The smoke-free Ambrose Hotel Barrow-in-Furness, located just 10 minutes' walk from the free Dock Museum and 1.8 km from Barrow Island, features a swimming pool for guests to take a dip in. Families staying at the 3-star hotel can enjoy a variety of entertainment options for children, such as movie time and arcades.
Situated within a few blocks of the 45-acre Barrow Public Park, this convenient hotel also gives access to such sports venues as the Cumbria Karting track, which is 950 metres away. Willie Horne is around 5 minutes' drive from the Ambrose, while The Queens Head Hotel bus stop is around 10 minutes' walk away. The nearby landmarks in the area include Vue Movie Theater located, around 500 metres away.
Equipped with a personal safe, some of the 14 rooms feature an in-room fireplace along with a writing desk. En suite bathrooms include nice touches such as a hair dryer.
There is an informal bar onsite. It also features a lounge for guests' comfort. Lees Chinese Takeaway offers Chinese dishes and is situated in proximity to Ambrose Hotel.
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7.6
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Facilities
Internet access
Free Wi-Fi
Parking
Parking
Sports & entertainments
Billiard tables
Darts
Services
Safe deposit box
Express check-in/ -out
Security
Welcome drink
Eating places
Bar/ Lounge area
Kitchen features
Electric kettle
Children facilities
Game room
Room features
Heating
Garden furniture
Ironing facilities
Bathroom features
Free toiletries
Devices
Flat-screen TV
AM/FM alarm clock
Decor
Carpeted floor
General facilities
No smoking on site
Smoke detectors
Fire extinguishers
Pets
Pets allowed
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Willie Horne
63 km
The Forum
673 km
Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall
686 km
Top Ten Bingo
357 km
Furness Abbey
3.4 km
Lord Cavendish Statue
714 km
St. James' Church
325 km
Airports
Carlisle Lake District Airport
124 km
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Equipped with a personal safe, some of the 14 rooms feature an in-room fireplace along with a writing desk. En suite bathrooms include nice touches such as a hair dryer.
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7.6
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Patrick
2024-05-31
8/10
Clean and little hotel, incredibly nice staff and exceptionally comfortable beds. Excellent breakfast with delicious cereal and a vegetarian option, as example and unbeatable location.
Paul
2024-05-10
7/10
That was comfortable and quiet little hotel set in calm area, really close to shopping center, town center, within striking distance of beaches and the high peaks, and beaches and the high peaks.
David
2024-04-17
8/10
The hotel was immaculately clean and in a perfect and exceptionally nice location, the staff were very helpful. We truly enjoyed the breakfast.
Alistair
2024-04-01
9/10
Everything was good during 1 day, really enjoyed its great location near to Piel Island, shopping center, town center, within striking distance of beaches and the high peaks, and the centre of Barrow-in-Furness.
Tom
2024-03-21
9/10
The rooms were both well-equipped, new-fashioned, complete with the heating, the WiFi, as for instance.
Bill
2024-03-18
7/10
Everyone who worked there was very polite. The breakfast was delicious and excellent with lots of delicacies.
Willie
2024-02-21
8/10
It offers extremely spacious and huge rooms with the WiFi and good shower, spent our time lovely. The employees are pleasant and nice.
Charlie
2024-01-27
9/10
Decent size and freshly decorated rooms with the heating, TV for husband, as example, had a really good experience. The breakfast had plenty of pleasant food and drinks. Perfect location, we were short walk to the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, the other areas and shopping center, town center.
David
2024-01-04
8/10
Many thanks to welcoming staff for providing us with a comfortable stay.
Tony
2023-12-18
8/10
The room is extremely spacious and huge with Balcony, the WiFi plus TV.
John
2023-12-18
9/10
We had the double room provided with TV for husband, sweets, for instance.
Vera
2023-12-15
7/10
Of course, can recommend. Its rooms are a decent size with sweets, the WiFi, for instance as advertised.
William
2023-12-09
8/10
The rooms were spacious and huge, with a hair dryer and an iron.
Pat
2023-12-06
8/10
The setting was quite particularly good within easy reach of a free museum. The breakfast had plenty of selection, the food was good. The staff was pleasant and friendly, thoroughly enjoyed this place.
James
2023-11-24
8/10
Good service, although a few employees were busy. I asked for guest room and it was reasonably spacious and huge with good shower.
Gillian
2023-11-21
9/10
Clean hotel, marvellous and lovely location close to Lake District, sensational breakfast. En suite rooms, new-fashioned and well-maintained. Exceptionally nice staff all over the place.
Anthony
2023-11-21
9/10
The twin room was well-equipped and huge with good shower. Everywhere there was spotlessly clean. The location offered was perfect and nice really close to south lakes zoo, and Barrow-In-Furness. It also was on top of a pub.
