St John's Lodge (incl off-site health club)

We have stayed in Windermere a few times but St John’s Lodge is by far the best place we have ever stayed in, excellent accommodation wonderful breakfast and lovely staff. We would highly recommend.

This property is on the Lake Road, a main road that runs from Windermere to Bowness. Bus stops are nearby and fairly frequent and can take you into nearby Windermere, if you don't want to walk, or other parts of the Lake District eg Grasmere. The property itself is lovely, slightly rustic, but I like that 'home from home' feel. Our room (Kingsize) was very well laid out, had useful amenities and quite comfortable. One small gripe, which Richard warned us about, is the wardrobe not closing properly, and it didn't 😞, hopefully it's fixed by now. Breakfast was a feast of pastries, cereal, yoghurt, fruit juices and fresh fruit and a menu for additional hot choices. I couldn't finish my breakfast on the last day (a brekkie kebab), so Ada kindly wrapped it for me to take away. No complaints at all. Thank you Rich and Ada for making our stay very comfortable. Nothing was too much trouble for either of you and you and you were both extremely helpful when we asked for information and advice. Adrian & Jo

Honestly one of best places I have stayed. Such a lovely area and Richard was amazing. He was very kind and very helpful. Everything was amazing from the room to the breakfast in the morning. Definitely will be planning on staying again. Me and my friend really loved our stay and both agreed to stay again.

Such an excellent option! The location is ideal. Rich Downs and his wife are welcoming and generous hosts. The English breakfast options are impressive and delicious. I highly recommend this charming guest house.

We enjoyed very much staying at this place. Room with nice decoration and comfortable bed. Staff very friendly and helpful. The breakfast in the morning is the best i have ever had. We recomend this place.

The property was immaculate the service excellent nothing too much trouble,location spot on i would certainly recommend to anyone

Great hotel room and the best breakfast ever. Highly recommend the place.

Chose this due to the location And the benefits of the health spa We were disappointed that the health spa was not on site as when booking it was advertised but this has been changed On arrival the hosts are most accommodating and very friendly, Property is outstandingly clean through out . Breakfast has a lot of choices which is nice and very good quality My only gripe is not a fan of pre ordering and specific times

St Johns lodge is located conveniently to various amenities around bowness and windermere. rooms and facilities are top notch. Hosts Rich and Ada took personal interest to ensure the stay went well. Excellent breakfast. cherry on top was the free offsite spa facilities we had access after a long tiring hike.

I had a great stay!

A wonderful stay at this charming guest house. Our hosts Rich and Ada were very welcoming and gave us recommendations on places to eat and walks to enjoy in the local area. We had a tastefully decorated small double room which was spotless and although compact very comfortable with everything we needed including a mini fridge. Breakfasts were delicious, fantastic choices, beautifuly presented and fresh local ingredients. Lovely little garden at the back. Very easy walk to both Windermere proper and Bowness, ten mins each way. A lovely stay, we will return.

Wonderful stay. Rich and staff were especially responsive to my needs, going out of their way to help. Room 3 is fantastic and the breakfasts were superb. Try the salmon bagel! Will return.

Amazing location, very tidy and comfortable rooms. Nice cute lodge to stay at with your partner or friends

Lovely place, lovely couple who run the B&B, great facilities, right in the middle of Windermere and Bowness so lots of things to do and see. Highly recommended

Rich was so helpful and the breakfast was delicious. The whole place is spotless I really don't know how he keeps everywhere so clean .Also the attention to detail, a fridge, fresh milk, good toiletries ,cotton buds etc I can't praise the place enough.

Great service and they couldn’t do enough to help

Great experience from start to end. Great goat. Comfy bed and superb breakfast. It’s limited in that you have to specify what time you want it which is within a specific window but that was fine for us. Enjoyed it and would return

Cannot fault our stay at this guest house whatsoever. We have stayed before and we will return.

Spent a lovely 3 nights here. Attention to detail in the room that made it comfortable and welcoming. Breakfast was the highlight with lots of choice, including fresh, local produce with the cooked options and very friendly service. Would definitely stay here again :)

We really enjoyed our stay. The location is perfect between two towns. The room was so lovely, so many personal touches which makes such a difference :) Rich has a list of recommendations and places to see which was very helpful. we also tried the spa facilities which were fantastic! The breakfast was the best, so many options to choose from and the set up was great. I would highly recommend this stay.