Wainwright Cottage

Absolutely loved our stay at Wainwright cottage.

Excellent location, quiet but really close to town centre. Cottage was lovely inside and had everything we needed for our stay. Could do with a bit of a freshen up paint wise as was a bit scuffed/marked in places. Our pup made himself right at home too! Would definitely recommend. Ps, reattaching the handle to the front door is needed as it was a bit tricky to close! A welcome pack would also have been nice.

Beautiful cottage ideal location.

In need of an update in respect of the decoration. Lots of chipped paint on the skirting boards. The lounge needs repainting dirty hand marks on the walls. The furniture in the lounge could do with being updated. Paying lots of money for a week away expect more than crates as furniture. Surprised that there was no welcome pack. We had to buy soap for the bathrooms. The front door also needs looking at as the handle has been removed and not replaced. The outdoor space needs swept we couldn’t sit out due to the upstairs area needing a good sweep after the trees had been cut. Also the windows need cleaned. This is a fabulous cottage that could be so much more.

Spacious and nicely furnished cottage.

Clean and well equipped. Very well situated, just minutes from shops, cinema, restaurants. Useful roof terrace with good views.. We took awhile to find it with our satnav. It is situated at the far end of Park Road, a short gravelled cul de sac, which could easily be missed. Nice and quiet though and has a numbered parking space. An enjoyable stay. Please note: no free WiFi.

We loved our stay at the Wainwright - we will definitely rebook for next year.

Such a good position in Ambleside so quiet but near all the great restaurants and shops. Would highly recommend. We had good weather for our holiday and enjoyed sitting on the roof terrace.

A pleasant little cottage, very comfortable for the three of us.

Would have liked to have had some logs and kindling for the fire as a welcome starter. Top floor of the staircase needed careful consideration, but then I am 6' 1". Learnt my lesson after a few knocks to the head. Would book again.

A Wonderful Cottage in a Fantastic Spot Wainwright Cottage is a wonderful place to stay—spacious, cosy, and in a fantastic position.

Just moments from the shops, close to the park, and with great walking routes right from the door, it’s ideal for families, friends walkers, and dog owners. The dedicated parking space is a huge bonus, and the porch/boot room is brilliant for all your outdoor gear (though it did leak a bit during wet weather). Inside, the open-plan layout makes it feel sociable and welcoming. The big kitchen is perfect for cooking and chatting, with the dining table and lounge all flowing together. We were two parents, two 17-year-olds, and a dog, and it suited us perfectly. We had lovely meals and cosy nights by the wood burner. The sofas aren’t the comfiest, but they’re easy to move together for games and chats. There are two double bedrooms with fantastic views and two bathrooms. The main bathroom is huge and would be perfect with a shower added—at the moment, the only shower is in the loft, which works fine but is a bit of a squeeze. It can be awkward if everyone wants a shower, as it means trailing up to the tiny loft bathroom. That said, there was always plenty of hot water for showers and baths, which made things easy and relaxing. A new mattress in the loft bedroom and some more luxurious pillows would also be a great touch—not a lot, just enough to lift the comfort. We were sad to leave—as always when leaving Ambleside, our favourite place in the Lakes. With a few thoughtful updates, bathroom /beds and some furniture and tv replacements - a few games (we brought our own) this could easily be classed as a luxury cottage. I’d definitely return. 8/10 for the fantastic position, parking, and cosy open-plan layout. It has all the practical things you need.

Just got back from Wainwrights Cottage , we were supposed to go on Saturday to get there at 4 but it poured all day so traveled on the Sunday (early)got there at 11 the porch has flooded and stunk of stagnent water, put the mat outside because it was soaked, cleaned the porch twice,it smelt better.

Wainwrights is situated just behind the Main Street and is ideal for the shops and parks and walking to catch the boat for a trip around the lake.We also had a private car park outside which was great.A lot of marks on Carpets,Walls,floors it could do with a deep clean,toilet seat was yellow underneath.It was so quiet on a night time Really nice,We would stay in the area again .

