Skyfell House

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Beautiful, well-maintained property, easy walking distance to the centre of Keswick. Very helpful owner. The car parking space was a bonus. There are good bus services to the popular walking areas, which we'd consider using more next time.

A lovely welcome pack awaited us on our arrival.

The house is spacious and comfortable with an extremely well equipped kitchen. The car parking space at the rear of the property was a massive bonus for us. The owner's information booklet was useful and the packs of walks were appreciated too. Beds were very comfortable duvet was still the winter one so definitely not cold at night. A problem developed with the boiler leaving us with no hot water. We contacted the owner and he quickly had a handyman to look at it but he could not fix it so a plumber came who's sadly could not fix it either. The owner then booked the Bosch engineer who was not available for a couple of days. We managed for the one night with kettles of hot water and left the following morning cutting our stay short. At all times the owner kept us up to date with developments and Sykes were swift to offer a refund. We would definitely recommend this lovely house in a superb location. It was great place to relax, enjoy all that Keswick and surrounding area has to offer.

I enjoyed a 2 week stay at this lovely property.

The location was excellent just a few minutes to Keswick center by foot (3 minutes walk to the Keswick Alhambra Theater, which I highly recommend!). The owner did a beautiful job with the renovation, which blends the charm of an older home with modern conveniences. People might not care, but I noticed there were plenty of electrical sockets and that they were in logical places -- like above the kitchen table where I worked on my computer. Wifi worked great. The furniture and decor were high quality with new leather sofas in the sitting room. The house was also kitted out much better than I expected for a holiday let. The parking area was fantastic to have given how tight parking is in Keswick. And with the prime location I never moved the car between the time I arrived and the time I left. Having a washer and dryer were high on my priority list, so I appreciated their presence. (They took a lot longer than I'm used to, but it wasn't an issue.) I've noticed other reviewers have commented on low water pressure and light through the blinds. I had no issue with water pressure -- the primary bath just needed the taps turned a little further than one might be used to. There were heavy curtains in the bedrooms if light through the blinds was bothersome (it didn't bother me). I would (and hopefully will) absolutely stay here again.

Very stylish and modern house with lots of home comforts, very convenient for Keswick town centre, with a bakery on the same road and a local shop around the corner.

Off-street parking was a bonus, to avoid the fight with other holiday makers for on-street parking in this area. A lovely selection of welcome treats, great modern appliances in the kitchen, and we received a lovely thank you text from the owner after we'd left the property, A few minor issues though which did impact comfort and not expected at this price point: the shower in the loft bathroom - as mentioned in other reviews, the water pressure seems low, its trickle at best and the shower stops completely if a toilet is flushed downstairs. When using the shower in the main bathroom, the water pours over the side of the bath and under the screen, soaking the floor, so we didn't feel comfortable using it after one go. The double beds - one mattress is extremely firm, the other quite soft. Maybe we're a goldilocks family, but would have preferred something in between! The two leather sofa's in the lounge appear brand new and different to those in the listing photos. Great and functional for a rental, but they are not very comfortable when you're looking forward to a cosy evening! In summary, warm, stylish and convenient, with a few issues around comfort and functionality.

Lovely period property in excellent location close to all facilities in Keswick.

Comfortable, clean and well maintained and equipped. Would recommend.

Fantastic house in a great location.

Beautifully decorated and presented, very close to shops and amenities. When we stayed at Skyfell it was over the festive period the house had a beautiful christmas tree and some lovely decorations .

This is an excellent place to stay.

The house made our Christmas break in Keswick, extra special.

Skyfell House was just outstanding, from it's location in Keswick (nice and quiet) and only 5 minutes walk into town, also having parking spaces right outside the property, it's ideally situated to visit any of the Lake District attractions and the welcome hamper was a very nice touch.

The kitchen was very well equipped, we particularly liked the boot room which was just next door. The lounge was nice and comfortable, and the log burner was extremely good. All upstairs bedrooms were in good order. Lots of nice period features throughout the property. We particularly liked the decor. I'm happy to recommend this property as we've visited the Lakes over many years and this one is definitely up amongst the best so thank you Paul for all your hard effort.

We absolutely loved Skyfell House.

We have stayed in lots of properties in Keswick Skyfell is there and thereabouts at the top of our list. Fabulous extras left for us, they were much appreciated Can't wait to visit again.

Enjoyed the house, well decorated, good eco products and bathrooms, comfortable beds and linen.

Great position in town. A bit tight for 6 at kitchen table but managed. But attic room huge! Thanks.

Beautiful property - loved the decor and furnishings, just a negative with the water pressure, needs looking at as both showers had very little power to them, would love to come back sometime in the future.