Melbourne Guest House

The breakfast was excellent, the owner was flexible. 10/10 We found the room size to be a little small but adaquate bearing in mind these are old cottages. We specified a premium room. The room and bathroom were nice and clean. Bed very comfortable. The shower was in a cubicle and was hot. I think the boating pier is a little closer than the 1.3m that a saw somewhere, which is good, very walkable, but uphill on the way back. Good bus services. The owner made a parking space available to us about 60yds from the property, but much appreciated. A small wardrobe was available, with hangers. Tea bags and milks were topped up daily. A bottle of water was provided.

Not much to dislike. A small fidge that was working would have been good for bottled water and milk. The tv could have had more channels, I was unable to get GB News and other available channels.

Beautiful traditional property , very clean and well equipped with everything we needed

Good location with parking nearby, friendly and helpful owners and a great breakfast

Right at the top of Bowness, literally 5mins from everything the town has to offer so very convenient. Breakfast is a good value (though you're expected to pay cash on the day if you add-on). Bed was comfortable enough and WiFi was good enough to stream TV. Free parking spaces if you're lucky enough to catch a vacant one, and bus stops to Windermere and all other major towns just outside. Overall a decent enough place to crash after a day out on the lakes.

Room wasn't quite big enough to fit the bed in, and obstructed all the doors which getting round the room was a bit of a hassle. We had a broken extractor fan in the small ensuite (which would definitely not suite "larger" guests), and window had safety locks on them preventing them from being opened fully - so a couple of showers and the whole room turned into a bog. Parking is incredibly limited - Their guest house has up to 8 rooms but only 3 private parking spaces and the sidestreet it's on is rammed. so invariably be prepared to pay for the Bowness pay & display (another c.£10 a day)