The best food we have ever tasted. Attentive, approachable staff who can not do enough for you. We will certainly be back! Thank you for a fantastic break!

Had a couple of days for a birthday at Gilpin, food, service and surroundings were spot on. The llama's were a welcome surprise!

Having previously used this hotel we thought we would try the afternnon tea which provied rather a disapointment especially in view of the price. The main lounge area is comfortable and nicely appointmed and on this occasion we had good service rather than the rather sullen waitress when we last had lunch there. The tea consisted of a small range of sandwiches on poor quality white bread and a slightly better granary, I would have expected a hotel of this standard to produce its own bread. These were followed a an assortment of 5 different variteies of small cakes each together with jam and cream, whilest these were satisfactory in our opinion they were rahter excessive in quantity and perhaps as a suggetion better quality sandiches and reduce the cakes. The tea overall was ok but bearing in mind the high price of £36 for 2 people definitely not worth this price. The experience was also spoilt by a party of 6 guests who were very loud.

The best kept secret in the lakes,truely magical from the start to the finish,our only regret is we could'nt stay for longer.