The cottage was lovely , brilliant location , near all the shops and restaurants , great to have a car parking space in a quiet courtyard, bathroom with big roll top bath was lovely to soak in when we got back from hikes .

There were a couple of bits that could may be looked at . Two slates in the bed on the first floor were broken making the mattress sag , the starter button on the hob doesn’t work so we had to search for matches or a lighter. Maybe a little more attention to cleaning there were empty crisp packets between the bed and side board that weren’t ours, but overall a lovely stay .

2nd stay here.

Inside was perfect apart from blood stain on bed sheet, no orange guide in drawer for tv use. The rear courtyard and the terrace off bedroom were covered with weeds and the patio table n chairs were dirty. Otherwise perfect spot close to amenities.

We stayed here in July, took us 1 hour to find property no signpost from main road, access was poor up an access road.

On entry to property it smelt of damp. The actual cottage was clean and comfortable. Few issues, the flue of the log burner according to my husband, the flue was not sealed properly,no logs anyway. The boiler worked ok, for water and heating. The back yard was full of weeds, and the terrace. The curtain was hanging off in 1st floor beroom however was fixed before we left. The wooden supports on the bed were missing or broken. The only shower was too small to use, on the top floor. Everything worked in the kitchen, however the microwave,needs replacing as it was rusty inside. The location was good and parking. We was offered this cottage by Sykes, whom i've been unable to contact since returning home. I'm dissapointed, and would not rebook, i've read some of the previous reviews and i agree with those, wished id taken more interest before i went.

I've said on previous visits, the roof terrace above the kitchen needs cleaning regularly and all the leaves removing, same around the front and back doors, not kept very tidy, also the microwave needs replacing, it's all rusty now and there's a loose electrical socket behind the bedhead in the 1st floor bedroom.

The stay itself was OK but no essentials provided.

Lovely cottage, perfect location.

Clean when we arrived. Both bedrooms a great size. We feel a few things could be added - logs for the log burner, tea, coffee, oil for cooking would be helpful. We also had no hand soap in the top bathroom. We feel this is a requirement. Overall a lovely stay and we would come back but a few things to be added.

We loved everything about the property.

The location was perfect for exploring The Lake District and just a few minutes walk into the beautiful Ambleside. My only couple of negatives would be that the rooftop terrace needs to be cleaned off as full of long grass and weeds and note to future guests, there are no basic kitchen supplies ie: washing up liquid, cooking oil etc. This obviously didn’t spoil our holiday, we had a great time. If you want to eat out we would recommend Lucy’s on a Plate (amazing menu and food) and Dodds.

The cottage was beautiful and well equipped in a lovely quiet corner but close to all the amenities.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The only minor suggestion I would make is to have hand soap available in toilets or to state in listing that it needs to be brought with you.

The balcony on the first floor was unusable due to be like a wild flower meadow, covered in weeds!

We were unable to locate the 'orange folder' containing WiFi details for two days finally finding them in a 2" photo frame on the lounge wall!

!!! I made 16 calls to the help line with no answer to any. On Wednesday the porch flooded so I emailed your care team, again with no response. I have photos to support these details.

Lovely property for our needs and great location, even though in centre of Ambleside it was very quiet, well equipped for eating in, the only 2 things that were a slight issue, we couldn’t get in the bike store and the table in the kitchen is extremely wobbly, otherwise we would definitely stay there again.

Gorgeous cottage finished to a very high spec.

Comfortable and quiet. However, there should be a warning about the low ceiling and beam as it's easy to hit your head coming downstairs from the upper floor. There was also problems with the shower. The water ran cold after a couple of minites and it wasn't possible to have 2 showers in succession which is a big issue as the accomodation is for 4 guests. I would also suggest removing the fake grass on the terrace outside the master bedroom as it's a lovely space but can't be used even on a dry day if it's rained recently as it's soggy and waterlogged

We visited Wainwrights Cottage at Xmas, & only problem was hob ignition not working & had to be lit manually.

