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The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Based on 9 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 3.5 based on 5 reviews Rooms
    • 4 based on 5 reviews Service
    • 3.5 based on 4 reviews Value
    • 3.5 based on 5 reviews Cleanliness
    • 3.5 based on 2 reviews Dining
  • Recommended For:
    • 50% based on 7 reviews Older travelers
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Reviews of The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

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4 of 5 stars
Winsford, United Kingdom
Jan 4, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My wife and I stayed at the odg some years ago for her 30th Birthday. Love the hotel, staff very freindly and helpfull, they allowed us to book in earlier that we thought we could. We had a room with a four poster and view of the wonderfull Langdale valley. Spectacular scenary. Only used the hikers bar as that is... more

Oct 12, 2007

Hotel a bit pricey for what you get - but the location makes up for it. Rooms clean and breakfast good. Have stayed there 3 times. Twice the food in the bar in the evening was good - despite the shouting from behind the bar. Third time my chips were black - sent them back (never done that before) to... more

Aug 23, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Well what can I say. I avoid this part of the lakes during the silly season of the UK school hols or as the French say Les Grandes Vacances. Some of the best and hardest graded climbing routes in Europe are just behind the Hotel. Dawes Rides a Shovel Head E9 8c The last time I stayed we stood in... more

Feb 22, 2007

We stayed at the ODG again for the ??? time - we have been so often that I cannot remember - as usual the welcome was warm and friendly and nothing was too much trouble - we have found this to be an excellent base for walking holidays since we took over the whole hotel for a group stay in... more

2 of 5 stars
London, England
Aug 20, 2006
2/5 found this review helpful

With high hopes of a warm welcome after a day of walking we were disappointed in the ODG Hotel. Staff insisted on yelling out the dinner orders over the heads of the drinkers - (and I mean really YELLING !) to the extent that one area of the Walkers bar remained empty even on a busy night. This, and a... more

2 of 5 stars
Hertfordshire, UK
Oct 26, 2005
8/12 found this review helpful

There is no doubt that the location of this hotel is superb, surrounded by high hills on two sides at one end of the lovely valley of Langdale. There is also no complaint with the cosy and bustly nature of the place. The problem is that the proprietors are charging luxury prices for basic hotel accomodation. We stayed in 3... more

5 of 5 stars
Chelmsford Essex
Oct 9, 2005
3/3 found this review helpful

I spent 2 nights at the ODG ...what a wonderful place . Huge log fire in the Walkers Bar,friendly staff and great plentiful food.Music night is first Wednesday of the month , Neil the landlord is very talented on his violin and mandolin.Every one else on guitar, drums recorders etc made for a night to be remembered.Everyone there was friendly... more

Sep 30, 2004
3/3 found this review helpful

Basic but great. As a stopover on our walk of the Cumbrian Way this proper walker's hostelry in the magnificent scenery at the end of Langdale provided shelter, hot water, a fine resident's lounge, substantial helpings of pub grub and a full breakfast to set us up for a day's walking. If you aren't a walker stay somewhere smarter, if... more

4 of 5 stars
Vancouver B.C., Canada
Sep 8, 2003

A fabulous experience! ODG is land-locked if you're driving so you can only leave it by retracing your route in...but that's only 6 or 7 miles and it is through some beautiful countryside. The fabric of the hotel has seen better days but this is a hotel in rustic Little Langdale and is very much in character. Everything was clean,... more

Reviews of The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

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Great Langdale, Ambleside LA22 9JY, England