River Lodge Reviews

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

Lovely property in a fabulous location. Have stayed before as it is so nice. A couple of issues during this stay Christmas tree was still up and decorated to a degree, dust on bedsheets and dustdirt in bay windows, remnants of fairy liquid left, and when my daughter had a shower water started pouring from a hole in the ceiling, showing the leak is an ongoing problem. Having said that, when I phoned Sykes to report the leak, someone was out to reseal the shower within 2 hours we were impressed with the fast response. I cant actually comment on the result though as my daughter dont want to use the shower again and used a different one. Overall though, a thoroughly enjoyable few days spent in a lovely house, in a wonderful location.

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We have stayed in numerous houses in the lakesthis our first time with lake lovers. Much better experience all round compared to your counterparts. No hidden extras and lovely little touches. Thank you Lakelovers & we'll be back!

We loved our stay at River Lodge as it was a good location and a nice spacious and comfortable house. The kitchen was well equipped to cook our Christmas lunch. We appreciated the gas fire in the kitchendining area as we found the heating not satisfactory as the week got colder. Unfortunately the heating in the two bedrooms and bathroom wasnt on all the time we stayed at River Lodge. We didnt think we would get anyone around to fix it due to the Xmas break and the living area was warm enough. We enjoyed our daily walks into Ambleside and the mountain walks from the house plus our visit to the local pub nearby. We would definitely go back if the heating was sorted out.

Lovely house. Great setting. Great comfort. I'd like to live there. No towels in one of the downstairs bedrooms. Oversight?? Slight mould growing in downstairs bathroom. Could become dangerous.

Lovely house. Great setting. Great comfort. I'd like to live there. No towels in one of the downstairs bedrooms. Oversight?? Slight mould growing in downstairs bathroom. Could become dangerous.

This was a perfect location for our cousins reunion. Gorgeous walks just along the lane. Great space and very well equipped kitchen. Excellent showers and hot water too. We had one electrical emergency but got a very quick response from the Sykes line and Steve got everything working again so quickly. Once we realized that the Wifi signal in the area is a bit weak, and requires some patience, we managed ok. All in all, a beautiful spot and good setup for a family gathering.

DAY 1 we arrived at the cottage which was full of cobwebs and flies and the dish washer was full of soiled dishes. Day 2 The dishwasher , fridge and the gas burner along with other appliances stopped working. We had bought groceries worth 250 pounds out of which most of it got wasted. After repeated mails finally one gentleman arrived who checked and said there was a problem with electric supply. Later on we found out he was a plumber not an electrician. We had to move the kettle and the toaster to the living room for us to have some form of breakfast in the morning. We had to throw all the perishable like meat , yoghurt . Cold cuts cheese etc in the bin as even the freezer ice had melted. Day 3 We repeatedly were sending mails for the problem to get fixed but nothing happened. The problem still remained. No appliances in the kitchen were working for the 2 days now. Finally we gave up and did what we had to do for the rest of our holiday. We didnt fly 8000 KMS for this. A refund of 100 pounds was offered to us which we refused. I believe we are entitled to a full refund. Thanks

Basement was freezing when we arrived. Heating didn't work, had to change the batteries in the thermostat, but still didn't work after that Hive system thermostats didn't connect to the hub. Had to bring our own heaters. Heating system in general was incomprehensible. Wifi internet was a joke. No potato peeler. Brush under the kitchen sink was knackered and had old food on it. Downstairs bathroom was not clean toilet area. Other than that, lovely.

We had a wonderful stay at the cottage during February with friends. There were a few maintenance issues that we reported as we left. Nothing hindered our stay and most was normal wear and tear related, such as a dropping door on the freezer, a small leak from a radiator, the outdoor light being wired incorrectly, and we struggled to open the door of the washing machine. This cottage has beautiful character and was really comfortable once we realised the heating controls were related to the WiFi and it needed a reset. We simply walked from the cottage each day, with no need to use our cars. It is also only a short walk to Ambleside for all food and essentials. We would definitely stay again and recommend it to friends.

This was our second stay at River Lodge, and we'll definitely be back next year. Minor points to improve 1 Bin area at bottom of drive has lots of lose trash and litter around the bins, which is a shame as it's a first impression when walking up recommend housekeeping police that area as well 2 WiFi is really poor and unusable if more than a couple logon's exasperated as River Cottage is in a Cell Signal Dead Zone 3 A new Smart TV would be really great connect to WiFi, watch content. Please note that I see these as improvements, not faults as it's a great property that we really enjoy.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Beautiful property and fabulous location. Loved the scenery from the bay window and did not want to leave at the end of our stay!

Beautiful house and a wonderful location, we really enjoyed our week away. I agree with the other reviews, the decor is a little tired and the fridge really needs replacing. Having read the reviews we knew it wasn't going to be perfect. But its still a stunning property with fabulous views. Very special indeed.

River Lodge was delightful. It was well equipped with modern facilities. A perfect location, secluded, but not too far from the shops. We would highly recommend River Lodge as an ideal place to enjoy the Lake District in comfort. Thank you all.

Overall a great property and excellent location. The house was clean and comfortable and was always warm with an abundance of hot water. We very much enjoyed our visit. We were disappointed that there was no washing up liquid, only one toilet roll per toilet and only two bin bags available on arrival. I would not expect to have to bringbuy washing up liquid and bin bags and there should be at least one spare toilet roll per toilet for a one week stay. The provision of drinking glasses was random and insufficient. Some of the lamps did not work importantly the reading lamp in the window of the kitchendiner. No bedside lamp on the left side of the large downstairs double bedroom.The light switch in one of the bedrooms did not work but Lakelovers responded very quickly to fix this, which was excellent.

The setting of the property is super with sheep and the river just over the lane and the position, an enjoyable 25 minute stroll into Ambleside, was a plus. The property is very spacious and worked well for a group with a spot to sit and enjoy the view from the kitchen diner in addition to the large living room. As mentioned in previous reviews, the property could do with updating. For example the little balcony, which should be a feature of the property, was uninviting with peeling paintwork, leaves blown in and scattered furniture with a green tinge to it. Nothing that a lick of paint, a good clean and some dressing couldnt fix. In its prime this was a beautiful, spacious Lakeland house thoughtfully presented, decorated with farrow & ball throughout. The biggest issue also mentioned in other reviews was the boiler. The noise, intermittently through the night, was intolerable from the main upstairs bedroom. We will not return to this property.

Lovely well equipped cottage set in a beautiful and peaceful location, well positioned for easy access to lots of stunning nearby walks. The kitchen had all the utensils and equipment needed for our party of 8. The house provides ample space to relax and socialise. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend the cottage to anyone wanting to explore the lakes.

The dishwasher drawer is broken and the downstairs bathroom radiator is broken making the downstairs rooms cold in March.

What an amazing house. The views are stunning and the best bit I think is the walks. If you don't want to use your car and walking is for you then it's perfect. Fabulous time would definitely go back.