Bakewell Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Beverley - Verified booking

  A review of two halves.

  The Love Nest is an ample sized 2 person property on a complex of other holiday lets. The maintenance guy, is super friendly and an asset to the complex without a doubt. The Love Nest is quirky inside, but this has overshone practicality. There are no internal doors, so privacy is not an option. The main room housing the bed and lounge area leads straight into the bathroom without a door, which means at night you are woken with the bathroom light being on should you need to use the toilet. The toilet doesn’t have a door either so you will “hear” your partner in there as no soundproofing, the curtain to draw across is un hygienic , you pull across to give a little modesty but having using the toilet means you touch the curtain before washing your hands after. Not hygienic at all. The bath is modern and sleek but super slippy, be careful, I slipped and found it un relaxing at all. For safety I would provide an anti slip mat, I’m not old and found this a hazard. We used the swimming pool and games room daily, a great addition to the complex, but does need some tlc. Overall, I would return but some adjustments to Love Nest are needed. I can’t comment on the other properties, but they looked nice.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Beautiful cottage in an idyllic quiet village.

  The cottage is really well stocked with crockery, kitchenware etc, a lovely welcome pack on arrival and the sunny patio with peacocks was perfect. Just the right size for us and an 11yo and 9 yo. We ate at the breakfast bar which suited us but there is a well appointed dining room too. The village is very quiet, just tractors, peacocks and hens to break the silence, with river and dale walks straight from the front door; you do need to go to the next village for pubs and a shop which sell wonderful baked goods. We also visited the Farmyard Inn which served excellent pub food. There is a play area in the village too. Really well situated for Chatsworth, Bakewell, Matlock etc. We had a water leak in the village whilst there and the owners were straight there with water for the toilet and drinking and to pester the water workers up the lane! Very friendly and helpful. Only 2 minor niggles - neither tin opener worked and the top landing step is extremely slippery. Otherwise a fantastic break in a perfect cottage, we really didn't want to leave and hope to be back.

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• Joshua - Verified booking

  The Love Nest is a nice idea, but not very well executed.

  While aesthetically pleasant, it lacks basic amenities (no firewood/kindling for the fire, no sponges or cloths for the sink etc) and isn't particularly practical. If you need to use the bathroom at night, you should take a torch because the lights will blast straight into the bedroom unobstructed as there is no door (just a cast-iron gate), and the toilet is divided by a curtain with no light of its own. The bathtub itself is rather dangerous without a bathmat too; you can realistically only get one person in the middle over the plug as laying back is essentially impossible. The outdoor lights were on for the whole night, and while I will credit the owners for sorting that out upon notification, it left us sleepless the next day. Negatives aside, the owners were very apologetic for our complaints and wanted to offer other options for accommodation, but we cut our stay short on the first night of four. I can speak for the sincerity of the owners, and hope they venture to refine this property.

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• Lauren - Verified booking

  Had a really happy stay at the Studio for our NYE weekend.

  We usually stay in hotels but fancied something a little cosier and wanted to help a small business instead. The owner, Karen, gave excellent communication before and throughout our trip and nothing was too much trouble for her. She provided thorough instructions on how to get the most out of our stay and ensured we were kept warm and comfortable. The Studio has to be the best place we have ever stayed in terms of the amenities and add ons provided. For example, the box of "in case you had forgotten" items in the bathroom and the complementary new years prosecco were lovely touches that you don't see very often. The accommodation was clean and comfortable, with extra linen and bedding available if needed. The Studio had a bee theme throughout which I thought was tasteful and the colours tied in really well. Overall we had a lovely stay and will recommend the place to anyone.

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• Hannah - Verified booking

  Love Nest was a beautiful cabin and in a stunning location.

  Such a lovely place to escape day to day life and just appreciate the English countryside. We really only had a few issues which were that we messaged the non-emergency number and never had a response :( the reception area was also not open during our stay so I guess we just felt a little cut off. There weren't any logs provided for the log burner, just a few bits of kindling. We weren't sure whether we were to provide them ourselves (which is understandable as it is expensive!) So just some clarification would have been good. There also wasn't a first aid kit that we could find which would have been useful! Just these touches would have made the stay a bit easier and more comforting. Other than that we really loved it! :)

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