My daughters wedding celebrations were held here. The party took over the place for nigts , three days, Brilliant. Graet with children. Taster gormet multicourse meal provided fro the party a triumph. All staff superb. Some refreshing of decorations required but not an issue, no doubt to be addressed by new owners. Drinks a tad expensive. Woould return for a... More

We booked The Samling as a half way stopover on our journey and took advantage of the great "Taste of The Samling" offer. No sooner had we booked and mentioned this to friends living in the area, than they wanted to join us for dinner too, having heard good things about the hotel. So, having telephoned to make the initial... More

We stayed at The Samling in December for three nights. As there was quite a bit of snow around when we arrived, getting up the steep and narrow driveway to the hotel was a bit of a challenge, but we made it. The welcome was warm and the hotel and room were both cosy - our room was upgraded FOC... More

What a treat to stay at this hotel. Such a beautiful, exclusive setting away from the main road between Windermere and Ambleside. As other reviews mention, the driveway is rather steep but this is part of the charm of the place, and all vehicles have no issues making their way from the main road to the hotel building. All rooms... More

Words cannot describe how fantastic our weekend at The Samling was. From start to finish the service was impeccable, the rooms both cosy and luxurious, the views of Lake Windemere were stunning (when it didn't rain). The only negative was the fact that the entrance to the hotel's sweeping driveway can be challenging to see at night and quite scary... More

Stayed at the Samling this weekend after reading all the rave reviews. We were not disappointed. The best service I can remember in a long time and the surroundings are beautiful. The rooms are amazing, we stayed in Dove Cottage and have to say the bathroom was fabulous. We also took advantage of the hot tub which you are able... More

We had high expectations of this hotel but were somewhat disappointed. As has been mentioned in previous reviews, the staff were exceptional, particularly at dinner. The rooms were disappointing and could not be described as 'luxury' - there was little in terms of furnishings, fittings or 'extras' that could be described as 'high end'. The food on the other hand... More

We stayed 2 nights over the weekend - the food was out of this world - thanks to a new chef who is from my part of the world - the staff were delightful helpful and not intrusive, our suite which was Lethera - a cottage style room on 3 floors was really different and very relaxing and private. As... More

The views looking across to Lake Windermere from the Samling are stunning, a perfect setting for our 2 day break at the end of September. We booked a standard room knowing this room class had no view, but at £230 per night, out of peak season we thought the room would be exceptional. Luckily we were upgraded to Tian, a... More