The Sun Inn offers an authentic English country experience in a national park. Enjoy the on-site bar and restaurant after a day outdoors, then relax with in-room WiFi. Practical amenities include free self-parking and luggage storage.
Located in Windermere, The Sun Inn is in a national park. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Windermere and Ullswater. Holehird Gardens and Treetop Trek are also worth visiting. Be sure not to miss outdoor adventures like hiking/biking trails and mountain biking. Visit our Windermere travel guide
The Sun Inn, Windermere, England, LA23 1HS
What's nearby
Lake Windermere
15 min walk - 1.3 km
Brockhole - the Lake District Visitor Centre
2 min drive - 2.4 km
Holehird Gardens
13 min walk - 1.1 km
Orrest Head
20 min walk - 1.7 km
Treetop Trek
2 min drive - 2.4 km
Getting around
Windermere Station
3 min drive
Manchester Airport (MAN)
101 min drive
Restaurants
Homeground
3 min drive
The Westmorland Inn
4 min drive
Toast
3 min drive
The Crafty Baa
3 min drive
Brown Sugar
3 min drive
About this property
The Sun Inn
Hotel near Lake Windermere
The Sun Inn provides amenities like a bar and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
Free self parking
English breakfast (surcharge), a nature reserve, and smoke-free premises
A TV in the lobby and luggage storage
Room features
All guestrooms at The Sun Inn offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Daily English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 7.95 for adults and GBP 7.95 for children
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Things to do
TV in common areas
Family friendly
High chair
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Guest services
Change of bedsheets (on request)
Change of towels on request
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
In a national park
Accessibility
No elevator
More
Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Private bathroom
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 16
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 7.95 for adults and GBP 7.95 for children
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
The Sun Inn Hotel
The Sun Inn Windermere
The Sun Inn Hotel Windermere
Frequently asked questions
How much is parking?
Self parking is free at this property.
What time is check-in at The Sun Inn?
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.
What time is check-out at The Sun Inn?
Check-out is at 10:00 AM.
Where is The Sun Inn located?
Situated in a national park, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Holehird Gardens and Lake Windermere. Orrest Head and Treetop Trek are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Reviews
The Sun Inn Reviews
5.6
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5.0
Cleanliness
5.0
Amenities
5.8
Staff & service
4.4
Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 11 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 11 reviews
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 11 reviews
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 11 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 11 reviews
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Reviews
8/10 Good
lee
2024/5/28
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was Huge and well presented, unfortunately there was food at the hotel which was a bit of pain but staff great room very good, easy parking. I would stay again
Don't let previous review put you off. Warm welcom
Good communication throughout as this hotel.does look closed initially.anf I think it works on opening for bookings as no main reception and on booking out leave keys in room and leave via fire exit.
Demi however was extremely welcoming and apologetic about there being no kitchen or bar services due to.power ..
The room was very spacious, plenty of hot water and beds very comfy.
Don't let other reviews put you off. Although your not normal run of the mill hotel were staff are on hand think this is run by two people only .
Maria
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
4/10 Poor
Luke
2024/7/11
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Customer service was amazing and helped with the issues we had. The room was a bit messy when we checked in with a load of rubbish in one of the drawers. The showers were running freezing cold water for our last two nights. I was also charged double for this stay after paying at the front desk and then had the same payment taken out online a couple days later. I have spoken to Expedia Support and the hotel staff about issuing a refund for this and it has still not been resolved. I would like to have this resolved as soon as possible as this has put me into my overdraft. I will not be booking with Expedia again because of this.
Luke
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
6/10 Okay
HEI TUNG
2024/8/11
Liked: Staff & service
The accommodation follows the inn's opening hours. The check in time is until 21:30 and if you visit later, they probably have their door closed. If you have already check in, you can still access through back door with keys. In the morning, they close their doors after complete all check out on the day. Which means, if you have any assistance required, you can only find them early morning or 16:00 - 21:30.
You're not able to call them. I have dialed their number more than 10 times at different times but it's either the phone not working so no one pick up, or they're busy serving customers in the inn.
If you see the staffs face to face, they're nice and helpful tho.
I don't think the floor is clean enough. When I walk with my bare foot I can feel there's some part on the carpet is sticky....
There's only one rubbish bin in the room which is the one in bathroom. It's fine for us if we stay for a night but not sure is it ok to stay for a couple days.
The good thing is that it locates near Windermere and has its own car park. And the cost isn't as expensive as other accommodation.
Firstly, we had issues finding the property as we put the name in on Google maps and it’s incorrect. We ended up driving around for about 20 mins as the signal in the area is poor so we just had to try and wing it.
There was a sign outside saying that there was no food available which was disappointing, so we had to travel elsewhere to get food.
It’s quite a late check in time of 4pm and you need to check out by 10am, yet when we left at 10am all the internal doors were locked, as was the front door. It says reception is manned from 9am, which it isnt, and we tried to call the number on the front of the entrance to find out where best to leave the keys, but they didn’t answer. I dread to think what we would have done should there been an actual emergency.
The room was clean, the bed was comfy and it had what you needed just for somewhere to sleep, but quite costly for the lack of anything else at the property. There was a sign to say “caution hot water” in the shower, but it never got hot, mainly warm.
It was a good night sleep but everything else wasn’t too great!
The fact the hotel took my money and confirmed the booking, you can imagine how shocked i was to find out it was shut and after walking around for 10mins knocking on every door and window how can i get a refund????
Booked the hotel via Hotel.com for 3 work colleagues only for them to turn to find the hotel shut and no one contactable.
Money taken, Hotel.com email not working. No response from Sun Inn Hotel.
Terrible! Do not stay! I booked a family room for my mum, and 5 year old son & nephew. The 'family' room backs onto the beer garden, why would they even contemplate the window looking out onto a noisy beer garden with children? Difficult to settle the boys and to sleep with the people right outside. There was mould in the room and around the windows. The shower was mouldy. All surface areas were sticky and unclean, the kettle was dirty, no teaspoons to make a drink, there was only 1 member of staff there at check in, which was one girl behind the bar, who was also busy serving drinks. Upon leaving, there were no staff anywhere, no one, anywhere. No one to give keys to, no manager, no one. Even the front door was still bolted shut. Noisy, dirty, bad customer service. If you have children.. avoid!!