We have just visited again in October & hob still not mended also upon arrival found a pan & bowl under Boiler catching leaking water. We thought this must have been reported as cleaners must have seen this, so we expected someone to come & repair it. 3 days later it was still the same, awhich stopped us having shower as the water pressure wasn't reaching second floor due to problem with Boiler & water was cold in shower aswell as shower head full of limescale and blocked. We tried to have bath which was on first floor, but the plug for bath was too small, which meant water just escaped & it wasn't until day 4 when we were leaving that we found a larger plug on floor under bath! Not happy with our visit as feel it's expensive for what we experienced, so will not book Wainwrights Cottage again.

A beautiful cottage & wonderfully convenient for the town centre & park yet so very quiet.

Although it was wonderful weather we were unable to use the balcony as it was water logged. The first floor bathroom is beautiful but a shower would have been appreciated as the second floor shower is so small and not very efficient. However, having said this we would certainly rebook the cottage without thought and would recommend to others.

The house was clean and tidy but the outside (the terrace and the tiny yard off the kitchen) was dirty and full of fallen leaves.

I rang Lakelovers straight away and was told that the it was outside the cleaners' remit to clean the furniture outside and that the maintenance team cleaned these areas every few weeks. When I asked how this could be when we had paid nearly £1000 to have a week's holiday in somewhere that had undergone a deep clean, I again was told that the cleaners didn't clean outside even though they were there on the property and could see it was dirty and that the maintenance had to come and do it. They arrived on Tuesday (I was told next day) and did a good job, but I had to clean the chairs and table on the terrace before they came as, obviously, we wanted to sit outside overlooking the fells. This was posted on the website in May “The small outside area outside the back door needs some maintenance, it hasn't been swept forever, there's dried leaves everywhere and weeds, also the upstairs outside terrace is the same, I had to clean the table and chairs myself to sit on, they were covered in bird poo and filthy!” This in July 22 “Stylish” Roof terrace could do with a spruce up/weed. The leather sitting room furniture was in a shocking state and partly been covered by a throw to hide the scratches and wrinkles. This was posted in April Overall the cottage inside is tired and would benefit from some comfortable chairs/sofas. SO NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO ENSURE A CLEAN OUTSIDE AREA FOR EVERY INCOMING VISITOR AND THE OLD FURNITURE HAD NOT BEN UPGRADED. The over-mirror light in the shower room and one of the under-cupboard lights in the kitchen were not working.

The small outside area outside the back door needs some maintenance, it hasn't been swept forever, there's dried leaves everywhere and weeds, also the upstairs outside terrace is the same, I had to clean the table and chairs myself to sit on, they were covered in bird poo and filthy!

The location was excellent however, the cottage itself had one or two surprises such as: 1) difficult staircase particularly to the 2nd floor bedroom lots of banging heads.

As we are active senior citizens we felt we should have been made aware. 2) Ensiute shower room was very very small with sloping ceiling more banging of heads.Shaver/light didn't work. Overall the cottage inside is tired and would benefit from some comfortable chairs/sofas.

The cottage is ideally located within a short walk of Ambleside town centre.

There is one parking space. The cottage is warm and the beds are comfortable. The view from the bedroom on the top floor is beautiful. The kitchen is well equipped with everything you need for a short stay. We enjoyed using the wood burning stove in the evenings.

After a stressful year we were looking forward to a quiet, chilled Xmas break & we were not disappointed.

The cottage is in a great location & is really cosy, making it a home from home. We were only sorry our stay was not longer! Will definitely return in the future.

Prime location for Cottage, the cottage is lovely , would I go back?

possibly just not through Lake lovers. raised my concerns a few months in advance about the previous comments I had seen on this cottage -all about how clean the place was or wasn't in this case, I was reassured that Lake Lovers had a new cleaning company and this place would be spotless (deep cleaned) if you listen to the call, well if that's what a 'cleaning company' call a Deep clean I really do not know how they are still running, I wanted to swap/change cottages because of this and a past booking I had also with Lake Lovers but they would not allow it and promised me it would be deep cleaned for me, in my response I stated should it not be deep cleaned for every new customer? Ill not be using this company again......

