Macleods Restaurant at The Coniston Hotel in Craven

As a family we have been coming to the hotel for over 10 years. I am never disappointed, the newly decorated foyer has a lovely modern feel but remains country theme. The view restaurant, Flo looked after us as usual and it’s always a pleasure.The food quality is great, and if you really want something that’s not on the menu you can usually call ahead and ask. With the changes my only criticism would be you now have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same room although it does have a spectacular view. The new addition of the sports bar is great extra space for guests to relax. The bedrooms as always are spacious, light and a touch of luxury. We stayed in the deluxe rooms which are lovely but have looked this way for 10 years. So from a regular could do with some new updates. There are lots of lovely walks to do from the hotel and surrounding areas. As we took our 22 month old we didn’t get chance to go in spar, but from previous visits the outside heated pools are the best especially with the lake view and green fields.The added bonus is if you have a dog they are welcome.Thanks again for a lovely birthday weekend

Had a day spa here , surprised my husband for valentine's. We both loved it❤️. Staff were very attentive and caring,made you feel very special. Enjoyed the facilities, especially the outside hot tubs. The treatments we had were enjoyable especially the toe to toe it was amazing ,best massage I've ever had ❤️😁. Had afternoon tea,it's a different style but very enjoyable- wish the scone had jam 😋 .

Excellent experience here. Morning coffee followed by a nice walk round the lake and through the woods followed by lunch in the restaurant. Even let the dogs in and served them with a dish of water even before bringing our drinks. Good quality food and not expensive. Will be back.

I thought it was overpriced to be honest.It was a lovely location - even in the snow (February 2022). Staff were friendly and accommodating. This is definitely a place for couples. We came with our 11 year old and I think he was the only child there. Wasn’t allowed to use the pool (18s only).We took x2 dogs too. £20 each and were given room 30 at the very end of the corridor. It was nice and quiet, but the carpet was cream and it was so hard to keep the dogs clean and not dirty the carpet from the winter mud/snow.The walk around the lake is lovely. Lots and of history and useful maps! 👏🏻We were offered McLeods Bar for dinner as it was busy. On arrival, it was so busy (COVID), I chanced The View restaurant for a table and the host was accommodating. It was only 6.30 and the restaurant was almost empty. We have starters and main courses. The child friendly menu was good - also accommodating at room service - and was about £150. Probably due to me ordering two salads - duck/chorizo and fig/blue cheese (highly recommend both). I had the chateaubriand for £60!!! It suggests a sharing plate, which is wise, but I did manage to eat it all myself. It was accompanied by tomatoes and leaves, plus small mushrooms. Side of chunk fries. All in all, the meat was delicious, but it was very disappointing and nowhere near worth £60. Having eaten steak in lots of restaurants across London for 30 years, I don’t think I ever paid that much.Our room was clean, large shower, think the TV was small and they hadn’t set up the bed for our son. We had just moved in, then had to stand awkwardly as the (very polite) chap constructed the single bed. Our double bed faced the TV rather than the beautiful view, which I thought was odd. As we were at the end of the building, the Wi-Fi signal was weak and intermittent.We spent almost £500 for one night. Family room. Drinks. Dinner. Including breakfast and late night bottle of wine room service, plus x2 dogs and although it was a beautiful location, i know we could have found equivalent luxury for the same price but for a longer stay or self catering.

I have been quite a few times to both the spa, hotel and restaurant. The spa is stunning with a great selection of products. I have stopped in the deluxe rooms which over look the lake and have a balcony or patio. They are extremely clean with plenty of space and stunning views. Still privately owned so you often see the owners pottering about. Some great staff. Lovely grounds!

Clean, neat and tidy. Room was fully cleaned and spacious. Staff very friendly and food at a really high standard. Has a spa and gym next door with an off reading facility and if your yjat way inclined a clay pigeon shooting area. A good place go get away from the hustle

Food is great, rooms are wonderful surroundings are perfect, everything seemed just as one would expect from a country estate “hotel & Spa” except when you discover that the spa is in fact a separate entity. I have stayed in hotel & Spa’s around the world including in some of the famous five star locations such as St Davids Hotel & Spa or The Celtic Manner etc and never heard of the concept of hotel guests being charged and additional fee for use of the facilities. I was absolutely gobsmacked; I am not talking about the usual extra charge for a massage or treatment, no! These people charge you £30 just to use the swimming pool for an hour on top of what you have paid for your room. I genuinely can’t believe it, could you imagine staying at a Hilton or Marriott and being told you have to pay extra to use the swimming pool?!?!

A great hotel in a beautiful location. View over lake is lovely. Food is very good. Rooms are very comfortable but the electric heater needed an expert to set working. Staff were all pleasant and helpful. Highly recommended.

Good overall. My wife had a lovely spa and I really enjoyed the off road experience. Re, bar menu, this is very limited, for example, if you want a simple sandwich, they cannot will not serve this which in most four star establishments you would expect especially when the only alternative is afternoon tea with tiny finger sandwiches- be a bit more flexible with the offerings during the day. In addition, this Hotel relies heavily on wedding parties meaning the already quite small bar area seems to get full of wedding guests making it difficult for ordinary Hotel residents to get service / seating in the bar, they should be accommodated elsewhere

The hotel is really nice, our room was very good but some rooms are small. Some rooms have terraces good for smokers to go outside others not.Breakfast was good, service can be hit or miss, ours was great, others waited and waited as they were forgot. Had to ask staff for their breakfast again.Reception was good, overall very good.Parking plentiful on gravel parking area.Hotel has pet friendly rooms.