Guest User
January 31, 2023
I first visited summergrove halls around 4 years ago for an international meeting of Aprilia motorbike riders. One of the organisers of this event was employed by the selafield nuclear facility so negotiated a good package of rooms breakfast and evening meals for dozens of bikers. Fast forward to July 22 and I had been working in Scotland. I decided to start my journey home immediately after leaving my customer and stop the night somewhere in the Lake District. I saw summergrove halls on *********** so decided that i would take a trip down memory lane and at a fantastic price. I arrived later than expected at 20.15. The lady at reception quickly booked me in and advised the kitchen closed at 20.30. I dashed to my room, dropped my bags and ran back to the bar. It must have been 20.30 but the bar keep took my order, served me a drink and very shortly brought my starter after that my main and more drinks. The prices for the food were very reasonable. Cheaper even than in restaurants where I live. During this trip I had been staying in a regular mercure hotel with typically long corridors of small rooms, other guests could be heard in their rooms and tramping up and down the corridors, everything was expensive like a frozen pizza for £15! Back to summergrove halls. The clue is in the name “Halls”and this is why for me it’s quirky. Summergrove halls was a halls of residence for the selafield plant. The rooms are in blocks and are arranged around square corridors. There are still communal kitchens as you would find in halls of residence. In contrast to the mercure hotel all was quiet at night and I heard no other guests. The room was basic but had everything I need, a comfy bed ,a powerful hot shower, a tv and strong fast WiFi. I had a good sleep. Most of the other guests were elderly coach trippers but I did see some youngsters there too. It was a pleasure to see the guests old and young interacting with each other talking about the hotel. It isn’t a bland chain hotel but if you want a good base to explore the Lake District or Cumbrian coast at a fantastic price this is the place! Or if you want to organise a convention or conference it’s ideal. The staff were all friendly and I saw the bar keep helping some elderly coach trippers with their cases in the morning.