Christmas Cottages in Wales

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christine - Verified booking

  A beautiful house clean and comfortable and in a brilliant location , however, sadly, it was lacking in certain areas.

  Shame there was no welcome pk, a box of tea/coffee, pint of milk and a nice pkt of biscuits is all that is really required to welcome guests who have probably travelled several hours. More importantly, the key code box is not by the garage, the house has no garage it is by the French doors, we only discovered this because the next door neighbour came out and told us. The box is placed very low down and to get the key you have to literally get down on your hands and knees. The seal around the kitchen sink needs re doing ASAP, it looks and probably is a health hazard. T.V aerial connection had disintegrated (owner notified) 3 t.v handsets, not only confusing but the batteries in all of them seemed to be flat No brochures of local attractions, places to go etc and the information pk could do with an update. Hooks missing from bathroom door No blind at the bathroom window!!!! No kitchen scissors and only one sharp knife, which was blunt. It might sound as though we have gone through the house with a pencil and notebook, this is not the case, we have noted these things as they have impacted our stay It is a shame that an otherwise lovely house has been let down by things which are basic and what a guest should reasonably expect

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• Bernice - Verified booking

  This is a large well equipped house.

  Yes it needs the odd jobs doing. But everything works and it is comfortable, we didn’t find any instructions for the cooker, dish washer or washer but it wasn’t hard to figure out. There is a tumble dryer but it is only used when they do change over, an adequate clothes line and pegs are provided. The showers up and downstairs are good, the taps on the bath need sorting out especially the cold. Apart from that we enjoyed our stay. If you want to eat in the village pre booking is recommended, there is a hut on the beach that makes fresh pizza and chips, and they are really good and also a chippy on the Main Street.The shop in the village is great for all your basics, really friendly, helpful staff. There are 2 beaches both great for rock pooling or just relaxing, great coastal walk and a little river walk( sign post for this is on the Main Street) this brings you out at the beach. Beaumaris is worth a visit, you can spend hours on the pier crabbing, there are boat trips which you can book on line, good shops, plenty of places to eat and of course the castle. Holyhead is good for shopping with its retail park. We had a great busy week. Would I stay here again, yes I would.

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• Mr Da Cunha - Verified booking

  The memory we made at The Cottage is just in simple words ...priceless. Jane made sure right from the start that we would have a very pleasant time at her cottage. We had a lovely welcome basket full of treats and even something for my puppy. That really touched our hearts. The Cottage was in pristine condition and we had absolutely everything we needed there. Only had to buy fresh food. Kitchen was super well equipped and there was also a coffee and hot chocolate machine which my kids enjoyed in the mornings. The Cottage was very spacious and clean and super cozy ....in simple words just a beautiful well maintained home. The views around The Cottage were just unreal and I found exactly what I was searching for ...bliss and peace. Very close to Pontedarvey so extremely convenient for food and goodies shopping. If you are looking to escape the madness of this world but yet be close enough to humanity then this Cottage is the ideal place. I will definitely be going back there again as I left a tiny bit of my heart there. Jane ...no other words for you ...just simply THANK YOU.

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• Stuart - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our week in Cemaes Bay.

  The house was clean and comfortable but could be improved. A welcome pack would have been nice on arrival as would be the supply of towels. The shortfalls were the following, only one hour of hot water was provided morning and evening (but easily overridden on the boiler). The tumble drier was labelled "for change over staff only but we needed to use it when our clothes got saturated in the rain. The door on the drier doesn't close and the drier perhaps needs replacing. The extractor filter from the cooker was dripping dirty black oil and needs replacing. The oven was giving off thick acrid fumes on heating. Lack of casseroles/serving dishes for self catering. The bottom sheets in downstairs bedroom was old rough and tired. The curtains in the bedrooms did not keep out much light so it was difficult to sleep. We found the showers temperamental. The key safe was incredibly hard to use, The is no garage. We paid nearly £1000 and expected better for a property in this price range. There is a feeling of penny pinching - we would not use again.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  We had a great time staying at Ysgubor Tawe for a much-needed post-lockdown break. Good communications in advance concerning new procedures and a lovely welcome pack on arrival, also lots of useful extras provided by the owner. The accommodation was great for us (2 adults + 2 teenagers); double beds and ensuite bathrooms in every bedroom plus a well-equipped kitchen, and a spacious open plan downstairs all in very good condition and scrupulously clean. We brought bikes with us and were able to use the summerhouse for storage. There is a nice cycle track up and down the valley from Pontardawe, though the hill back up to the farm from the town is a real leg stretcher! Lots of things to do nearby; Swansea and the Gower beaches aren’t too far away, also the Dan-yr-Ogof caves and more cycling and walking in the Afan forest. On the inevitable wet day, the accommodation was spacious enough for us all to just relax in. All in all, highly recommended.

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