We booked this as I was doing a race nearby so it served its purpose. But if we’d have booked this for a holiday we’d have been sorely disappointed. Whilst it had obviously been cleaned the carpet, rug and sofas were spiked and clearly need to be professionally cleaned or replaced. The tap in the kitchen sink dripped constantly which was annoying. The bathroom was morally and mildest and smelt very damp. Clearly the property has been furnished to minimum expense and is very sterile. The bed was comfortable however. Location was a great as close to start of race. We were both extremely disappointed and surprised at state of the property. Definitely need some work doing to it.

The property was very comfortable and had everything we needed. Lovely to have access to a big outdoor space and a path down to the lake. Ideal for visiting Hill Top. We ordered groceries from the farm shop which had been delivered before we arrived, which was great.

This is our 7th stay here and it such a perfect location. For us and the dogs. Nice an peaceful while the other side I’ve Windermere is full of people. Great walks on your door step. So you can just leave the car and explore.

Absolutely idyllic spot and perfect for a wedding we were attending on the estate. The building, courtyard and surrounding areas are beautiful. There were just a few issues - like having to wait to check-in until 5pm (cleaners were obviously very busy, and they left the accommodation spotless) and we had a tight turnaround time-wise which made it a bit difficult (I think 4.30pm is already quite a late check-in time for accommodation anyway). This could have been a one-off! Also, we tried to stop-by the estate farm shop to pick up some groceries, which had just shut for an hour in the afternoon during their ‘opening hours’ - again, this may have been a one-off, but being this side of lake Windermere made it difficult to find anywhere else locally to get the perishable essentials that we couldn’t bring on our 300-odd mile trip up (obviously we’d have stopped en-route if we’d have known). In general I think the accommodation could do with a bit of updating - the toilet seat had a crack in it, the toilet roll holder was broken, the cutlery/crockery/basic kitchen equipment all seemed quite old/well-used. The bedroom and living areas were comfy and good for relaxing in. Being on the ground floor you just have to be wary of cars parking right outside your bedroom window - I think is asked of residents to strictly not do this, but no one enforces it. It’s not that I wouldn’t recommend the property, but hope the owners will take some notice of the review and remedy any issues going forward - based on our stay, I wouldn’t pay the same price to stay again.

We had a great stay at Loweswater and would recommend it to others. We would like to mention to the Graythwaite Estate that the double bed was very small and uncomfortable. We appreciate that it may not be possible to accommodate a larger bed in the room but it could have been more comfortable. Another minor point was people parking in front of windows. Graythwaite ask in their confirmation letter that people should not do this but it was generally being ignored. Please could you put up signs so that those in ground floor apartments are not inconvenienced in this way. We came for views of countryside not the back of someone's Audi so we put a polite note on the car but the effect was that he went out of his way to carry on doing it which was irritating.