Alma Inn Dining Rooms

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jun 2026

Martyn

Pet friendly hotel with free parking but limited spaces. The room was basic, the room we stayed in had a street light outside, which the blind didn't do much to keep that out all night. The bed was very firm which wasn't our preference may suit others. The shower was low pressure and took a while to get to temperature. If you just want a bed for the night it's serviceable but wouldn't personally stay more than one night.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2026

David

Overall, we really enjoyed our stay at The Lamplighter in Windermere. The hotel itself was clean, comfortable, and in a fantastic location for exploring the Lake District. Windermere is such a great little town — beautiful, relaxing, and full of charm. We loved walking around, exploring the local shops and restaurants, and taking in the scenery. The evening staff at the hotel were absolutely wonderful from the moment we checked in. Dinner service was excellent, everyone was friendly and welcoming, and they even took the time to give us recommendations for things to do in the area, which made our trip even better. Unfortunately, our checkout experience was not nearly as positive. There was apparently an internet issue with the hotel’s payment system that caused all of my cards to be declined. The morning clerk, Fernando, repeatedly insisted the issue was on my end, despite me explaining that multiple cards were failing. This conversation happened in front of other guests, which honestly felt embarrassing and uncomfortable. Later it became clear that the issue was actually with the hotel’s own system and not my cards at all. What disappointed me most was that there was never any apology or acknowledgment after realizing the mistake. A simple apology would have gone a long way.

That said, aside from the unfortunate checkout interaction, the rest of the staff and our overall stay were genuinely very good, and we would still recommend both The Lamplighter and Windermere.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Darren

Staff very pleasant and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2025

Anne

The room was clean and bed very comfy. The bathroom could do with some extra tlc as the shower was not as clean as expected.
All staff were pleasant and the breakfast was very good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

James

Roomv clean, staff very attentive, food excellent

Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Nov 2025

Steven

The menu was good, but not exceptional. The staff were very helpful, but we did not realise that the hotel was going to be full of dogs. The were seven tables in the dining area and six had dogs at them. The carpets smelled of stale dog in all their form. The carpets were stained especially in the bedroom that we occupied.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

Carl

Enjoyed my stay hotel comfortable clean and staff friendly and accommodating I would definitely recommend I would definitely go and stay longer if price is right

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Robert

Good location, lovely hotel, great breakfast

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2025

Christiane

Large Hotel very close to the beach/ promenade! Very dog- friendly with good dining and breakfast

Partner

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2025

jin

I was very disappointed with my stay at this hotel. Even worse, the bathtub was completely clogged. When I first entered the bathroom, it hadn’t even been cleaned properly and was full of soap scum. I had to call someone to clean it, and surprisingly, there was not even a single word of apology. After the so-called cleaning, the bathtub was still not usable. Overall, the hotel feels old and poorly maintained. Honestly, they really need a full renovation. The breakfast was not good - the taste is below expectations. Furthermore, just have a look at the photo taken, the pillow towel had holes in it…

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2025

ROBERT

Cute little place near lake

Cute little place. A busy restaurant is attached and parking is pretty tight. You have to wait until the parking lot opens up at the end of the night to move your car into it. Otherwise some street parking available.
We were on the third floor so had to hit the maze of stairs to get to the top but it wasn't too bad.
Sits right in town which is really cute. Eateries are open pretty late if you look around.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2025

SHINYA

Excellent hotel!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2025

Philip

5* accommodation & great service

Excellent stay, great service, well accommodating our dog, good understanding of gluten free diet requirements, lovely rooms and very clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2025

Janet

Stayed overnight as we had booked a team meal here
Lovely welcome on arrival easy to find and car park onsite for residents
Really friendly and helpful staff and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the hotel as a place to stay in Windermere

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Diana

Such a lovely place to rest our head for the evening. Walking distance to the train station where we met our tour guide for the tour of Hilltop (Beatrix Potter’s house). The breakfast was absolutely delish! Staff was so friendly! Our room was spacious and so very clean. Also, our bed was quite comfortable. My daughter and I loved this place.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2025

Jo

Room quite small and basic but excellent value. Food great and staff extremely helpful. Delivery/collection at 6am woke us. Maybe this was a one off.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

