“My family loved the lodge.”
It was the perfect base for our stay in the Lake District. It’s location in the park also suited us down to the ground - at the top, backing onto the wood, with a great view from the decking area.
It was clean, tidy, and comfortable and we’d definitely book to stay here again in the future.
One suggestion we have would be for the lodge have some kind of welcome booklet containing instructions for the appliances, local recommendations, suggested walks and the like. Whilst the cooking appliances by and large were pretty straightforward to use, we had issues with the DVD player. The TVs were fine, only one evening, we wanted to watch a dvd and for some reason we couldn’t get a picture from the player to the screen. We were probably missing something straightforward, but some instructions wouldn’t have gone amiss as there’s always some idiosyncrasies no matter how au fait one might be with such equipment.
A couple of nice touches might be a welcome pint of milk, teabags and coffee for that cuppa one might need when you’ve first arrived. Also some small “welcome” bars of soap in the bathrooms.
Finally a guest book would also be a nice touch. These have been things that we have had, when staying at other Lake District Lodge Holidays lodges in the past.
Please understand that these are just minor suggestions and not criticisms!! As I say, we really enjoyed our stay and would gladly recommend this lodge.
Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Walker’s Retreat, and that you found the lodge clean and comfortable. The lodge binders were removed during Covid but are being put back in soon. We will ask our Maintenance team to have a look into the issue with the DVD player. We will pass on your recommendations to the owners regarding the guest book and welcome hamper. We hope to welcome you back again soon.
Property Owner