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Riverside Hotel

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Bar (on property)
Exterior
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Family Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

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Beezon Road, Kendal, England, LA9 6FS
  • Place, Kendal Museum
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Kendal Castle
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Brewery Arts Centre
    ‪12 min walk‬

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Standard Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(33 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 24 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Family Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Riverside Hotel

Hotel in Kendal with fitness centre and sauna
An indoor pool, a restaurant and a fitness centre are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a sauna and a coffee shop/cafe are on-site.
Riverside Hotel offers 58 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and free toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding, an iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested.

An indoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Riverside Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Kendal Museum. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and an indoor pool are available.
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Free self-parking
  • Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant and a bar/lounge
  • English breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a business centre and meeting rooms
  • On-site recreation includes a gym, a steam room and a sauna
  • 9 minutes by car from Yorkshire Dales National Park and 14 minutes from Lake Windermere
  • Pets welcome for a fee
As a guest of Riverside Hotel, you'll find an indoor pool, Access to hot tub, a sauna, and a fitness centre. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

Business amenities include a business centre and meeting rooms. Event space at this hotel measures 194 square feet (18 square metres) and includes conference space. A terrace, multilingual staff, and room service (during limited hours) are also featured at the business-friendly Riverside Hotel. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Kendal hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a English breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
River View Restaurant – This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • River View Restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 194 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per day.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 12.00 for adults and from GBP 6 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Cashless transactions are available
The front desk at this property is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property at least 48 hours prior to arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 10:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

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Riverside Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 422 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 405 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 128 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1000 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good central Kendal location

Very spacious and clean rooms with excellent tea, coffee and hot chocolate, but please, three teabags for a room for two? Leisure facilities were excellent and quiet when we visited. The car park is tight, so larger vehicles beware. Walking distance from town centre.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mr Stuart

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing - tired and drab hotel.

The hotel was disappointing. Although the reception staff were always friendly and helpful, the condition of the room and bathroom were below par: stained carpets, mouldy bathroom, tired furniture, cobwebs around window. Breakfast was not of good quality and an expensive add-on. (Also no vegan choices). We didn't spend money or time in the bar. Pool facilities were ok but no clean towels for us when we used it. Finally, we were charged £30 for our small Yorkshire Terrier - with no explanation or warning of that additional fee deducted before checkout. This was an expensive and disappointing stay for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
It’s a well rated 3 star hotel. Great location and free parking (limited spaces) in a lovely small town, which is ideal for visiting the more popular lakes and attractions. Unfortunately breakfast wasn’t very good, food had obviously been out a long time and not refreshed. Coffee was sadly undrinkable - BUT all staff were lovely and polite and helpful. We had a family room which was a great size. It was quite a hot day and without air conditioning was too warm to sleep well. There was a fan provided but it was too small to have any impact really. Despite the weather the room was clean and had everything you might need. The only downside was the bath drain was quite blocked as shower water took forever to drain and after a few hours of no use was very smelly. So we just ran the water as soon we entered the room to clear it and well the weather was amazing so we couldn’t really complain about that. It’s a good option if you’re looking for a good base to visit the area. Their Tanners bar served decent food (guess different chef from breakfast) and nice atmosphere at reasonable prices.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kirk

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the way the property- an old tannery- had been converted into a hotel with a lot of unique properties. Unfortunately, it had some challenges for disabled people: going up and down stairs, for example. They had a little chair lift in two places, but the wheelchair had to be carried manually up and down stairs. There was great difficulty for going from our ground floor room to breakfast on 2nd floor. They offered to accommodate by bringing breakfast down to us in the bar area of ground floor, and helping us with the stairs in several ways, but it was still challenging. The rooms were nice and clean and comfortably large, but there was no A/C, and no microwave or fridge, and little space for unpacking clothes. We had a wonderful view out over the river from our room. The bar or dining room, "The Tannery", had a nice selection of options for evening meals, which we used a couple of times, but they seemed to be out of the things that we would have enjoyed most. We loved the ancient feeling of the city, including a beautiful cathedral and an enchanting old castle.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Russell

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean rooms for an old building and staff very helpful. Nice gym and spa .
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly staff

Staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Overnight stay

Room was too warm no fan found, noise from outside bar because window had to stay open. Don’t think there was a lot the hotel could do about this in this weather. However pleasant stay and great staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here for work mid week. Conveniently located nice bar with terrace overlooking the river. Nice breakfast and staff helpful and welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Travelled with partner
Great location Easy parking next to hotel Spacious clean comfortable room overlooking river Super breakfast Highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel with spacious room and comfy beds. Newly renovated gym which is among the best hotel gyms I've seen. Also a nice pool, albeit fairly small. Food in restaurant also very nice
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Zhan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, have EV charger at customers parking. Swimming pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi are icing on the cake,love these luxuries after a long day out . Very good location as a base camp for visiting lakes
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is very dog friendly which was a great start. My stay was comfortable and the hotel well located. Would stay here afain.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast and meal options were basic. We also had the feeling of that precedence was given to coach parties at the expense of individual/small party groups.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel and staff

Staff were really helpful and friendly. Views from room over river were lovely. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

LEAH

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Great location and river views

The Riverside Hotel is in a great location! Walking distance of downtown Kendal, close to many cafes, pubs, restaurants, and shopping. The rooms could use some TLC and updating, but it was a surprisingly large room with an excellent view of the river. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nikita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central location, easy walking distance to the centre of Kendal. Lots of restaurant options in town centre. Spa area was enjoyable although can get crowded as pool is small. Easy parking. Brandon at the Tanners Bar was a star, fab service. Tasty fish & chips served at Tanners. Breakfast was also good. Helpful, friendly staff.
View from our room
Small Fish & chips at Tanners bar
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel brilliant location free parking room very good only small thing was price of food main meal price ok but starter and dessert very pricey drinks also pricey will definitely return but will go elsewhere for food unless there was a deal on
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Short break in Kendal

We were upgraded to a suite which was very spacious. The bed was comfortable and we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The gym and pool are very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fab hotel, stunning rooms

Loved oir stay and swim area was amazing as was breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025