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Trio of Accolades for Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
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Gilpin Hotel & Lake House Awarded Two Michelin Keys
October 2024, Windermere. Gilpin Hotel & Lake House in the Lake District near Windermere has been awarded TWO MICHELIN KEYS in the first ceremony to cover the UK and Ireland.
The brand new One, Two and Three Key distinctions have been awarded to the most outstanding hotels in the UK and Ireland.
Properties awarded keys are described by Michelin as those which “significantly add to your experience as a traveller, each vetted by hotel experts and judged excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design; quality and consistency of service; overall personality and character; value for the price; and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.”
Inspectors heaped praise on Gilpin Hotel & Lake House which it describes as providing 'classic country house hospitality' and a lack of pretentiousness combined with 'unique contemporary Georgian style'.
Special praise was reserved for the restaurants at the property, including SOURCE at Gilpin Hotel which Michelin highlighted as 'perhaps' Gilpin's “greatest draw, serving sophisticated, award-winning dishes crafted from local Cumbrian ingredients.”
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Gilpin Hotel & Lake House recognised in Condé Nast 2024 Readers' Choice Awards
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House has also today been recognised with a Condé Nast Traveller's 2024 Reader's Choice Award in the annual awards which rates the best hotels in the world according to Condé Nast Traveller readers.
More than 125,000 travellers from across the United Kingdom submitted responses rating their travel experiences across the globe to offer a comprehensive look at the places they eagerly anticipate revisiting.
The Readers' Choice Awards, with their unparalleled legacy as the travel industry's longest-running and most prestigious accolades, remain the ultimate symbol and acknowledgment of excellence within the travel sector.
The full list of winners can be found here: https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/readers-choice-awards-uk-hotels-2024
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Gilpin Shortlisted for Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence
The Shortlist for the 2025 Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence has been announced today, with Gilpin Hotel & Lake House shortlisted in the Best for Romance
Category.
Created to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the excellence of hotels, spas and venues in our collection, the Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence is a trusted mark of quality, recognised by luxury consumers and travel professionals alike.
For a full list of properties in the running visit The Shortlist.
The 2025 Annual Awards for Excellence Winners will be determined by the combined results of online voting, guest feedback and local expert reports received over the last year.
Winners will be announced at an Awards for Excellence Dinner on 4th November 2024 at Kimpton Fitzroy London, which will also celebrate the launch of the new Condé Nast Johansens 2025 Luxury Hotels Guide.
Speaking of the awards, Thomas Ferrante, General Manager at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House said:
“We're beyond excited to announce that Gilpin Hotel & Lake House has been awarded a Two Key distinction by the Michelin Guide.
Equivalent to the prestigious Michelin stars for restaurants, this award recognises our hotel as a truly unique and exceptional destination. It's an incredible honour that celebrates the character, consistency of service, and care of our guests, which are at the heart of everything we do.
Only two hotels in the Lake District have received this accolade today, and we couldn't be prouder to be one of them. A huge thank you to our amazing team and wonderful guests for helping to make this milestone possible!”
He continued: “It's been a fantastic day for Gilpin all round, as we have also been named as a finalist in Condé Nast Traveller's 2024 Readers' Choice Awards and shortlisted in the Conde Nast Johnansens Awards for Excellence.
These awards are very special to us here at Gilpin as the finalists are voted for by readers or incorporate guest feedback - these are the guests who choose to spend their precious time with us and who remain at the absolute heart of everything we do.
As a family-run hotel, being recognised in these prestigious global awards, alongside so many exceptional hotels and properties, really does mean the world to us. A huge thank you, and congratulations, to our incredible team who continue to make Gilpin the special place it is."
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ABOUT GILPIN HOTEL & LAKE HOUSE
A Lake District setting filled with love and laughter – lots of luxury, and zero pretentiousness.
Located in the beautiful Lake District, just four miles from Windermere sits family owned and run Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, an elegant, relaxing haven of luxury which offers the ultimate in wellness experiences. Awarded the coveted 5 Red Star Accreditation by The AA in 2021, which “recognises the top level of excellence in hospitality awarded to a hotel by the organisation”, guests can expect warm smiles, stunning culinary experiences, exquisite décor, real fires and friendly, unpretentious service.
