Holiday Cottages In Chipping Campden

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Philip - Verified booking

  When we arrived there was no stairgate despite the fact we requested one and received confirmation from Sykes Cottages that the owner had confirmed there would be one there.

  However it was fine and our Dog didn't go upstairs. The property was really nice and excellent location. We had problems flushing the toilet as the flusher kept sticking and constantly running. I telephoned the owner who advised that he was aware of the problem and all we had to do was lift the cistern lid which eased the problem and identified the flusher was broke and had been "bodged" On our final night I was disturbed at 3 am by what sounded like water dripping on inspection this was the case and water was dripping through the light fitting in the hallway. I attempted to stop this by turning off water supply and looking for isolation valves. Eventually I telephoned the owner at around 3-30 am who advised me the problem had recently occurred and the boiler had to be turned off. There was no apology which made me feel like i was intruding at an early but I was trying to preserve his property The drip eventually stopped after I left the hot tap in the kitchen at a trickle. Next morning as there was no hot water we packed up and left to get home When I arrived home I noticed I had forgotten some items of clothing in the bedroom so I emailed the cottage but received no reply then telephoned the owner to ascertain what to do. He advised the cleaner would find it and he would be in touch. I had to ring again and he confirmed it had been found and the cleaner would post it to me if I provided an address which I did. I have rung him again asking if it had been sent and he couldn't confirm if the cleaner had. I have since texted and rung him leaving a voicemail expressing my dissatisfaction. It will be 4 weeks tomorrow ( 3rd May) since our stay and still have received my items. I feel the process is very one sided in terms of leaving credit card details etc but this is clearly unacceptable and would welcome input from the agent Sykes Cottages of how I can get my items back

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• Jeni - Verified booking

  We stayed in this lovely cottage in early August for 4 nights and had a wonderful time.

  The cottage has been renovated to a very high standard with some great features, look out for the amazing wallpaper in the downstairs loo, and the automatic lighting on the stairs. The extended kitchen at the rear of the cottage leading on to the very sunny garden is a very welcome addition to the cottage. The log burner is also fantastic and we had a couple of cold wet nights nights where we cosied up in front of the fire. The cottage is well placed for dining out and has a very well stocked local store and a local butchers within a few minutes walk if you want to buy food to eat in. We ate at both pubs in the village but were faced with inclement weather and poor service due to the ‘ping-demic’ so perhaps didn't see them at their best. We walked from the cottage to both Hidcote and Kiftsgate Gardens. We also walked to Chipping Camden, although we did get the bus back! We have not stayed this far north in the Cotswolds before but really enjoyed staying somewhere different with so much to do and see on the doorstep. Finally we were a little concerned about parking but there are plenty of places to park along the side streets so don’t let that put you off this gem of a Cotswold hideaway - it comes highly recommended.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  Cottage situated in a lovely village with pub across the road with a large beer garden, lovely traditional butcher which we bought provisions.

  Walking distance of National Trust Hidcote gardens, so worth having membership. The famous Pudding Club is just down the road. Cottage is in need of refurbishment the bed is tired, old fashioned bedroom, floor tiles in bathroom badly need regrouting, carpet needs to be changed and have flooring and carpet stair carpets, shower needs replacing, dishwasher well not great we were not expecting a table top one need a proper dishwasher not much room but maybe ditch the freezer as deliveries can be made from supermarkets, Washing machine good so you go home with no laundry. It could be so much better as in such a lovely Cotswold village, the garden in April was OK , but the old garden furniture not great and needs replacing. The cheap plastic air freshners are not needed and cheapen the place please get rid and too many old paperbacks make the place look like a charity shop!. The welcome pack was nice. Guest book ran out so assume owners not reading the comments. Parking is good for one car as village will be busy in summer. Would we go back yes if it was refurbished. It was reasonable priced and in second week of Easter school holidays it was ideal for us, so a bit of TLC and this would be perfect.

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• Sharon - Verified booking

  The cottage was lovely, in a beautiful village, the bedrooms were great and spacious.

  It was strange having an bathroom for 2 rooms to share that the second room had to go through the first room to access it. We were all family but my sister was staying in that room and my husband in our room so it meant a bit of planning to ensure they didn't walk in on each other! The garden was nice but had no seating and it was lovely weather so we had to carry chairs outside and I asked a friend who was living nearby to bring us some camping chairs. The company arrived with garden furniture on our last day so it will be there for others but we missed out! The kitchen and laundry room were not very clean when we arrived. We had to clean the bins and the laundry room floor, some of the plates and glasses were also dirty. They could do with adding a coffee machine for a property this size and grading, its only £70 and it would be a very welcome addition. Also a bit more lighting around the dining table would be a good addition as its a dark space.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  We have stayed in this cottage many times.

  The very first impression we had this year was the excellent cleanliness throughout. Very little has changed over the years and that is all to the good. Visitors seem to come back over and over again.There was a generous welcome hamper, as usual. As we get older, we find the steep staircase more difficult to negotiate - both up and down and, coming down, there is nothing immediately to hold onto until you reach the bannister. A little bit of upgrade / maintenance would greatly improve the bathroom. Many of the floor ceramic tiles are completely without grout on the joints. The shower head droops, whatever you do to it. The tiny inbuilt lights on the wall mirror are totally useless. But, this is a great cottage.

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