Richard

Excellent stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

James

I would stay again

My stay overnight was great. Parking was fine. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was tasty and relaxed. I would stay here again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

Tracy

Lovely find

Parking right outside the front door.
Room was adequate, clean with tea coffee amenties.
Breakfast was one of the best i have had - cooked fresh to order.
Staff polite and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2025

David

Can not fault this hotel rooms very comfortable bathroom and all amenities in the room very good apart from the light shade didn’t let much light out but overall really good perfect location for bars and restaurants near by , breakfast was amazing 10/10 hope to return soon

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Booked the lamplighter

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

The property was lovely. Wasn’t keen on check in, no clear indication on where to go / what to do and was standing around puzzled with no staff in sight for a brief time.
Bed and pillows was very uncomfy. Black marks on pillow case and dog biscuits on bedroom floor.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2024

Marc

Great breakfast, comfy rooms, friendly staff

The staff were really friendly during our stay, the breakfast was fantastic and service was great. We were so disappointed to discover on the last day that there was another side to the breakfast menu which we hadn't turned over! We will have to return and sample the breakfast pancakes! :)

Thanks for a great, comfortable and friendly stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2024

John

Great location right in centre of windermere, excellent breakfasts, rooms are very clean, but corridors are a little rough looking

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Sandra

Loved the room the bed was massive and very clean would recommend to our friends 😁

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

David

I would recommend this property central to all amenities

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2024

Daniel

The only little gripe was that the mattress was very hard and uncomfortable,but some people like it that way, but we had a very pleasant time

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2024

Bronwyn

Refined Hotel High Quality Food and Service

The staff service at the Lamplighter is superb from reception to restaurant service. The hotel is far from the usual style with a beautiful building in a great location at the top end of Windemere's high street. We dined at the hotel and the food was lovely, well priced and the staff very attentive. Breakfast was superb with lots of choice and the quality equal to the best we have had on our 4 week holiday so far.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

William

The perfect base for your stay !

Amazing !
Comfortable clean friendly , great breakfast there . Roasts look tasty too sadly didn’t get to try .
Location perfect as a base .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Zoe

Amazing stay

Lovely place, staff very friendly and helpful. Great location for getting around. Super food and room was very comfortable

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2024

Ian

It was not so good room was very small, manager was not very helpful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2024

Yu

It is 200 feet to railway station and bus station and supermarket.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2024

Robert

Nice clean room with the basics, great food!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2024

William

Beautiful Hotel

The hotel is very good, food excellent and the staff are so helpful, only problem we had was on arrival, we was allocated room 4 which although was very nice the floor was sloping which made my wife feel nausea. But after a while all seemed ok.
Would definitely stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2024

Rebecca

Exceeded expectations

We had a great stay over a weekend here as a family. 2 adults a 2 year old and our dog (he's big). We had king bed, the room was clean, comfy and nice bathroom, just what we needed. We chose to eat in the restaurant one night the food was great and the breakfast which was included was amazing, so many options. They were lovely hosts and great family friendly stay and really dog friendly. We would definitely stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2024

Eric

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Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2024

Charles

The restaurant is excellent with great food and a relaxing atmosphere. Breakfast was equally good. Room was spotless with plenty of hot water and strong shower. All the usual extras with tea and a coffee machine and a couple of decent chairs to sit in. Bed equally comfortable. A pleasant place to stay and relax. Recommend a trip to Holehird Gardens which is just up the road 🙂

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2023

Cheryl

Great hotel , breakfast fantastic,
Let down only by poor shower

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2023

Victor

Close to the train station. Staff was friendly and breakfast was great.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2023

joanna

A good place to stay

Very pleasant couple of days at the hotel. The room was warm and very clean. The food for the first night meal was excellent. We had the rump of lamb which was tender, pink and delicious although, personally I would have appreciated some green vegetables with it rather than mashed potato and mashed swede, which were too similar in taste and texture. The breakfast was good with plenty of choice. All in all a good place to say.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2023

Teresa

Easy walk from station, staff very friendly, room spacious and comfortable. Thank you