Edward
2023-11-17
8/10
I booked a room with an exceptionally comfortable bed, coffee/tea making equipment and a small refrigerator.
Keith
2023-11-15
6/10
Polite people working here, nice little place. Renovated building, marvellous and lovely location not far from pizza hut as well as a residential area. Also, close to Lake District.
No welcome.
Michael
2023-11-10
9/10
Everything was impeccably clean and fine. Delicious and sensational selection for breakfast with delicious cereal and toast. Freshly decorated and good sized room and comfy bed, comfy sleep. Absolutely perfect location, residential area, just off town centre and the beach, Lake District and the restaurant.
Peter
2023-11-09
7/10
A huge variety of good food. Particularly good and perfect location - walk from a railway station. The exceptionally nice and very pleasant staff with great attitude to guests.
Ken
2023-11-04
7/10
The stay was excellent. The highlight was the great food. The room was huge and tidy, had private bathroom.
Gerald
2023-10-26
8/10
Got twin room with good facilities, TV for husband, as for instance as expected. The staff was very very helpful, attentive all the time. The hotel was in a central setting close to south lakes zoo.
Jason
2023-10-21
8/10
The location was central, next to town centre and the beach and a pub with rooms. The entire staff were excellent.
Ray
2023-10-14
7/10
Big size and freshly decorated room with good shower and with a lot of space.
George
2023-09-21
9/10
Helpful, fantastic friendly people working here. A good choice of pleasant options for meal.
Gregory
2023-09-01
7/10
Comfy hotel located so close to cinema, mcDs, KFC, pizza hut, pub down stairs and shopping center, town center. Extremely comfy bed in the double room, plus an electric kettle, central heating, and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. Great and fab meals. Exceptionally nice personnel and lovely and fab location in Barrow-in-Furness town centre.
Les
2023-08-29
8/10
It's exceptionally comfortable and incredibly friendly hotel with excellent location very close to shops. The accommodation is in the centre of the town.
Frank
2023-08-23
8/10
Comfortable hotel in a renovated royal style building. Variety of good food for meals. New-fashioned and freshly decorated unit with good shower, accommodating staff.
Sheila
2023-08-20
7/10
Well-equipped room and delicious breakfast to start the day. Very comfy beds for a good sleep. Simply no complaint, real good stay.
Jimmy
2023-08-08
8/10
I spent 1 night and will definitely go back there again. The first 3 star hotel where everything was good and fairly clean. My room included tea and coffee making facilities, and a small fridge.
Charles
2023-08-07
9/10
A little hotel with central location. A great selection of fine food at breakfast time. Simply nothing too much trouble, comfortable stay.
Geoff
2023-08-05
8/10
Our room was modern, freshly decorated and equipped with sweets and Balcony. The breakfast was delicious and excellent, had variety of food.
Henry
2023-08-01
9/10
Accommodating and outstandingly accommodating stuff at all times. King room with the bathroom, Balcony, for example. Fab food for dinner and breakfast.
Nigel
2023-07-31
7/10
Neat and huge units with good shower. A hair dryer and an iron - very useful.
Peter
2023-07-14
7/10
Huge, a decent size unit with the WiFi as well as the bathroom.
Maria
2023-07-12
8/10
It has to offer a sensational breakfast with delicious cereal, toast, a vegetarian option.
Alexander
2023-06-20
9/10
Had a real good stay here during our weekend. The onsite bar was cosy and the staff were excellent!
William
2023-06-14
9/10
Big size rooms and delicious breakfast, appreciated it.
Allan
2023-05-03
8/10
The units are huge, reasonably large with good shower. All the staff members are helpful and fantastic friendly. The location is unbeatable, really close to cinema, mcDs, KFC, pizza hut and pub down stairs - couldn't be better.
James
2023-03-26
8/10
My experience at this comfortable and nice little hotel was relaxing. Walk from a railway station, the location was unbeatable and magnificent, very close to shops. Also, it was a 10-15 minute walking distance from a main war memorial.
Alex
2023-03-17
9/10
We loved this hotel, it was clean with a decent and accommodating and outstandingly accommodating staff.
Brian
2023-03-07
8/10
Fairly clean hotel, pleasant staff & marvellous and lovely location close to everything. Located in the centre of the city. Based near pub down stairs, Piel Island and Barrow-In-Furness.
John
2023-03-02
7/10
Unbeatable and decent location, easy to get around Barrow-in-Furness by a railway station located walk from the hotel. Again, not far from a free museum.
Clive
2023-02-04
7/10
Loved the room with good facilities, my bed was exceptionally comfortable.
John
2023-01-28
7/10
Our stay was a relaxing experience. The king room we were given had an electric kettle, central heating and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. The service was good, totally satisfied.
Hugh
2023-01-18
7/10
Plenty of options, incredible food. Handy location in the town centre.
