My partner & I have just come back from a "dream" 2 night break at The Beech Hill in Windermere, which we purchased through KGB Deals at £109 for the 2 nights B & B, I upgraded to a Select plus room for the luxury of a King Size bed. However, it wasn't until the 2nd day when my partner pointed out "This double bed is a bit cosy" that I realised the hotels istake, as we were only there 1 more night, I thought it pointless to mention. Anyway...the hotel is in a fab location, some 5 minutes drive from Bowness on Windermere, set in the most beautiful of grounds with breath taking views that are to die for. The rooms are fitted out with modern tasteful furniture, lovely soft furnishings and plenty of complimentary items; shampoo, bath soak, tea/coffee etc... Breakfast is fresh fruit, cereals, pastries, full english and you can order smoked haddock, salmon and vegetarian if desired. We will definitely go back again given the chance.

We book through Travelzoo on a voucher deal paying £238 for two nights - Double Select Room, Breakfast, Wine in room, afternoon tea and 5 course meal each day. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. I think we were lucky with our room allocation (room 73, select double, recently refurbished, large with a bay window overlooking the lake). The actual hotel looks a little tired (especially from the outside) and not all the rooms have been refurbished. I would have been very unhappy to have been placed any of the old rooms. It was very quite - mon and tues 30th/31st Jan, so you would expect (being a 4 star) that you would be given full attention..The first night I was frozen, our room had no thermostat and the radiator was luke warm, The maintenance man said he would fix it and after, the temp did rise by a couple of degrees, then in the dining room we were placed next to a single paned window with a cold radiator. Another couple of annoying issues were they forgot the canopies prior to our meal, the petite fours were disappointing amaretto biscuits and the LITRE bottle of water I ordered from the menu was only 750ml (the 1/2 litre was 330ml). I had to phone reception twice on our second night to ask for our wine. However the food was excellent as was the afternoon tea (however I would have choked on it if we had to pay £17! for it). Pool small but clean and refreshing.
All in all we really enjoyed our two nights but I would recommend that you make sure you get a good deal, you ask for a refurbished room and have the ability to relax and enjoy very good cuisine.

We booked the day before, dinner bed and breakfast in a superior room for £129 (special rate as it's january and mid-week).

Arrived at 12.30pm for a 2pm check in and was told the room was not ready so we drove into Windermere for lunch. A lot of the shops and restaurants were either closed for winter break or didn't open til 5pm - we had soup and a sandwich at the little cafe next to the boat trips.

Got back to the hotel and checked in. We paid extra for a superior room. It was clean and has just been refurbished, had a great view of the lake BUT was VERY SMALL considering it was a superior room.

We booked dinner for 8pm. GREAT service from the Restaurant Manager. Canapes and drinks are served as you sit in the lounge to choose from the menu. The food was very good with a varied selection (we had the 5 course menu). The service was good in some respects but there was a misunderstanding with one of the waitresses (language barrier) and she was slightly rude but this did not spoil the overall experience. We took coffee in the lounge.

The hotel is very quiet. We had a very nice time but I would not rush back. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT PAY THE NORMAL FULL PRICE TO STAY HERE. It was good value for money with the special rate but definitely NOT WORTH 4STAR PRICE.

Went with two other couples on a travel zoo deal which included dinner bed & breakfast with cream tea. Rooms were comfortable, with lovely view of Lake Windermere, and very quiet, had a great nights sleep.. Food was good. Staff were very friendly. Overall good value for money.