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Melrose is an elegant Victorian guest house (bed and breakfast) in the centre of Ambleside,at the heart of the Lake District National Park. The Melrose is perfect for a weekend retreat, a mid-week break or a family holiday. Come and escape the pressures of modern living and relax and enjoy the stunning scenery around Ambleside, sample some of it's fine restaurants and blow those cobwebs away with a brisk walk in the fells.
All guests have a front door key, to come and go as they please. There is safe storage for bikes, also drying facilities for outdoor clothing. We provide free flask refills- just ask after breakfast. We have an excellent selection of maps and books and are always ready to suggest nearby walks or mountain biking tours you may wish to try directly from Ambleside.
Melrose has 8 spacious bedrooms. The top floor boasts our standard double ensuite (3) rooms, all of which have views to the local hills, either Loughrigg to the rear of the property, or Wansfell to the front. In addition we have an ideal ground floor double ensuite room for those who prefer not to venture up stairs, or for those with babies.
On the first floor there are two large triple rooms, each comprising a double bed and a single bed. On the same floor there is also a recently refurbished single room.
On the lower ground floor, there is a small suite of rooms comprising a single room, a double with extra single bed and a shower room/toilet, ideal for a family of four, or a group of three, with a bed apiece.
Each room is furnished tastefully and individually to suit the traditional nature of the guesthouse. All rooms have en-suite facilities or a private shower room, also colour television, some with flat screen TVs and integral DVD players (family, single and one of the triple rooms), hair dryers, alarm clocks, boot trays and complimentary refreshment trays, complete with tea, coffee, sugar, milk and biscuits. There are also fresh towels and complimentary toiletries. |