Our hotels
We are a group of six award-winning hotels in the Lake District, owned and run by the Graves family. From 4-star luxury Lake District hotels on the shores of Lake Ullswater and Derwentwater, to traditional coaching inns and hotels in Keswick, our hotels are recognised for the warmth of our welcome, unrivalled personal attention and excellent service and we hope you can join us to deliver an experience our customers will cherish for a long time. We are proud to be LGBTQ+ inclusive.
Search our current opportunities or read more about how Kit and Charles Graves and their daughter Dani Hope have developed Lake District Hotels:
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Competitive salary
50% off food and drink in our establishments
Exclusive discounts at shops and attractions
Refer a Friend scheme – refer a friend to work for the company and receive a £500 bonus
Monthly Prize Draw to win 1 of 3 £50 Lake District Hotels vouchers
28 days holiday per year which increases by 1 day every year after 5 years successful service (to a maximum of 33 days holiday per annum)
Training and Development – Accredited compliance training, Hospitality specific online training platform
Hotel Academy - with Apprenticeship training up to level 4
Staff meals
Live-in accommodation available for hospitality which includes 3 meals a day, WiFi & laundry facilities
Tips are shared between hotel staff every 3 months
Provision of staff uniform where appropriate
Pension scheme
Well-being programme
Employee of the Quarter Awards
Annual Employee Appreciation Awards Ceremony
Our employees are our most valuable asset. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities that support our teams to achieve excellence and become the best that they can be.
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On the afternoon of Monday 22nd November, we celebrated the dedication and commitment of our longest serving employees with our first long-standing staff awards ceremony at the Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa.
Wedding bells are ringing in one of our Keswick town centre hotels as two of our dedicated staff members have recently made the decision to tie the knot!
Head Chef Bobby has introduced over 15 authentic Spanish tapas dishes to the menu, heavily inspired by the 18 years he spent working in Spain before moving back to the UK.
Our 6 Lake District Hotels are well known for spectacular festive displays and hundreds of Christmas tress that appear each November… however, you may be surprised to know that a dedicated company employee is actually the creative genius behind them all...our own ‘Mrs Christmas’, Trish Irving.
A true Inn on the Lake figure that we have all come to know very well, Gary makes each and every person’s visit to the Inn a special one. We caught up with Gary and had him reflect back on the past 20 years working for Lake District Hotels.
A shining star within the Lake District Hotels family and the friendly face of our Skiddaw Hotel, 2020 marked 20 years since Maria joined us.
