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Reviews of The Wild Boar

5 out of 5
The Wild Boar
Crook Road, Windermere, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 145 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 77 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 268 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 268 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hôtel - perfect for Lake Windermere. Facilities in the hotel are great: there are even wellingtons you can borrow to do a woodland walk. The restaurant is fantastic with high quality food. The lounge and reception area have wonderful open fires which make it feel really cosy. Our feature room was fantastic and roomy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The stand-out features were definitely the level of service and quality of food. The breakfasts were delicious - the best of any hotel we've stayed in. The experience was let down slightly by the accommodation, which wasn't by any means a five-star room. There were signs of mould around the windows, the bathroom hadn't been thoroughly cleaned prior to our arrival, and the general decor was faded and worn. This was a real shame, since the main guest areas of the hotel were immaculately presented.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
amazing hotel , friendly staff , fabulous food definitely would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old property staff very friendly and helpful food excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Les

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Too many stairs.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely stay at the wild boar. The room was clean and nice and bright. Extremely comfy massive bed. nice decor. food was excellent. very friendly efficient staff The only criticism I would have is that the door sort of dropped when it was opened and you had to lift it up to shut it and the shower curtain needed changing. i would stay again but probably upgrade my room option
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend away
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aiden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely character full hotel with excellent food & attentive staff. Very dog friendly with extensive dog walk in its grounds
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Betty, Idaho Falls

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disappointed. Not terrible, but won't be back.
We were excited to stay here, but to be honest we left a bit disappointed at the end of our stay. Firstly, you walk past loads of rooms that have funky pig pictures on, which is a nice touch, but for some reason our room didn't have one on. I can only assume they are suites, but it leaves you feeling a bit like you got a room that isn't as good. The bathroom needed updating. The plug was broken (useable, but looked bad) and the shower is faded. Also, I wasn't expecting a shower curtain when you are spending this sort of money. At dinner, service seemed a bit strained and the staff weren't very friendly. Not unfriendly, but just wanted to serve your food and leave. We were on a really exposed table which made it hard for us to have a personal conversion without feeling others were listening. The food was nice, but it's pricey. The bed was comfortable, but the walls are really thin so you can hear your neighbours really clearly. We were on the ground floor and must've had an outside tap under our window, as I could hear that being used really early (even before our early start). The final disappointment was that they charged £13 for parking as we were leaving! If you HAVE to charge for parking, at least just add it to the room price. Absolute joke, considering you have no choice but to drive to this hotel (unless you walk a long way). We were already not very happy but that was a real shame. Feels like this could all be easily improved if they tried a little harder.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gwyneth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
Very friendly welcome staff, beautiful hotel. Food and drink high quality but is on the pricey side and we had a leaky tap in our bathroom but all in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Cherie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Too far to walk to Bowness. Lovely breakfast. Situated near some woods which are nice to walk in. Not pleased with £12 parking charge
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jasmine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best staff ever
A very enjoyable experience, the rooms are spacious and comfortable. The bar area is warm and welcoming. The best thing about the hotel is the wonderful staff, the care and attention they give is second to none. Breakfast was extremely good as was the evening meal.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Franco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay
Had a really good stay. Taps on the sink needed attention as they were loose. The room was very comfortable. Food excellent. Staff are very good and attentive. Made to feel very welcome. Only thing not pleased about was the parking charge. Did not have this on our last visit only a couple of weeks ago
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Very helpful friendly staff ! Lovely hotel and great breakfast dining area food and bar areas lovely . Nice rooms definitely return
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old world place to stay. Staff very friendly and helpful. All areas very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You will have a lovely time.
Alternative afternoon tea is a must!! Room was bright, fresh and clean. We had a lovely stay and in the future myself and husband will likely book again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

GERALD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The wild boar
The Hotel was good , nice and clean , the staff was very friendly and helpful, the breakfast was lovely with plenty of options to have, The woods have nice paths to walk along and have tasks for you to do along the way , a bit like a fitness program with chin up pole , and steps but they are in a bad state and either need removing or investing in , there’s archery and clay shooting site but again it looks run down like it’s not been used for years , all in all our stay was great and would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

S

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old hotel lovingly preserved. Could have used AC but we were given a fan which helped immensely.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Judith

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good again…
Great hotel. We previously used the hotel for anniversary and birthday one night stays but had a wedding in Windermere so didn’t see much of the room but they’re very good and clean. Didn’t use the restaurant this time but normally do and it’s very very good. Breakfast was epic. Staff friendly. Room clean it’s a 12 quid taxi to town centre (01539445445). Some town centre Windermere hotels are crap and pricey this is a good alternate if it fits your plans. They charge you for parking if you book on hotels.com which is a little annoying
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Pauline

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were really nice and helpful and let us check in early as we had a wedding to attend. The room was nice and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

BRIAN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Liked olde world character and food Rooms need attention as poorly finished. Car parking charge is a joke as you are 4 miles out from Windermere
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Hidden Charges For App Customers
Hotel was fine and the alternative afternoon tea was great. Reason for negative review is the hidden £12 car park charge for booking using an app. I dont actually care about the charge just that it was hidden and only applies to app customers. Feels like a con to eliminate the app discount. The only reason i used an app was because the direct booking wasnt working working on the site. Hopefully Hotels.com can look into this as i feel it violates the Ts&Cs of the app
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Lesley

Liked: Room comfort
Rip off
Arrived to check in but room not ready at 3pm asked what time we wanted breakfast not told it was £17.00 each then charged £12.00 for parking,£1.00 to plant a tree £1.00 security on my card not paid back and then tried to charge me£166.00 for a evening meal we did not have, would honestly say will not be going back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quirky and relaxing .food is out of this world
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

N

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It would have been absolutely 110% in all if parking is free and one particular staff that got up on wrong side bed 🙂 at breakfast, every thing was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022