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Damson Dene Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Fountain
Superior Family Room
Breakfast, dinner served; British cuisine, garden views
Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Crosthwaite, Near Bowness on Windermere, Kendal, England, LA8 8JE
  • Place, Lyth Valley
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Winster Valley
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, World of Beatrix Potter
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Individually decorated, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Family Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Family Cabin

Family Cabin

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Basic Double Room

Basic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Damson Dene Hotel

Hotel in Kendal with bars and a health club
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and 2 bars/lounges. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a health club, a hot tub, and spa services. Housekeeping is available on request.
Damson Dene Hotel offers 58 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. These individually decorated accommodations include desks. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. This Kendal hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An indoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club.

Children under 13 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, or hot tub without adult supervision.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include deep-tissue massages, facials, body scrubs, and detox wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Damson Dene Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Lyth Valley. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and 2 bars are available. This property offers pet-friendly amenities like food and water bowls.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy British cuisine and garden views while dining at Heron View Restaurant Bar
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage, and wedding services
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the comfortable accommodations
  • Steps from Lyth Valley and a 1-minute drive from Winster Valley
  • Pets welcome for a fee
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
Damson Dene Hotel offers its guests an indoor pool, a health club, and a hot tub. There's a restaurant on site. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Spa services, a terrace, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Damson Dene Hotel. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Kendal hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Heron View Restaurant Bar - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service 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
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Heron View Restaurant Bar

Things to do

  • Health club
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Piano

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping on request
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

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

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 12.00 for adults and GBP 8 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Damson Dene
Damson Dene Hotel
Damson Dene Hotel Kendal
Damson Dene Kendal
Damson Hotel
Damson Dene Hotel Hotel
Damson Dene Hotel Kendal
Damson Dene Hotel Hotel Kendal

Damson Dene Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 328 out of 686 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 241 out of 686 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 75 out of 686 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 686 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 686 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Liked the exterior, gardens and the loumge with lovely open fire. The modern part was clean but unexceptional. The rooms were large clean and comfortable. An accessible bathroom and walk in shower would have been more suitable for our needs but the bath with inclusive shower would have been acceptable for most people. Overall very comfortable with lovely views over the surrounding countryside.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xiaojing

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

8/10 Good

MR BAYHANO L M

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Karl

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

Very good

All good , had no problems here, i liked the duck pond, the stillness,and the scenery.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Selena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellant breakfast choice and period of which this was great. Gym facitilities were ok but not all appeared to be in working order. Cleaan pool. Jacuzzi, steam roon and sauna. Grounds were nice and well kept.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

Disappointing and disinterested

After several previous positive stays, my most recent visit wasn’t great. Rather than leaving a negative review, I thought it was fairer to email the hotel directly, in response to their request for feedback. Despite taking the time to do that, emailing the manager's email, no one bothered to even acknowledge or respond. This used to be a great hotel with excellent service. Not sure if it has changed management, but this is definitely not the case any more.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Karl

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Room 53.

The hotel room (53) had a broken toilet seat (it fell off) as the hinge was broken. The mini sofa seat in the room had some nasty (curry ?) stains on it so not able to use. The door lock was quite difficult to close each time we left. We had to slam the door quite hard to get it to lock properly. Other than that the hotel was fine. We were offered other rooms to change to but this room had a better view.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

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

8/10 Good

Arthur

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

Sticky tables

Ver good siting and gardens. On the whole, a very enjoyable stay marred only by the sticky tables in the restaurant! The waiter, who was otherwise very helpful, said the problem appeared to be with the spray used to clean the tables. We had a bit of banter about my being a chemist and so able to solve the issue but really the hotel should deal with the problem. Either they should thoroughly clean the table tops using hot soapy water or methylated spirit or if that does not remove the stickiness, refinish the table tops since the problem will be with the surface lacquer. Whatever solution solves the problem, then the spray cleaner needs to be changed!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ann

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

Highly Recommended

Lovely hotel with beautiful gardens and fantastic view. Our room was very comfortable and nicely decorated. The hotel is dog friendly and we were able to eat in the bar area with our dog. The staff were friendly and helpful. We would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sonya

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

Lovely and peaceful.

The food is amazing, the staff are fantastic. The place is beautiful and quiet and the use of the facilities is included, gym, sauna, steam room, swimming pool and jacuzzi.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous stay here. Really family friendly with our two small children. Family room was spacious (but stairs so not pram accessible). Breakfast was great, we had lots of fun in the pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

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

Perfect stay

Such a lovely stay. Lovely welcome and friendly receptionist very helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Enjoyed the pool & spa area, didn’t get to the gym but it looked good with a great view. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

KONARK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We enjoyed staying in the property. We had a car and can visit all the Lake District attractions from the location. The view of the hotel was superb and manage to take some nice snaps. English Breakfast was included and the hospitality was superb. I faced flush issue with the toilet but the hotel has resolved the issue within quick turnaround time. Very impressed with the quick resolving of this issue. The room service was also good with general toiletries, room cleaning and towels changed on a daily basis. I would like to extend my thanks to the hotel management for making our holiday memorable. Regards Konark
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lucie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay this weekend, great facilities and lots of parking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

6/10 Okay

M

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Anupom

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is set in its own grounds which is very nice to spend time some time in on a nice day. My room was clean and comfortable and the bathroom had an excellent showera. It was very hot and the windows only open a few inches, no AC so on a hot day trying to sleep was uncomfortable. I had dinner at the hotel and it was decent, a bit overpriced for the quality though. Breakfast was good overall. Overall I would recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

valerie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Damson Dene Excellent hotel

Lovely hotel room immaculately clean and comfortable, our room had large bathroom with jacuzzi bath ,breakfast excellent . Staff very pleasant and helpful, set in peaceful location lovely gardens.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

EMMA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always a great stay at the Damson Dene. Natalya and her team do an amazing job to make you feel welcome and looked after. The food at dinner and breakfast always 10/10.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

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

8/10 Good

J

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

Really great staff and dog friendly!

Had a short break at the Damson Dene and they were really brilliant accommodating me and my older dog. We got a ground floor room with lots of space for her bed and things. Pros: Geat wifi and the water pressure in the shower was amazing. Lovely gardens. Very helpful staff. Plentiful breakfast buffet (basic fried selection and cereal etc) Cons: Slightly unloved decor. Food in the restaurant was hit and miss.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only stayed one night. Lovely quiet setting. The whole place has character. Staff were great and friendly, very accommodating. Beautiful views from the restaurant and bar of the gardens. Room was nice, tidy and clean although a little warm for my liking. Will be back for another stay soon!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025