Shakespeare Inn

3.5 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3.5-star Kendal inn

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Bar (on property)
Exterior
Family Room
View from property
Fireplace

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
78 Highgate, Kendal, England, LA9 4HE
  • Brewery Arts Centre
    3 min walk
  • Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
    6 min walk
  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery
    7 min walk
  • Barrow-In-Furness (BWF-Walney Island)
    63 min drive

Room options

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Kendal

In Kendal .You'll be steps from Brewery Arts Centre and within a 10-minute walk of Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry. The Quaker Tapestry Museum & Exhibition and Abbot Hall Art Gallery are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Brewery Arts Centre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Kendal Castle - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Lyth Valley - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Levens Hall and Gardens - 7 min drive - 10.1 km
  • Sizergh Castle - 11 min drive - 9.6 km

Getting around

  • Kendal Station - 11 min walk
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 104 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Miles Thompson - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Brew Brothers - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Brewery Arts Centre - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Factory Tap - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Fell Bar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Shakespeare Inn

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3.5-star Kendal inn
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This 3.5-star Kendal inn is smoke free.

  • 5 guestrooms or units
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (free)
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Shakespeare Inn offers 5 accommodations. This Kendal inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 25 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 25 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

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Shakespeare Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 101 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 155 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mike

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

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice pub full of character, room a bit tired but clean and good size family room. Location perfect for us, right in the centre of kendal, staff friendly, great breakfast too! We would definitely come back to the Shakespeare.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Couldn't fault anything
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect in every way. The team at The Shakespeare are the best. The archway you need to drive through to the car park is tight, but the team were fab at navigating you in. All part of the charm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Madeleine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian

Travelled with family
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location was good, the car park was extremely difficult to navigate.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

CAROLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shakespeare Inn, Kendal
No complaints about the one night stay. Room was very clean with new fittings and the breakfast was good. Tight through the gateway to the courtyard parking but it was manageable enough in a Hyundai I20. Very peaceful at night due to the rooms in the courtyard being away from the main road. Would definitely stay here again if the Kendal area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tazmin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a lovely stay here, although rushed due to travelling ! The staff on check in was absolutely lovely, and provided me an ice bucket so i could safely store breast milk. The accommodation was clean and quite large, i had a very comfortable stay there. I appreciated the outdoor access rather than staying IN the pub (if that makes sense!) . I came back around midnight, and the adjacent venue was not loud or rowdy, and i had a wonderful sleep. Unfortunately i can’t comment on breakfast, as i had to leave before enjoying any! But i know there was a separate breakfast room to the pub. thank you for a lovely stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
I'm afraid our stay at The Shakespeare Inn wasn't very good. The room itself was fine, but the bathroom had some odd brownish substance on the threshold between the room and the bathroom that got trailed into each room if it was stepped in. It took until our second day to realize where that was coming from. The bathroom itself wasn't very clean and one of the towels had an odd substance on it. The alley outside the rooms could be noisy and people out there would smoke, so we didn't want to open our windows, which didn't give the room a chance to air out. The staff were friendly and helpful. We requested a clean towel which they gladly gave us, but didn't mention the brown goo until check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

joseph

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I booked this hotel for a birthday present for my father in law and his wife. But they found that the bed was very damp and checked out 2 hours after checking in. So never stayed the night. And as they are old school never complained or told the management about the problem.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayne, Bognor Regis

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely welcome
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant!!
10/10 all the way!! Stayed for 2 night business trip, I was informed that on the first night that food wasn’t been served but I was recommended another pub just up the road, I wasn’t disappointed with the recommendation. I ate in the restaurant on the 2nd night and the food was amazing, the service was first class, before I’d sat down and picked up a menu I’d had a pint put in front of me, I didn’t even need to ask, the bar man remembered from the previous night, the breakfast was also outstanding, freshly cooked and tasty, the staff member looking after breakfast was also exceptional. The room was spacious and warm, nice little touches such as biscuits and a proper mug rather than a tea cup, parking is tight but with a bit of care it wasn’t a problem..I usually head out to Windermere whe I work the lakes, no more this is going to be my my first choice from now on!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

suan m

Travelled with family
Saf not to stay in Kendal
We found tyhe hotel but there was no parking nearby. My husband stayed in the car while i checked in. Our room was outside, up some stairs. I asked where we parked and was told through the opening on to the rear. Our car was a foot wider than the entrance. Was told to drive to s car park and walk to the hotel. We canceled
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking is inside a courtyard with a very tight entrance. Easy for smaller cars but if you’re driving a large rental be prepared.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a fantastic place to stay. Lovely room, lovely people.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A central position within the town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Vicky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant stay
A snug room but was nice, clean and comfortable with good amenities (tea and coffee in room), great for a one night stopover. The staff were really helpful and the breakfast was also good. The car park entrance/exit is very tight!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Marten

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little pub and accommodation just needed someone to reach the ceiling to dust the cobwebs away when cleaning.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay, staff were fantastic.
We had a lovely stay here at the Shakespeare Inn. Rooms are away from the busier high streets. We had a quiet nights sleep. Staff are very friendly and accommodaating.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024