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2023

John

Comfortable Homely Friendly

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2023

D

Good hotel

Pleasant stay. Clean rooms that were serviced everyday. Staff helpful. A couple of the rooms are very noisy, if the window is open, with early morning traffic. 6am. Lorry's emptying bins full of glass etc. But rooms on the other side would be fine. I'd stay there again but choose your room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2023

Tracy

Loved the super king size bed.
Toilet wouldn’t flush properly

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2023

Verified traveler

Good breakfast but not worth the money

During the check-in process we were offered to dine in and that the table would be reserved, however, we decided to eat out so declined the offer. Later, we changed our mind after couple hours so we called the hotel restaurant but was told the place was fully booked and the next available would be at 8:30pm. Upon returning to the hotel around that time, the restaurant was half empty.

The standup shower stall had blackened spots up and down the tile wall between the grooves, mold. The room was extremely tight nowhere to put two carry on suitcases.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2023

Cheryl

It was a pretty facility. The room was small, but otherwise nice and comfortable.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2023

Helen

100% dog friendly

I always use the lamplighter
It's dog friendly
Perfect location for a non driver
The breakfast is yummy

Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2023

Samantha

Sleepless and cold night

We booked a one night stay at The Lamplighter. We arrived early evening and the building looked well presented and well lit, so easy to find.
The staff were welcoming and check in was organised and straight forward. We took our bags up to the room. The room was clean, tidy and appeared to meet our needs. We then left to go to the high street for something to eat.
On returning to our room, we found it was really cold. The radiator was barely on and the temperature dial would not work on the radiator. When closing the blinds i noticed that there was a substantial draft coming from the windows.
We noticed that the duvet and pillows were very thin so didnt really help keep warm or comfy.
The bed was really uncomfortable. We found it was hard and struggled to get comfortable enough to have a restful nights sleep.
The bathroom was really cold so was really off putting to use the shower facilities, therefore we opted to just get dressed and shower at our next destination.
Breakfast was well presented, tasty and there was plenty of choice. The only thing i could complain about was that a member of staff attended the table to ask if we were still eating, baring in mind staff had just seen me take a bite of toast. Staff then preceeded to ask if they could clear the plates whilst i was still eating. I find this the height of bad manners and really bad customer service.
I did speak with staff on checking out about the issues re the room being cold and uncomfortable but to no avail.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

Rob

Lovely Lake District Break

Excellent hotel right in middle of Windermere, great hosts. Everything ran smoothly, parking was easy the rooms were good and the breakfast was fantastic. Can thoroughly reccommmend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2022

Michael

Lovely clean and modern dog friendly hotel.
Nice meal in the restaurant and great breakfasts.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2022

Gary

Great Week with dogs in September

Travelled with my wife and two lurcher dogs, excellent stay from check in to check out, room good, lots of space and biggest bathroom ever, ate in the lounge area for breakfast and dinner with dogs alongside us, breakfast great and quality of produce excellent, dinners very filling and one of the best cheeseboards (to my taste). Clean rooms, comfortable and very dog friendly, would recommend no problem and would look to visit again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2022

CECILIA

Convenient especially to the station. Quiet and friendly. A great place to relax.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2022

Danielle

We had an excellent stay at The Lamplighter. Great location, friendly and accommodating staff and the restaurant was great. Would highly recommend!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2022

Wing Yi

Room is tiny and a bit old. A bit disappointed. But dining service is good

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2022

Andy

Very good

Very nice hotel in town center

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2022

Paul

Excellent stay and would fully recommend this hotel. All staff were very polite and very welcoming and accomodating. We also ate breakfast both mornings and had an evening meal in the hotel and found the standard of food and service to be excellent. A great hotel and will definitely stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2022

Patricia

We had a lovely stay. Room spacious and clean. Staff very warm and helpful. Evening meal was very good. Thank you for a very pleasurable stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2022

karen

Great hotel

Great hotel,lovely staff,dog was made to feel welcome. Will definitely stay again. Thank you.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2022

Susan

Staff was very helpful, hotel was in a great location and room was very comfortable. Definitely would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2022

Adam

The Bed was very comfortable, on site parking was great. Easily walkable to other shops and cafe's in the area. Restaurant had great food and was reasonably priced. Would stay again.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Nov 2021

Pauline

Excellent food reception area awful furniture shabby no heating working in room but would still go back for the food great chef

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2021

John

Nice relaxing stay.

