
Hotel Overview
Nestling in 2 acres of riverside gardens on the edge of picturesque Grasmere village, Rothay Garden by Harbour Hotels is a 4-star hotel with a stylish Four AA Silver Stars and 2 AA-Rosette restaurant, stunning designer rooms and a riverside spa.
Each luxurious room features a flat-screen satellite TV and a sleek bathroom with a hairdryer and bathrobes. All rooms have views over the nearby fells.
Overlooking the hotel gardens, the stylish Garden Restaurant at Rothay Garden provides award-winning food, using local, seasonal produce. A generous Lakeland breakfast is served each morning.
Riverside Spa offers guests an exclusive facility including Hydrospa, a Herbal Pine Sauna, Aromatherapy Room and a Reflexology Walk.
In the English Lake District, Rothay Garden Hotel was built in 1856 and is a short walk from Grasmere’s lake. Rydal Water is just 1.5 miles away and Ambleside, Windermere and Kendal are within easy reach.
Formerly Rothay Garden Hotel & Riverside Spa
Before August 2024 Rothay Garden by Harbour Hotels was known as Rothay Garden Hotel & Riverside Spa

Traveller reviews

“Wonderful”
19 Jan 2025
Superb food, great location, lovely staff, excellent room

“Superb hotel with fantastic staff and glorious food”
19 Jan 2025
Beautiful setting, all staff were fantastic especially Dominic in the beautiful restaurant. Evening meal was superb and tasted wonderful as did the breakfast. The hotel was spotless and the decor restful and exquisite The beds are very comfortable, there were no cold areas across the hotel unlike some other hotels I’ve stayed in the Lakes

“Lovely hotel in a nice location”
17 Jan 2025
Nice hotel in a good location, couldn't fault the staff who where very helpful. Decent choices for Breakfast from cereals to cooked. Room was lovely with a very large bathroom. Hotel in general was very warm and cosy. Used the spa facilities which are small but well kept.

“Great!”
12 Jan 2025
Such good value for money, beautiful clean room with huge bed, lovely breakfast. Great location with bus stop just down the road. Will be back!

“Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Rothay Garden. This was the second stay as we enjoyed it so much”
08 Jan 2025
The room, breakfast and all round comfort and cleanliness of the hotel

“We stayed over new year and enjoyed it but slightly disappointed with certain aspects”
06 Jan 2025
The room was nice, the French doors were a little drafty in room 24 but the location and general appearance of the hotel is nice.

“Beautiful location and beautiful room with a view but customer service is everything! Staff need swapping out for people”
06 Jan 2025
Rothay Garden is in a beautiful spot just on the edge of Grasmere. Walks and village on your doorstep so no need to use your car.

“A great hotel that doesn’t quite live up to the promise.”
05 Jan 2025
A gorgeous location on the edge of Grasmere, with good sized rooms and spa facilities.

“Lovely place small tweaks would make it amazing”
12 Dec 2024
Fantastic room loved the spa location amazing friendly staff

“Fabulous visit”
09 Dec 2024
Beautiful property, surroundings and wonderful staff made it a perfect visit.

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Facilities of Rothay Garden by Harbour Hotels
General
On-site parking, Parking, Private parking
Activities
Golf course (within 3 km), Hiking
Services
Free WiFi, Internet services, WiFi
Food & Drink
Bar, Breakfast in the room, Packed lunches, Restaurant, Room service
Pools and wellness
Hot tub, Sauna, Spa and wellness centre
Front-desk/reception area services
24-hour front desk, Concierge service
Common areas
Garden, Sun terrace, Terrace
Cleaning services
Daily maid service, Dry cleaning, Ironing service, Laundry
Business facilities
Fax/photocopying
Miscellaneous
Adult only, Facilities for disabled guests, Heating, Non-smoking rooms, Non-smoking throughout

Hotel Policies
Check-In
From 15:00:00 hours
Check-Out
Untill 11:00:00 hours
Cancellation / Prepayment
Cancellation, prepayment and 'book now pay later' policies vary according to room type. Please check the room conditions when selecting your room above.
Accepted credit cards
The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.
The fine print
Kindly note the hotel does not have a lift. Parking charged at £10 per night, payable on arrival.The spa is closed from 6th January to 27th January 2025.Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Spa/wellness centre is closed from 2025-01-27 until 2025-01-06

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