Gilpin is dedicated to nourishment, recuperation, and relaxation, and is made up of two hotels on two separate estates, just over a mile away from each other. Gilpin Hotel is home to two restaurants, one Michelin starred restaurant SOURCE at Gilpin Hotel with chef Ollie Bridgwater in the kitchen, and one laid-back pan Asian restaurant Gilpin Spice. Most rooms have their very own private hot tubs, some with private spas. Hotel-come-country-house, Gilpin Lake House, is a sanctuary set in 100 acres of private grounds, where just six rooms share a heated indoor pool, sauna, outdoor hot tubs, and spa treatment rooms overlooking the small private lake.
Gilpin is the ideal location for special celebrations, including birthdays, minimoons, proposals, honeymoons, babymoons and anniversaries; it is also the ultimate destination for rest and recovery, romance, spending time with dear friends and loved ones, or to simply to awaken the senses.
GILPIN HOTEL
Set in 21 acres of country gardens, moors and woodland, Gilpin Hotel has a Michelin starred restaurant, a casual pan Asian restaurant, a Champagne Bar, lounge and terraces, a relaxing Spa Space as well as resident llamas, alpacas and micro pigs.
All bedrooms have incredible Lakeland views, leading directly onto the gardens and are made up of:
- 8 Classic and Master bedrooms in the main house
- 6 Junior Suites in the main house, with their own patio area and cedarwood hot tubs overlooking the gardens
- 6 large open plan Garden Suites which have their own decked garden and cedarwood hot tubs
- 5 detached Spa Lodges with individual ensuite spas (treatment beds, steam room, rainmaker shower and stone bath inside, hydrotherapy hot tub and sauna outside)
- 5 detached Spa Suites set back from the main house and are overlooked by nothing but countryside. Each has:
- A bedroom overhanging a private pond at one end
- A huge open plan lounge, bar and bathroom with a hanging fire and a huge circular stone bath in the centre leading, all out to the extensive decking
- A private outdoor hot tub
- A separate spa room with a steam room, sauna, state-of-the-art automated massage chair, plus a traditional massage bed with infrared
GILPIN LAKE HOUSE
Just over a mile away from Gilpin Hotel, Gilpin Lake House* is a true sanctuary far away from the crowds, but just a stone's throw from the breath-taking lakes and fells. With just six rooms it has the feel of a country house yet with all the services of a luxury hotel. Quiet, untouched, and devoid of traffic or people, whether sitting by the fire in the lounge, on the jetty, in the swimming pool, in one of the hot tubs – Champagne in hand – or enjoying a couples' spa treatment overlooking the lake, the views instil a sense of peace and calm.
Gilpin Lake House sits on the banks of the Knipe Tarn, in 100-acres of breath-taking grounds, with stunning interiors to match the beauty of the natural surroundings. Set within the grounds, the viewpoint “Cat's Crag” has 360-degree Lakeland views with a herd of wild deer living nearby. Guests can walk around the lake and the gardens, swim in or row on the lake, and in the local area there are some beautiful runs and bike trails, coarse fishing for the initiated to enjoy.
*Gilpin Lake House is also available as an idyllic wedding venue and for exclusive use.
BOOKING DETAILS
- Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, Crook Road, Windermere, Cumbria (015394 88818; thegilpin.co.uk)
- Spa Suites start from £900 per night in summer / £730 per night in winter
- Spa Lodges start at £715 per night in summer / £580 per night in winter
- Garden Suites start from £535 per night in summer / £430 per night in winter
- Junior Suites start from £485 per night in summer / £395 per night in winter
- Master Bedrooms start from £390 per night in summer / £315 per night in winter
- Classic Bedrooms start from £325 per night in summer / £260 per night in winter
- Gilpin Lake House Bedrooms start from £535 per night in summer / £430 per night in winter
- Spa treatments start at £90 per person
- Spa Suite hampers from £60