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Frommer's Exceptional

This is the most tranquil oasis in the area and offers the most refined cuisine. Overlooking Lake Windermere, this country-house hotel was once a 19th-century hunting lodge owned by Lord Lonsdale, one of the richest men in Britain, and has a high price tag but offers a lot for the money. An inglenook fireplace welcomes visitors. The most elaborate room is a honeymoon and anniversary room that has a four-poster bed and a bathroom with a spa tub for two. But each unit is fitted with a luxury bed, often crowned by a canopy or a padded headboard. Rooms are individually designed, coming in various shapes and sizes, and most of them open onto a view of the lake. Six rooms are in a separate lodge added in 1998, and these are even finer than the rooms in the main building. Lodge rooms are interconnecting with panoramic lake views, individual balcony or patio areas, and fresh flowers; four units have kitchenettes. Luxurious bathrooms have separate shower cubicles, as well as a tub. Children 7 or younger are not welcome in the restaurant.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's England 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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