Stayed there in the spring and its very well situated, also has a very good heating system, Stayed at many previous cottages in the lakes and none as war.

We had a very comfortable stay at Wainwright Cottage and would definitely book again when in the area.

The only negative for us was the leaves outside. They had not been swept ,were very slippery and would be dangerous for anyone using mobility aids.

This is the second time we have stayed at this property.

It’s a lovely cottage and ideal for a small family. The cottage was cleaned to a very high standard and very comfortable. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again. We did report that the flat roof on the front porch had some water leaking through the light fitting (following some very heavy rain). The maintenance team did come out and clear the leaves off the roof but it was still leaking when we left.

Bathroom and shower lovely.

Space to take boots/shoes off great. Location and the 2 parking options brilliant. The kitchen seemed fine but we didn’t use it a lot. Overall good, not sure its 4 star at the moment, but could be. Space is great. But the cottage feels like it needs a deep clean and an update as lots of dust, dirty marks and tired looking furniture. No batteries in tv remotes, some lights out, blinds in front room not the best, stains on curtains, outside areas full of weeds etc. Sofa not the comfiest. But it could be great.

House advertised with wii - no batteries, only one working game- other 2 were scratched.

Boiler turned off, so no hot water.. and no instructions provided. Nice new washing machine - but no instructions. No welcome pack - not even a pint of milk for cup of tea on arrival. Shower wouldn’t stop dripping. “Stylish” Roof terrace could do with a spruce up/weed. On the positive side, bed lovely and comfortable, bathroom lovely.

Our experience was good and we enjoyed our holiday however I also rely on honest feedback and would like to share my thoughts.

The 1st floor bedroom and outdoor sitting area was dirty, lots of old bird droppings on the balcony area, the carpets and curtains were stained and one of the wooden bed slats was broken under the bed. The main TV is very dated and would occasionally show NO SIGNAL, to fix this we would turn off the TV and turn it back on several times and the fault would disappear. In this modern day, a Smart TV can be purchased for less than £200. Overall, the value for money experience is 7/10. By no means a bad experience, just room for improvements.

The cottage was exactly as described and ideally placed for all amenities.

The roof terrace garden was an added bonus. The roll top bath was described as excellent by my partner. We would not hesitate to book the property again.

Overall the place was nice.

Well equipped, clean (ish) throughout The only thing it lacked for us was the comfort and little touches. I.e. the sofa was the cheapest and most uncomfortable one going. When you go away for the weekend you want to relax, and with a little one we stayed in most evenings. The sofa just wasn’t one you could comfortably relax on. The other thing was the fire. Normally there is a small wood store (even if it’s just a single use bag of logs) but we were a little disappointed that we would have had to go out and buy some if we were to use it. You spend a small fortune staying at these places and it just lacked the small personal touches that made us want to go again

Could do with a good clean.

Front porch very shabby and back porch too. Outdoor terrace off 1st bedroom needs artificial grass replacing. Position of property perfect

Found the location to be excellent, close to the ambleside town as well as just a short walk to lake windermere.

Found the cottage to be just a short drive to the other parts of the lake district. Cottage was clean and spacious with good views.

No issues.

Nice place and excellent location.

I realise the sofa may be a practical solution to dogs and irresponsible owners but it is plasticky and uncomfortable - looks naff.

Kitchen without a can opener. Top bedroom restricted headroom in some areas weeny bathroom and no wardrobe. Hit my head several times in ceiling and roof beam and I’m only 5’5”

The location of the cottage in the centre of Ambleside was excellent.

The private off street courtyard parking was a huge bonus. A rarity in Ambleside. The cottage was well equipped and warm. The beds were comfortable. The top floor shower roon was, perhaps, a little snug and not suitable for everyone but that didn't spoil our enjoyment. Best of all...dog friendly! Best wishes , Barbara and Jackson the dog.

Great location & size of cottage.

We also really enjoyed the views from the balcony. Unfortunately it was pretty dirty - lots of dog hair, dirt & dust everywhere. Even the washing machine was full of dirt (& a dirty cloth).

