Alston House Hotel

very clean and well equipped

floors a bit uneaven

warm and cosy

Easy to find with plenty of parking. Large room. Very comfortable bed, lovely linens. Superb breakfast.

Bathroom sink did the job but husband complained it was too small to wet shave in without making mess! More of a cloakroom sink than bathroom one.

Good size rooms

Shower I room 5 had no pressure and not a lot of water

staff were brilliant. so helpful! we were staying for a wedding. fabulous

nothing

A quiet room with good facilities. It was in a great location. The food at the hotel was great.

The room was slightly tired as is often the case with older hotels.

We got a very friendly and helpful welcome when we arrived with our bikes at Alston House. Next stop was the bar which was a good place to wind down after a long day's cycling. Our room was large and well appointed with one double bed, a single and two large windows with a nice view. The shower room was nicely decorated with white tiles and was very good when the water was warm. We ate in the restaurant and were very happy with the quality and size of our portions - the parmesan truffle chips were delicious. Breakfast was good and most welcome before a tough ride up Hartside in a strong headwind and pouring rain!

One of us couldn't get warm water from the shower in the morning and the other managed only to get some sporadically. We weren't too bothered for our one night stay but if we'd been staying longer we'd have needed to get that sorted. It had worked perfectly well when we most needed it shortly after we arrived.