8/10 Good
David
13 Oct 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Cumbria Grand is a palace of a building overlooking Morecambe Bay and the Kent estuary. One senses its boom days are over, but it survives rather well, embracing wedding parties and coach tours. My twin room had a breathtaking view of the estuary, looking over to Arnside. The bed was extremely comfortable; the shower worked well. The breakfast buffet was very good indeed, with a fine selection of hot items, including black pudding (a favourite). I didn’t dine here but the dinner menu looked pretty good. The hotel is in impressive grounds - with its own woodland walk (recommended, but boots required at this time of year). If you walk down the hotel’s longish drive and cross the main road, you’ll see a bridge over the railway leading to the start of Grange promenade and a five-minute walk to the railway station. You really couldn’t wish for a finer setting and if the hotel is just a little faded, it hasn’t lost its charm. I’ll definitely be staying here again.
David
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024