Julie - verified booking

"The apartment is ideally located in the centre of Keswick and is above a sweetshop! We recommend the pick & mix ;-) We are the sort of people who like to walk to a restaurant /pub of an evening without the need to drive. In that respect, everything is on your doorstep and no-one will go hungry or thirsty in Keswick as there is plenty of choice for places to eat and drink.There are two small flights of stone steps leading up to the apartment which might make this unsuitable for people with certain mobility issues. The accommodation was perfectly proportioned for two of us, plus a dog. There are a few things I would consider to be basic kitchen items that don't exist in the apartment but as I have already said, we prefer to eat out and on the occasions we did eat in, I managed to improvise. If you prefer to cater indoors, we recommend the butcher in Keswick who also sells pop in the oven type food - lasagne, cottage pie, chicken curry etc. which removes the need to cook a meal from scratch. Please note, however, the quality is far superior to that of standard Tesco type ready-meals!!! The butchers is located through the walkway directly opposite the apartment.There is a washer/dryer in the apartment but the dryer element is useless unless you feed it with one tee-shirt at a time. There was no indoor clothes airer alternative available. Thankfully, we'd packed enough clothes for the week not to have to bother with washing while we were there.By far the biggest headache for us was the parking. Manoeuvring into the space itself took some skill (especially when you are in a range Rover) but was manageable with practice. Aside from this, vans persistently blocked the entrance to Packhorse Court and Standish Street which is a narrow road. On two days, we were entirely trapped in our space because we couldn't locate the vehicle owners and in the alternative, were forced to use public transport. I have taken this issue up with letting agent I'm not sure if there's really much they can do but maybe this was an isolated week and future guests won't experience the same problems.Aside from the parking, we had a terrific holiday in the lakes and would certainly use this apartment again :)"

Chris - verified booking

"We had a lovely time, the weather was good, a tad colder than we have been enjoying down on the south coast, but we expect that!The barn itself was cosy, especially when we had the wood burner alight on a couple of colder days. Good size bedroom, with an amazing array of cupboard/drawer/wardrobe space, same goes with the bathroom.Thank you for the complimentary basket of goodies and the basket wood, only got to use half of both! We may well return someday.Although the kitchen area is fairly well equipped, the food prep and carving knives could do with sharpening - as found in the drawer, didn't notice the ones in the block until packing up to leave!Glad we packed a couple of our own that we used, from experience of any self catering we have never found knives supplied sharp or indeed a decent sharpener!It was really good to have a decent size fridge, also a separate freezer."

Cheryl - verified booking

"The furnishings were nicely done and it made the cottage homely and comfortable. It was well equipped.It's in a good location south of Windermere with pubs and hotels within a few miles if you wish to eat out. There is a shop at the garage a few miles away. It's only about an hours drive up to the northern lakes so this cottage is a good base for the whole lakes area.There is no central heating and the storage heaters had been switched off so we were a bit cold downstairs on the first night, it wasn't worth lighting the fire and there was an electric portable heater in the lounge. The bedroom heater was fine for taking the chill off in the bedroom.We ate out every night and by far the best place was nearby Burlingtons Restaurant at the Beech Hill Hotel, good food and a wonderful location. We also ate at the Newby Bridge Hotel and thought that was a lovely meal too."

Glynis - verified booking

"This is a lovely apartment, but, be aware, it is not all on the same floor. The apartment have been configured with kitchen upstairs and everything else downstairs, which means climbing 15 stairs to access your coffee/tea in the morning. Lovely comfy bed in a beautiful appointed bedroom with an outside window overlooking a lovely little courtyard with table and chairs. The lounge is very cosy, but has very little natural light due to a small frosted window, but if you don't mind having the lights on then it's fine. The bathroom is spectacular with a wonderful rain shower. Its position is fabulous. Right in the centre of everything Bowness has to offer. We enjoyed our stay and would return at a later date.......hopefully with no colds this time!"

Ian - verified booking

"Very conveniently located in Bowness. A well appointed apartment, clean, quiet and cosy. Everything worked well for us (couple). We found the apartment difficult to find in Bowness and felt this aspect was poorly handled by the managing agent in Windermere. The difficulty in locating could be easily overcome by giving us a map with an X. We wasted a lot of time and the street address does not provide a location. Also having to drive to Windermere and return the apartment key to the managers seems totally unnecessary and very inconvenient to us. The apartment is central in Bowness with access to all essentials as well as ferries. Overall it is an excellent apartment."