Overall a nice stay in a welcoming hotel. We travelled by train so no car needed. The staff looked after our bags as we arrived early and went for a walk before checking in.
Room spacious king sized bed, but sparse for storing clothing. Shower room had a disconcerting hole behind the toilet waste pipe and the floor sloped in a worrying angle. (Room 4 Bassenthwaite)
Had a fine evening meal and breakfast. Enjoyable but would avoid room 4 next time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2021

GD

Brilliant!

The customer service at the hotel was brilliant, the staff were incredibly polite and helpful and assisted wherever they could. The food was of an extremely high quality, very tasty, good size portions but not too filling. The room was a great size and very comfortable. The bed was extremely comfortable. Would definitely recommend.

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2021

jean

Great spot, but be wary

The Lamplighter is in a really good position right at the top of the high street within walking distance of all of the shops and restaurants, the breakfasts were excellent and the wait staff polite and friendly - however a couple of things detracted from our stay
The Lamplighter is primarily a restaurant, it is mentioned in the name I know, but be aware, it means that all of the parking outside of the hotel is always full and there is no other on street parking locally. The hotel smells of cooked fish all of the time!
The advertised bar is not available, as all of the ground floor is taken up with restaurant tables, you can only buy a drink if you have a table, in the evening you cant get a table as the resaurant is always full so there is no option of having a drink back at the hotel at night. Despite 100's of people using the hotel daily, they are still using Covid as an excuse not to service the rooms, no cleaning, no bins emptied, no replacing of tea or coffee its was embarrasing having to walk through a crowded restaurant to beg for a loo roll - the whole point of booking a hotel is to get some kind of service and there was none, we might as well have gone self catering somewhere else and had more room, and as I say bizarre as there are people in and out of the hotel constantly, maskless so I dont know why they can't clean the rooms. Upon checkout the manager charged our card again, despite me insisting we had already paid, yet more faff having to get a refund!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2021

George

Good

Clean , friendly. Car park very tight , lack of space .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2021

Simon

Fairly basic accommodation but good location, very friendly and helpful staff.

Only had breakfast there but very enjoyable.

Seemed popular with outside diners so recommend booking a table for dinner if you want to eat there.

Couple of areas for suggested improvement in the room (we were in room 2).
- wardrobe in room but no shelving unit for clothes, which was problematic;
- similarly a small cabinet in the bathroom for toiletries would also have helped;
- one blackout blind was not wide enough to fill the whole window, so had a continual stream of light during the night;
- the lock in the room door is very close to the door frame and we constantly scraped knuckles/rings against the door frame.

Would consider staying again if in the area.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

F

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2021

Miss

We stayed for 2days. We have stayed before. Service is always great. Rooms are lovely and clean. Great loaction in the centre so can walk to bars restaurants and shops. Hotel is very dog friendly makes you feel very welcome. Would definitely recommmed to anyone to stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2020

kerry

fantastic stay

Really covid safe lovely staff and great loca

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2020

Joshua

Not too bad...

Very good food. The rooms are in desperate need of a little TLC very worn and dated. Staff were friendly.

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2020

Fraser

ood hotel, great location

We stayed 2 nights.
All ok bed a little hard, bathroom a bit small but that’s my personal choice.
Loved the room (3) with big windows over looking Windermere town centre.
Could have done with a couple of chairs to sit & watch out of window. I’m sure they would have provided one if I had asked.
Food was good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2020

Joseph

Spot on and dog friendly

Spent two nights here with my wife and two dogs, very dog friendly, ideal location and really nice breakfast! Can not fault it!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel

Lovely hotel, friendly staff, great food and cocktails. Could do with more parking spaces.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2020

GARY

Free parking and a descent breakfast

Last minute overnight decision, comfy old hotel, room was spacious and clean. Nice breakfast included and free parking is a bonus as usually a nightmare parking around windermere and Bowness

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly and helpful staff. Good location near to the railway station.

Leisure Partner