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The Gateway Inn

2.0 star property

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Exterior - The Gateway Inn (Kendal)
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Superior Double or Twin Room, Ensuite - The Gateway Inn (Kendal)
You can look forward to a terrace, a restaurant, and a bar at The Gateway Inn. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
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Superior Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Kendal is home to The Gateway Inn. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Yorkshire Dales National Park and Lake Windermere. Kendal Museum and Brewery Arts Centre are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking, water skiing, and windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with rock climbing. Visit our Kendal travel guide
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Crook Road, Kendal, England, LA8 8LX

What's nearby

  • Lyth Valley
    Lyth Valley
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • The vast expanse of Lake Windermere shown from above the village of Ambleside in the British Lake District.
    Lake Windermere
    12 min drive - 9.5 miles
  • World of Beatrix Potter
    World of Beatrix Potter
    15 min drive - 9.4 miles
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    Yorkshire Dales National Park
    19 min drive - 11.7 miles
  • Levens Hall and Gardens
    9 min drive - 8.0 miles

Getting around

  • Burneside Station
    2 min drive
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL)
    102 min drive

Restaurants

  • The New Union
    3 min drive
  • Fold Coffee
    4 min drive
  • Ye Olde Fleece Inn
    4 min drive
  • McDonald's
    3 min drive
  • Pedro's Casa
    3 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM

Contactless check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

This property welcomes adults only

Property payment types

Important information

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
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Frequently asked questions

Is The Gateway Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Gateway Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM.

What time is check-out at The Gateway Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Gateway Inn located?

Situated in Kendal, this hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Lyth Valley and within 3 mi (5 km) of Brewery Arts Centre and The Quaker Tapestry Museum & Exhibition. Kendal Museum and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry are also within 3 mi (5 km). Burneside Station is 23 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

The Gateway Inn Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 134 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 134 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 134 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 134 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 134 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was really nice, as were bar and breakfast areas. Only downside was the room wasn’t at all soundproof so was woken early by a kitchen door slamming.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely peace and homely place. Didnt like that they allowed dogs to stay there. Food was expensive and not much choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One Night Stopover

Stayed just for one night very comfortable and relaxing nice evening meal and a couple of drinks. Excellent Breakfast Will Definitely Stay Again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay! Room just what we would have expected, great dinner and breakfast and very handy location for M6 and Windermere. Will come back
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Every aspect of the Gateway was outstanding. The service and food was amazing and rooms were spotless. The accomodation sits in a very idealic spot and views are outstanding. We had dinner one night and it was all fabulous no complaints. If i returned we would request a room on 1st floor, as we were up top and stairs got slightly steep near top. Knees wont take it these days!! But overall we had fab, comfortable few days away. Oh and the government restriction measures were managed excellently.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

4/10 Poor

ronald

Stay at Gateway Inn - 02.10.20

We arrived fairly late about 9.20 last night, after a 5 hour drive. The Bar lady served us and advised the we had to vacate the bar area by 10pm. At 9.55 a surly mam came over and told us we had to go and get our bags out of the car as he was locking the door at 10pm. He then stood there whilst we got our bags. I have stayed in hotels for 40 years now, and this was the rudest person I have ever met. A place to avoid
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Nikita

Liked: Staff & service

Lovely stay

Location really good, mattress was really uncomfortable and could do with an update.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great friendly stay.

Great stay friendly staff in restaurant for dinner and breakfast. Food was was lovely at both. Rooms clean and individual fitting with an old building. We intend to stay again on our way back home on Sunday.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

GregM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I had a short overnight stay at the Gateway Inn on the way back to London. Check in was easy, and I had a room on the top floor with wood floors, comfortable bed, tv and closet. The room was generally clean and well kept, except for a bit of black mold in the bathroom and on the windows. The property was quiet and I slept well! The bar/restaurant area was well maintained and matches the pictures online but I didn't have an opportunity to try the food. Breakfast was good. Parking available on site.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location, Clean, Modern Look and Comfortable

The Gateway Inn is a nice place and is only 10-15mins drive from Windermere. The actual place was comfortable, clean and the staff were friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

TEJINDER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Home from Home

Amazing service,comfortable room,very relaxed. The breakfast and evening meal was very tasty!! The staff were very hardworking and David especially was very helpful went out of his way to make our stay as enjoyable as it was. Thank you !!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just wanted to say thank u we had a loved time all staff very friendly and nothing was to much trouble for them
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice room, well located close to Windermere

We had a nice one-night stay in the Gateway Inn. The room was nice and cosy with some points to criticize: mold in window frame, bathroom extractor fan did not work (possible source for mold), some mold in shower, water pressure extremely low (almost down to zero) when water was used by others as well, rooms very clairaudient. Would recommend it for short stays but not so much for a longer vacation. We had dinner at the pub in the evening when we arrived which was decent (fish and chips - mushed peas with mint are strange though). Breakfast cooked to order in the morning was very good with a nice view into nature. All in all a quite nice place to stay with some room for improvement!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Absolutely fantastic

Neil & Heather Absolutely fabulous stay, greeted at checkin with a warm welcome and room was spotless and warm. Our evening meal was faultless and Dave who served us was entertaining and made our experience unforgettable. Will absolutely stay again fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline Haley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Idilic place to stay

Staff friendly food lovely. Bed was very comfortable. Would recommend this hotel lovely location looking out the window at breakfast was so idilic.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, excellent food, very nice location. The room was clean, spacious and comfortable. Terrific breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked everything about the property. Good staff, excellent food and service. Very comfortable rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Susan

We did not have a good night sleep the bed was not good. We had a great meal however. The location wasn't good either, too far out of town and no where to walk safely. Staff were good and Bar and Restaurant good. We w ere on the top floor and the stairs were really steep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm welcome. Comfortable, well presented room. Would visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gijsbrecht

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Indeed a Gateway to the Lakes

Unieke uitvalsbasis voor de Lakes.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful building and rooms, bar and meals were great, staff friendly and the area is very picturesque.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location for exploring the Lake District

A mix up on arrival, the superior room we had booked was not available on our first night, David moved us into the correct room on day 2, refunded us the difference for the first night and presented us with a complimentary bottle of wine to apologize for the inconvenience. We have stayed here before and really love the hotel the breakfast is delicious, the superior rooms have large comfortable beds and the rooms are spacious and nicely decorated. There is a bit of maintenance needed in the bathrooms, the shower floor drains are all loose, however there is great water pressure and plenty of hot water. The hotel is extremely well situated for sightseeing in Lake District. When we are next in the area, we will definitely stay at the Gateway Inn again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nette Mitarbeiter und tolle, typisch englische Einrichtung. Gute Lage für Ausflüge in die umliegenden Nationalparks.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice Break

Friendly Service, Room was better than expected. Enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were very pleased with our stay albeit just the one night however all the staff we encountered were very helpful and pleasant to deal with.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019