Avis Blenheim Lodge

Hello James, Many thanks for your wonderful review! We were delighted to meet you both, and enjoyed having you to stay. Thank you both also from our end for being such friendly and wonderful guests, and taking care of your room so well, which were both very much appreciated. It will be lovely to host you both again!With best wishes from us both at Blenheim Lodge!

Dear ShelleyIt was really lovely hosting you and your husband. Thank you so much for your friendliness and being lovely guests! We hope you'll find and opportunity to revisit us again next time you are looking for a break!Best wishes,Robert and Janz

Hello Raymond Thank you for your review. We are glad that you appreciated the view from your room as well as the cleanliness and peacefulness of our Victorian home and B&B. The hill that we are situated upon opens up onto open fell with gorgeous walks including The Dales Way, a long distance footpath between Bowness on Windermere and Ilkley. Our location is particularly fab for people walking this pretty trail as Blenheim Lodge is the first guest house off The Dales Way in Bowness on Windermere. Yes, our house is situated on top of a hill lane, but without being located where we are, you wouldn't have had the far-reaching Lake views that you enjoyed from your en-suite bedroom. In fact, all our rooms offer amazing views either of Lake Windermere and fells or of Brant Fell and its woodlands. Depending on how quickly one walks, that 3-5 minutes' walk along Brantfell Road from our B&B keeps Blenheim Lodge just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of Bowness centre, yet offers facilities and attractions practically on our doorstep. The hill protects us from noise, which means that guests who enjoy peace and quiet will enjoy the sound of silence when staying at Blenheim Lodge.

Thank you, Shogo, for your lovely review. We are happy that you enjoyed your break at Blenheim Lodge. Hope to welcome you again next time you come to the Lake District National Park.

Hello Rick, I am sorry that you found the room too small for yourself and your wife. However, we have no means of describing our rooms on Expedia - only tick boxes, and the photos which depict a small room with a nice walk-in shower en-suite, which I see you failed to mention. I did also tell you and your wife about the easier route uphill, but without the hill, you wouldn't have had the fabulous views of Lake Windermere and fells from your bedroom. Of course, you could also have driven your car or used a taxi to take you up and down hill. Again, there is no opportunity to mention this aspect of Blenheim Lodge on the Expedia site, but we did our best by putting up photos showing our hillside location, with the views looking DOWNWARDS of the house, thereby indicating the incline between the house and the centre of Bowness, where the Lake is. Please note that there isn't even a tick box to state that we are located on a hill, much less a hilltop. The road name is "Brantfell Road". In dictionaries, "Brant" means steep, and a fell is a hill or mountain. Thus, the steepness of the road is amply described already in its name. I am sorry that you felt it necessary to blame us for the road, when we have had no input into the building of it, nor the creation of the hill itself. The Lake District is full of hills and mountains, and we and many guests over the years love our location because it is peaceful and on the edge of walks onto open fell and viewpoints, yet the local amenities, activities, and Windermere's shores are only 5 minutes' walk from our door.

Hello Kevin Many thanks for your wonderful review. You both were star guests, and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting and hosting you at Blenheim Lodge. Thank you also for mentioning our Covid policies as keeping our guests and ourselves safe are really important to us, since it is only by doing so that we can keep all those we love and anyone else we might meet safe. It was lovely meeting you both and having a natter, and we'd be delighted to welcome you again any time you come to the Lakes! Take care, Robert and Janz

Dear Sarah, I am happy to read that you liked the location of Blenheim Lodge and also the room you had. Without the hill, you wouldn't have been able to enjoy the immensity and breadth of Lake Windermere to the fells beyond. Your view was panoramic and encompassed approximately 8 miles of Windermere's 10.5-mile length. I wish to point out the unfairness of your comment that you did not receive breakfast. Yours was a "ROOM ONLY" BOOKING. Please see below: Customer Requests: 1 Double Bed.Non-smoking room required. Booking Details: 1 x DOUBLE ROOM, PRIVATE BATHROOM (THE ATTIC) - ROOM ONLY Arrive 6 Aug 2021 for 3 nights Guests: 2 adults Names: None entered I have not copied and pasted your full name in this capture of the details above as sent to us by the company you booked through - Expedia - because I wish to preserve your identity. Of course, you may wish to look at your reservation again to check that you have booked "ROOM ONLY" at our Lodge. Moreover, I phoned and spoke with you and followed it up with a letter as I do with everyone who books with us to now to explain how we are operating at Blenheim Lodge, and gave you the opportunity to cancel FREE OF CHARGE despite your non-refundable policy in case you didn't agree with our Covid Policy. You may refresh your memory by reading the letter I sent sent on 11th July at 12:35 again below: Dear Sarah Thank you for your booking and chatting with me. Please find below the letter I send to all our guests regarding our Covid Precautions and how we are doing things here at Blenheim Lodge. I am writing to update you on our current Covid-19 Precautions document accompanying this email. We are going to be maintaining the 2-metre or 1-metre-plus rules, and the wearing of masks when guests are in our property. We closed our guest lounge during the last opening, and will do so again this year. However, our guests will still be able to enjoy beautiful Lake Windermere and/or fell views from their bedroom windows. Please click on our Covid-19 Precautions document where there is more information about what we are doing in order to inhibit the spread of the virus, and for which we request your co-operation, such as the opening of your room door and windows before you leave, bagging up of your rubbish and leaving it outside your door for us to pick up when you leave us, etc. We will also not be cleaning the room during your stay, but please ask if you require anything eg toilet rolls, teabags, milk etc. You will be aware that your booking does NOT include breakfasts, but there are many local places open for breakfasts, so please book ahead. The area we are in is Bowness on Windermere, and Windermere itself also has lots of eateries. (Windermere is a mile from us.) Please also book up for dinner as we do not allow takeaway food to be consumed in our house. Please can you confirm ASAP that the above arrangements regarding 2-metre social distancing, the closure of our guest lounge, general self and neigh