Introduction
Elder Grove is a traditional Lakeland Victorian house built in 1898, the accommodation is over four floors with the cellars being converted to provide reception, dining room and lounge on a lower ground floor, a ground floor front door entrance and lounge and bedrooms on the 1st and 2nd floors
Pre-Arrival
• Information available via internet, phone or a printed brochure by post (standard print size)
• Elder Grove has its own car park – entrance to house at lower level and is within level walking distance to Ambleside town center and the Lake
• Public transport is available from the next street (less than 5 minutes walk)
• Taxis can be pre ordered for guests
• The nearest Shop-mobility scheme is in Kendal (15 miles away)
Arrival & Car Parking Facilities
• Elder Grove has a tarmac car park with 9 spaces for the 10 rooms. When every room has a car the last car in is double parked
• The access from the road is over a dropped kerb, the drive way slopes down to the car park
• The parking space nearest the entrance can be reserved by request when booking. We also have a space at the rear of the house which can be reserved for motorbikes (Secure bar for locking bikes)
• The house is signed as Elder Grove and the phone number is on the sign.
• There are no steps or barriers from the car park to the lower level entrance.
• The car park has low level lighting in the evenings
Public Areas – General (Internal)
• As previously described the house is over four floors, with access to all floors from a staircase with banister on one side. The staircase has 2 landings and 2 half landings. There are no lifts or stair lifts in the building. The ground floor (street level) gives access to the lounge and the lower ground floor access to the bar and dining room.
• All areas are well lit with low energy light bulbs. Some natural light falls onto the top floor and through the front door.
• All areas are carpeted.
• Comfortable seating is in the bar area and lounge with chairs in the dining room.
• Doorways into rooms are a mixture of wood and glass paneled. Significant doors are fitted with automatic door closures in the event of fire, all guests have a key to access the building at any time.
• Furniture is arranged in the public rooms to allow free access around the room.
Public Areas – WC
• None. All bedrooms are en-suite.
Dining Room, Bar & Lounges
• Dining room – Chairs and tables are moved to suit the room and combinations of guests staying. Dining room chairs DO NOT have arms. Guests can help themselves to the breakfast buffet table, but assistance is available on request.
• A large print menu is available.
• Special diets and allergies are catered for with prior arrangement. a choice of Vegetarian breakfast is always available.
Bedrooms
• All bedrooms are on the 1st and 2nd floors (from street level). Access to the rooms is from the staircase. There are no steps into any bedroom.
• The fire alarm system is a bell. Guests are requested to put the emergency sign provided on to the bedroom door handle if they require assistance in the event of an evacuation.
• All rooms have standard double (4’6), single divan (3ft) or King size (5ft) beds, with clear access from the bed to the bedroom door.
• Bedroom TVs have Teletext and remote control.
• Hot drink trays in each room have a kettle with a maximum mark for filling. kettles are cordless.
• All the bedding is man made fibre.
• All rooms are kept pet free. Assistant Dogs are taken by prior arrangement only
Bathroom, Shower-room & WC
• All bedrooms have an en-suite bathroom. They all offer comfortable freedom of movement but bathroom sizes vary slightly between rooms.
• All en-suite rooms have a bath (with grab rail), a shower fitting over the bath, a toilet, hand basin, shelving and a towel rail. The hand basin hot taps are fitted with a blender with the water set at 40oC. The showers have thermostatic mixer taps, and the bath hot water tap is set at 65oC.
• All bathrooms have a door with a handle and lock.
• Bathrooms are carpeted and tiled around the toilet. Each bathroom is decorated individually and co-ordinate with the bedroom.
Laundry
• The nearest Laundry is in Ambleside
Leisure Facilities
• 4 passes to a local hotel leisure club are available on a first come first served basis – please call for detials of current leisure club been used . The club’s web site will have details of access and facilities.
