Dog Friendly Apartments in Coniston

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sarah - Verified booking

  Pros of Barn End: Newly renovated cottage, tastefully decorated and clean.

  Well equipped kitchen and fantastic log burner ( bring your own logs) to dry off by. Location very close to a pub and plenty of public footpaths nearby. Electric radiators that were easy to use and kept our towels nice and toasty Cons of Barn End Grade ii listed building means single glazed windows which can be noisy next to the road. We struggled to keep the place free of damp without the log burner lit ( it was a very rainy week in October) including the shower room that only had a noisy extractor fan. The bed looked more comfortable on the photos and we even tried flipping the (2 zipped together) mattresses to see if it would help. The sofa was also a bit uncomfortable to sit on for longer periods of time (which we did because of the rain!) Overall I was happy with my holiday and have learned to expect these things in any case so decide for yourself, we also didn't work out the electric shower until most of the way through the week and had been using the eco setting which was quite low pressure. The high setting seems to have temperamental temperature control being an electric shower, I'd recommend having a fiddle with it to get the right temperature. Parking was also just off the road and I could easily fit my mazda 2 in the space but not sure about larger cars

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• Sharon - Verified booking

  I think the description of the property being in the Rolling Country side away from the hustle and bustle of the outside world needs reviewing seen as you are right on a very busy noisy road.

  It also states you have a parking space but when you arrive it seems you have to park in the barn as if you park on the small space in front of the barn and go out you are blocking someone else's barn and they may need Access. We have a 3 series BMW to get this in our allocated barn we had to pull in the mirrors and only had literally space of about 5mm each side and back of the car . Good job we have a good driver in the family. Both of these points I feel should be stated in the listings. On to the good points: cottage was very nice inside Living room comfortable love the barn door especially as there is no outside space although we closed it at times due to traffic noise Had a television that works lots don't now Kitchen lovely with all cooking utensils needed and a small breakfast bar to eat meals at Bedroom also really nice just enough cupboard space , I found the bed really comfortable Bathroom also nicely done . I found the cottage to be clean and airy. May need a freshen up with paint work soon to Keep it in this nice condition. To sum up parking / noise of the busy road not good but the cottage itself is really nice

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• Louise - Verified booking

  What a lovely place to stay.

  The cottage had everything we could possibly need for self catering. It was very comfortable, lovely big bed. Nice modern shower room and kitchen. Great location with walks right from the door down to the lake at Windermere and Wray Castle. And a nice pub just 2 mins walk away. Hadnt realised so much would be provided in terms of dishwasher tablets, tea towels, etc so that was a bonus. The little box of tea bags and biscuits etc was a nice touch too. Only negatives were that it was freezing cold inside when we arrived and took ages to warm up once we put the heating on. The towel rail in the bathroom didn’t work but we reported that so hopefully already fixed. And we only tried parking inside the barn once…… very tight and we don’t have a particularly big car. And we got back to find we’d been blocked in by someone else parking in our outside space. None of these would stop us booking again though, we had a great time and thought everything was a really high standard. Thank you!

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• Ann - Verified booking

  Lots of positives for this place.

  Small but big enough for our needs. Bed was comfortable so has obviously been changed after comments in previous reviews so thank you. A small coffee table would be useful to put your drinks on as it’s either floor or windowsill. The biggest issue was the front door, as it is swollen and is hard to shut and the handle is loose, but it’s an easy fix. The windows are only single glazed so the traffic can be a bit noisy so may bother some people. We did book barn end as the pub is dog friendly and is literally a 2 minute walk, we prefer not to drive of an evening for a drink but it was closed and although that’s out of your control maybe it’s not worth mentioning it in the listing until it reopens. But overall a lovely stay and in an ideal place for all popular tourist areas without being right in it the thick of it. Would stay again

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• Katie - Verified booking

  We had an amazing stay at Jenny’s cottage.

  The perfect space and location for a half term escape with the dog. We had one issue on the first day but the maintenance team and out of ours contact worked speedily to sort it out (and on a Sunday!). That I really appreciated and allowed us to continue our holiday in the best way. We loved: the routes from the doorstep (to Grizedale forest, Ambleside and Tarn Howse); the space available in the property and the privacy; how well stocked the kitchen was there was EVERYTHING you would need to cook. It made it a comfortable home away from home for the whole week. Also the dog friendly Red Lion pub, a very well stocked Coop and local deli made sure we never went hungry or needed to drive elsewhere to restock. We didn’t move the car the whole week. The only criticism is we couldn’t find a pen to write in the visitors book.

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