Villas In Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Patricia - Verified booking

  Greeted by the male owner, he was pleasant, i had to ask for his name.

  His wife did not come near us, just waved from their house, she did,nt interact with us in the slightest and they both dissapeared after 2 days of us being there. We were left to get on with things and we thought their animals were very hungry including a 3 wk old lamb with no mother. I texted the owner to see if i could feed the animals as it turned out to be stressful worrying about them. We left on the friday, nobody around only their 2 dogs barking madly at us from a cage. if you,re an animal lover, it tugs at your heartstrings. The people in the barn underneath woke us up every morning around 4ish, so you can hear all the noise from below. lots of young lads one evening shouting and roaring with laughter from 5pm til 9-15 pm, i had to text the owner to ask how long did we have to listen to it after being out for 8 hrs, we were tired, one of them was her son, mates brought back while owners away i suppose. no respect for people paying lots of money for a holiday. more stress. If you want peace and privacy, there wasnt any for us, also take essentials as they leave you no milk, no kitchen roll, not a t bag in sight, good job we brought our own, first place we have been without milk or welcome pack. Also a hungry cat always looking for food. Just feel its sad they cant interact with guests. 1st night we had no wifi, i had to tell the male owner, he sorted it next day. feel i need to complain as for what we went through, it was,nt a relaxing holiday. the barn is right facing the owner,s house, if we would have known, we would not have booked it. Sykes need to sympathise and put more info on this property. We will complain to them.

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• Tracy - Verified booking

  It’s a great house and we enjoyed our stay however the Lock on front door needs changing.

  Very difficult to open and one of the party got locked out whilst going to bin. Luckily someone was in house to let them back in. Out of 4 people staying in the house only one person could navigate the lock. No fire wood on arrival and house very cold on arrival. Phoned agents looking after property who said don’t provide wood. Sykes contacted owner who said it’s not provided and that the listing is wrong. I’ve never stayed in a property yet where some wood is not provided when a log burner is advertised in the property. Had to locate where we could buy wood and drove to get some. Not such a relaxing start to holiday. Radiator in lounge needs bleeding. Lots of crockery and a lot chipped but no egg cups. Had to improvise and use egg box that the eggs came in to hold the boiled eggs. Pepper pot but no salt pot. Radiator in upstairs bathroom too close to toilet so burned your legs when using toilet. Had to cover it with a towel. Concur with previous reviews could do with a bigger fridge and freezer. Would have struggled if we had a longer stay to store fridge food . Not owners fault but next door looks like a builders yard and should be brought to the attention of anyone staying there.

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• Laura - Verified booking

  A lovely house with stunning views and lots of little touches to make our stay more comfortable.

  Loved the jams and biscuits, plus well stocked with things like olive oil and washing up liquid. The top floor shower shouldn’t be used if any other water is turned on in the house - like the washing machine or dish washer as the temperature fluctuates enormously. The bunk bed was broken when we arrived meaning we couldn’t use it but that was fine as we were a four rather than a six but put a call into Skye’s and they said it would be fixed for the next customers. It took a while to find out who to contact as some pages of the welcome pack were out of date. We had one really windy night with a lot of banging and wasn’t sure whether there were some tiles loose at the seaward side or whether this was something do to with the renovations on the adjoining property, but they do provide ear plugs! It’s in a fantastic location and we sampled the Bosens Locker, the Conacle and the pub on Piel. It was a great base for visiting family locally and, of course, near to Roy’s Icecreams on the coast road! We also discovered the drive through Icecream Cumbrian Cow and the Milk Shed where you can get fresh local milk and milkshakes on tap!

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• Daniel - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage and lovely hosts.

  Very compact living area with large bedrooms, each with own en-suite. Dining table and chairs are available and folded. It is possible to make space for them by moving furniture but most adult groups probably wont bother. Kitchen is tiny but very well thought out. we found it easy to prepare food in kitchen, but having a crate to store bulk food elsewhere turned out to be useful. We brought our little dog who felt welcome there and got on well with the hosts' dog. There was lots of space for her for constitutional walks although no enclosed garden. The area is absolutely lovely for walking and cycling: much quieter than the central Lakes. There is a pleasant pub in the village which serves food as well as a selection of real ales. We did not go in during our week as the vegetarian options were not terribly appealing and we were off drinking following Covid. There is also a great little cafe that serves nice lunches and proper teapot tea. Overall, a nice cosy place to stay with very friendly and helpful hosts. Overall, would highly recommend

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• Ryan - Verified booking

  Property owner very friendly and helpful.

  Location is stunning Facilities accurate as per listing Cottage was clean and tidy on arrival Children loved seeing the sheep and alpacas every morning. Only disappointment was the people staying in the lodge below complaining about us walking around the holiday loft at 8pm whilst trying to get three children to bed (not partying at 11pm). Which if they had read the previous reviews they would have expected to hear the footsteps from above. This spoilt the whole trip as with three kids we were then walking on tiptoes for the rest of the week (despite being woken up every morning by the same people below @ 5-6 am). I actually felt sorry for the lovely property owner having to ask us to stop moving around the loft. If it was not for the idiotic people below we would have given a 5 start rating for this lodge.

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