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title: "Hotels in Ambleside: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 67 hotels in Ambleside, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
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# Where to stay in Ambleside

Ambleside has 67 places to stay in our index. 29 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.9.

- **places to stay:** 67

- **ranked by guests:** 29

- **average rating:** 8.9

- **5-star hotels:** 1

- [Hotels with free parking 19](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 20](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Ambleside

- **Best-rated hotel:** [3 Cambridge Villas](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/3-cambridge-villas-ambleside/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Waterhead

- **Average guest rating:** 8.9

- **Hotels with a pool:** 4

- **Average walk grade:** 49/100

- **5-star hotels:** 1

## Areas of Ambleside

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Waterhead** 15 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/?area=Waterhead)
-    [**Grasmere** 5 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/?area=Grasmere)

## All hotels in Ambleside

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Ambleside

-     [**3 Cambridge Villas** *vs* **Ambleside Townhouse** Ambleside, 9.4 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/3-cambridge-villas-ambleside-vs-ambleside-townhouse-ambleside/)
-     [**3 Cambridge Villas** *vs* **Rothay Garth** Ambleside, 9.4 / 9.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/3-cambridge-villas-ambleside-vs-rothay-garth-ambleside/)
-     [**Daffodil Hotel and Spa** *vs* **The Wordsworth Hotel** Ambleside, 9.0 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/daffodil-hotel-and-spa-ambleside-vs-the-wordsworth-hotel-ambleside/)
-     [**Daffodil Hotel and Spa** *vs* **Macdonald Swan Hotel** Ambleside, 9.0 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/daffodil-hotel-and-spa-ambleside-vs-macdonald-swan-hotel-ambleside/)
-     [**3 Cambridge Villas** *vs* **Ambleside Fell Rooms** Ambleside, 9.4 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/3-cambridge-villas-ambleside-vs-ambleside-fell-rooms-ambleside/)
-     [**3 Cambridge Villas** *vs* **Ambleside Central** Ambleside, 9.4 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/3-cambridge-villas-ambleside-vs-ambleside-central-ambleside/)
-     [**Ambleside Fell Rooms** *vs* **Ambleside Townhouse** Ambleside, 9.1 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ambleside-fell-rooms-ambleside-vs-ambleside-townhouse-ambleside/)
-     [**3 Cambridge Villas** *vs* **Elder Grove** Ambleside, 9.4 / 9.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/3-cambridge-villas-ambleside-vs-elder-grove-ambleside/)

## FAQ: Ambleside

### What is the best-rated hotel in Ambleside?

By StayVersus score, 3 Cambridge Villas is the best-rated hotel in Ambleside, with a guest rating of 9.4 from 83 reviews.

### Which area of Ambleside has the most hotels?

Waterhead has the most, with 15 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Ambleside?

We list 1 5-star hotels in Ambleside.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/ambleside/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/