The cottage was lovely and spacious however, it felt damp.

Biscuits in the cupboards were soft after one day. Towels never dried once they had been used. We were able to wash clothes in the cottage but then had to visit the launderette to dry them. The sun terrace never saw the sun. It was in the shade the whole week. The location was excellent and when we had a concern about the front door lock it was attended to promptly. We were disappointed that the cottage didn’t have WiFi and the T.V. in one of the bedrooms didn’t work.

Positives: Great location Great to have a parking space Comfortable beds Negatives: Entrance area needs a clean up No welcome pack - not even a pint of milk in the fridge Welcome pack a mess Parking permit expired last October Cleaning not up to standard - some dirty plates/pans.

If walking around barefoot then feet were black! Missing blind in lounge Tap in kitchen leaks and is loose. Old pans need replacing/mismatched lids Items left in dishwasher Toilet flush loose in main bathroom En-suite shower tiny - if you are above 5ft 5 forget it Shaving light not working Attention to detail in general really lacking Outside spaces a mess - autumn leaves still left to rot. Outside furniture dirty Blackout curtains needed in both bedrooms In general it shows that there is no care by owners or Lakelovers- for the amount they charge it is not on really. We wouldn’t come back.

The cottage has plenty of space with bedrooms that have good views.

The kitchen is well equipped. The cottage is well situated for the town centre of Ambleside, which is only a short walk away. It benefits from its own parking space. It is disappointing that there is no wifi, this I feel should be mentioned on the listing. The shower room in the bedroom is very small and could be difficult to access. The entry to the cottage could be improved to enhance its overall appearance without too much effort

There were 3 problems on arrival at Wainwright Cottage on 12 April: The boiler was not working and the house was freezing.

It took well over an hour to get through to the appropriate person on the phone. The property did not have WiFi. On the basis of these issues I made a decision to book a different property and am very grateful for the kindness of Leah in Customer Service who assisted me to do this. It seemed to me the only way to ensure a good quality break for my son and I. Clearly this has resulted in an extremely expensive holiday. I understand that the heating in Wainwright Cottage was repaired later that evening. I still consider that for such a short break, the length of time spent on hold before getting through, and the delay in having any heating would have significantly affected the quality of our stay. The increased customer demand due to change in travel rules, and potential for problems in properties which had previously been empty, should have been anticipated and additional staff made available. Regarding the lack of WiFi, I understand that this was an error on our part that we did not recognise this on booking. However, in the context of a pandemic, with no public WiFi options (eg local cafe), and for a town property (which was not cheap), where it is clear that an off grid rural retreat is not being sought, I firmly believe that it would have been more reasonable to explicitly mention in the property details that WiFi was not provided. If this is standard practice for the holiday cottage industry in 2021, I feel it is lagging behind modern life, where WiFi has become a virtually essential utility, particularly in a pandemic. I am sure we are not the only customers to have made such an error, and will be interested to seek the views of consumer organisations. I fully understand that the second property was booked in the knowledge that there would be no refund for the first. However there seemed no other reasonable option after an 8 hr journey. As a busy NHS worker, holiday time is precious, and it was vital to salvage a good holiday experience with my teenage son. As a loyal Lakelovers customer of many years, who has previously written only positive reviews, I am extremely disappointed with this overall experience and hope it is not representative of the move to Sykes. I would appreciate further consideration of the issues raised. See also response to COR-205969-CF sent 14/04/21 and review of 2 Rothay Holme Cottages.

It was a lovely break in Ambleside, if not a little strange in current restrictions.

Wainwright cottage was very lovely and cozy and we loved Ambleside. Plenty of pubs, bars and restaurants and shopping too within walking distance. Great walks on your doorstep, no need to use the car! Little feedback for the owner, a few logs to get us started and a little welcome pack would have gone down well, a little touch goes a long way! Plus it’s Dec, we saw the Christmas tree in the cupboard, get it up and spread a little Christmas cheer in these strange times!!! Overall we loved the cottage, always great service from Lake Lovers abs would definitely recommend.