Hotel in Keswick with 24-hour front desk and restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include dry cleaning, a 24-hour front desk and a garden.
The Derwentwater Hotel offers 47 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.
Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Derwentwater Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Womenrock. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
Free WiFi
Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
Full breakfast served daily for a fee
Self-parking available for a fee
Services include dry cleaning/laundry and luggage storage
Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
Steps from Womenrock and 5 minutes on foot from Derwentwater
Dogs welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. The Derwentwater Hotel also features a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area. For a fee, parking is available.
This 3-star Keswick hotel is smoke free.
For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Deers Leap Restaurant – On-site restaurant.
Derwent Bar – On-site bar. Open daily.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Parking on site (GBP 6 per night)
Food and drink
Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 10.95 per person
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Deers Leap Restaurant
Derwent Bar
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Garden
Picnic area
Terrace
Accessibility
No lift
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Shower/bathtub combination
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Tea bags/instant coffee
More
Desk
Heating
Iron/ironing board
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
Only dogs are allowed
Service animals are exempt from fees.
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
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 full breakfast: from approximately GBP 10.95 per person
Self-parking fee: GBP 6 per night
Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
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 debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property is also known as
The Derwentwater Hotel Hotel
The Derwentwater Hotel Keswick
The Derwentwater Hotel Hotel Keswick
The Derwentwater Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.2
Good
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A lovely old building in a beautiful setting with views of Derwentwater and the mountains. The staff very friendly and efficient. We have stayed here several times and will again in the future.The dog was welcome too!
Lovely looking Hotel on the outside but once inside it was very tired looking and in need of an overall refurbishment. Facilities very poor. The TV remote didn’t work and the shower was like going back to prehistoric times. Very poor water pressure. For a £100 plus per night it totally fell short of my high expectations when I booked it. Would not return again.
This was by far one of the worse hotels I have ever stayed at. The bedsheet was stained.
On check in it was obvious someone had been smoking in the reception.
The room was absolutely awful it was dirty in poor repair, struggled to lock the door.
The bathroom was outdated the ceiling paint was flaking off. I was not sure what was growing around the shower gel dispenser.
The breakfast was adequate.
Jeffery
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
8/10 Good
Mr Edward
Business traveller
9 Apr 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Business trip
Nice hotel. Staff were really pleasant. Nice bar and garden.
Rooms ok. No problems. I would say decoration needed.
Down side. Restaurant was quite limited considering nothing around.
Set menu, cant eat in bar.
Generally no problems
Mr Edward
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
10/10 Excellent
Gareth
2 Apr 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely scenery but tired hotel
Lovely hotel, very dated and needs a refurb but for hiking trip was value for money.
Beer garden was stunning and lots of grounds to walk over.
Gareth
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
10/10 Excellent
Timothy
25 Mar 2025
Timothy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
8/10 Good
J
24 Mar 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely Stay In Keswick
It's a lovely hotel with excellent grounds to walk the dogs in.
Although it could do with a paint touch up in places and some TLC
The room we had was clean and the bed was comfy.
The service was good however they appeared to be short staffed. The young waitress in the dining room serving evening meal works really hard, and she's a credit to the hotel.
The food at both breakfast and in the evening was really nice.
We would return to this hotel again if staying over in Keswick.
J
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
10/10 Excellent
Rhea
24 Mar 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Really enjoyed my stay, I felt at ease from the get go. Lovely location, beautiful scenery and would definitely return.
Very helpful staff on reception. Great evening meal. Lovely choice and fresh & hot. Excellent service too… Our room overlooked the lake and was fabulous…
Whilst the hotel is a little tired the staff
were not at all. They were great. A great place for walking around the lake .
Overall it was a pleasant stay, the staff were really welcoming and friendly. Great location.
Unfortunately no dinner service was available on the evening I arrived although I had requested this on my booking I wasn't informed until I arrived at the hotel.
I wasn't particularly impressed at having to pay for parking and the berries at breakfast were still frozen!
Other than than it was a really lovely stay, very dog friendly.
I don’t like leaving negative reviews - especially when the reception staff were so pleasant. But this place is desperately in need of a refurb & cleanup.
The room we had (a ‘deluxe’) was cheaply furnished in need of repairs & refurb (corroded bathroom mirror, light fitting hanging loose from ceiling, old sticker on the tiles, bath suite tired. The bathroom was warm - a bonus as the weather was cold.
The staircase hadn’t been vacuumed recently & carpets were sticky in places. There was a smell in most areas - hard to describe - not a clean smell.
Breakfast was ok & so was the dining room if you like care home chic.
I shall not return. This was not good value for money.
Gary
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
8/10 Good
Darren
Travelled with family
4 Mar 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean and comfortable
Lovely location and good hotel. Rooms were clean and comfortable, hallways were very noisy/creeky and stairwells were dated. Good bar area and restaurant, with a very good breakfast. Unfortunately the evening meal service was not available, no prior notice was given of this and alternative plans had to be made.
Darren
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
10/10 Excellent
Christopher
Travelled with family
27 Feb 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great value overnight stay
Managed to get access to our room early. Always a good sign. Hotel and rooms looked very tired. Need freshening up. However it was clean and the breakfast was great. Great value
We stayed for a night on the 6th of February 25. A nice welcome but I’d say that the hotel needs a little ‘love’ but it is currently getting upgraded so that may come. Our room was warm and the bed comfortable. Used the shower which also was good. Breakfast is self service and the food was warm and well presented. I would use the hotel again if I wanted a cheap place to stay. It is around a mile from Keswick and if you walk go the long way round because the quicker way is full of large puddles and can be a bit hazardous and you might need wellies !!
One more thing is that book your taxi from the hotel because there are very few if any taxis in Keswick.
The hotel is in need of a huge amount of tlc. A lot of time, effort and money would be required to sort this out.
It is very tired looking and the interior definitely needs, at the very minimum, a good coat of paint. The carpets looked as if they hadn't been hoovered in a long time, especially in the corridors.
Having said that, our bedroom and bathroom were okay. The bedding and towels were spotlessly clean and there was always plenty of hot water. Breakfast was very good.
However the television in our room was not working for the duration of our stay. The hotel staff were disappointingly not able to resolve this problem.