Description
Melrose Guesthouse in Ambleside is an elegant Victorian bed and breakfast (B&B) in the centre of Ambleside, at the heart of the Lake District National Park.
The Melrose is perfect for a weekend retreat, a mid-week break or a family holiday.
Come and escape the pressures of modern living and relax and enjoy the stunning scenery around Ambleside, sample some of it's fine restaurants and blow those cobwebs away with a brisk walk in the fells.
The guest house is personally run by the owners, Alan and Lynn Salter, who will ensure your stay is a truly relaxing one. The guesthouse (B&B) is furnished to an excellent standard, as identified by its four star, silver rating by Visit Britain. In addition, we have the cyclists Welcome and the Walkers welcome certifications.
There is full central heating to provide constant hot water and warmth after a day out on the fells.If you are celebrating a special occasion, let us know if you would like us to arrange to have flowers, chocolates and champagne waiting in your room on arrival.Guests are welcome to partake of the Langdale Spa facilities which are located near to Ambleside, in the Langdale Valley, and boasts a swimming pool, steam room, sauna, jacuzzi and gym. Beauty treatments and massages can also be booked for a special relaxing treat. Passes are subject to availability (we have four that can be used at any one time).
All guests have a front door key, to come and go as they please. There is safe storage for bikes, hard standing for motorbikes, also drying facilities for outdoor clothing. We provide free flask refills- just ask after breakfast. We have an excellent selection of maps and books and are always ready to suggest nearby walks or mountain biking tours you may wish to try directly from Ambleside. If you would like a daily newspaper to read in the morning, please let us know your requirements.
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Rooms at Melrose Guest House, Ambleside
Melrose has 8 spacious bedrooms - The accommodation is spread over four floors.
The top floor boasts our standard double ensuite (3) rooms, all of which have views to the local hills, either Loughrigg to the rear of the property, or Wansfell to the front.
In addition we have an ideal ground floor double ensuite room for those who prefer not to venture up stairs.
We have an Access statement available to send electronically, please let us know if this is of interest to you.
On the first floor there are two large triple rooms, each comprising a double bed and a single bed.
These rooms are beautifully decorated and very spacious. They are suitable for small families, as a triple room or for twin occupancy.
One of the triple rooms is ensuite, the other has private facilies and a rather grand Victorian fireplace - this is the 'red' room.
The ensuite triple room is known as our 'blue' room.
On the same floor there is also a recently refurbished single room, contemporarily decorated,with new stylish vanity unit in the bedroom and has its own new private shower room and brand new toilet facilities.
On the lower ground floor, there is a small suite of rooms comprising a single room, a double with extra single bed and a shower room/toilet, ideal for a family of four, or a group of three, with a bed apiece.
Melrose Gesthouse Ambleside - Breakfast Menu
Our breakfast is served each morning in the dining room at the front of the house.
There is a buffet style breakfast which includes the following:
Orange Juice, Apple Juice, Breakfast tea, Coffee Care Filter Coffee, (or Hot chocolate, Fruit teas and Earl Grey on request),
Grapefruit segments, selection of organic fruit yoghurts, large selection of cereals (muesli, cornflakes, Weetabix etc) and fresh fruit
Unlimited toast (wholemeal or white bread) and preserves and honey (and marmite on request)
This leads onto the cooked breakfast, which can be selected from the following:
Full Cumbrian breakfast
Bacon (sourced locally)
Sausage (sourced locally)
Fried Egg (free range)
Grilled tomato
Baked beans
Sauteed mushrooms
Vegetarian Breakfast as above but with vegetarian sausages as a substitute.
Alternatively you can select a lighter option:
Scrambled or poached egg on toast, beans on toast, boiled eggs or any variant that takes your fancy.
Our eggs are free range and sourced from Bannerrigg Farm,near Windermere.
We can provide packed lunches at £5.00 each (needs to be ordered the night before) and we offer complimentary flask refills for your days out in the hills.
Melrose Guesthouse Ambleside - Tariff
We are open all year
Bed & Breakfast, from £30.00 to £45.00*per person per night according to room and season. The cost includes a full English breakfast, or vegetarian equivalent and the use of passes for the Langdale Spa during your stay. Single occupancy of double rooms occasionally available mid-week. Full room rate for single occupancy of double rooms at peak times and weekends.
*Please note that we normally only take a minimum of two nights during weekends and school holidays. Note that New Year and bank holidays are subject to a slightly higher tariff and require a minimum of a three night stay.
Please check our on-line booking facility for exact prices and availability.
Discounts available for four or more night stays at off-peak times
Children over the age of 6 are welcome, and those aged 12 and under are charged at half price in a family room when sharing with two adults. Due to having several family-sized flexible rooms, we can accommodate and welcome large groups of varying types. Babies are charged at £10 per night in certain rooms. A highchair is available on request.
All major debit and credit cards are welcome (not AmEx). We regret we do not accommodate pets.
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