Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In Kent

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Tony - Verified booking

  This property is an older bungalow which is dated.

  It has suffered from a prolonged lack of care and maintenance and is not as shown in your website. In particular the outside and garden have not been maintained and are very overgrown. The bathroom facilities need updating. The en-suite is like a broom cupboard and could not be used by a large person. Both toilet seats are loose and the separate toilet seat is cracked and stained. The conservative roof leaks and is covered in moss. Both ladies were unable to open the door to the washing machine/tumble drier. The sunshade was unusable as the wind blew it around due to incorrect fixing to the base. The overhead light in the back bedroom did not work and is bound up with insulating tape which is unsafe. I have raised all the above points with the owner(Richard) who said he has been away and is not well but this means the poor occupier suffers his inefficiency. He did say he was sorry but this is no recompense to me! This property did not meet my standards and I suggest you inspect the property immediately as I am sure it would not meet yours. Unfortunately the owner is not able to maintain his property as he would wish at the moment. This is the first time I have used Sykes Cottages and unfortunately it may be the last. I have taken photographs but it seems I am unable to upload them to this webpage.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Nice cottage in a beautiful garden, good size and cosy for 2 people. We had 5 days in the last week of September. But, sorry, only 3 stars because nothing has changed since the guest review from August. The upstairs bathroom door now cannot be closed even with force, the broken tiles from the bath still stacked against the toilet. The glass door in the kitchen, which is the only way to ventilate (e.g. while frying breakfast eggs and bacon), was still locked permanently. Hidden behind the kitchen door were things like vacuum cleaner, cleaning bucket, wiper, ironing board and all the unshielded pipes that lead to the large, noisy heat boiler - not nice to look at! And (btw, I am female) not overly clean: coffee sediments left in the pot, residues of tomato sauce(?) at a cooking pot and the kettle should at least urgently be descaled. Coach House was our last destination during our holiday in UK and before we've had two really beautiful 5-star Rural Retreat cottages in the Peak District and in Somerset, so we had the possibility to compare.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Well equipped, clean, good size property in a great location. I walked to Igtham Mote and to Sevenoaks across the fields. Only 4 stars because there were maintenance issues. Upstairs bathroom door didn't close without me throwing my weight against it. Wife couldn't close it at all. Broken tiles from the front of the bath stacked against the toilet. We particularly chose the property because of the glass doors leading from the kitchen to the outside area. This door was locked permanently. Owner told me that she did this to stop leaves and water blowing in. This only leaves one door as access to the property and is a potential fire risk? Constant noise from the unshielded, large heat exchange/boiler in the kitchen was annoying and stopped us using the only dining table most of the time. Back to 5 stars if the maintenance issues are sorted and the kitchen door is unlocked. Currently the property is not worth its premium cost. Btw, I'm male, not female

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• Megan - Verified booking

  We booked a very last minute trip to Kent and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

  Despite only booking 24 hours before, we arrived and the house was spotless. Richard also found time to makeup a cot for our daughter and leave milk (and wine) in the fridge. The location was perfect for us as we wanted something rural and quiet but the house is within a short drive to numerous beautiful beaches and large supermarkets. At the back off the property Richard has a small holdings with pigs and goats which our children enjoyed feeding everyday. The home is spacious and comfortable, the kitchen is equipped with everything we needed as the pubs/restaurants hadn’t opened yet. The garden is vast with plenty of room for children to run around or just sit and enjoy a drink. Beds were large and comfortable. Richard could not have been more helpful or accommodating and we hope to return again in the future. Highly recommended!

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• Mary - Verified booking

  Richard was very helpful, greeted us on arrival.

  The cottage was comfortable and the secure garden was great for our dogs, although as it was quite large, our blind dog took a little time to adjust. Obviously, this is not a negative comment, as it was a lovely garden. One comment on your website, there was a dishwasher at the property, but it was not listed, so I took no dishwasher tablets, and there were none there already. We bought some, but found the dishwasher a little temperamental, a couple of times it didn’t run. The walk up to the back of the property to view the goats was a bonus. Lastly, would suggest that Richard invest in a guest book. They’re always useful as they often give useful tips on places to go locally. Sorry for submitting this review a little late, Covid 19 rather got in the way once we got back!

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