotlessly clean. We will definitely go again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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