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Gilpin Hotel & Lake House vs Forest Side
Both properties are rated highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Gilpin Hotel & Lake House scores significantly better than Forest Side. Gilpin Hotel & Lake House comes in at #1 in Lake District with accolades from 4 publications like Oyster, Hideaway Report and The Telegraph.
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Oyster
The Telegraph
Hideaway Report
Fodor's
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Crook Road, Windermere LA23 3NE
From $341 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Upscale
"Everything about the upper-range Gilpin Hotel & Lake House is elegant."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"Gilpin Hotel is a stylish gateway to the Lakes with a well-deserved reputation for being beautifully run."
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Hideaway Report
94.0
"Family-run hotel situated in the Lake District National Park, a five-minute drive from Lake Windermere."
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Fodor's
"Hidden among 22 acres of grounds with meandering paths leading to sleek, spacious lodges, this rambling country house provides the ultimate in pampering."
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Lonely Planet
"Windermere's B&Bs might be pushing up their rates to silly levels, but this famously posh country-house retreat shows them how it should be done."
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Forest Side
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Guardian
Independent
Lonely Planet
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Keswick Road, Grasmere LA22 9RN, England
From $0 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
The Telegraph
9.0
"Forest Side is a glamorous address in the heart of the Lake District that puts food – and foraging – firmly at its centre."
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Mr & Mrs Smith
"Famous resident William Wordsworth's 1820 guide first enticed visitors to explore Cumbria’s Lake District, and the alluring Forest Side hotel rekindles the trend today."
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The Guardian
"Over the past few years, this hotel rear Grasmere has started to return some of its grounds to their 18th-century farming origins, with heritage vegetables grown, including the crapaudine beetroot"
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June 27, 2021
Independent
"Offers prime access to the north and central lakes...rooms are high-ceilinged with modern touches while the rest of the place shimmers with burnished silver, velvet sofas and soft shades of grey."
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December 1, 2021
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"It's a design palace: chic interiors decorated with crushed-velvet sofas, bird-of-paradise wallpaper, stag heads and 20 swish rooms from ‘Cosy' to ‘Jolly Good’, ‘Superb’, ‘Grand’ and ‘Master’."
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