Trevor
2023-01-06
8/10
Wonderful units with sweets, the bathroom, as example. Renovated building in the centre of Barrow-in-Furness. Besides, easy access to Willie Horne.
John
2023-01-01
9/10
Liked my queen room with good facilities as well as Balcony. The location of the hotel was handy - at a walking distance from a main war memorial. I had great experience and would book again.
Roy
2022-12-19
6/10
Clean hotel with welcoming staff and decent location really close to south lakes as well as the beach. Plenty of goodies for breakfast. What a really comfortable stay, nothing too much trouble.
Busy staff!
Rebecca
2022-12-10
5/10
Small hotel in a great area not far from Lake District, eateries and mcDs. Units with good shower. Unbeatable location to Barrow-in-Furness Library.
No welcome at all.
Edmund
2022-12-07
7/10
The staff are pleasant and welcoming, we liked them. The property is based in the centre of the town. Also, it's 1 km away from The Forum.
Graeme
2022-11-10
7/10
Stayed at a neat and cosy room with Balcony, good shower and TV for husband.
Herbert
2022-11-05
8/10
The location was peaceful there, in a residential area. The room was en suite in general, with good shower.
Nathaniel
2022-10-30
8/10
Hotel was fairly clean, and the location was decent. Had a guest room with good shower, and we loved it. Location: the property was short walk to the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, KFC and the stadium.
Ian
2022-10-28
8/10
The location was handy, within walking distance of a free museum. The staff was pleasant and accommodating from the moment we arrived.
Teddy
2022-10-14
7/10
It made my trip to Barrow-in-Furness a nice experience. This hotel was great base for exploring Barrow-in-Furness, loved it.
Peter
2022-10-03
9/10
We had a delicious and sensational breakfast with toast, delicious cereal, a vegetarian option included. An electric kettle, central heating and a flat-screen TV with cable channels in our double room were useful during stay.
Margaret
2022-09-19
9/10
The location for Barrow-in-Furness was fab and decent, close enough to a residential area and Lake District. Also, a free museum was easy to reach. I had the king room, it was en suite and huge.
Jean
2022-09-08
9/10
Found in a calm part of the town.
Jill
2022-09-03
9/10
Liked the twin room with good facilities, and unbeatable location in a residential area. Was an incredible base for weekend.
Margaret
2022-07-14
7/10
Very very good stay, as always. The staff are efficient people.
Joanna
2022-03-28
8/10
Staff and facilities are lovely, I enjoyed staying here: D
Peter
2022-02-24
8/10
Really enjoyed the family atmosphere of the whole place. Plenty of supplies in the room: central heating, an iron and a work desk. Location really close to the beach and Barrow-in Furness' town centre.
John
2022-02-21
9/10
The hotel is simple and overall clean, the staff are amicable, location is handy near the theatre.
John
2022-01-03
9/10
Meal in the morning was tasteful, extraordinary views and absolute top location. I liked a nice decor and stylish furniture. Easy check-in, easy check-out. Relaxing white wine, red wine, beers and wines in the lounge bar, private parking place.
Barbara
2021-11-15
6/10
We enjoyed our stay there, it was very good. The breakfast was proper english, the staff was helpful. Good services were available.
The location was not ideal.
Linda
2021-11-13
8/10
This hotel was small, I enjoyed its great staff and location. It was set in an extremely comfortable area. The breakfast was included and had lots of meals.
Robert
2021-11-11
7/10
View was lovely, breakfast was fantastic, and beds were lovely. Walking distance to the awesome beach. Took a walk around city centre, located within walking distance of the hotel.
John
2021-10-20
9/10
The hotel was located very close to the beach and the centre of Barrow. Breakfast with delicious cereal, toast plus a vegetarian option...
Andrea
2021-08-17
9/10
I loved that the hotel was RESTFUL and fairly clean. Central location, approx 10-15 minutes' walk from Lord Cavendish Statue Bronze Monument. Visited few places in the centre, relatively near the venue. Stayed in huge double room with the wifi, good shower. Meals were pleasant, I tried cereals and toast.
William
2021-05-21
8/10
Fab location, delicious breakfast, efficient service and the staff was accommodating. They made my stay brilliant.
Steven
2021-03-03
7/10
perfect location, welcoming staff, free parking. we got the family room and it was big.
Bob
2020-11-08
8/10
It deserves its 3 stars. Spacious bed and nice breakfast, everything needed. Good sized room included an individual safe, an air conditioning and coffee/tea making machines. Send regards to porter. Located in the downtown area.
Thomas
2020-05-28
7/10
Good breakfast with plenty of food. We can recommend, maybe to friends.
James
2020-04-10
8/10
We really enjoyed the nice room and friendly staff. A wide range of restaurants to eat close by, like Thai at Review that was only 10 minutes' walk away.
