"Very central right at the end of the Cumbria Way walk and next to the cathedral. We were able to park at the rear arriving just before 3pm. We had a twin room which overlooked all the roofs of the additions done to this hotel over the years. There wasn’t air conditioning in the room and our main window wouldn’t stay open without the spare toilet roll supporting it! Pigeons are an issue here with deterrents fixed to the window sills but they disappeared late afternoon. Our room was quiet at night. Water pressure was good for the shower but the floor did get wet as the shower screen wasn’t adequate. We stayed for breakfast, buffet style, which could have been a bit hotter. Overall it’s a lovely looking hotel from the front but inside there were areas of worn carpet to our room (248) and it looked a little tired in places."