A warm welcome awaits......... Melrose is an elegant, traditional, Victorian property built with Lakeland stone and located centrally in the heart of Ambleside. In the summer months you will see the property adorned with flowers. In 2007 Melrose won the prestigious award of the best guesthouse in the 'Cumbria in Bloom' competition. Melrose boasts 8 letting rooms of varying sizes to allow flexibility for guests. The rooms are all spacious and decorated to a very high standard. Refreshment trays are provided in all rooms as well as complimentary toiletries. The owners will ensure that you are well looked after to assure you have a truly relaxing break. The guesthouse is ideally located for walkers, cyclists and tourists alike, being close to the fells, cycling terrain and fine restaurants. Passes for a local Hotel Lesiure club are included in the cost to ensure you have a relaxing time. A hearty full English breakfast is included in the price, or a lighter / vegetarian is available on request. Wifi is now available in all bedrooms. We have a Silver 4* rating from visitbritain and also the silver award for the environment from CBEN (Cumbria Business Environment Network).

Tranquility is a new contemporary boutique-style country guest house that resides in the three valleys of Underbarrow, Crosthwaite, and Lyth. A unique destination for the discerning guest who wish to relax, chill out and enjoy those special times away from it all. A very warm welcome is assured to our entire guest with an experience to treasure always. Tranquillity is assured with uninterrupted views to the East, West, North and South. The guest lounge faces west with a panoramic view it reveals Cartmel fell, Lyth Valley, then north to Langdales, Kentmere, finally south towards Morecambe Bay and Whitbarrow. Reception rooms: the entrance hall is decorated in a modern contempory style with pastel colours, the occasional antique, ash flooring and rugs, a beautiful ash stair case and minstrel gallery. Our lounge has a 6-metre panoramic bay window which simply take your breath away, offering views to the north south and west. A large open log fire is positioned at one end, whilst the other end hosts a mirror cabinet . The guest lounge is a perfect place to watch the sun set over the valley or to take breakfast in the ambience of one of those special days. The guest lounge also leads on to a large sun terrace which is ideal for alfresco breakfast, weather permitting, on those lazy hazy days of summer one can sit enjoy a drink and watch the sun set magnificently over the distant fells. The terrace leads down to the lawn and the pond area with its very own water well beyond the garden is simply open country side with many relaxing not taxing walks or strolls, possibly to the local pub! Bedrooms: Are large en suite bed rooms.Both on the ground floor and up stairs all with breath taking views. The Cartmel room has a unique egg bath situated in the bedroom plus a walk-in en suite shower room individually designed with beautiful linen to create a modern contemporary feel. There is a choice of king-size 4-posters, Sleigh, or French style bed. All bed rooms have flat-screen TV, tea & coffee facilities and bottled water. The spacious bathrooms with heated floors, and soft background music displaying large baths with a choice of separate walk-in showers to include steam shower, body wash and rain showers.in the various bathrooms. Luxurious robes and soft towels accompanied by an array of organic toiletries to pamper one self at the end of a perfect day and the start of a wonderful evening. Dining room: is situated at the South of the house has soft romantic lighting it creates its own atmosphere for an intimate dinner party. Our aim is to create a relaxed style of accommodationand which is ideal forcouples or with a group of friends or relations. The cost will include B&B. .We are able to offer to groups dinner on one of the evenings Should you wish we can arrange a dining out experience, at one of the many establishments to suite all pockets in the three valleys.