Whoop Hall Hotel and Leisure

A comfortable but dated hotel. Very quiet & comfortable. It doesn’t serve any food at the moment, not even Breakfast. However, there are plenty of restaurants, Cafes and tearooms within easy reach by car. Did not use the leisure centre next door. Friendly staff. Conveniently located for Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and surrounding areas.

Fabulous stay at Whoop Hall. It is a little bit tired as a hotel but the room was clean and the comfiest bed I’ve ever slept in. Bar on site and had a choice of getting a takeaway bought in by just eat or driving two minutes into Kirby in Lonsdale which is a beautiful place. Went to the leisure facilities and had a swim, jacuzzi, sauna and did the steam room. Some of these reviews are very critical and I would happily recommend this for a lovely night away.

No food available on site anymore and no breakfast option. Does not state this on booking site Staff very unwelcoming and verging on rude. On departure no one at reception. Waited 15 minutes, phoned and was advised to simply leave key and go. When I express my disappointment in the experience I was simply told to have a nice day. I will not be back and would recommend to others to avoid.

Last minute choice, won't do it again. Only briefly saw owner, very rude. Never any staff to be seen. Reception always empty. Tired, not cared for and not even any breakfast. Go through door to pool and gym which is a different business and it's like Narnia. Lights on, polite helpful people, could get a coffee. Great swim and then back through what felt like C S Lewis' wardrobe door to dark, dreary hotel. Just glad we did not meet the rude man again.

Don't be fooled by the photographs of this hotel. It was so bad we left at 11pm but would've left earlier if I wasn't waiting to hear if my Balloon Flight was going ahead at 6am the following day. The musty smell we were greeted with in reception was enough to give us the idea of what to expect in our room, and should've made us turn around and leave immediately. We gave it the benefit of the doubt but should've trusted our instincts. The 'owner/manager wasn't friendly and rude, when I asked if he would check on the bathroom light he tutted as if I was an inconvenience to him. We couldn't sleep in this bedroom and we have both been bitten from bugs on the bed-just by lying on top of the sheets. We would rather sleep in our car than stay in this hotel. It makes Fawlty Towers looks like a 5* Hotel The hotel is very run down and looks very uncared for, we didn't see any more guests staying here.

I had visited whoop hall in the past when it was a beautiful, thriving business. I don’t know the story behind it’s demise but at best it could be described as a motel. We didn’t mind the no food issue although we hadn’t realised that in advance We ate at The Plough and returned to sleep at Whoop. I commented that it didn’t feel like a hotel - literally somewhere to lay your head, There were two other guests We sat in the courtyard for a drink The owner was not rude to us It all just felt a bit sad He clearly had no staff and little enthusiasm for the whole hospitality side of things We waited ages for the water to run hot in the shower but it eventually did , thank goodness. I wouldn’t recommend if you’re booking a holiday - ok if you’re passing through and want somewhere to sleep for the night. It’s in a beautiful setting in a tourist area Sadly it’s lost it’s attraction and I came away wondering how it could ever move forward again