Christmas Cottages in Snowdonia

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lawrence - Verified booking

  A lovely little cottage which is ideally placed for touring/walks.

  Fully equipped with good quality utensils. Because of the nature of the building the cottage was always fairly cool which at times was great during the very hot spell when we arrived, but tended to be a bit cold by evening (July!!) necessitating an hour of central heating. One thing we did notice is that there is a large gap around the entry door which will probably cause a considerable drought/heat loss for autumn/winter visitors which would be simple to correct. The bathroom was as mentioned in write-up and for anyone much over 5’ will cause problems and for anyone (dare I say it) considerably overweight - forget it! The bath is very small more like a large tub, the sink is very tiny with a high pressure tap with very hot water, as it the handheld shower and it is this element which causes water to spray everywhere. We ended up leaving a paper kitchen roll in situ and buying our own bath mat which isn’t provided but avoided having to use the lovely towels provided which I’m sure most people will use for standing/mopping up. On a plus point due to the above it’s probably the cleanest bathroom , with good quality fittings which look new, in the whole village. Our son/wife visited for two nights and they loved it (apart from bathroom, he’s 6’ ) and it was great sitting outside on the very comfortable seats with a drink at night. Very quiet and peaceful with ample private parking for two cars.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Good location for exploring local area.

  Cottage in need of some upkeep/maintenance repairs (front door sticking and creaking, toilet seat poorly fitted, black out blind in twin bedroom missing). Personal thoughts on kitchen rather than specific issue - poorly designed (e.g. dishwasher on opposite side of peninsula to the rest of the kitchen). Unable to seat a family of four in the cottage - only 3 seat spaces (4th person sat with nil leg space against the cupboards). Noisy in double bedroom from road and also neighbours in adjoining house (lived in) dogs from this property noisy in the yard backing onto whole rear of the cottage. Cottage was warm -heated floor is a great addition. Quick response when contacted regarding issue with the wi-if. Very disappointed in the lack of information folder which I was advised was being updated. Bits of Information provided (which was minimal) was spread out in a few various signs in different places . Would be much more helpful if in one location and some local area info would be really helpful. Land around the cottage owned by caravan park and more caravans arriving for storage on our last couple of days - it’s a shame as I feel it makes the cottages feel a bit more compressed and surrounded by caravans whereas currently it is pleasant sat out front and you do feel you have done space and privacy currently.

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• Rachel - Verified booking

  A beautiful character cottage in the centre of Trefriw.

  It has been renovated to a very high standard and has everything you need and more. Spacious lounge/diner with cosy log burner. Loved the exposed beams and original stone lintel above the fireplace. Spacious bedrooms and comfy beds. Well equipped kitchen. The bathroom is small but quirky - we had to fold up my 6 foot husband to get him in the bath!! :-) But it’s spotlessly clean and plenty of hot water and fluffy towels. Arriving on a cold December evening it was lovely to see the cottage lit up with Christmas decorations and a bottle of mulled wine waiting for us. The hosts had also thoughtfully left some treats for our dog. NB. For any dog owners - a 5 minute walk away, just beyond the Recreation Ground, is a free dog exercise field where they can have a good run around and poop bags/bins are provided. Cottage is also suitable for babies - we were travelling with our 5 month old - plenty of space for a travel cot in either bedroom. The property is in an ideal spot for exploring the local area and Trefriw is much more peaceful than nearby Betws y Coed. We were visiting for a christening at St Rhychwyn’s church in Llanrhychwyn - the oldest church in Wales and well worth a visit. We would definitely recommend this spot and would love to come back.

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• Roger - Verified booking

  The cottage is very well appointed warm and comfortable.

  However I do think the following three observations need to be made clear. I think the situation/position of the cottage should be made clear in that it's surrounded by caravan and camping sites and all the noise and hustle and bustle and endless dog barking that goes with such an environment. If the main entrance/exit to cottage was blocked with parked cars I was told to use the other entrance/exit this proved to be fairly dangerous as cars sped up and down the narrow road and difficult to see clearly as the angle of the wall either side obscures your vision, perfectly alright if you were in a 4x4 or farm vehicle as you'd be able to see over the wall. Being in Cornel Glyd anyone wishing to use the laundry facility has to walk past the cottage door and as with people washing and drying they tend to go back and forth, so if your sitting outside enjoying a cup of tea or lunch it does tend to make everyone feel slightly uncomfortable as they go about their business.

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• Jo - Verified booking

  This is a lovely little cottage, however the position of the bathroom right on the middle of the wooden staircase is VERY dangerous.

  We were all grown adults and had to take great care when entering/exiting the bathroom. I would hate to take children here. The bathroom itself was tiny. We were very lucky with the weather and had beautiful sunshine so a lovely fresh shower each day would have been nice but you couldn’t shower properly as you couldn’t stand up in there due to the low roofs and you couldn’t have a bath as the bath was tiny too. Just had to make do with very uncomfortable half bent over showers which splashed everywhere. The kitchen area was well equipped but we did miss not having a microwave!! The dining and living area was nice however there was a strong smell in the living room. Later in the week we realised the smell was from 2 throws that were in a basket in the corner which were filthy dirty and smelt of wet dogs. (We put these in the out cupboard). The village and local pubs were lovely we had some great food here. And the gardens were lovely and a great sun trap.

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