Keswick Guide 2018

Choosing
Accommodation
Keswick offers a wide diversity of places to stay to suit all ages, tastes
and pockets. Keswick Tourism Association's website offers a large selection
of accommodation in guest houses, B&Bs, stylish hotels, pubs
and farmhouses.
For those seeking an independent holiday there are
self catering cottages and apartments, static caravans,
camping barns, yurts, pods, luxury lodges and holiday
parks as well as camp sites to pitch your own tent or
caravan.
Wherever you choose to stay, be sure to book through
visitkeswick.com where bookings are commission free.
Keswick Tourism Association
The association that publishes this Guide is the
independent local organisation promoting Keswick
and the surrounding area as a holiday destination.
It represents members from all sizes and types of
tourism establishments and is committed to high
standards of customer satisfaction. All bookings made
through our website, VisitKeswick.com, are completely
commission free meaning that 100% of the money
you pay goes direct to the accommodation provider.
Accommodation
Accommodation featured in this guide has been assessed
to the National Quality Assurance standards – star rated
schemes, assessed under our local initiative – Quality
Cumbria, has signed the Keswick Tourism Quality
Accommodation Charter or are Awaiting Inspection.
There are two national assessing bodies, VisitEngland
and the AA. Both work to National Quality Assurance
standards and use independent, impartial assessors.
Properties are given a quality rating of 1-5 stars and
show the Enjoy England Quality Rose logo (VisitEngland)
or AA logo.
These quality ratings indicate the overall accommodation
standard, cleanliness, ambience, hospitality, service and
quality of food.
The higher the star rating, the higher the quality and
the greater the range of facilities and services offered.
Star ratings are also accompanied by a category which
describes the assessment criteria and includes Hotels,
B&B’s, Self Catering, Hostels and Holiday Parks.
For example, a four star hotel will have greater levels of
service and facilities than a four star B&B.
Accolades
VisitEngland give Gold and Silver awards to hotels and
guest accommodation that not only achieve their overall
rating but also provide exceptional quality throughout;
particularly in service and hospitality.
The AA Gold Stars are awarded to the very best of Guest
Accommodation within the three, four and five star
ratings. The AA give red stars to select hotels in each
star grading. These are awarded ‘Inspectors’ Choice’
status. AA inspected restaurants are given Rosettes
(one to five) annually for the quality of their food.
Visitor attractions displaying this sign have been
assessed by VisitEngland for the standard of customer
care, hospitality and service as well as the standard of
the toilets, shop and cafe, where applicable.
Quality Cumbria & Superior Award
In addition to VisitEngland and AA ratings, you will
also see the Quality Cumbria logo in this guide.
Quality Cumbria is a local assessment initiative in
partnership with VisitEngland. Although not star
rated it is accredited to ensure that accommodation
meets National Quality Assurance Standards and
should be clean, pleasant and comfortable.
For more information about Quality Cumbria call
01539 822222.
34 visitkeswick.com