Villas In Ambleside

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Ian - Verified booking

  I have used sykes many times for a doggy friendly cottage across the UK and every time I have been extremely satisfied with the property.

  As we have had such lovely places in the past and sadly unable to afford a foreign holiday this year I thought I would pay a little more and go for a premium property. As the property cost almost £700 I expected it to be perfect I certainly expected EXACTLY what was promised and although the cottage was very beautiful and incredibly well positioned it was advertised as a dog friendly property with a fully enclosed garden , the pictures even showed a garden with a fence all the way around but this was very misleading! There were a number of things that although very minor to resolve impacted greatly on my holiday. The enclosed garden that was shown only had a fence on 2 sides meaning my dogs if off the lead could get out and get into the local woodland or on the main road but also the drive was shared and other vehicles came down so if I let them off lead they could have been hit I was FURIOUS this was the case and even more irritated that each morning when I normally let them out for a wee I had to put there collars on and a long lead and go outside myself and wait in the rain instead of just leaving them in the secure garden as it was anything but. I also thought it bizarre that as its advertised as a dog friendly cottage the property had creme carpets downstairs, how are you supposed to keep the carpets clean with muddy dogs? All in all despite the property being very attractive the lack of a SECURE enclosed garden as PROMISED was a disaster and ruined my holiday, all the property owner needs do is put a fence on the other two sides and a gate or a farmers gate on the drive way. I doubt sykes will contact me about this feedback but I would like some form of apology.

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• Wendy - Verified booking

  This was our first visit to the Lake District and we deliberately chose accommodation in the centre of Ambleside so that we could easily access local amenities.

  The apartment is small, but perfect for 2 people. It is well equipped and is a few doors down from 2 local convenience stores, so easy to stock up on essentials. Although the weekends were busy with visitors (we stayed in June), we were pleasantly surprised by how relatively quiet it was during the week, especially considering that the bedroom and living room both face onto the main street. Parking space behind the building was easy enough to negotiate for a small/medium sized car (ours is a Toyota Yaris) and it’s worth mentioning that there is back access to the accommodation as well as going round the front. Also worth mentioning that finding the parking space initially was a little tricky as there is no signage on the road and the apartment name is only visible once you have gone down the slope into the entrance. This is also the case at the front entry to the building, as there is no apartment name on the door or bell pushes. Suggest it may be worth including the house name in the entry instructions? Otherwise, pick up and drop off of keys was very easy, including drop off after hours. Would definitely recommend, thank you.

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• Fiona - Verified booking

  It's a comfortable flat in a great location.

  Although it's very central, I didn't find it at all noisy. The kitchen was well equipped, though I ate out a lot as there is such a good selection of restaurants nearby. I had a couple of small reservations. One was the heating: the storage heater was supposed to have a boost function for evening heat, but I couldn't find the button referred to in the instructions. The electric log stove worked really well as an alternative, though. The other issue was parking. The entrance to the space is very tight because of a pillar to one side, although the space itself is generous enough. But the main problem was that a van belonging to a neighbouring business parked in the driveway during the day. When I arrived, this was blocking my access to the parking, and on other days I was blocked in. I realised who the van belonged to but it was at best an added inconvenience to have to approach them if I had wanted to use the car while I was there. (Luckily I didn't.)

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• Sue - Verified booking

  It's unreasonable to expect people to collect the key from the office on arrival and drop back at the end.

  Almost all properties have key safes now. I arrived, needing the loo and had to walk to the office, where they wouldn't let me use theirs, back to the flat... It's helpful to have a parking space in the town centre, but this one is very difficult to get in and out of. Luckily I only put it in and took it out once at the start and end of my stay. The building is a faff to get in and out off with all the keys. The bunch of keys provided had more than I needed on it. When visitors arrive at the back, from the car parking, it would be fair to assume that the key labelled 'Inner front' is the key to the flat. Infact the key for the flat is a different, unlabelled one. A nice comfortable little flat. Very little noise from neighbours. Obviously a lot of noise at all hours from the main road, delivery men, boy racers, etc. Very convenient for the Cinema next door!

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• Charles - Verified booking

  We have stayed at Mill Cottage for many years.

  However, on looking to book the cottage for a similar week next year we were appalled to see that the price had risen by about 50% from just under £750 per week to just over £1150 per week. Although, in current circumstances, we would not have been surprised to see a modest price rise by 10% say or possibly even as much as 20%, a price rise of 50% seems beyond excessive. There are many other properties in the Lake District offering at least as good quality accommodation for considerably less. I would also note that there were problems with the boiler that meant we were without hot water on two nights. There were also severe problems with internet access that meant we unable to access the internet except for a short while on a single laptop. This meant that we were not able to deal with e-mails or connect to work.

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