Haweswater Hotel

Sometimes you find a special place that ticks all the boxes and we certainly found it here. Set in most idilic location, surrounded by nature, peace and stunning modern additions of the sculptures. Stepping through the doors of Hawkeswater is both like returning home and also stepping back in history. However, with all the additions of modern day living the 1937 bar is most relaxing place for lunch or a dram after a day of adventures in the local area. Mark Greenaway provides the most delicious menu, a menu where you can’t have a favourite dish as they just keep coming and complimenting the previous outstanding morsel. Service is attentive without distracting which is a fine art, as a hotelier I walked away in awe of the standards at this hotel and genuinely cannot wait to return. Team Haweswater, keep doing what you’re doing as you’re providing better service than some of the best known global hotels in a setting that cannot be beaten. Simply, thank you.

Had a lovely lunch at Haweswater Hotel. The food we had was delicious. The service from Andy and Kate was great. Food & drinks: Visited for lunch. We enjoyed our food.

We spent our honeymoon at the Haweswater. It's a beautiful art deco hotel with wonderful lovingly selected genuine pieces of this area. The scenery with the reservoir and the near fells it's absolutely breathtaking. We couldn't have found a better place to escape the world. The rooms are unique and cosy with wonderful views over the stunning scenery. The fireplaces are warm and inviting. It's a jewel, it feels a little bit like travelling back to the 30ies. The only thing missing to make this time travel perfect is the staff. If they would dress accordingly to fit in the art deco theme it would be perfect. For tea time I had the best scones ever in my entire life. Freshly baked out of the oven, melting in the mouth. Delicious!!! I was lucky to have them because I asked. There is no hint, that they offer scones for tea-time. What a missed opportunity! Please Haweswater, place a good visible sign outside that you have freshly baked scones and that dogs are welcome, I bet you would be run over. Another missed opportunity is the bar. I saw the drinks menu online, but no easy to read board offering drinks or cocktails at the bar. A pity. And I personally, missed fresh pressed ale. As you have 2 restaurants, maybe it would also be an idea to have one, a little bit more exclusive with a dress code, the other one casual. The Haweswater is a beautiful, stunning hotel and we will definetely be back! It's a raw diamond that only needs a little bit of polish in my point of view. Thank you, Haweswater, for having us!!!

My partner and I stayed for two nights on our last leg of our honeymoon. Twice I’d sent emails to the hotel asking for the possibility of having flowers for the room, but did not receive any response, so that was very poor service and let me down. The whole hotel is in need of a total deep clean and standards should be much better. The price for what you get is very high too and the only good thing is the location. Move the hotel a few miles away and it would be forgotten. We went into the bar restaurant on the second evening to get a drink and food, but after being totally ignored for over twenty minutes, we gave up. The hotel takes advantage of its rustic look, but there’s a difference between run down and dirty to looking rustic. Everything is over priced for what it is and it is also not easy to park to get your bags out of the car into the hotel. We ended up being parked on a steep slope as the small attached car park was full. Litter was dropped outside by someone delivering, which was still there the day we left and various staff had walked by this. The staff seem to be spiking or similar and it seems to be run on a cheap budget but asking high prices for rooms and food. Unfortunately I don’t have any positives to say other than the location. Good luck if you stay here.

A unique experience in a remarkable location away from the noise, only enhanced by the attentive and friendly staff and the care, quality and skill of Mark Greenaway. A definite must.

My boyfriend and I stayed for two nights this weekend and absolutely loved it. We came to the hotel quite late at night and it was pitch dark to even imagine what the surroundings would look like, so when we woke up in the morning, we couldn't believe how beautiful the location was. Truly magical, and it's definitely worth a visit to switch off from a busy city life. The staff was great, super helpful and attentive. I think as the hotel is quite small and cosy, they tend to remember everyone staying and accommodate to their preferences. Highly recommend booking dinner at the restaurant, the food was 10/10. Incredible taste and great serving. Overall, super happy with the decision to come here for the Easter weekend. Even a 6-hour drive from London was worth it!

Really lovely hotel! I booked for my partner’s birthday and we stayed in one of the balcony rooms the view was absolutely stunning, it was worth every penny. The location is a bit out of the way from the popular areas at the lakes but we didn’t mind the drive. We’d recommend ordering from the bar menu instead of the restaurant the food is just as nice (if not nicer) but so much cheaper!

Lovely hotel in a stunning location. Great food at dinner and breakfast and the service was friendly and helpful.

Beautiful hotel. Stunning remote location with some great trails into a rugged part of the Lake District nearby. Service was great and friendly. The food is exceptional. Rooms: We stayed in a balcony suite with a view of the reservoir and loved it. Decor was charming and the room was clean. I only subtract a star for using carpet in the bedroom area. I loathe carpet everywhere, especially in hotels. Nearby activities: If you continue down the road by car you reach a car park, which is the start of some beautiful trails. Food & drinks: The food is top quality by any standard. We loved every meal.

Rooms: Shabby and dirty Food & drinks: Food sounded good, apart from beetroot starter mains and dessert awful