Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In Dorchester

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mrs Maskell - Verified booking

  We stayed at Farwood Cottage in the Easter Holidays. The location was perfect, 10 mins away from DurdleDoor/Lulworth Cove, Ringstead Bay and close to Weymouth. The cottage is located on a bridal way and is a bit out of the way of the main road. This wasn't a problem for us at all. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised with a gated parking area right outside the cottage. The cottage was clean and well presented with a real authentic feel. The kitchen had everything you would need utensils and pans for cooking. The bedrooms were very cosy and the beds were extremely comfortable. The bed lining was super soft, it felt lovely. Two bedrooms had a lovely view into the garden with horses on the field behind the garden. The stairs were steep and the upstairs doorways and kitchen doorway were low, my husband kept hitting his head. The upstairs bathroom was our least favourite room of the house. It was very dark and the lighting kept flickering. It just had a bit of an eerie feel to it. The shower was nice and powerful. There was a Farwood cottage booklet in the lounge with all of the information that you would need for your stay. It was very informative. The lounge was nice, again a little dark, but the wood burner was a nice addition. We bought our own wood and fire lighters and got it going in the evenings. The garden was nice but the grass could have done with a cut, it was a bit overgrown. But it was lovely having the horses at the end of the garden. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would recommend this cottage. It was in a perfect location and was a lovely cosy cottage for our family of 5. We would recommend.

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• Mrs Noyce - Verified booking

  Very disappointed to have rang before booking and checking of there was a dishwasher which stated on the website, the guy at the time confirmed there was everything we needed, which we was torn between wales or closer to home for a shorter drive.. as we arrived all seemed ok and beautiful so I decided to do a thorough check to see if we needed more pots or plates etc as my husband was coming later in the day , anyway the first thing we noticed NO DISHWASHER despite the website saying and the guy on the phone telling me there was, I rung to ask where was it located and Lauren who was a lovely lady called me back to say no there’s never been a dishwasher on that property which was a massive disappointment I instantly wanted to ask for my money back and go home as I work long hrs that was meant to be my Xmas present from my family to do nothing just cook and chill I then checked the rug & that hadn’t been hoovered properly as there was dog fur still the tiles in the kitchen were dirty and as I like to disinfect the sides I wiped the work tops and were dirty.. the flash upstairs only my husband could get it to flash which was a nightmare So we had to carry buckets of water up when someone used it over night, Over all I would never use the original cottages to book anything else anymore as they clearly mislead people. Very very disappointing but least now people are warned if you plan going there for a Xmas break you will be cooking and washing up constantly… Family asked for the details and I have refused to recommend it to anyone as I would expected better cleaning and at least a dishwasher as there’s enough room for one..

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• Rebecca - Verified booking

  What a lovely well positioned property.

  The house was beautiful, lots of character and history. The neighbours were very friendly and we couldn't have asked for a more friendly village setting. Dog walking just outside the door, 3 nice pubs within walking distance and a small shop for those forgotten essentials (the local sausages they sell are to due for!). We really enjoyed our stay, kitchen was well appointed, have everything you needed (might be worth mentioning in the description that it does in fact have a small freezer, wish we had known before hand). Only issues we came across were the stairs, very windy and difficult for my ageing Mum, also the low ceiling height as you went you went up the stairs meant the first few days we all bumped our heads multiple times!. Lounge was very comfortable, need a new TV remote, the volume buttons didn't work properly even with new batteries. With regards to the bedrooms, they were a good size, only one has a wardrobe but we utilised the landing cupboard hanging space which was really useful. The beds were fine but the mattresses were a little lumpy and soft, leading a few aching backs, also the duvet in the master bedroom was lumpy and the duvet cover had a 4" rip down the seam where the duvet kept coming out. All in all, we had a fabulous holiday and will definitely be using this property again.

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• Rosemary - Verified booking

  This well appointed cottage is marred by the narrow, low ceiling semi spiral staircase.

  It would not pass any building regs today and makes this place unsuitable for people with walking disability and/or tall. It is a true safety risk. At the very least you should make this clear in your advertising. If we had known this when booking, we would not have completed the booking. As for Dream Cottages who apparently maintain this place , they are a joke.From two weeks before our stay, we tried multiple times to contact them without success. We asked Sykes to contact them, and they too were unable to contact them. The guest information book urgently needs updating. Waste collection needs to be addressed. On arrival, the bin was full. A notice attached to the fridge, told us to put rubbish out on Wednesday evening( Christmas Day!,,,) for lcollection on Thursday morning. That did not happen. Arrival arrangements need to be improved. Arriving at 4pm as instructed, light was poor and it was quite difficult to find and open the key box. Once done we went to the front door but was unable to insert the key. We discovered the key was for the kitchen door not the main front door…all in worsening light. Better instruction and some lighting would help enormously. The local village store were extremely helpful and to be recommended for orders on arrival.

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• Kate - Verified booking

  We have had a lovely week in The Old School House!

  It's a big, quirky old property with lots of fascinating history and the 4 of us have been very comfortable there, the place would accommodate 5 easily with room to spare. The kitchen is huge and the facilities very good indeed, a huge range cooker, lots of pots and pans and a large utility room with good quality washer and dryer. Plenty of hot water to fill the lovely big bath and when it dropped chilly on an evening the central heating kicked in and warmed the house nicely. The location is great too- 30 minutes to Poole, less to Weymouth and lots of lovely eating pubs within 10 minute's drive. (The pub in the village looked shut unfortunately) Other reviews have said the house was "unclean" - we found the kitchen and bathrooms spotless. The rest of the house may have been slightly dusty, windowsills and skirting boards etc but it's an old house, in the country with beautiful leaded windows, some dust/cobwebs are inevitable. Some of the linens looked a bit tired and the decorative cushions/throws for the beds were all stowed away rather than laid out to make it look nice however all in, we would definitely stay there again, we loved it! Thanks to the owners for a lovely cottage.

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